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New York Giants 2013 Draft Class: Early Favorite to Be Jerry Reese’s Best?
May 18th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
We know; it’s very much like putting that bandwagon before the horse. Call it a gut feeling that a few Big Blue Faithful are having since, well, since post-draft. Time (and actual play/play time) will tell.
Deciding which New York Football Giants draft class is the best is hard. It’s also...
Three New York Giants Named to CBS Sports’ NFL Top 100 of 2013 List
May 14th, 2013 at 1:30 PM
As NFL Network continues to countdown their top 100 players of 2013, Pete Prisco of CBS Sports has decided to do an NFL Top 100 list of his very own. On it, you will find three members of the New York Giants, including a captain, a youngster and a very...
Three New York Giants Make Pro Football Focus Top 101 Players of 2012 List
May 7th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
On Monday, Pro Football Focus ended their week-long release of the Top 101 Players of 2012. No. 1 overall? Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watts. However, three members of the New York Giants also made the list. Two of them you would suspect. The other? Probably not so much.
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Quarterback, Eli...
New York Giants Defensive Line Poised to Return to Form in 2013
May 3rd, 2013 at 10:07 AM
***PHOTO1*** After storming through the NFC and winning their second Lombardi Trophy in five seasons, the New York Giants failed to make the playoffs in 2012 with a team that arguably possessed more talent than the one that took home Super Bowl XLVII. Although there are a number of factors...
New York Giants’ Jason Pierre-Paul Says “It’s Going to Be Hard” to Play Without Osi Umenyiora
May 1st, 2013 at 6:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Giants have a long, illustrious history of drafting dominant defensive ends and maintaining one of the NFL's most feared pass rushing units. It began in the 1981 NFL Draft with the selection of Lawrence Taylor and continued with the additions of Leonard Marshall, Carl Banks, Jesse...
Big Things Expected from New York Giants Third-Round Selection Damontre Moore
April 28th, 2013 at 10:30 AM
The New York Giants found great value in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft, snagging Texas A&M defensive end Damontre Moore. After selecting defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins from Ohio State, then Moore in the third, the Giants showed they were devoted to bolstering their defensive line after a...
New York Giants’ Jason Pierre-Paul Would not Be Surprised If Team Drafts Another Pass Rusher
April 25th, 2013 at 2:35 PM
***PHOTO1*** With the 2013 NFL Draft just mere hours away, the New York Giants are on the precipice of building upon a core of young talent that has already contributed to the improbable acquisition of a Lombardi Trophy. Although the team has needs along the offensive line, at linebacker and...
New York Giants: Breaking Down Each Draft Class Under GM Jerry Reese
April 25th, 2013 at 10:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** "In Reese We Trust." If you are a New York Giants fan, it's a phrase that many fans have uttered in the six years that Jerry Reese has been the team's general manager.
During his six years, his worst season at the helm was 8-8 in 2009. But he has...
New York Giants’ Mathias Kiwanuka Has Heart Set on Playing DE; Likely to Remain in “Joker” Role
April 22nd, 2013 at 8:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** Mathias Kiwanuka was drafted to play defensive end for the New York Giants and that's exactly what he wants to do. In fact, fellow defensive lineman Justin Tuck said last week that Kiwi has his "heart set" on filling that role.
“I hope he’s a D-end. I think that’s the...
NFL Draft 2013: Why New York Giants Need to Focus on Drafting Defense
April 21st, 2013 at 3:57 PM
We are now just four days away from the 2013 NFL Draft. Over the last couple of months, we have all talked about what the New York Giants need to do starting on Thursday night.
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After a disappointing 9-7 season in 2012 and a missed opportunity to defend their Super Bowl...
New York Giants 2013 NFL Draft Profile: Iowa State LB A.J. Klein
April 19th, 2013 at 12:30 PM
The NFL is an ever-evolving entity that constantly finds new, innovative methods to electrify fans and drive up interest in the game. Last season, it was Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick and the addition of the read-option offense. In 2013, we will learn how defenses have evolved...
Jason Pierre-Paul Says New York Giants “Can’t B.S. Around This Year”
April 17th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
***PHOTO1*** Several members of the New York Giants have grown tired of their inability to remain consistent throughout a season. The most recent to voice his opinion on the matter was defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who said on Tuesday that Big Blue "can't B.S. around" in 2013.
“We can’t B.S. around...
New York Giants 2013 NFL Draft Profile: Margus Hunt
April 8th, 2013 at 12:30 PM
The New York Giants are known for their ability to find quality pass rushers in the NFL draft. Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul are just a handful of Big Blue's recent plethora of dominant pass rushers, but the franchise has a long history of acquiring athletes who know...
New York Giants’ Eli Manning, Antrel Rolle & Chris Snee Slated to Have Top Cap Numbers in 2014
April 8th, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Much has been made of the salary cap situation the New York Giants found themselves in here in 2013, and don't expect that to change much in 2014. Despite a plethora of one-year deals handed out by General Manager Jerry Reese, Big Blue will still have some massive salaries on...
Should New York Giants Kick Tires on Former Oakland Raiders LB Rolando McClain?
April 6th, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Three years ago, a lot of fans wanted the New York Giants to draft Rolando McClain in the 2010 NFL Draft. The need at middle linebacker became a great one after Antonio Pierce was released and then retired, so the middle linebacker from Alabama made sense for the Giants.
McClain never...
New York Giants: Why Mathias Kiwanuka Back to DE is Right Move for Big Blue
March 28th, 2013 at 4:00 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Giants were well prepared to lose Osi Umenyiora this offseason. And with the defensive end landing in Atlanta late on Wednesday night, the Giants are now expected to move Mathias Kiwanuka back to his original position.
Kiwanuka has played the last two years primarily at outside linebacker...
Atlanta Falcons Land Former Giants DE Osi Umenyiora on Two-Year, $8.5MM Deal
March 27th, 2013 at 9:31 PM
***PHOTO1*** After a week of negotiations, the Atlanta Falcons have finally landed Osi Umenyiora.
Michael David Smith of NBC's Pro Football Talk reports the Falcons have signed the former New York Giants defensive end to a two-year deal worth $8.4 million.
One week ago, the Falcons brought in Umenyiora for a visit with...
New York Giants Could Have Their Sights Set on a Pass Rusher in First-Round of NFL Draft
March 27th, 2013 at 4:00 PM
The class of pass rushers in the 2013 NFL Draft is a deep one. Whether you are talking about interior players like Sharrif Floyd or edge players like Dion Jordan outside, there are about a half dozen players on the front line of the defense that have the potential to...
New York Giants “Likely” to Move Mathias Kiwanuka Back to Full-Time DE?
March 26th, 2013 at 6:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** With Osi Umenyiora all but assured to land in Atlanta, and inexperienced depth behind starters Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck, Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN reports the New York Giants are "likely" to move Mathias Kiwanuka back to full-time defensive end.
The main concern with moving Kiwi back to full-time DE...
New York Giants’ Tom Coughlin Addresses Free Agency, Brandon Myers & Jason Pierre-Paul
March 21st, 2013 at 9:10 AM
New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin isn't as displeased with the offseason moves made by General Manager Jerry Reese as some of the fans are. And on Wednesday, the coach addressed free agency, the recent addition of tight end Brandon Myers and the poor play of defensive end Jason...
