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The Clint Sintim era in New York has come to an end. The New York Giants announced on Thursday that they have waived their 2009 second-round pick after a failed physical.
"Change is inevitable….That's apart of life… How a man responds to change ultimately defines his character…as always…#DontCountMeOut!" Sintim tweeted on Wednesday night.
Sintim, as well as long departed quarterback Rhett Bomar, were the two players New York drafted with the picks received from trading tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints. Needless to say, that trade did not work out in their favor, but hindsight, as always, is 20/20.
During his short three-year stint with the Giants, Sintim was marred by a variety of injuries. He tore his ACL twice and was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list at the onset of training camp this year. He played in only 24 games for Big Blue, collecting 33 tackles and one sack.
In addition to releasing Sintim, the team is also announced the signing of Bobby Skinner, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Montclair State who was with the Giants during rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis, as well as the release (waived/injured) of defensive end Justin Trattou.
"I can't believe it; it's still not registering in my head," said Skinner at the time of his tryout. "I will give it my all to make the best of this opportunity that I am blessed with."
Skinner will join Oren Wilson, Carlton Powell and Laron Scott (see: Giants sign Laron Scott) as players the Giants have signed over the last 24 hours. They are also hosting former Denver Broncos fourth-round pick Marcus Thomas this afternoon.
Thomas is widely expected to sign before the day is out.
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What a shame. As everyone likes to say, he *quote* “flashed” in his first every preseason with us. Too bad we’ll never get a chance to see what might have been.
Signing 3 DTs and Thomas at least says to me that Austin is at least expected out a few weeks. You only sign that many DTs to replace the snaps Rodgers, Parker and Austin would take.
Re-post
More injuries occur on kickoff returns than any play in the NFL. That’s just a fact. And these days a greater percentage of returns are negated by kickers booting the ball deep enough that it’s a touchback. So you don’t get a huge amount of value from having a great returner back there. Punt returns are different.
There is no way that I would like to see Hosley, Wilson or Hixon exposed to kick return duties for kickoffs. The first two are critical elements of the future of this team and the last is a very important piece this season who certainly starts out as our #3 wide receiver. The perfect choice clearly would be Jernigan, since he will be, at best, a role player. But he cannot seem to secure the ball at this point. I’m sure that frustrates Coughlin enough that he has insisted they bring in competition for that duty.
Punt returns are something else, but even there, I think you have to be careful about who you have doing them. It appears Jernigan has upset the plans as a result of his constant mvffs. Frankly, he may play his way off the team if he isn’t careful. My preference would be DePalma or Stanback, who probably combine good hands with quick acceleration. Do either have a “knack” for returns? I don’t know. Does Scott? Apparently. But I suspect he is being brought in to scare the pants off Jernigan, DaRel Scott, Tryon, Bing, Barden, and Coe. Each of those guys needs to step up or they may well be out of a job. I assume Bing and Scott may already be the walking dead. And it sounds like Tryon is working his way off the roster. In all likelihood only one between DePalma and Stanback has a shot at the roster. And Jernigan really ought to be worried, as should Barden (although neither is likely to be cut, they both out to be considered possible victims).
Hixon?? Come on. Hixon is very well suited to do returns. Not a critical player at all.
True once Randle shows he’s ready, but until then Hixon is our #3 receiver and critical to our team success.
Injuries … he was an exciting pick, but couldn’t stay healthy. A sad end to a prospect with this scouting report …
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Strengths:
Excellent size…Long arms…Good athlete…Fantastic pass rusher and blitzer…Good strength…Tough…Physical…A powerful tackler…Looks comfortable in coverage…Does a nice job of taking on and shedding blockers…Decent range…Aggressive with a non-stop motor…Makes plays in pursuit…Solid instincts…Is intense and competitive…Offers some versatility…Productive…Has a lot of experience…A team leader.
Weaknesses:
Relatively average timed speed…Limited reps in coverage…Hips aren’t real fluid…Tends to play too tall…Will struggle to turn and run in man…Does not use his hands well…Didn’t make many plays on the boundaries…Possible conditioning issues…Minor durability concerns.
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Guess those durability concerns weren’t exactly ‘minor’. Good luck Clint.
Jerry, you NEED to sign Thomas. Don’t mess around over a few bucks.
It says at lot we cut him. To me I thought we carry him on PUP. See how he looked and if we had some injuries at LB or even DE. Then if not cut him much like Koets last year. To cut him for Skinner shows we think he’s done for at least this year.
Sorry about Clint. Two ACLs to same knee (one with plenty of other damage) probably means the end for a linebacker, who stresses that knee with all of the rapid start-stop movement while working in traffic that is hitting your knees and other parts of your lower body constantly. Maybe, at best, a #4 defensive end on a weak team. But he really ought to get on with his life.
On the other hand….I have to disagree, on a technical point, with Dan. I very much STILL like the Shockey trade because while Bomar and Sintim gave us no value, we still benefited via addition-by-subtraction. I honestly do not think Eli would be where he is now if he’d have had to deal with that selfish, negative, moron (who constantly ran wrong routes) for another 2-3 years. getting he and Tiki off the team really helped Eli, not only in becoming a much better QB, but in developing as the team leader, which now is without question.
@MikeGarafolo -Austin back walking fine “I’m good, I’m straight”
NOT that there’s anything wrong with that!
LOL!!
Good news, but doesn’t change my opinion that we should sign Thomas. We need another veteran at DT and he’s by far the best of those they’ve brought in to take a look at.
And speaking of bad influences….
I used to really like Amani Toomer. But when I hear him now he sure has a lot of the “it’s all about me” in him that is not so untypical of the prima donna wide receivers in the NFL and college ranks. He talks a lot about what a WR needs from his quarterback to “get a good contract” and doesn’t seem particularly concerned about what’s best for a team. It makes his pouting when Burress became Eli’s #1 target a lot easier to understand. Now, don’t get me wrong. This guy was an important part of this team for years, and helped keep them competitive, and he had mad skills even after he had lost two steps.
I’m just getting a feeling that both his comments about Eli versus Romo, and his little asides that seem to be subtle digs at the Giants, both demonstrate a certain degree of resentment and selfishness on his part, and that perhaps getting him off the team was also a big part of Eli’s growth as a quarterback. Listening to him these days makes me suspect that a big part of Eli’s early issues had to do with a trio of Shockey, Toomer and Burress all demanding the ball, all willing to say Eli wasn’t “helping them out” and all braying for Eli’s head if he didn’t do better by them and complaining openly about him in meetings and, in the case of Shockey and Burress, openly right out on the field in front of 70,000 fans.
Once Nicks, Hixon, Cruz and Manningham came in there was no question that THEY had to satisfy Eli, not the other way around. And that is the way it has to be on a winning team. If your quarterback isn’t your stud it’s tough to win championships. Eli couldn’t be that when the veteran receivers wouldn’t allow it. we all don’t give enough credit for the turnaround in Eli to the moving on from those receivers (and yes, I know Plax was terrific in 2007-2008 before he destroyed himself, but his influence on the team diminished as he missed practices and meetings and Coughlin started isolating him more…and thankfully, Shockey was hurt and disappeared).
DE Justin Trattou waived/injured. #nyg #giants