Loading ...New York Giants defensive tackle Rocky Bernard will not make the trip down to Jacksonville tonight for the team's first preseason matchup. The 33-year old veteran out of Texas A&M is dealing with a lingering knee injury, which will now put him on a list of eleven Giants players that will miss Big Blue's opener.
With the uncertainty regarding Chris Canty's health, Bernard is no longer in danger of not making the roster. He adds veteran depth to the team's talented defensive line. On Thursday, head coach Tom Coughlin talked about how the team is coping with the various injuries that have occurred so far throughout camp.
"They objective is always to win, but it's personnel, it's all about personnel. And you play them just exactly the way I've talked about it. We will not sacrifice that part of it and hopefully we're good enough and deep enough that the guys will get in the game and respond, enjoy themselves, play hard and give us a chance to really do some evaluating and figure out how people fit." Coughlin said.
In Bernard's absence, the team will most likely rely on Shaun Rogers and Marvin Austin in a starting role for the beginning of the game. Although Tom Coughlin says he would only like to play the starters for "15-18" plays", look for Austin to remain in the game for longer than that, as he has missed the last two seasons with various issues. After that, guys like Markus Kuhn and Dwanye Hendricks will most likely see a considerable amount of playing time.
Rocky Bernard is an eleven-year NFL veteran, so as long as he can get back on the field in a relatively short period of time, this will not have a big impact on the team. He has gained an extensive knowledge of the Giants' defense over the years, so it may be a blessing in disguise that some of the younger players will see some more playing time tonight.
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Simon Garron-Caine says:
August 10, 2012 at 2:59 PM
I’m throwing this out there now. this year’s surprise roster spot winner: DT Dwayne Hendricks.
Guy threw some people around last preseason, was on the practice squad last year if my memory recalls. Not going to be hard for a young, cheap player to player to beat the likes of Shaun Rogers or Rocky Bernard for a roster spot. A few good preseason showings should do it.
Everybody’s got their guy. Dwayne Hendricks is mine.
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Dan Benton says:
August 10, 2012 at 3:03 PM
That depends on his health. He suffered an MCL injury earlier this week (or late last week).
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Simon Garron-Caine says:
August 10, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Damn it. Not off to a good start, Dwayne.
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GOAT56 says:
August 10, 2012 at 3:27 PM
I was kind of thinking that too. But then I thought about doing that means having Josephplay with basically 3 rookies for the first 6 weeks assuming Canty is PUP’d. No one between Austin, Hendricks and Kahn has even played an NFL snap. And we would need two them to contribute heavily. I think Hendricks has a better chance beating out Kahn and Kahn goes to PS than betting out both vets.
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Almost glad Rocky is sitting out. We will get a good look at Austin and Kuhn
I live out of market. What’s the best website for me to watch this game on? free would be preferred.
first row sport.eu is where I usually go
*it is all one word but just google that just in case I spelled it wrong
p2p4u.net
It’ll be nice to see some of the fresher faces on the D-line tonight. Kuhn, Austin, and even Shaun Rogers. I’m stoke for this game tonight. Footballllllllll!
Dwayne Hendricks, baby!!
Uh oh…the old BID makes its first appearance of the summer.
P2P4u.net. – looks solid. Does it have audio as well?
WR David Douglas also out tonight with a quad injury. #nyg #giants
Giants_101 RT @giantspathanlon 87 Domenik Hixon is questionable for #Giants with a slight hammy.
This is huge news for Douglas, as much as everyone loves his practices he has to perfrom during games or his ceiling is PS. Huge chance for guys like Collins, DePalma and Stanback to move ahead of Douglas and be in position to knock Barden off the roster.
This Hixon new is huge for Randle. This is his chance to make a huge impact right away. Randle, Jernigan and Barden will probably play a ton between first and second team.
Fine by me. I already know what Hixon can give us. I’d rather see reps for Randle, Barden, Jernigan and Depalma and what not…
wlubake … good work on the Gilbride stuff … but isn’t that about the worst possible report on Randle ? Good grief … if that’s true then he’s not NFL material.
Wait what happened?
http://www.giants101.com/2012/08/10/new-york-giants-legend-lawrence-taylor-on-jason-pierre-paul-kid-is-impressive/comment-page-1/#comment-413062
I forgot who made the saugage analogy but it’s what I believe. I think we just happen to get some insight we don’t usually get on players and this is not all that unusual. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s my take.
If we don’t usually get this kind of insight on players then how can you claim that this kind of behind the scenes behavior is not all that unusual?
Again, if Randle was THAT bad, wouldn’t we have heard about it, considering that Coughlin is a drill sergeant?
You’d think so … good point. And I can’t see him repeatedly sleeping in meetings. Once should be enough to have Coughlin and the vets tear him a new one.
Unfairly piling on Reuben Randle … but here’s some indications of attitude taken from several scouting reports …
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… has the size and speed to dominate, the question is when will he realize it and when will he want to do something about it?
… will take plays off from time to time when he doesn’t expect the ball to come his way. In three years at LSU, Randle only managed to have one year of supreme production after two underachieving seasons.
… has never played up to his full potential … definitely boom-or-bust prospect.
… Effort level is inconsistent. Doesn’t always give 100%, takes plays off … under-achiever in college.
… Former Giants assistant special teams coach Thomas McGaughey, who last year left the team to join the coaching staff at LSU, offered his old bosses a glowing recommendation of receiver Rueben Randle, the team’s second-round pick. “I think there have been a lot of personal calls made into that particular school, talking with coaches who have worked with Randle,” said Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. “Thomas McGaughey … gave Randle a very strong recommendation and we have a lot of faith in Thomas’ ability to judge (talent).”
… incredibly inconsistent.
… unspectacular NFL Combine.
… Tends to coast at times, and is still learning the nuances of route running.