Big Blue Wrecking Crew - The New York Giants

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Secondary


The Giants secondary is being advertised as the team's strongest unit.

The starting cornerbacks have the potential to become one of the league's finest outside tandems.

Prince Amukamara, a 2011 first-round selection, became the team's top coverage man last season, but Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, signed in free agency, will likely take over that role in 2014.

If you're arguing over the better cornerback between Prince and DRC, you're splitting hairs. Both players are very good, and opposing quarterbacks will need to be precise in order to squeeze in completions on either sideline.

The safeties lining up behind New York's two stellar corners should be equally exceptional this season.

Antrel Rolle was a second-team All-Pro and set a new career high with six interceptions in 2013. Stevie Brown is in the process of making his return from a torn ACL after intercepting eight passes in 2012.

Rolle is the team's most vocal leader, and he is like a heat-seeking missile when chasing down a ball-carrier who's in front of him.

Brown has proven himself as a viable center fielder, but there's still a lot he can learn from Rolle about playing the run in a more aggressive fashion.

Slot cornerback Walter Thurmond III may not be in the starting lineup, but he's sure to play a high number of snaps in each game this season.

With more and more teams utilizing three- and four-wide receiver sets, Thurmond will be a valuable commodity for the Giants in 2014. He considers himself the league's best slot cornerback.

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53 Man Roster

[TABLE]#|NAME|POS.|HT.|WT.|AGE|EXP.|COLLEGE
10|Manning, Eli|QB|6-4|218|33|11|Mississippi
9|Nassib, Ryan|QB|6-2|223|24|2|Syracuse
29|Cox, Michael|RB|6-1|222|25|2|Massachusetts
33|Hillis, Peyton|RB|6-2|250|28|7|Arkansas
23|Jennings, Rashad|RB|6-1|231|29|6|Liberty
44|Williams, Andre|RB|5-11|230|21|R|Boston College
39|Conner, John|FB|5-11|245|27|5|Kentucky
45|Hynoski, Henry|FB|6-1|266|25|4|Pittsburgh
13|Beckham Jr, Odell|WR|5-11|198|21|R|LSU
80|Cruz, Victor|WR|6-0|204|27|5|Massachusetts
15|Holliday, Trindon|WR|5-5|166|28|5|LSU
12|Jernigan, Jerrel|WR|5-8|189|25|4|Troy
86|Manningham, Mario|WR|5-11|183|28|7|Michigan
83|Parker, Preston|WR|6-0|200|27|3|North Alabama
82|Randle, Rueben|WR|6-2|208|23|3|LSU
87|Davis, Kellen|TE|6-7|265|28|7|Michigan State
81|Robinson, Adrien|TE|6-4|264|25|3|Cincinnati
65|Beatty, Will|T|6-6|319|29|6|Connecticut
73|Brewer, James|G|6-6|330|26|4|Indiana
71|Brown, Charles|T|6-5|300|27|5|USC
77|Jerry, John|G|6-5|340|28|5|Mississippi
75|Mosley, Brandon|G|6-5|318|25|3|Auburn
67|Pugh, Justin|T|6-4|301|24|2|Syracuse
60|Richburg, Weston|C|6-3|298|23|R|Colorado State
74|Schwartz, Geoff|G|6-6|340|28|6|Oregon
55|Walton, J.D.|C|6-3|305|27|5|Baylor
91|Ayers, Robert|DE|6-3|275|28|6|Tennessee
72|Idonije, Israel|DE|6-3|275|33|10|Manitoba (Canada)
94|Kiwanuka, Mathias|DE|6-5|267|31|9|Boston College
98|Moore, Damontre|DE|6-5|250|21|2|Texas A&M
90|Pierre-Paul, Jason|DE|6-5|278|25|5|South Florida
96|Bromley, Jay|DT|6-3|306|22|R|Syracuse
95|Hankins, Johnathan|DT|6-2|320|22|2|Ohio State
99|Jenkins, Cullen|DT|6-2|305|33|11|Central Michigan
97|Quarles, Kelcy|DT|6-4|294|22|R|South Carolina
49|Adkins, Spencer|LB|5-11|236|27|4|Miami (Fla.)
52|Beason, Jon|LB|6-0|232|29|8|Miami (FL)
58|Herzlich, Mark|LB|6-4|246|26|4|Boston College
93|Manning, Terrell|LB|6-2|237|24|2|North Carolina State
53|McClain, Jameel|LB|6-1|245|29|7|Syracuse
54|Paysinger, Spencer|LB|6-2|236|26|4|Oregon
57|Williams, Jacquian|LB|6-3|231|26|4|South Florida
20|Amukamara, Prince|CB|6-0|207|25|4|Nebraska
28|Hosley, Jayron|CB|5-10|178|23|3|Virginia Tech
38|McBride, Trumaine|CB|5-9|185|28|7|Mississippi
21|Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique|CB|6-2|193|28|7|Tennessee State
24|Thurmond III, Walter|CB|5-11|190|27|5|Oregon
34|Berhe, Nat|S|6-0|194|23|R|San Diego State
27|Brown, Stevie|S|5-11|215|27|5|Michigan
35|Demps, Quintin|S|5-11|208|29|7|Texas-El Paso
26|Rolle, Antrel|S|6-0|206|31|10|Miami (FL)
3|Brown, Josh|K|6-0|202|35|12|Nebraska
5|Weatherford, Steve|P|6-2|210|31|9|Illinois[/TABLE]

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Game Preview

September 8, 2014
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Leaders
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
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Injuries

[Table]Giants|Lions
MLB T. Manning Dislocated Knee 1 Week| TE B. Pettigrew Shoulder Tear 1 Week
LE R. Ayers Pulled Groin 2 Weeks| LG R. Austin Pulled Groin 2 Weeks
MLB M. Herzlich Dislocated Ankle 3 Weeks| RE D. Tapp Broken Thumb 3 Weeks
LG G. Schwartz Partial MCL Tear 4 Weeks| RE E. Ansah Broken Wrist 4 Weeks
LE M. Kiwanuka Torn Bicep 5 Weeks| DT C. Mosley Torn Rotator Cuff 17 Weeks[/table]
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The Giants and Lions finished their 2013 campaigns with identical 7-9 records. Both teams missed the playoffs in what could be considered disappointing seasons for both squads. Detroit looks to have one of the top offenses in the league coming into the game with Matthew Stafford throwing to the likes of Calvin Johnson, Reggie Bush, Golden Tate and a trio of dangerous Tight Ends. The Giants have some new faces on defense as well as a shiny new runningback in Rashad Jennings, who they signed in the offseason. Hakeem Nicks has moved on to Indianapolis and Justin Tuck is now a Raider. The Lions look to have the advantage on paper.

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Game Report

September 8, 2014
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SAME OLD ELI
Manning throws 5 picks in shutout loss

The Giants looked lost for the majority of their game against the Lions when they opened up their season on Monday Night Football. Detroit took the game by a final score of 26-0 and it was never close after the first quarter.

After a pick six by Lions CB Darius Slay got things rolling for the Lions they never looked back. Later in the first quarter Stafford hooked up with WR Kris Durham for a touchdown following another Giants turnover. Rian Lindell connected on all 4 of his field goal attempts and New York never got anything going.

All told the Giants turned the ball over 6 times, 5 Eli interceptions and a lost fumble by runningback Rashad Jennings.

"Pathetic. Just a pathetic performance. If we continue to play this way we'll be out of the playoffs hunt by week six." Coach Tom Coughlin replied when asked how he felt about the performance.

They defense played just as poorly, giving up 410 yards and 21 first downs. They were able to force 4 field goal attempts.

The Giants will host Arizona in week two. The Cardinals come in off a 29-3 win over the Chargers at home.

New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Sep 8, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Giants (0-0)	00	00	00	00	00
Detroit Lions (0-0)	14	06	06	00	26

Team Stats Comparison
	NYG	DET
Total Offense	223	410
Rushing Yards	44	186
Passing Yards	179	224
First Downs	8	21
Punt Return Yards	0	19
Kick Return Yards	144	22
Total Yards	367	451
Turnovers	6	0
3rd Down Converstion	4	8
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0%	100%
Penalties	0	10
Posession Time	14:21	25:39

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E. Manning 17/31 179 0 5 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Jennings 11 40 3.6 0 P. Hillis 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Jennings 7 59 8.4 0 V. Cruz 3 43 14.3 0 M. Manningham 3 35 11.7 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Beason 11 0 0 0 S. Brown 10 0 0 0 C. Jenkins 3 1 0 0 D. Moore 2 1 0 0 I. Idonije 1 1 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Weatherford 4 175 43.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD O. Beckham Jr. 3 81 27.0 0 T. Holliday 3 63 21.0 0

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Stafford 25/33 242 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Bush 30 160 5.3 0 M. Stafford 2 19 9.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Durham 8 72 9.0 1 C. Johnson 7 76 10.9 0 G. Tate 3 42 14.0 0 E. Ebron 3 16 5.3 0 R. Bush 3 35 11.7 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Tulloch 7 0 1 0 D. Slay 3 0 2 1 G. Quin 5 0 1 0 D. Gomes 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Lindell 4/4 1/1 13 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Martin 4 137 34.3 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD R. Bush 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD R. Bush 3 19 6.3 0

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AROUND THE LEAGUE

WEEK ONE SCORES

GB 3 - 34 SEA
NO 13 - 34 ATL
MIN 34 - 10 STL
CLE 24 - 21 PIT
JAX 23 - 22 PHI
OAK 16 - 30 NYJ
CIN 15 - 28 BAL
BUF 9 - 16 CHI
WAS 13 - 18 HOU
TEN 10 - 34 KC
NE 26 - 10 MIA
CAR 13 - 9 TB
SF 41 - 21 DAL
IND 17 - 24 DEN
NYG 0 - 26 DET
SD 3 - 29 ARI

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
AFC

JAX WR J. Blackmon - 11Rec 157Yds 2TD - PIT MLB L. Timmons - 11Tkl, 1Sack, 1 Int

NFC

SF QB C. Kaepernick - 184Yds 3TD, 7Car 85Yds 1TD - DET CB D. Slay - 3Tkl, 2Int, 1TD


(Key Players)
CIN RB G. Bernard Dislocated Ankle 4 Weeks
BUF LE M. Williams Dislocated Elbow 4 Weeks
BUF DT K. Williams Knee Cartilage Tear 1 Week
DEN LT R. Clady Upper Arm Fracture 2 Weeks
CLE OLB B. Mingo Ruptured Disk 6 Weeks
CLE HB B. Tate Hamstring Tear 4 Weeks
TB HB D. Martin Knee Cartilage Tear 3 Weeks
IND OLB R. Mathis Broken Ribs 4 Weeks
DAL DT H. Melton Broken Thumb 2 Weeks
DAL QB T. Romo Dislocated Ankle 5 Weeks
DAL MLB S. Lee Partial ACL Tear 3 Weeks
JAX RE C. Clemons Broken Jaw 3 Weeks
NYJ QB G. Smith Broken Thumb 2 Weeks
DET RE E. Ansah Broken Wrist 3 Weeks
GB HB E. Lacy Knee Cartilage Tear 3 Weeks
NE RE C. Jones Dislocated Ankle 2 Weeks
NE LG L. Mankins Abdominal Tear 2 Weeks
NE WR J. Edelman Dislocated Elbow 2 Weeks
OAK FB M. Reece Broken Thumb 1 Week
OAK LT D. Penn Foot Fracture 4 Weeks
OAK LE J. Tuck Dislocated Ankle 1 Week
STL LT J. Long Broken Thumb 1 Week
BAL DT H. Ngata Broken Thumb 1 Week
WAS HB A. Morris Pulled Groin 3 Weeks
NO WR M. Colston Dislocated Ankle 6 Weeks
PIT LE C. Heyward Broken Toe 3 Weeks
HOU LT D. Brown Broken Jaw 1 Week
TEN RE J. Casey Broken Thumb 3 Weeks
MIN DT L. Joseph Abdominal Tear 3 Weeks

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Game Preview

September 14, 2014
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Leaders
C. Palmer 138YDS Passing E. Manning 179YDS
J. Dwyer 71YDS Rushing R. Jennings 40YDS
L. Fitzgerald 62YDS Receiving R. Jennings 59YDS
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T. Mathieu 5 Tackles J. Beason 11
C. Campbell 1 Sacks C. Jenkins 1
T. Jefferson 1 Interceptions NONE
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Injuries

[Table]Cardinals|Giants
LT N. Potter Broken Thumb 1 Week|LE R. Ayers Pulled Groin 1 Week
WR J. Brown Broken Ribs 3 Weeks|MLB M. Herzlich Dislocated Ankle 2 Weeks
ROLB A. Okafor Broken Jaw 3 Weeks|LG G. Schwartz Partial MCL Tear 3 Weeks
WR T. Ginn Complete ACL Tear 28 Weeks|LE M. Kiwanuka Torn Bicep 4 Weeks[/table]
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The Giants will be looking to bounce back from what Tom Coughlin called a pathetic performance in their 26-0 loss to the Lions. The Cardinals were on the other side of things as they defeated the Chargers by a score of 29-3. Eli Manning looked lost, throwing 5 interceptions in the Giants loss. Rashad Jennings never got rolling on the ground and finished with just 40 yards. The Giants will need a much better performance from their offense if they hope to get into the win column.

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Game Report

September 14, 2014
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A TALE OF TWO TEAMS
Giants look like a whole new club against Arizona

Coming off an embarrassing shutout loss to the Lions on the road in week one the Giants were looking for a bounce back game when they played host to the Cardinals earlier today.

“You never want to lose obviously.” Eli Manning said after the game. “But you especially don’t want to lose two in a row.”

Manning bounced back from an embarrassing five interception debut to lead the Giants to a 34-17 victory. Manning threw three touchdown passes. He was also picked off twice, though one was a hail mary to close out the first half of the game. Manning finished up with 384 yards on 28 of 44 passing.

Carson Palmer threw three picks and one touchdown in the loss.

Neither team ran the ball well and Arizona managed just 85 yards on the ground and New York 67. Jonathan Dwyer scored on a 1 yard run for the Cardinals late in the game while Giants fullback Conner scored in the third.

The play of the game came late in the first half when Eli Manning avoided a sack and found Victor Cruz crossing the middle. Cruz hauled in the pass and outran the defense for an 85 yard score. New York led 21-10 after the play.

“That was a big play for us right before halftime. It really gave us momentum on both sides of the ball in the second half.” Coach Coughlin said following the win.

The Giants move to 1-1 and will host the 2-0 Texans who come in off wins over the Redskins at home and in Oakland.

Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants
Sep 14, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona Cardinals (1-0)	00	10	00	07	17
New York Giants (1-0)	14	07	07	06	34

Team Stats Comparison
	ARI	NYG
Total Offense	409	449
Rushing Yards	85	67
Passing Yards	324	382
First Downs	16	15
Punt Return Yards	11	23
Kick Return Yards	98	36
Total Yards	518	508
Turnovers	3	2
3rd Down Converstion	8-21	3-13
4th Down Conversion	0-2	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2	3-4
Penalties	1-10	2-17
Posession Time	17:37	22:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ARI	NYG
4:44	(NYG) M. Manningham 10 Yd pass from E. Manning (J. Brown kick)	00	07
0:37	(NYG) R. Randle 7 Yd pass from E. Manning (J. Brown kick)	00	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ARI	NYG
3:32	(ARI) L. Fitzgerald 7 Yd pass from C. Palmer (J. Feely kick)	07	14
2:07	(ARI) J. Feely 38 Yd FG	10	14
0:28	(NYG) V. Cruz 85 Yd pass from E. Manning (J. Brown kick)	10	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ARI	NYG
5:49	(NYG) J. Conner 4 Yd run (J. Brown kick)	10	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ARI	NYG
9:52	(NYG) J. Brown 40 Yd FG	10	31
1:44	(ARI) J. Dwyer 1 Yd run (J. Feely kick)	17	31
0:23	(NYG) J. Brown 45 Yd FG	17	34

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Palmer 33/50 333 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Dwyer 24 78 3.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Floyd 10 161 16.1 0 L. Fitzgerald 5 60 12.0 1 J. Carlson 7 49 7.0 0 E. Bennett 6 32 5.3 0 J. Dwyer 3 26 8.6 0 J. Brown 2 5 2.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Washington 8 0.0 0 0 S. Acho 7 1.0 0 0 T. Mathieu 5 0.0 0 0 J. Abraham 4 0.0 0 0 D. Bishop 4 0.0 0 0 J. Powers 3 0.0 1 0 D. Bucannon 3 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Feely 1/2 2/2 5 39 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zastudil 7 289 41.2 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Mathieu 2 42 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Peterson 3 11 3.6 0

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E. Manning 28/44 384 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Jennings 16 50 3.1 0 J. Conner 2 9 4.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD V. Cruz 7 159 22.7 1 R. Jennings 5 83 16.6 0 R. Randle 5 53 10.6 1 O. Beckham Jr 5 42 8.4 0 K. Davis 2 20 10.0 0 M. Manningham 2 18 9.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Beason 17 1.0 0 0 J. Pierre-Paul 7 3.0 0 0 J. Williams 8 1.0 0 0 A. Rolle 8 0.0 1 0 T. McBride 3 0.0 1 0 W. Thurmond III 2 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Brown 2/3 4/4 10 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Weatherford 6 182 30.3 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD O. Beckham Jr 2 36 18.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Holiday 3 23 7.6 0

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AROUND THE LEAGUE

WEEK TWO SCORES

PIT 23 – 10 BAL
MIA 3 – 15 BUF
JAX 14 – 15 WAS
DAL 30 – 27 TEN
ARI 17 – 34 NYG
NE 24 – 17 MIN
NO 33 – 3 CLE
ATL 6 – 13 CIN
DET 29 – 13 CAR
STL 0 – 16 TB
SEA 13 – 20 SD
HOU 22 – 14 OAK
NYJ 19 – 45 GB
KC 38 – 10 DEN
CHI 19 – 13 SF
PHI 28 – 16 IND

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
AFC

KC HB J. Charles 21/266 2TD – BAL OLB E. Dumervil 13Tkl, 6Sck

NFC

GB QB A. Rodgers 228Yds 4TD – TB DE L. English 8Tkl, 4Sck, 1FF, 1FR


(Key Players)
CHI QB J. Cutler 3 Weeks
CIN HB G. Bernard 3 Weeks
BUF DE M. Williams 3 Weeks
DNE QB P. Manning 25 Weeks
DEN WR W. Welker 4 Weeks
CLE HB B. Tate 3 Weeks
TB HB D. Martin 2 Weeks
IND OLB R. Mathis 3 Weeks
DAL QB T. Romo 4 Weeks
DAL MLB S. Lee 2 Weeks
MIA DE C. Wake 7 Weeks
JAX WR J. Blackmon 7 Weeks
NYJ QB G. Smith 1 Week
DET DE E. Ansah 2 Weeks
GB HB E. Lacy 2 Weeks
CAR QB C. Newton 3 Weeks
NE DE C. Jones 1 Week
NE WR J. Edelman 1 Week
OAK HB M. Jones-Drew 1 Week
WAS HB A. Morris 2 Weeks
NO WR M. Colston 5 Weeks
SEA FS E. Thomas III 2 Weeks
PIT DE C. Heyward 2 Weeks
TEN DE J. Casey 2 Weeks
MIN DT L. Joseph 2 Weeks