Yes, there was a practice this morning, not just a press conference regarding two phone calls made by a disgruntled player that may or may not retire... How has this only been going on for five days?
On to the actual practices... But first: Robert Douglas!!!
I believe it was Walter who was begging for info about Douglas and what he really weighs -- and there's truly nothing like one grown man asking another this question: "The roster lists you at 230. How much do you really weigh?"
The answer is... 250. So, Walt, your eyes were not deceiving you. He is bigger and he's been bigger than 230 for a while. He's even 6-3, not 6-1 as listed.
OK, on to the morning report, when the Giants had full shoulder pads on but shorts instead of uniform pants:
-- As my colleague MG put it, "Not a great practice for anyone wearing white." That's the jersey color of the offense (minus the QBs, who wear red), and he was right. Eli Manning, Jared Lorenzen and Anthony Wright threw the ball well, Wright especially, but all three were plagued by drops. TE Darcy Johnson, who came out of the gate strong this past weekend, had two drops, David Tyree dropped one and Steve Smith couldn't handle one either.
The O-line looked sluggish, especially on a few running plays -- the first play of the team drills was a 2-TE set that had three guys in motion before Manning tossed right to Brandon Jacobs, who couldn't find any room at all. Ahmad Bradshaw didn't find much running room either.
Guy Whimper ran with the 1s and 2s at LT in the second part of team drills and did a nice job keeping Adrian Awasom to the outside on a rush against Lorenzen, who made a nice throw to Marco Thomas. Thomas, an undrafted rookie out of Western Illinois, had a terrific sideline catch from Wright as well. Despite being a bit undersized, Thomas has been very steady so far.
Back to Whimper -- this was really the first day I watched him closely, and he did OK. He didn't face off against Osi too much. "The more reps I get, the more comfortable I get and the better I can get," he told me. "I definitely feel myself getting a whole lot better."
Fred Robbins broke through the line for a sure sack on Eli, and Reggie Torbor did the same to blow up a run by Ryan Grant. But truly the most noticeable player on the defense this morning was CB Gerrick McPhearson, who broke up three passes to receivers he was covering. McPhearson was on the practice squad last season and needs to make a strong showing in camp.
The team will be in full pads tonight, and I'll update you all around 8:30.
Comments (5)
Nice Job, You were the first to have actual information on todays a.m. practice on the net.Looking foward to here what happens when the full pads go on..If this guy Douglas makes the team thats gunna be one intemadating backfield,I cant remember a bigger RB,FB tandem in history..
You'd normally expect the defense to be ahead of the offense at this point, but the drops are not good. How has Ross looked when he's been out there?
Arthur,
How has Corey Webster looked? Does it look like he is in the running for a starting job? The Nickel job? Any job? Has the injury been hampering him
I have to say i love the Giants but i do not love giants fans...haha...Fitz, go on Big Blue Interactive they have alot of information, actually more then Arthur. I feel like this is a hate on BBI blog. Get over it and talk GIANTS FOOTBALL, not drama, what is this highschool?
Im not going to say im scared for Eli, but he has to step it up a bit to make everyone feel a little better. I hear he is louder on the practice field, can you tell Sir Arthur?
It seems like every time i read about B-Jakes i get a smile on my face, nothing but good stuff, catching good, great burst, faster then anyone ever thought. The only thing i think he has to worry about is fumbles.
I know David Tyree is great on ST, but it would be nice to see someone like Anthony Mix or Marco Thomas make the team to see if they could contribute to the OFFENSE, something tyree CANT do. I think they can afford it if they keep one of the young CBs to be a gunner. and with Deossie, Torbor, Blackburn, Butler, and Tuck, the ST will be fine without Tyree.
Ralph,I go to BBI didnt see that they had a blog section covering camp.I also go to giants101.com and all the other local newspapers Giant blogs.Just sayin all the other Blogs had the stupid Stray Drama up instead of todays practice at that point. Thats all I really care about is what goes on during the practices,,Not this stupid stray drama..Because we all know he will be back.. Relax Brotha..