Sorry for the delay, gang... And I'll gloss over the practice details for a night to answer the comments:
Tim A -- Tynes didn't work either practice today, which has got to be rankling TC and the staff. Josh Huston boomed a couple kickoffs in the evening but Tynes is the veteran, the guy the Giants want to have being consistent and forcing Huston to kick his behind off to beat out. Ain't happening that way, at least not yet.
KC -- Good point, and here's another one from Shaun O'Hara that didn't make my article for tomorrow. O'Hara said it wasn't until his fifth year in the league -- his first with the Giants -- that he felt comfortable enough to be a vocal leader and speak up. And that's just the off-field maturity factor.
I do find it funny that so many people write Eli off after two up-and-down seasons as a starter... Heck, if people were basing their opinions of my work off of my first two seasons on the Giants beat (and one awful season of blogging), I shudder to think where I'd be now.
Lastly, to the Giants fans who think Eli will magically become his brother: Forget it. He's such a different personality that it could never happen; if it did, his teammates would see right through such fakery.
John -- Can't see the Giants pursuing Warren, who had one good season and a few mediocre ones. The biggest problem with the interior defense from Saturday was not having Fred Robbins there; I even think William Joseph will be able to help inside when he moves back there, which has happened already in practice.
rnargi -- Is this the rnargi from BBI and Sirius NFL call-in fame? I'm honored by your presence here on the blog!
About Will Demps -- He'd never really admit it, but I can only guess he was nowhere near 100 percent last season. The open-field tackles he missed, particularly against the Bears, were a real shock, I'd say. But I agree, he came on at the end of last season, even if some of his pass coverage was weak -- whose wasn't, though? If he's as healthy as he says, he'll be back in the starting lineup.
Comments (9)
rnargi is the real deal... and he's the man!
Thank you for answering my question, Arthur.
rnargi is the man, but more importantly, www.bigblueinteractive.com is the best Giants site on the net!
rnargi is awesome on BBI, but he regularly discounts the importance of femur length when evaluating WRs.
Hey Arthur, thanks for your thoughts on Demps, and for the kind words. Yes, it's 'the' rnargi... However, It's my honor to be participating on your blog, as I appreciate your style and the way you cover the Giants.
Arthur,
Just for the record - I picked BOTH you and Eli to be 'winners' right from the begginning.
This blog is and Eli will be 'huge' this year.
-Big BB
Whoops. Sorry for the typo.
I meant to type: 'beginning' - naturally.
And I want to add - my assessment was made after both your and Eli's inaugural seasons.
Thanks,
-Big BB
rnargi is the cat's pajamas.
I hope when I see Arthur on Saturday he can still fit his head thru the door after all the ego-boosting he's getting on here.