Loading ...The good news for New York Giants rookie cornerback Jayron Hosley is that his foot issue is not of the worst case variety. The bad news is that he may still miss a little time with what head coach Tom Coughlin called a "turf toe kind of issue." Additional tests are forthcoming.
"Hopefully nothing will turn up [on the tests]," Coughlin said. "It's going to be very sore."
Coughlin noted that Hosley was only on the field for seven plays Saturday night, and would not pinpoint the moment in which the injury occurred. However, it is widely speculated that the rookie injured himself when dragging his feet along the ground after returning an interception for a touchdown (see video above).
No timetable has been offered for Hosley's return, but turf toe can be a lingering injury that keeps athletes out of commission for up to five weeks. It's safe to assume that he will not play on Friday night against the Chicago Bears, and may be held out for the remainder of the preseason.
As a precaution, Hosley was immediately put in a walking boot following the game – a 26-3 victory over the New York Jets.
And, hey … if Hosley just needs a little ice, all he has to do is ask Jason Pierre-Paul to drop him in the ice tub.
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I realize it could always be worse, but turf toe always seems to linger. It’s like a high ankle sprain…it takes a long time to go away and hopefully it doesn’t turn into anything worse.
That DE Ojomo looked pretty good last night… may be a practice squad-er
(and yes I realize it was at the end of a preseason game)
I thought he looked good, too. It was against the other teams’ scrubs, but it’s better than him putting up bad numbers against other scrubs. He stood out and made the most of his opportunity. Hopefully he gets a chance to contribute a bit more next game. The thing I loved most about him is that he knew he did well and was extremely excited/passionate. I love seeing that in players.
I’m not going to take anyway from Ojomo because of his competition. He was dominant, and that would generally indicate that he could at least hold his own with a step up in opponent.
Unfortunately, there’s simply no room for DEs on this team, so if he has a few more series like last night this preseason, I imagine we’ll be seeing him in a different jersey this year.
I was really disappointed that the run blocking was not improved a little more Yeah, the Jets played well too…Bart Scott blew up a couple of those himself, but still I expected a better showing. I might have to switch over to team kujo if that doesn’t start trending the other way soon.
If Hosely hurt himself show boating, JPP should dunk him in the cold tub every day until he scores a TD in a real game. As far as that goes, Prince needs to put a stop to that. If Coughlin has to do it, he’ll never get any respect.
I see that someone posted that McCants played well last night. I didn’t notice that. Is that the general opinion around here? I thought he looked about as shaky as one would expect from a very raw prospect.
And just once again, I want to say that while I agree that the offensive line needs to improve, you have to remember that the Jets are really good against the run because they believe their two corners can both be left on islands and that allows a safety to almost always come into the box, where he helps what is already a good front seven. Now just maybe if Hakeem Nicks is playing they might think twice about that approach, but not when he’s absent and Cruz is out there with Hixon. I will predict right now that we will run successfully against Dallas on September 5. They have to protect their corners and will play their standard 3-4 defense with the safeties back. After going against our defense in practices for months, and then the run defenses of the Jaguars, Jets and Bears, when our front five + Bennett + Hynoski see the Dallas defense they ought to feel they just got out of jail.
That’s an optimistic spin
Yes, but I think it may well prove accurate. I’m laying down my marker: the Giants will run reasonably well against the Cowboys. If the pessimists are correct they will not, although I shouldn’t speak for them.
And let me say, once again, I am by no means thrilled with what I saw from the O-line last night and believe they must get better. I do think, though, that if they can stay healthy they have a reasonable chance to help us get toward the median for NFL running attacks. Since we were in the basement last season, that would be a very large jump.
I think Swag needs to be re-nicknamed … DumbSwag comes to mind.
Hey “Jimmy Sunshine Stoll” you called that turf toe on Hosley right off the bat.
Yeah I noticed the possibility real time last night but he looked ok so I forgot about it until this morn
Heard a Hosley interview. Sounds like he brings the team IQ down a few points. But the kid can play. Idiots can still be excellent football players.
Just btw….do you guys who doubted me when I quoted a source inside the Jets saying that Landry wanted “to take Cruz out” still doubt me after that hit last night? That was INTENDED to hurt Cruz. Landry is a first-class louse and a guy who tries to make up for lack of speed with drug-enhanced physicality. He knew exactly what he was doing when he went helmet-to-helmet. That was no accident. We’re lucky Cruz is okay. And a play like that in a preseason game is made only out of intent to hurt, not just to play physical football. I hope Kenny Phillips kept that on file. Next time we see the Jets perhaps there ought to be a bit of extra hitting.
As soon as i saw that hit, that’s the first thing i thought about.
I was a big Landry fan when he was playing in the SEC, but that hit last night was thuggish, and represents the exact kind of stuff Goodell is trying to eliminate.
Two thoughts after last night’s game:
Reese should try to sign Cruz, Bennett and Rivers to extensions BEFORE the season starts because they’ll be cheaper now than they will be after playing really well this season.
Can we finally get over Ramses Barden and give his snaps to Jernigan, Stanback, Douglass, and DePalma so we can find out who should be playing behind Nicks, Cruz , Hixon and Randle while Ramses gets on with his next career? I figure DePalma is practice squad or gone, but each of the other three represent, IMO, more value to the team than Barden.
I’m not sure that DePalma is still Practice Squad-eligible. He may end up being one of those really tough cuts. Ditto Stanback, although Stanback may stick because of special teams play. But I don’t think they can keep both him and Douglass. The NY Giants is not the team for you if you’re a receiver these days. Too deep.
Barden is gone in my opinion. TC has given him all kinds of opportunities with the first team and Eli is basically forcing him the ball. The guy just doesn’t have “it”. He’s about average at best.
I think they stick with JJ, although if he drops any more punts, prepare for the fans referring to him as Jerrell Dodge.
I was a huge, huge Barden supporter early on. I thought he was easily worth a 2nd round pick for us in that draft and thought that, had he gone to a school with a better program, would have easily been a 1st round pick. Boy was I wrong. He’s got size that you can’t teach, but what good is size if the guy is always hurt, drops passes, and doesn’t use his size? The guy just doesn’t “get it”. It seems like he got too used to going up against shorter DBs who weren’t physical and all he had to do was stick his arms in the air and he’d have a catch. That doesn’t fly in the NFL and he just doesn’t seem to understand that sometimes he has to be the one doing the bumping and muscling for position. I kept hoping he’d break out time after time and wouldn’t give up hope. That ship has sailed. I still think he could develop into a late bloomer, but right now that’s a luxury we can’t afford. Another team like the Dolphins, Jets, or Browns could scoop him up and pray he works out for them, but we simply don’t have the room. Hell, I want to actually see what Jernigan brings to the table since it seems like he’s going to loose out on punt return chances for good. We need to see what we have; not what we had.
If the Giants cut Barden, he’ll get another shot in the league simply due to his size and the fact that most NFL teams aren’t happy with their 4th WR.
I root for these guys to hang around the league long enough to collect their pensions. In Barden’s case I think he is knocking on the door. I think you need to be on an active roster for 3 full years to achieve it. Can’t recall if Barden was active in his rookie year or not.
From where I sit Barden would be a #2 on the Dolphins. Overall I was struck last night by the depth of our WR as opposed to what the Jest were fielding.
Well, I definitely want Stanback on this team. Not because I said he had value, but because he has done something good every time he gets a chance. he had some good catches in both preseason games, he made a terrific couple of special teams plays, and he has apparently done well in practice too. Don’t forget, the guy is not only a receiver and special teams standout, he can also serve as an “emergency quarterback” and can do most of what the Jets brought Tebow here to do on special teams (up man on punts, with the threat of snapping him the ball, from where he can run or pass; punt “protector”; coverage kamikaze). Add to that the fact that he was a team leader in college and beloved by his teammates. He’s a football player. Barden is most definitely NOT.
I also think Douglass could flash if given opportunities against starting defensive backs. He just looks really good to me and our DBs speak highly of him.
Of course it would be “risky” to have Stanback and Douglass as the 5-6 wide receivers because they are not fully familiar with the offense yet. But Stanback has been around and understands the position and Douglass looks like a natural. They can draft a “big receiver” next April if they think they need it, but especially if they can sign Bennett to an extension and they see something from Robinson, they don’t need a big receiver (and anyway, both Nicks and Cruz play bigger than their height and weight because of their grittiness and ability to get the ball in the air).
In any case, we will hope that neither of our #5 and #6 receivers ever see the field except on special teams, and anyone who thinks Ramses Barden should be our #3 receiver is smoking something. Hixon runs circles around him, and if Hixon or Nicks or Cruz goes down I’d rather see Randle than Barden. That kid can get the ball, and all he needs is to work hard and also show a willingness to block. he’s going to be a good one.
The way you just described Stanback sounds similar to how the Jets plan on using Tebow (unless he usurps Sanchez for the starting QB spot). So in a way Stanback would be our “Tebow”; a guy who can do a little bit of everything. I just like the fact that he’s versatile. He’s a jack-of-all-trades/master of none, type…but at least he’s decent at most things. I’m ok with giving him a roster spot. I can accept it more than I could with Barden or Tyron — players that just haven’t done anything and are taking up valuable roster spots. I just happen to like Stanback because he’s come out of relatively nowhere and has stood out in several different areas. He’s like a utility player in baseball. Sure, he may not be good enough to have a set position, but when someone gets injured, needs a breather, or just isn’t producing…you’ll be counting your lucky stars that you have him because he’s better than anyone you could get off the scrap heap.