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6:43 PM Sun, Jan 06, 2008 | Permalink
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Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like anything close to what Osi Umenyiora said in November came out of the Giants locker room this afternoon. Here's a sampling of what the Giants had to say about playing the Cowboys for a third time.
Even "Big Mouth" is tight-lipped on this one! Thanks to Brad Townsend in Tampa for passing all this along.
RB Brandon Jacobs: “You know (the win) says a lot about us. We have great character in here. Guys in here have a lot of heart. We do know one thing, when we go play against a team like the Dallas Cowboys we’ve got to bring it. Because it’s a good football team and they’re well coached.”
QB Eli Manning: “We have been in the playoffs the last three seasons and I haven’t played particularly well in the two games before, and just to come in here and play well, give our team a chance to win the game and make some big plays, that was quite a situation to be in. But now you can’t be just satisfied with what you’re doing. It’s about the bigger picture and keeping this thing going.”
DE Michael Strahan: “I think as a team we seem to perform better on the road. I didn’t know we won eight in a row. That’s a great thing because when it’s playoffs, if we’re going to go as far as we want, we have to win every game on the road. I don’t think it bothers anyone to play in Dallas. I think some of us are looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to it because my family is in Texas, so I have an opportunity to let them watch the game. Hopefully the third time is the charm for us and we can win.”
WR Amani Toomer: “I feel pretty strong. I feel pretty good, you know, we know them, they know us and it’s going to be a big game.”
Man ... "It's going to be a good game"? "Hopefully the third time is the charm"? Don't these guys know Timmy Tabloid's got a job to do?
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like anything close to what Osi Umenyiora said in November came out of the Giants locker room this afternoon. Here's a sampling of what the Giants had to say about playing the Cowboys for a third time.
Even "Big Mouth" is tight-lipped on this one! Thanks to Brad Townsend in Tampa for passing all this along.
RB Brandon Jacobs: “You know (the win) says a lot about us. We have great character in here. Guys in here have a lot of heart. We do know one thing, when we go play against a team like the Dallas Cowboys we’ve got to bring it. Because it’s a good football team and they’re well coached.”
QB Eli Manning: “We have been in the playoffs the last three seasons and I haven’t played particularly well in the two games before, and just to come in here and play well, give our team a chance to win the game and make some big plays, that was quite a situation to be in. But now you can’t be just satisfied with what you’re doing. It’s about the bigger picture and keeping this thing going.”
DE Michael Strahan: “I think as a team we seem to perform better on the road. I didn’t know we won eight in a row. That’s a great thing because when it’s playoffs, if we’re going to go as far as we want, we have to win every game on the road. I don’t think it bothers anyone to play in Dallas. I think some of us are looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to it because my family is in Texas, so I have an opportunity to let them watch the game. Hopefully the third time is the charm for us and we can win.”
WR Amani Toomer: “I feel pretty strong. I feel pretty good, you know, we know them, they know us and it’s going to be a big game.”
Man ... "It's going to be a good game"? "Hopefully the third time is the charm"? Don't these guys know Timmy Tabloid's got a job to do?
