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Giants’ Steve Smith Leaves Practice With Pectoral Injury
November 11th, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Injury news for the New York Giants continues to get worse and worse as star wide receiver Steve Smith was forced to leave practice this afternoon with a pectoral injury. "He had trouble driving his arms after the injury so he couldn't continue," Coughlin said. "But I don't have anything to...

New York Giants At Dallas Cowboys Game Recap: Giants Win 41-35
October 26th, 2010 at 12:14 AM
The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 41-35 on Monday Night Football, putting up a huge offensive performance behind Eli Manning's 4 touchdowns, despite a turnover the ball over five times. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo broke his clavicle and left the game early. In a game that vaulted the Giants...

New York Giants: Quick Fixes and Roster Moves
August 31st, 2010 at 10:57 AM
The New York Giants have struggled during the preseason, but I think there are a few quick fixes that could help right the ship if they are implemented before the start of the regular season. These seem like logical moves that could instantly make the team more formidable when they...

Giants Injuries Continue to Mount
August 23rd, 2010 at 10:36 PM
Only two weeks into the preseason and the Giants have already suffered injuries to an unnerving number of their starters (and potential starters). Thus far, Giants fans have heard the bad news about Steve Smith, Mario Manningham, and Tim Brown, to name a few. However, it doesn't stop there. Now 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’ Chase Blackburn Not Seriously Injured
August 18th, 2010 at 10:15 AM
We can talk ourselves blue in the face about individual and team game performances from Monday night's preseason opener against the Jets, but the Giants clearly had a successful night when it comes to the only thing that matters in the preseason: injuries. Coming out of the game, the Giants have...

New York Giants Thoughts 8/17
August 17th, 2010 at 12:02 PM
The New York Giants took it to their cross-town rivals the Jets last night in their first game at the new Meadowlands stadium last night 31-16. Giants101's Hazem Kiswani posted a in depth game analysis last night which can be found below, but I wanted to offer a few other...

Preseason Game 1: Giants vs. Jets – Game Analysis
August 17th, 2010 at 12:12 AM
The Giants walked out with a win in the first game in the New Meadowlands Stadium, beating the crosstown rival New York Jets 31 - 16. The Giants played their starters into the start of the second quarter, while the Jets played their first unit into halftime. The "battle for...

Preseason: Giants vs. Jets – What to Watch For
August 15th, 2010 at 4:35 AM
The New Meadowlands Stadium is ready for its first live football action on Monday night, the first preseason game for each of its tenants - the Giants and Jets. Fans all around the tri-state area are buzzing about the preseason opener, which has drawn some trash talk from both New...

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...

New York Giants To Keep An Eye On, As Training Camp Opens
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:57 PM
Training camp his kicked off, with Monday and Tuesday featuring bona-fide two-a-days after Sunday's creampuff welcome. Here's some key things that we're going to have to keep an eye on coming out of Monday's second practice: >Andre Brown-- Reports have the second-year (but first-year healthy) player looking quick in camp. Per...

Giants Camp: What to Watch
July 30th, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Giants training camp kicks off on Sunday, and I could not be more excited. Here are some things I will be keeping an eye on throughout the preseason. How Does Linebacker Depth Pan Out? We know that the newly signed Keith Bulluck is the favorite to win the Giants middle linebacker...

New York Giants Might Need Gartrell Johnson
July 20th, 2010 at 7:19 PM
In the calm before the training camp storm (Umenyiora! Middle Linebackers! and Safeties, oh my!), we all dig for stuff to write about. One of my favorite go-to's is writing up my favorite fringe players who will have an opportunity to break out this year (see: Hagan, Derek). This evening's...

Is Derek Hagan Ready to Step Up for the New York Giants?
July 19th, 2010 at 5:11 PM
The recent news-like tidbit that Domenik Hixon cleared waivers and will go on IR got me thinking again about who steps up in his absence. Certainly, the Giants will trot out several options for kick and punt returns, but Hixon also played a big role on special teams coverages and...

Giants Must Improve in The Red Zone…With or Without Ramses Barden
July 10th, 2010 at 12:11 PM
The Giants' struggles in the red zone last year were well documented and incessantly dissected. Fans, beat writers and even Tom Coughlin himself talked a lot about the Giants red zone efficiency (or lack thereof). What usually follows these conversations is some sort of mention of Ramses Barden, and how...