BY JOHNETTE HOWARD
Wide receiver Plaxico Burress isn't among the Giants who will concede, even for a moment, that injured Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey hasn't been missed while rookie Kevin Boss plays well in Shockey's absence. Burress says he's so close to Shockey, "When I pick up the phone and call him, I always tell him, 'Hey man, tell your mom she has another son over here.' "
"I talked to Jeremy three or four days ago, and I'd rather him be here than me," Burress added. "I've always said when he goes out and plays well, he's the emotion of our offense. We feed off his energy. ... When he gets up and spikes the ball, we love that...It gets the whole team going."