GENERAL MANAGER JERRY REESE April 15, 2010 Q: Is this a generally good draft; better than average? Any way you characterize the talent crop? A: What am I going to say, Mike (Garafolo)? There are all good drafts, yeah. All drafts are good drafts. We only have seven picks. We are just looking [...]
Published on: 28th February, 2010
Giants’ success hinges on signal-caller’s shoulders East Rutherford, N.J. — As the 32 NFL teams open their training camps this week, the big question surrounding the Giants as they begin their 82nd season in the NFL remains eerily similar to that which faced this team before the 2006 training camp commenced: Will Eli Manning finally [...]
Published on: 24th January, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS — The Jets began the day 60 minutes away from their first Super Bowl in 41 years. Then they found themselves a mere 30 tantalizing minutes away, leading the Colts 17-13 at halftime of today’s AFC Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium and feeling this was their destiny. “Thirty minutes . . . so [...]
Published on: 21st January, 2010
A few thoughts on this little diversion we call playoff football. The Jets can absolutely get blown out of this Sunday’s American Football Conference championship game. It wouldn’t surprise anyone if Peyton Manning exposed the Jets’ defensive backs with his pinpoint passing to his great receivers, Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark. His quick release could very likely neutralize [...]
Published on: 7th January, 2010
Contents of John Mara’s Press Conference At the End Of the Giants Miserable Season: JOHN MARA January 4, 2010 Q: How disappointing is this? A: Probably as disappointed as I have ever been in my life with this team, given the expectations that we had this year, given the roster that I thought we had and [...]
Published on: 18th December, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Will Beatty will make the second start of his young career for the Giants Monday night in Washington and he can see one advantage over the first one. “I got my first start jitters behind me,” Beatty said today, “and now I can go with the rest of the vets and [...]
Published on: 14th December, 2009
East Rutherford — This was the game that would go a long way towards deciding the season for the Giants. It couldn’t get any bigger than this. A national television audience, hated division rivals in the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, and a little swagger in their step coming off of last week’s huge win over the [...]
Published on: 7th December, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ever since he was a child, Brandon Jacobs has felt one emotion toward the Dallas Cowboys: hatred. So when the New York Giants running back sparked a 31-24 victory over Dallas on Sunday that scrambled the NFC East standings, he couldn’t have been more thrilled. “It’s the biggest play of my [...]
Published on: 27th November, 2009
New York — It’s over, Giants fans. The schedule says there are still five games left to the 2009 season, almost a full third of the season but believe me, it’s kiss the playoffs goodbye time. This Giants team realized sometime during the third quarter of tonight’s embarrassing 26-6 loss in Denver that they were [...]
Published on: 18th November, 2009
An insiders look at today’s TOM COUGHLIN PRESS CONFERENCE Ahmad Bradshaw is listed as the only player that will not practice today. We will have a good rotation. Q: We talked with Eli and Justin on Monday about how they came back with their heads cleared a little bit and felt a little refreshed. Is [...]