Tonight at 9:00 PM EDT Giants 101’s very own Dan Benton will be appearing on Pro Football NYC’s weekly podcast hosted by Football Reporters Online.
The show is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM EDT, and will focus mainly on the New York Jets for the first hour. It will also include special guest, former New York Giants and New York Jets safety Sam Garnes. At approximately 9:00 PM EDT, the show will shift to the Giants segment where Benton will discuss the Sage Rosenfels trade.
Be sure to tune in!
From practice reports, to player interviews, to G101’s own Dan Benton’s observations from some of the early training camp practices, the New York Giants defense looks primed for big things. With a talented, deep, and athletic roster, enthusiastic first-year coordinator Perry Fewell’s attitude has had a clear effect on the guys on his side of the ball, and the fans and media are optimistically taking note.
With this offseason’s subtle speculation that Tom Coughlin is quite possibly gearing up for his last hurrah, is it possible that a dominant performance by Fewell’s defense could parlay itself into a head coaching job for the 47-year-old defensive coordinator?
Certainly, he’d be in the running for any opening, but higher profile candidates are sure to be linked to the job (cough, cough Bill Cowher cough). But the Giants organization is said to be extremely high on Fewell, whose units are renowned for their aggressiveness in forcing turnovers and whose reputation for winning over his players has been upheld early on. The Giants value continuity, and a stellar showing from Fewell’s defense this year might force the Giants to think twice about bringing in a higher profile coach who would want either his own staff, or perhaps at least more input/control (cough, cough Bill Cowher) cough.
Remember, this is all speculative and dependent entirely on Fewell’s defense actually having a good-to-great year and Coughlin heading for the old folks home. And Jerry Reese could always go the opposite route, keeping Fewell where he is and bringing in an offensive head coach. Either way, Fewell will have a tremendous opportunity in front of him this year, and a pretty darn good set of players to go to battle with.
And the early feeling out of Albany is a good one.
Fellow readers, the time has finally come. After discussing this idea for (what seems like) years, the first G101 pre-game tailgate meet-up is kicking into the planning stages. No longer will you sit around wondering, “when will these guys ever show their face??” Ladies and gentlemen, that time is fast approaching.
To get this started, Benton and I thought it might be good to put the word out about a meet-up and see how many are still up for it, who would actually attend, and when would be a good time to do it. As such, it seemed logical to have the first one in the summertime (when the livin’s easy) for a pre-season game.
What’s more? If this is successful and everyone behaves enjoys themselves, we will look to do even more meet-ups. Further, Benton and I are looking into ways to have these events sponsored…at least partially, anyway. More details on that to come, but know that we’re trying.
We’ve all been a part of a tailgate…regardless of whether it was big or small…and we’ve all seen those big groups huddled around a couple grills, usually with a NYG bus of some kind behind them…it’s our time, gentlemen. We may not have a bus just yet, but we want to raise the G101 flag high and gather a nice, big crowd.
More than anything, we want to create an opportunity for everyone, writers and readers, to get together and shake hands, eat some bratwurst, and get pumped for some Big Blue football!
So what do we need to do to get this ball rolling? Well, we want to be as close to a democracy as we can make it, so the first step would be choosing a pre-season game with as many G101ers in attendance as possible. So take a look at the schedule below and pick out the one that makes the most sense for you:
In the comments section below, hit us up with the following info:
Thanks a lot for being the awesome readers you all are and we look forward to getting a chance to meet. Please don’t hesitate to share any constructive ideas you may have on ways to better the experience. And to answer the question on all your minds: yes, Benton will be offering full-body royal blue paint jobs, free of charge. (jk) :)
Mark your calendars, ladies and gentlemen…it’s official, the new Meadowlands Stadium will be the host of the Super Bowl come February of 2014. This will be the first time the Super Bowl is played in a “cold” region without the luxury of a roof/dome.
This decision has come with a significant amount of controversy as many NFL personnel/owners do not believe that allowing the elements to be a factor is a good idea. Previously, the rule was that the host stadium needed to have an average temperature of 50 degrees (F) if outside, or a dome. This “allowed” the teams to focus on the game and the game only.
Personally, I could not be happier about the decision. Football has always been recognized as a sport of grit and toughness, played in the harshest of elements and conditions. As was discussed on ESPN all day, many of the NFL’s greatest games are the ones played in poor conditions, such as, the Ice Bowl, the 2007 NFC Championship Game, the Patriots/Raiders “tuck rule” game, and many others.
This is how football was intended to be played. This is the NFL gridiron under the mercy of mother nature. So whether it’s 55 degrees and sunny or -15 degrees and a blizzard, the 2014 Super Bowl is set in the most appropriate of places to ring-in the new era of destinations.
Now if only the New York Giants can make it a home game!
Giants 101 celebrates the news!
While the Mara and Tisch families celebrate this exciting news, we thought it might be fun to do some celebrating here at Giants 101 as well!
Since we had such a good response to our last promotion, we decided to reach back out to our friends at Domino’s Pizza to help celebrate the big news! As such, we are going to be giving away another $20 Domino’s Pizza gift card.
Background:
While we celebrate this news, Domino’s Pizza is celebrating the launch of their new “Taste Bud Bounty Hunters” promotion, which asks Domino’s fans to identify which of their friends have not yet tried the new Domino’s pizza recipe. If you “tag” someone as a holdout, you can receive all kinds of goodies, from desserts, to discounts on pizza, to a chance for a YEAR’S supply of free Domino’s (52, $20 gift cards).
“To start the search, consumers can go to PizzaHoldouts.com. Domino’s will reward each Bounty Hunter’s first submission with a coupon for a FREE order of Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes with an online delivery order of $10 or more. Each submitted pizza holdout will receive a coupon to buy one pizza and get a second pizza of equal or lesser value FREE (minimum delivery amount applies, only valid online).”
How to WIN:
For your chance to take down $20 worth of Domino’s goodness, you need to answer yet another simple question that mirrors the one we asked last time:
If the New York Giants were to (hypothetically) win the 2014 Super Bowl, what would the team’s celebratory pizza look like? This can be toppings, crust, dough, cheese, whatever…be creative (but keep it clean)!
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