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http://www.giants.com/news/eisen/story.asp?story_id=16731
August 7, 2006
ALBANY, N.Y. – Few things displease Tom Coughlin more than discussing injuries with reporters, both because it means players are hurt and because he’d prefer not to provide details of those problems to the public. So it was understandable that Coughlin didn’t look particularly happy after this afternoon’s practice, because injuries dominated the discussion.
“Last Friday we had, I think, two guys riding the bike on the side, and now we probably have six or eight,”
- Coach Tom Coughlin
Several key players did not participate in the workout, most notably starting right guard Chris Snee and reserve running back Derrick Ward, who are the most seriously hurt and are out for an undetermined length of time. Snee has a knee injury suffered in yesterday’s practice and Ward has a fracture in his foot sustained while walking out of a meeting. He will undergo surgery tomorrow.
Also missing practice were linebacker LaVar Arrington (knee), defensive tackle William Joseph (leg), linebacker Carlos Emmons (burner), defensive end Adrian Awasom (back) and wide receiver Sinorice Moss (quad).
On the plus side, tight end Visanthe Shiancoe (knee) returned to practice. Running back Brandon Jacobs returned to practice, as did rookie back Little John Flowers.
“Last Friday we had, I think, two guys riding the bike on the side, and now we probably have six or eight,” Coughlin said. “It’s unfortunate – they’re part of this thing. Hopefully we’ll get them back as fast as they’re over there (not practicing). Shiancoe came back today. I hope we’ll get some more people back relatively soon, but we’ll see.”
It’s a mystery if one of those players will be Snee.
“That’s something I don’t know,” Coughlin said when asked how long he “presumed” Snee would be out. “They have to see how it responds to the treatment and see how fast we can get him back. It will take a little bit.
“The only update that I have right now is that they’re going to treat the knee at this point in time. They’re not going to recommend surgery.”
Snee started all 17 games last year at right guard and all 28 he has played since joining the Giants as a second-round draft choice in 2004. He was replaced on the first team by Rich Seubert, the starting left guard before suffering a devastating leg fracture in 2003.
“These are the things that grab you around the neck during camp that you have to deal with,” Coughlin said. “You don’t like it, but you have to deal with it. Rich jumped right in there at right guard last night, and did a good job last night. Hopefully, we’ll continue to make progress.”
“I’m ready to go,” Seubert said. “I’ve been ready and hopefully I can do a good job in there and playing next to Shaun (O’Hara) and Kareem (McKenzie), those guys are going to make you look good anyway.”
But it remains to be seen how Snee’s absence impacts the effectiveness of the offensive line. One of the camp themes has been that the line got a jump start on the season because all five starters returned. The linemen are in sync with each other and can pick up where they left off, instead of getting to know each other. Now one of those linemen is sidelined.
“When you don’t have the same exact guys out there it does a take little bit from the team as a whole,” said McKenzie, the right tackle who plays next to Snee. “But at the same time, everyone on the offensive line is prepared to play. That’s the way we practice, that’s the way we study and the way we prepare ourselves for the season. You hate to see a player down for a while and not able to practice and get the same reps, but you have to move along and go ahead and continue on in their stead.”
The running backs were bolstered by the return of Jacobs, who did not practice yesterday afternoon. “He’ll be monitored, but he’s clear to go,” Coughlin said.
But the group must compensate for the loss of Ward, the Giants’ second-leading rusher last season (though with only 123 yards). Ward fractured the fifth metatarsal (the foot’s outside bone) under unusual circumstances away from the field.
“It was an accident as far as I know,” Coughlin said. “It’s just one of those very, very sad things – sad for Derrick, sad for our team. (It’s) the kind of accident you have trouble explaining, but nevertheless took place. (He sustained it) walking over from one room to another. He slipped. Ward will have surgery tomorrow evening and then we’ll know more.”
Coughlin said the Giants “have to have another back for camp.”
“We might pick someone else up to get through camp,” Accorsi said. “Nothing major - there isn't anything really major to do. We'll get Ward back, but to play the preseason games - you know how those games go. Late in the game sometimes you just want to run the ball and shorten the game - we'll probably bring someone else in.”
Punt and kickoff returner Chad Morton filled in yesterday at running back, but not today. Coughlin will give more reps to free agent rookie James Sims of Washington, who has performed impressively.
“You don’t want to put too much stress on Tiki (Barber) and Eli (Manning), so I am going to take as many reps as I can,” Sims said. “I feel like I’m getting a hold of the offense pretty well, trying to help out as much as I can. Whenever I get an opportunity to get in there I’m trying to go full and show the coaches I know what I’m doing and I think it’s been going well so far.”
Sims played safety his first two seasons at Washington before shifting to running back. He rushed for 713 yards on 171 carries.
“We’re going to see a lot of him,” Coughlin said. “It’s one man’s misfortune, another guy’s opportunity, so we’ll see how he responds. He’s had a pretty good camp.”
NOTES
• Arrington, who has had knee problems in the past, had perfect practice attendance until the Giants spent a day off the field on Saturday.
“He practiced every practice until after the break,” Coughlin said. “This is the third practice that he’s missed. Am I concerned? Sure, I’m concerned. I’m concerned any time a player doesn’t practice. For our team to get better, we have to have our team out on the field. But I am aware of the circumstances and hopefully we can get these things under control and get him back out there. And when we put him back out there, we have to make some decisions on how much at that point in time that he does get. He has some swelling. He has swelling in the knee. I believe it’s his surgical knee.”
• With Arrington and Emmons out, Brandon Short and Reggie Torbor played with the starting defense…Rookie Barry Cofield stepped in for Joseph at defensive tackle…Plaxico Burress received the day’s biggest cheer after catching a long play-action pass down the middle from Manning…Linebacker Chase Blackburn made a nice interception of a Manning pass in a 7-on-7 drill…The secondary had another good practice. Rookie Charlie Peprah intercepted a pass, Sam Madison and Corey Webster broke up pass attempts and the defense stopped the offense in a two-minute drill, thanks in part to James Butler’s fourth-down knockdown of a Manning pass for Burress…Today’s attendance was 1,135, increasing the camp total to 16,950.
August 7, 2006
ALBANY, N.Y. – Few things displease Tom Coughlin more than discussing injuries with reporters, both because it means players are hurt and because he’d prefer not to provide details of those problems to the public. So it was understandable that Coughlin didn’t look particularly happy after this afternoon’s practice, because injuries dominated the discussion.
“Last Friday we had, I think, two guys riding the bike on the side, and now we probably have six or eight,”
- Coach Tom Coughlin
Several key players did not participate in the workout, most notably starting right guard Chris Snee and reserve running back Derrick Ward, who are the most seriously hurt and are out for an undetermined length of time. Snee has a knee injury suffered in yesterday’s practice and Ward has a fracture in his foot sustained while walking out of a meeting. He will undergo surgery tomorrow.
Also missing practice were linebacker LaVar Arrington (knee), defensive tackle William Joseph (leg), linebacker Carlos Emmons (burner), defensive end Adrian Awasom (back) and wide receiver Sinorice Moss (quad).
On the plus side, tight end Visanthe Shiancoe (knee) returned to practice. Running back Brandon Jacobs returned to practice, as did rookie back Little John Flowers.
“Last Friday we had, I think, two guys riding the bike on the side, and now we probably have six or eight,” Coughlin said. “It’s unfortunate – they’re part of this thing. Hopefully we’ll get them back as fast as they’re over there (not practicing). Shiancoe came back today. I hope we’ll get some more people back relatively soon, but we’ll see.”
It’s a mystery if one of those players will be Snee.
“That’s something I don’t know,” Coughlin said when asked how long he “presumed” Snee would be out. “They have to see how it responds to the treatment and see how fast we can get him back. It will take a little bit.
“The only update that I have right now is that they’re going to treat the knee at this point in time. They’re not going to recommend surgery.”
Snee started all 17 games last year at right guard and all 28 he has played since joining the Giants as a second-round draft choice in 2004. He was replaced on the first team by Rich Seubert, the starting left guard before suffering a devastating leg fracture in 2003.
“These are the things that grab you around the neck during camp that you have to deal with,” Coughlin said. “You don’t like it, but you have to deal with it. Rich jumped right in there at right guard last night, and did a good job last night. Hopefully, we’ll continue to make progress.”
“I’m ready to go,” Seubert said. “I’ve been ready and hopefully I can do a good job in there and playing next to Shaun (O’Hara) and Kareem (McKenzie), those guys are going to make you look good anyway.”
But it remains to be seen how Snee’s absence impacts the effectiveness of the offensive line. One of the camp themes has been that the line got a jump start on the season because all five starters returned. The linemen are in sync with each other and can pick up where they left off, instead of getting to know each other. Now one of those linemen is sidelined.
“When you don’t have the same exact guys out there it does a take little bit from the team as a whole,” said McKenzie, the right tackle who plays next to Snee. “But at the same time, everyone on the offensive line is prepared to play. That’s the way we practice, that’s the way we study and the way we prepare ourselves for the season. You hate to see a player down for a while and not able to practice and get the same reps, but you have to move along and go ahead and continue on in their stead.”
The running backs were bolstered by the return of Jacobs, who did not practice yesterday afternoon. “He’ll be monitored, but he’s clear to go,” Coughlin said.
But the group must compensate for the loss of Ward, the Giants’ second-leading rusher last season (though with only 123 yards). Ward fractured the fifth metatarsal (the foot’s outside bone) under unusual circumstances away from the field.
“It was an accident as far as I know,” Coughlin said. “It’s just one of those very, very sad things – sad for Derrick, sad for our team. (It’s) the kind of accident you have trouble explaining, but nevertheless took place. (He sustained it) walking over from one room to another. He slipped. Ward will have surgery tomorrow evening and then we’ll know more.”
Coughlin said the Giants “have to have another back for camp.”
“We might pick someone else up to get through camp,” Accorsi said. “Nothing major - there isn't anything really major to do. We'll get Ward back, but to play the preseason games - you know how those games go. Late in the game sometimes you just want to run the ball and shorten the game - we'll probably bring someone else in.”
Punt and kickoff returner Chad Morton filled in yesterday at running back, but not today. Coughlin will give more reps to free agent rookie James Sims of Washington, who has performed impressively.
“You don’t want to put too much stress on Tiki (Barber) and Eli (Manning), so I am going to take as many reps as I can,” Sims said. “I feel like I’m getting a hold of the offense pretty well, trying to help out as much as I can. Whenever I get an opportunity to get in there I’m trying to go full and show the coaches I know what I’m doing and I think it’s been going well so far.”
Sims played safety his first two seasons at Washington before shifting to running back. He rushed for 713 yards on 171 carries.
“We’re going to see a lot of him,” Coughlin said. “It’s one man’s misfortune, another guy’s opportunity, so we’ll see how he responds. He’s had a pretty good camp.”
NOTES
• Arrington, who has had knee problems in the past, had perfect practice attendance until the Giants spent a day off the field on Saturday.
“He practiced every practice until after the break,” Coughlin said. “This is the third practice that he’s missed. Am I concerned? Sure, I’m concerned. I’m concerned any time a player doesn’t practice. For our team to get better, we have to have our team out on the field. But I am aware of the circumstances and hopefully we can get these things under control and get him back out there. And when we put him back out there, we have to make some decisions on how much at that point in time that he does get. He has some swelling. He has swelling in the knee. I believe it’s his surgical knee.”
• With Arrington and Emmons out, Brandon Short and Reggie Torbor played with the starting defense…Rookie Barry Cofield stepped in for Joseph at defensive tackle…Plaxico Burress received the day’s biggest cheer after catching a long play-action pass down the middle from Manning…Linebacker Chase Blackburn made a nice interception of a Manning pass in a 7-on-7 drill…The secondary had another good practice. Rookie Charlie Peprah intercepted a pass, Sam Madison and Corey Webster broke up pass attempts and the defense stopped the offense in a two-minute drill, thanks in part to James Butler’s fourth-down knockdown of a Manning pass for Burress…Today’s attendance was 1,135, increasing the camp total to 16,950.
