NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL: West Coast Riches Leaves Big Blue With Huge Holes Back In East Rutherford.
Good-bye Kevin Boss; and Thank You.
He wasn't an All-Time Giant. Nor was he a especially great Giant. But Kevin Boss was among the most liked and favorite Giants. However, he's heading to California having signed a four year deal with the Oakland Raiders. Yes, Al Davis threw yet another monkey wrench into the League's collective salary structure with another absurd spending package. But congratulations to Kevin Boss on securing the deal for himself. The Giants were incapable of matching the guaranteed portion of the offer, so off he goes. And I for one, am not happy about the development. Kevin wasn't the best Tight End by a long shot. But like I said, he was a favorite. He was a tremendous safety net for Eli with sure hands. In countless situations, Eli wound up causing Boss to get his bell rung. But Kevin Boss always got up and kept marching on. And of course, there was the Super Bowl.
That's the second player the Giants let get away because of the salary cap. Giant fans are equally dismayed about the departure of Barry Cofield to San Francisco. It seems as if the Giants are receiving a good-'ol Californication this summer. In my opinion, the Giants soft white under-belly just got softer and whiter. With no Cofield plugging the middle of the D-Line, and a tissue-soft Linebacker Corps., I fear the Giants have Big Blue problems. And the loss of these two players only scratches the surface.
Now Rookie Prince Amukamara has a broken foot. Wonderful! For a secondary unit that's had it's problems with injury, he was supposed to be the much needed upgrade. Remember Kenny Phillips missing his first year? Here we go again.
Fellow Giant Fans..., I don't know; we already have some Big troubles on Defense this year. Jerry Reese continues to do little in the way of bolstering our linebacker situation. We don't have a feel whether Mathias Kiwanuka will play linebacker or whether he will rejoin the defensive line. And quite honestly, I don't like having that option. It wreaks of instability. Until proven otherwise, the secondary remains average at best. And our defensive front is still in suspended animation with the Osi Drama disrupting team cohesiveness and the over-all plan.
The latest is Osi and his agent offered the Giants to play this season without any snivelling, if the team agrees to release him from the final year of his deal thereby making him a free agent after the season. If I'm the Giants, I'm jumping all over that offer. It's the most sensible thing I've heard out of Osi's Camp yet. Prior to this latest development, Osi was claiming his knee was ailing and required surgery. What a weak strategy! Sure, he might need some treatment on his knee. I'm not insinuating Osi is a liar. But doesn't the offer to play out the season if they cut him loose from the last year of the deal and a knee in need of an operation directly conflict with each other? Which one is it? Can he play or is he hurt?
Which is it Osi?
Mike.BTB
Showing posts with label Kevin Boss. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 07, 2011
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
N.Y. Giants ~ Dallas Aftermath
NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS:
Coaches Not On Same Page.
One of the more disturbing things I saw Sunday versus the Cowboys was Coach Coughlin and Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell bickering with each other. The way Dallas and Dez Bryant torched our secondary I can see why they'd both be frustrated.
But here's my concern. Coach Perry Fewell has been mentioned lately as a candidate to become a Head Coach. The talk originally surfaced when Wade Phillips was fired from Dallas. I'm hoping this was just an isolated in-game argument during a game gone bad, that was quickly forgotten by the two. What I'm hoping against is this being the beginning of a rift between the two. I don't want Coach Fewell leaving to take a Head Coaching job so soon after taking our position like Coach Steve Spagnuolo did; it's just disruptive to the big picture.
What Happened To Perry Fewell's Defense?
The cat is out of the bag. The Giants have been exposed. Attack our suspect secondary utilizing three step quarterback drops. Our pass rush is predicated on our Defensive Front-Four. The best way to thwart them is getting rid of the ball quickly.
I'd suspect Coach Coughlin had a bigger problem with the gaping holes in secondary coverage than the lack of a pass-rush. It seemed as if Coach Fewell didn't have any reasonable solutions for containing Dallas' Dez Bryant. Corner-back Terrell Thomas offered, "They attacked our weakness. They went right after us and kind of caught us off guard."
My questions are how and why? How did they catch you off guard and why did they catch you off guard?
If this be the case then maybe Coach Coughlin was justified snapping at his Defensive Coach.
Oh, Our Aching Line!
With every pun intended, it's painfully obvious, injured Center Shaun O'Hara is one of the most important players in a Giants' uniform. It was painfully evident when the Giants could not convert a fourth down and one with a hand-off to Brandon Jacobs. Although I thought he made the first down, there was little to no surge from the Offensive Line. Shaun O'Hara's importance was painfully evident when Kevin Boothe got called for a holding penalty calling back a touchdown pass to Hakeem Nicks. It was also painfully obvious on the missed snap and Eli's ill advised pass attempt. While iron-man David Diehl's importance to this line should not go under-spoken, everything starts with the Center position.
Kevin Boss added his name to the list of casualties by injuring his tail bone making a stellar catch and having his legs removed from under him.
Fourth Down and Gilbride To Go..
Because our Offensive Line is compromised my next comment should be taken in stride. It's been my pet-peeve this season, as you know.
The failure to gain one yard and get a first down when faced with 4th down and 1 is representative of something I've been saying and stand by.
Coach Gilbride calls plays based on what he wants to do. He's pass happy; gets cute and greedy. Blah blah. There are enough play calls to go around to throw the ball less than he does, and invest those plays into getting Brandon Jacobs more touches and a better vibe for attacking the line of scrimmage. There's things Coach Gilbride likes to do, but there's things we absolutely must do in dire situations. Whether you like it or not, Jacobs is on this roster and has to be looked to in short yardage situations as your bread and butter. Coach Gilbride just has not given him enough touches this year. As the inclement weather gets closer, the ability to execute when you absolutely have to becomes more detrimental to a team's success.
Mike.BTB
Coaches Not On Same Page.
One of the more disturbing things I saw Sunday versus the Cowboys was Coach Coughlin and Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell bickering with each other. The way Dallas and Dez Bryant torched our secondary I can see why they'd both be frustrated.
But here's my concern. Coach Perry Fewell has been mentioned lately as a candidate to become a Head Coach. The talk originally surfaced when Wade Phillips was fired from Dallas. I'm hoping this was just an isolated in-game argument during a game gone bad, that was quickly forgotten by the two. What I'm hoping against is this being the beginning of a rift between the two. I don't want Coach Fewell leaving to take a Head Coaching job so soon after taking our position like Coach Steve Spagnuolo did; it's just disruptive to the big picture.
What Happened To Perry Fewell's Defense?
The cat is out of the bag. The Giants have been exposed. Attack our suspect secondary utilizing three step quarterback drops. Our pass rush is predicated on our Defensive Front-Four. The best way to thwart them is getting rid of the ball quickly.
I'd suspect Coach Coughlin had a bigger problem with the gaping holes in secondary coverage than the lack of a pass-rush. It seemed as if Coach Fewell didn't have any reasonable solutions for containing Dallas' Dez Bryant. Corner-back Terrell Thomas offered, "They attacked our weakness. They went right after us and kind of caught us off guard."
My questions are how and why? How did they catch you off guard and why did they catch you off guard?
If this be the case then maybe Coach Coughlin was justified snapping at his Defensive Coach.
Oh, Our Aching Line!
With every pun intended, it's painfully obvious, injured Center Shaun O'Hara is one of the most important players in a Giants' uniform. It was painfully evident when the Giants could not convert a fourth down and one with a hand-off to Brandon Jacobs. Although I thought he made the first down, there was little to no surge from the Offensive Line. Shaun O'Hara's importance was painfully evident when Kevin Boothe got called for a holding penalty calling back a touchdown pass to Hakeem Nicks. It was also painfully obvious on the missed snap and Eli's ill advised pass attempt. While iron-man David Diehl's importance to this line should not go under-spoken, everything starts with the Center position.
Kevin Boss added his name to the list of casualties by injuring his tail bone making a stellar catch and having his legs removed from under him.
Fourth Down and Gilbride To Go..
Because our Offensive Line is compromised my next comment should be taken in stride. It's been my pet-peeve this season, as you know.
The failure to gain one yard and get a first down when faced with 4th down and 1 is representative of something I've been saying and stand by.
Coach Gilbride calls plays based on what he wants to do. He's pass happy; gets cute and greedy. Blah blah. There are enough play calls to go around to throw the ball less than he does, and invest those plays into getting Brandon Jacobs more touches and a better vibe for attacking the line of scrimmage. There's things Coach Gilbride likes to do, but there's things we absolutely must do in dire situations. Whether you like it or not, Jacobs is on this roster and has to be looked to in short yardage situations as your bread and butter. Coach Gilbride just has not given him enough touches this year. As the inclement weather gets closer, the ability to execute when you absolutely have to becomes more detrimental to a team's success.
Mike.BTB
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