Andre Woodson said the reality of being an NFL player hit him on the airplane coming to New York last night. Having never visited the Big Apple, he looked out the window on the approach and saw the glistening lights of Manhattan, the shyscrapers beckoning him to their concrete delight. Very nice. Strings of "Rhapsody in Blue" no doubt simmered in the background.
His real introduction to NY came this morning when one of the first questions he was asked during his media session was about the interception he threw on his first 11-on-11 pass. He laughed it off a bit. It was pretty clear that Woodson struggled -- tryout QB Willie Copeland seemed to have a better practice, for what that's worth -- but to be fair it's hard to judge an offense on the first day. And as practice progressed, he did improve. He even threw a nice long ball to D.J. Hall on a sideline go pattern for a sweet over-the-shoulder grab. Come to think of it, that was a better play by Hall than Woodson.
Woodson did make his calls at the line of scrimmage with authority. So he's got that going for him.