Here's a quick rundown on the carnage from Sunday night, via TC just a few minutes ago on conference call:
-- Grey Ruegamer has a high ankle sprain, no mention of a concussion. He's out at least until the opener. I'd guess that Rich Seubert would be the backup center now, not Matt Lentz, who's struggled mightily.
-- Will Demps' dislocated elbow still has the three-week prognosis, even though Demps seems to feel he'll be back quicker. I'm guessing if he's dislocated the elbow twice, they'll make sure it's stable before he's back. Don't bet on seeing him in Dallas.
-- Steve Smith (concussion) is better. Jonas Seawright also had a concussion. Neither will practice for a couple days, at least.
-- Jeremy Shockey had some tightness in his hamstring, and he'll be limited in practice. Frankly, if he doesn't play either remaining preseason game, is anyone going to be worried? The guy comes to play.
-- Sam Madison's hammy is in worse shape than Shockey's, but TC had no new info. Only the guess that a guy with bad hamstrings should miss more than just a few days. Like Demps, don't bet on seeing Madison in Dallas.
-- Lastly, TC sounded very down today, and I suspect it had a lot to do with Mike Jennings' ruptured Achilles. Jennings had surgery today. TC never used to bite the previous two camps when asked about Jennings, always giving a gruff answer to questions about a guy with such a big, friendly personality.
Ultimately, though, TC is a coach, and it'd be hard to imagine that he's seen more improvement from anyone in two years than he saw from Jennings... The guy showed up in '05 with a funny car, a funny attitude and little else. He won a spot last year with a punt return for a TD, but he didn't stop working; this time around, with even less of a chance to make a team loaded with young WR talent, he was going to do it again, thanks in large part to the game he was having last night.
Mike Jennings will be almost 29 when his Achilles is fully healed next year, and the Giants will probably have even more WR talent. If TC is the coach, bet on Jennings finding his way to camp; if not, don't bet against him getting a job somewhere, or that TC will be MJ's biggest cheerleader.
Besides this blog, of course. It's easy to root for people like Mike.
Comments (7)
what did Tiki say about Eli during the halftime show?
Well put about MJ Arthur. I'm pulling for him.
This is why there should only be 2 preseason games a year tops. All these injuries before the season kills teams.
So if Strahan does retire, any chance the Giants try to sign the suddenly available Trotter and ask him to play OLB and move Kiuwanuka back to DE.
Re: Shockey - "Frankly, if he doesn't play either remaining preseason game, is anyone going to be worried?"
Yes! The guy gets hurt every year and has nagging injuries ALWAYS. He comes to play, but his production is always limited by his injuries.
Any word on Jonas Seawright? Apparently Michael Eisen @ Giants.com reports he suffered a concussion? Severity not noted.
Arthur, I just heard that the Eagles released J. Trotter. What do you think the chances are the Giants go after him? Considering that Spaggs was also his linebacking coach.