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BIG BLUE AIMS FOR RED DAWN
PIERCE: WE ARE GONNA SHOCK A LOT OF PEOPLE:
Middle linebacker Antonio Pierce says the Giants, who will don their red jerseys for tomorrow's showdown with the Cowboys, have practiced as though they're ready to shake things up in the NFC East. November 10, 2007 -- IN and around Giants Stadium, a Red Storm is brewing.
Clad in their red jerseys, the surging Giants believe they are ready to sweep the Cowboys out to sea in tomorrow's King of the NFC Hill showdown and shock that part of the world that views them more as pretenders than contenders.
Linebacker Antonio Pierce can see it and hear it and feel it everywhere he turns, especially in the way the Giants have practiced all week ... especially on his side of the ball.
"Faster; probably our fastest we could practice all year, as far as defensively," he said. "We got guys flying to the ball ... it looked like we were in minicamp almost, when guys first get out there and everybody's running to the ball ... it looks like a training tape almost."
He sees and hears it and feels it inside the meeting rooms.
"Everybody's a lot more attentive to detail - looking at more film, asking more questions in meetings - guys normally ask questions in meetings but ... certain questions: being more exact, being more to the point," he said. "By [Thursday] we had guys already kinda calling out plays and knowing formations and stuff, which is very key for us."
Pierce was told that must give him a confident, optimistic feeling.
"Of course; it'd be different if we had eight guys or four guys doing it, you know?" he said. "But we got all 11, and then you got your backups coming in and doing it. That lets you know that everybody understands what's at stake this week."
I asked him when was the last time he saw this team this ready for a game.
"Probably the Washington game, 36-0, two years ago, [following the death of Wellington Mara]," he says.
The sign that greets the Giants when they enter their locker room reads "Have Something to Prove." The Giants will try to prove they can beat a big team in a big game, try to prove they belong in any Super Bowl conversation.
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Their "Have Something to Prove" sign should read "Just try and Prove it before opening your mouth":starspin
PIERCE: WE ARE GONNA SHOCK A LOT OF PEOPLE:
Middle linebacker Antonio Pierce says the Giants, who will don their red jerseys for tomorrow's showdown with the Cowboys, have practiced as though they're ready to shake things up in the NFC East. November 10, 2007 -- IN and around Giants Stadium, a Red Storm is brewing.
Clad in their red jerseys, the surging Giants believe they are ready to sweep the Cowboys out to sea in tomorrow's King of the NFC Hill showdown and shock that part of the world that views them more as pretenders than contenders.
Linebacker Antonio Pierce can see it and hear it and feel it everywhere he turns, especially in the way the Giants have practiced all week ... especially on his side of the ball.
"Faster; probably our fastest we could practice all year, as far as defensively," he said. "We got guys flying to the ball ... it looked like we were in minicamp almost, when guys first get out there and everybody's running to the ball ... it looks like a training tape almost."
He sees and hears it and feels it inside the meeting rooms.
"Everybody's a lot more attentive to detail - looking at more film, asking more questions in meetings - guys normally ask questions in meetings but ... certain questions: being more exact, being more to the point," he said. "By [Thursday] we had guys already kinda calling out plays and knowing formations and stuff, which is very key for us."
Pierce was told that must give him a confident, optimistic feeling.
"Of course; it'd be different if we had eight guys or four guys doing it, you know?" he said. "But we got all 11, and then you got your backups coming in and doing it. That lets you know that everybody understands what's at stake this week."
I asked him when was the last time he saw this team this ready for a game.
"Probably the Washington game, 36-0, two years ago, [following the death of Wellington Mara]," he says.
The sign that greets the Giants when they enter their locker room reads "Have Something to Prove." The Giants will try to prove they can beat a big team in a big game, try to prove they belong in any Super Bowl conversation.
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Their "Have Something to Prove" sign should read "Just try and Prove it before opening your mouth":starspin
