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Geez the Giants are more insecure then a 16 year old fat girl. Looks like another season of them running their mouths.Mosley: Giants are all fired up about "ring finger" comment
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Geez the Giants are more insecure then a 16 year old fat girl. Looks like another season of them running their mouths.
ThreeSportStar80
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Defending champs shouldn't be worried about what another team is doing... I guess that's how the G-stringers role.
Boyzmamacita
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The Giants can cry underdog all they want, but you cannot sneak up on anyone when you are the defending champs!. There is a bullseye on their chests now. Winning it all is going to come back and bite them in the arse. How ironic.
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lol Justin Tuck said he gets in a rage when watching hard knocks!!!
These guys are amazing. Give them a microphone and they will talk bad about everybody and then complain that they dont get enough attention and are being disrespected.
Eli Manning is finished looking back
August 14, 2008 4:25 PM
Leon Halip/US Presswire
Quarterback Eli Manning says he and the New York Giants have no problem flying under the radar.
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
ALBANY, N.Y. -- To be honest, I'd been second-guessing my decision to finish my NFC East camp tour with the world champs. By waiting until mid-August to arrive at the University at Albany, it seemed like players and coaches might be sick of practicing -- and especially talking.
Turns out my worries were unfounded. On Tuesday night, the team held a spirited practice that culminated in one of the most bizarre fake field goals that was ever designed for Rich Seubert. Tom Coughlin was so relaxed at the end of practice that his complexion seemed normal.
On Thursday morning, I waited in the courtyard of the school's Colonial Quad with a dozen other reporters. My goal was to talk to defensive end Justin Tuck for an upcoming feature story and then hopefully steal a couple of minutes with quarterback Eli Manning.
I've met Manning a couple of times in passing, but I'd never interviewed him. Expecting him to be measured in his responses, I had mapped out a rapid-fire plan to get the most bang for my blogging buck.
But before we could get started, starting center Shaun O'Hara walked over and threatened to shove his soft-serve ice cream in Manning's face. Apparently the O-line and the quarterbacks have been involved in a camp-long prank war.
On Thursday morning, the quarterbacks and assistant coach Chris Palmer walked into a meeting room that had been doused with water. When they tried to watch video, they realized that all the wires had been disconnected. Manning wouldn't be specific, but he said that "someone" on the team had made sure the offensive linemen didn't have any transportation during an earlier prank.
When the interview finally began, Palmer walked over to inform Manning that his vehicle had been blocked in by the linemen and the coach offered him his keys.
So much for the dog days of training camp. These guys act like they could go a couple more weeks.
"I think we can see the end of training camp getting pretty close," Manning said. "It's almost over, and the thought of playing games gets you sort of excited."
At least on this morning, there is no trace of the kid whose body language was once the source of great debate. The previous night, he said he was randomly (sure) flipping channels when he came across HBO's "Hard Knocks," the weekly series about the Dallas Cowboys' training camp. Only moments before, Manning's teammate Justin Tuck had told me how a "rage" comes over him when he watches the show. Manning, though, isn't too concerned.
"It does get you fired up," he said. "But [the Cowboys] can have the attention. We like being the underdog and going under the radar. I think it sort of draws the attention away from us, and I'm fine with that."
He's listened to the pundits (many on this site) pick the Cowboys to win the NFC East and he heard about Donovan McNabb saying that the Eagles will win the NFC.
"It makes you want to go out and earn it again," he said. "When everyone's praising you all the time, you start to believe it."
Manning doesn't have a problem with people who say the Giants simply got hot at the right time because he pretty much agrees.
"I want to know why we weren't more consistent last season," Manning said. "Why did we have to wait for those last five games to play like that?"
He said riding through the Canyon of Heroes during the parade was the "coolest" thing he experienced after winning the Super Bowl, although he quickly (and wisely) added that his wedding in April was the top moment of the offseason.
Manning decided against doing the "whole media circuit" in the aftermath of the Super Bowl. He said he did Letterman on the Wednesday after the game because he's a big fan of the show, but by Thursday, he and then-fiancée Abby McGrew were relaxing at Jumby Resort in Antigua, West Indies. After every season, Manning asks Abby to come up with a beach they've never been to, and this season, he put the emphasis on seclusion.
"I wanted to go somewhere where no one knew me," he said. "It just seemed really important to get away and relax after a long season."
Manning said his wife helps keep him grounded because she's not into the celebrity scene and prefers a "simple life." The only time this offseason she cashed in on her husband's celebrity was to secure tickets to the "Sex and the City" premiere in New York.
"I put on a suit and we got her a nice outfit," he said with a slight bit of embarrassment. "I've been taking a lot of heat for it from the guys, but it definitely earned me some bonus points at home."
Back to the football field, Manning knew there were some aspects of his game he wanted to improve. He said the Giants had been good on three-step drops and intermediate routes, but had a relatively low percentage on deep balls. Palmer and the quarterbacks have worked on trying to put themselves in position to make bigger plays.
"If you have a 12-play drive, one thing can mess it up," Manning said. "If you hit on a deep ball every now and then, it can cover up for some of those things."
He listed off some of the young receivers who've really impressed him, but I'll save that for another entry. It became obvious during our discussion on receivers that he was somewhat frustrated with Plaxico Burress not being able to practice. He didn't question Burress' ankle injury at all, but he definitely thinks the two need to work together at some point before the regular season.
"You need to be going through practice," Manning said, obviously talking about Burress. "That's where you can improve and see what works. Missing one of your big players...it can be hard."
And with that, I have to go catch a plane to Dallas. You can read a lot more about the Giants in my Camp Confidential column Friday.
These guys are amazing. Give them a microphone and they will talk bad about everybody and then complain that they dont get enough attention and are being disrespected.
Eli Manning is finished looking back
August 14, 2008 4:25 PM
Leon Halip/US Presswire
Quarterback Eli Manning says he and the New York Giants have no problem flying under the radar.
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
ALBANY, N.Y. -- To be honest, I'd been second-guessing my decision to finish my NFC East camp tour with the world champs. By waiting until mid-August to arrive at the University at Albany, it seemed like players and coaches might be sick of practicing -- and especially talking.
Turns out my worries were unfounded. On Tuesday night, the team held a spirited practice that culminated in one of the most bizarre fake field goals that was ever designed for Rich Seubert. Tom Coughlin was so relaxed at the end of practice that his complexion seemed normal.
On Thursday morning, I waited in the courtyard of the school's Colonial Quad with a dozen other reporters. My goal was to talk to defensive end Justin Tuck for an upcoming feature story and then hopefully steal a couple of minutes with quarterback Eli Manning.
I've met Manning a couple of times in passing, but I'd never interviewed him. Expecting him to be measured in his responses, I had mapped out a rapid-fire plan to get the most bang for my blogging buck.
But before we could get started, starting center Shaun O'Hara walked over and threatened to shove his soft-serve ice cream in Manning's face. Apparently the O-line and the quarterbacks have been involved in a camp-long prank war.
On Thursday morning, the quarterbacks and assistant coach Chris Palmer walked into a meeting room that had been doused with water. When they tried to watch video, they realized that all the wires had been disconnected. Manning wouldn't be specific, but he said that "someone" on the team had made sure the offensive linemen didn't have any transportation during an earlier prank.
When the interview finally began, Palmer walked over to inform Manning that his vehicle had been blocked in by the linemen and the coach offered him his keys.
So much for the dog days of training camp. These guys act like they could go a couple more weeks.
"I think we can see the end of training camp getting pretty close," Manning said. "It's almost over, and the thought of playing games gets you sort of excited."
At least on this morning, there is no trace of the kid whose body language was once the source of great debate. The previous night, he said he was randomly (sure) flipping channels when he came across HBO's "Hard Knocks," the weekly series about the Dallas Cowboys' training camp. Only moments before, Manning's teammate Justin Tuck had told me how a "rage" comes over him when he watches the show. Manning, though, isn't too concerned.
"It does get you fired up," he said. "But [the Cowboys] can have the attention. We like being the underdog and going under the radar. I think it sort of draws the attention away from us, and I'm fine with that."
He's listened to the pundits (many on this site) pick the Cowboys to win the NFC East and he heard about Donovan McNabb saying that the Eagles will win the NFC.
"It makes you want to go out and earn it again," he said. "When everyone's praising you all the time, you start to believe it."
Manning doesn't have a problem with people who say the Giants simply got hot at the right time because he pretty much agrees.
"I want to know why we weren't more consistent last season," Manning said. "Why did we have to wait for those last five games to play like that?"
He said riding through the Canyon of Heroes during the parade was the "coolest" thing he experienced after winning the Super Bowl, although he quickly (and wisely) added that his wedding in April was the top moment of the offseason.
Manning decided against doing the "whole media circuit" in the aftermath of the Super Bowl. He said he did Letterman on the Wednesday after the game because he's a big fan of the show, but by Thursday, he and then-fiancée Abby McGrew were relaxing at Jumby Resort in Antigua, West Indies. After every season, Manning asks Abby to come up with a beach they've never been to, and this season, he put the emphasis on seclusion.
"I wanted to go somewhere where no one knew me," he said. "It just seemed really important to get away and relax after a long season."
Manning said his wife helps keep him grounded because she's not into the celebrity scene and prefers a "simple life." The only time this offseason she cashed in on her husband's celebrity was to secure tickets to the "Sex and the City" premiere in New York.
"I put on a suit and we got her a nice outfit," he said with a slight bit of embarrassment. "I've been taking a lot of heat for it from the guys, but it definitely earned me some bonus points at home."
Back to the football field, Manning knew there were some aspects of his game he wanted to improve. He said the Giants had been good on three-step drops and intermediate routes, but had a relatively low percentage on deep balls. Palmer and the quarterbacks have worked on trying to put themselves in position to make bigger plays.
"If you have a 12-play drive, one thing can mess it up," Manning said. "If you hit on a deep ball every now and then, it can cover up for some of those things."
He listed off some of the young receivers who've really impressed him, but I'll save that for another entry. It became obvious during our discussion on receivers that he was somewhat frustrated with Plaxico Burress not being able to practice. He didn't question Burress' ankle injury at all, but he definitely thinks the two need to work together at some point before the regular season.
"You need to be going through practice," Manning said, obviously talking about Burress. "That's where you can improve and see what works. Missing one of your big players...it can be hard."
And with that, I have to go catch a plane to Dallas. You can read a lot more about the Giants in my Camp Confidential column Friday.