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Pressure in Face of Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers Will Help New York Giants Force Turnovers
January 12th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
***PHOTO1*** When facing the Green Bay Packers, turnovers will be tough to come by. Aaron Rodgers has not had a single multi- interception game all season long. One way to get the ball back for the New York Giants would be to force fumbles. In the first matchup against Green Bay,...

New York Giants’ John Mara Only Owner in Negotiations; Six Players Issued Tenders
March 1st, 2011 at 7:34 PM
With the current CBA contract set to expire in just a few days, and the momentous consequences of such a legislative sunset coming together, most NFL fans are sitting at home anxiously awaiting news about the last-minute negotiations taking place between the players' union and the owners...right? Make that singular. Owner....

New York Giants News & Notes — 12.24.10
December 24th, 2010 at 7:23 PM
As the world prepares to celebrate Christmas tomorrow, the New York Giants camp continues to churn out news as they prepare to take on the Green Bay Packers this Sunday afternoon. Particularly, today it was reported by Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger that punt returner Will Blackmon and defensive...

Just Beat the Green Bay Packers
December 23rd, 2010 at 10:24 AM
With the season unarguably on the line this weekend against a Green Bay Packers team that should get QB Aaron Rodgers back from a concussion, I just don't have anything to say... ...other than: Beat the Packers. That's it. That's all there is going on in the New York Giants universe. Earlier...

New York Giants Lose Rhett Bomar to Minnesota, Dave Tollefson to MCL Sprain
December 20th, 2010 at 2:30 PM
(Former) New York Giants practice squad QB Rhett Bomar is reportedly on his way to the Twin Cities to join the Minnesota Vikings active roster, per Newark Star-Ledger beat man Mike Garafolo: Rhett Bomar, who has spent the past two seasons as a member of the team’s practice squad, is on...

Giants’ Ramses Barden Out for Season; DE Dave Tollefson in Boot
November 15th, 2010 at 2:33 PM
The New York Giants are coming off of a disheartening loss to the Dallas Cowboys with some more unwelcome news. The most noteworthy comes from Mike Garafolo's twitter, which states that WR Ramses Barden appeared today on crutches and in a hard cast. Details have yet to come in regarding...

Spotlight on Improving New York Giants Special Teams Unit
October 12th, 2010 at 12:15 PM
There's been much ado about the New York Giants special teams units, and going all the way back to last year their performance has been a weekly point of interest this year...how else can one explain the fact that it's Tuesday and I'm writing about them for the second time...

New York Giants Defeat Chicago Bears 17-3 Game Review
October 4th, 2010 at 3:46 PM
The New York Giants righted the ship Sunday night, absolutely demolishing a Bears offense that had been pretty productive so far this season. Instead of waking up this morning in last place and facing the wrath of the New York media and fans, the Giants are tied for first place...

New York Giants: The Morning After Story Lines
October 4th, 2010 at 9:47 AM
The members of New York Giants universe wake up this morning happy, after last night's 17-3 victory over the Chicago Bears provided a boost for a Big Blue team that would have fallen to last place with a loss. On this groggy, but happy, Monday morning, let's take a look...

Giants Beat Bears 17-3 Behind Dominant Defense, Sloppy Offense
October 3rd, 2010 at 11:45 PM
The New York Giants beat the Chicago Bears 17-3 tonight, righting the ship that was on the precipice of going south quickly if they had lost to the Bears tonight. The big story tonight was the Giants defensive dominance, as they completely shut the Bears down and mercilessly pounded whoever was...

Giants’ Mathias Kiwanuka Ruled Out for Sunday’s Game Against the Bears
October 1st, 2010 at 4:31 PM
As if the injury news couldn't get any worse for the New York Giants, defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka was ruled out of Sunday nights game against the Chicago Bears because of a bulging cervical disk in his neck. Last year linebacker and team captain Antonio Pierce suffered a similar problem, and...

Random Thoughts On the New York Giants Roster
September 6th, 2010 at 10:49 AM
The preseason is finally done; cut down day has come and gone; now that we know the names of the 53 men who are this year's New York Giants (for now), all that's left to do is wait until Sunday's opener in Carolina. In the meantime, here are some random...

New York Giants Trim Roster to 53
September 4th, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Be sure to read Serena's earlier post (see: Injuries and Additions, New York Giants Style). This thread will be updated in real time (or as much as possible) throughout the day as the New York Giants chop their roster size down to 53. Waived: DT Dwayne Hendricks OL Jim Cordle OL Dennis Landolt S John Busing TE...

New York Giants Final 53 Man Roster Prediction
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:32 PM
With the preseason wrapped up and teams looking forward to the start of the regular season next week, final roster cuts are the next step between the  New York Giants and their opening kickoff against the Carolina Panthers on September 12th. Now as we look ahead to the formation of the...

New York Giants Live Practice Updates
August 18th, 2010 at 2:48 PM
With our main man Dan Benton in Albany watching practice again, it's time for live updates from the practice field: Update 2:35 p.m.> Jason Pierre-Paul last guy to the practice field, rushing in at the last minute. 2:40 p.m.> Justin Tuck, Michael Boley, Mathias Kiwanuka, Keith Bulluck, Kenny Phillips, Barry Cofield, Chris...

Giants DC Perry Fewell Unveiling Innovative New Defensive Fronts
August 13th, 2010 at 3:52 PM
New Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell has brought a lot of fresh energy to the Giants defense this off season, as our own Simon GC documented in the previous post, which is something the team clearly lacked under Bill Sheridan last season. However, he has also brought some innovative formations...

Giants Wednesday Morning Practice–Live Updates!
August 11th, 2010 at 8:19 AM
A fine Wednesday morning for football. The Giants are in Albany for another hot day of practice, with temperatures sitting around (a humid) 73-degrees. According to a Vacchiano tweet, today is the last day of two-a-days with Monday's preseason opener quickly drawing near. 8:45 a.m.> Bradshaw, Jacobs, Umenyiora, Bulluck, Grant, Rolle, Bernard,...

New York Giants Pre Preseason Roster Prediction
August 9th, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Here we go again, folks. It's that time of year. A few things have changed since the last roster prediction. Injuries, recoveries and performances have shifted the balance of certain units, and therefore the roster overall. My Prediction: QB- Eli Manning, Jim Sorgi The Giants have carried two QB's the last couple...

Giants Training Camp Thoughts 8/6
August 6th, 2010 at 8:54 AM
So we the Giants have been in Albany since last Sunday and some players have already stood out at training camp. Here are some of my observations and thoughts based on reports coming out of Albany this week:  First, and most importantly, the injury to second year receiver Hakeem Nicks' right...