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Post by Roosevelt on Sept 4, 2019 19:42:12 GMT -5
(TGB's Game Days begins year two. I'll try and have these up by Thursday each week)
1. Shurmur “thrilled” about the 2019 edition of the New York Football Giants. Shurmur and general manager Dave Gettleman set out on their second season together with what they believe is a stronger roster than the one at this point last year. Its first test comes this Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET at AT&T Stadium.
“I told the players, I’m thrilled about the team that we have,” Shurmur said. “I really loved the team that we had when we had 90 (players). Going through that process this weekend, I thought we did it the right way. We added some new players that we feel good about and that we think will help us after going through the process of seeing who was released and whatnot. We had our first practice before Dallas today. We’re off to the races.”
2. Roster is still being finalized. The Giants “set” their 53-man roster over the weekend in accordance with the NFL deadline, but it is best to remember that building a team is an ongoing process. On Sunday, the Giants signed tight end Eric Tomlinson, who was waived by the Jets, and accordingly placed cornerback Sam Beal (hamstring) on injured reserve. On Monday, they parted ways with linebacker B.J. Goodson and signed free agent David Mayo, another linebacker.
“We feel like we are a better team than we were a year ago, we just have to go out and perform,” Shurmur said. “We know we are at the stage of our year where winning football games is what it’s all about and so that’s where we’re at. … I like the way we have built our team. I like some of the changes we made personnel wise. I also feel like the second year in our system we are smoother in how we operate.”
3. Who will be Manning’s primary backup? The Giants are four days from opening the season in Dallas. They are X-number days away from someone other than Eli Manning starting at quarterback. Nevertheless, the latter was the first topic posed to Shurmur in his first press conference of game week after the Giants moved ahead with three quarterbacks – Manning, rookie Daniel Jones and Alex Tanney – on the active roster. Shurmur said he and Gettleman were in agreement that having a trio was the way to go. The head coach and offensive architect was then asked if Tanney would step in for Manning if something happened to him and Jones, under the hypothetical, was not ready yet.
“Daniel is going to be ready when it’s his time,” Shurmur said. “Having Alex here who is a veteran I think adds to the room.”
The Giants carried four quarterbacks all offseason until waiving Kyle Lauletta, their fourth-round pick from a year ago.
“There are things behind the scenes where we felt like Alex was doing well,” Shurmur said. “I think Kyle made great progress. We were really pleased with what (Kyle) had done. We just felt like it was the best thing for us to move forward with Tanney.”
4. Zeke is back. Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who edged out Saquon Barkley by 127 yards last season for his second rushing title, ended a 40-day holdout just before the start of the regular season. Elliott and the Cowboys agreed to a six-year contract extension on Wednesday, which means the Giants will be seeing plenty of him in the foreseeable future.
“We’re going to play defense the way we have to play to defend the Cowboys,” Shurmur said Monday before the Elliott news. “Certainly if Zeke is there, you have to spend special attention (on him). They have some running backs that have done well in camp that they feel good about. We have to play good team defense, regardless of who’s playing against us. There’s no telling who they’re going to line up with at this point.”
Meanwhile, Dallas still boasts plenty of Pro Bowlers on offense, including quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver Amari Cooper.
“(Cooper is) an outstanding player as well,” Shurmur said. “I think that’s what makes them, on offense, hard to defend. They have an outstanding quarterback that can use his legs, which creates problems for the defense. They have skilled position players, not only on the outside but in the inside too with their tight ends. They have a runner, if Zeke plays, that’s one of the best in the league. They have guys in that room that… We have to defeat our blocks, address our gaps, and play good run defense, regardless of who’s carrying it.”
5. Barkley named one of seven team captains. In just his second season, Barkley has been named a team captain. It came as no surprise after seeing his leadership displayed throughout the spring and summer practices. On offense, he is joined by quarterback Eli Manning, his 13th time being named a captain, and left tackle Nate Solder. Linebacker Alec Ogletree and safety Antoine Bethea, who signed this offseason, are the defensive captains. Long snapper Zak DeOssie and safety Michael Thomas will lead special teams.
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Post by JoeBigBlue on Sept 4, 2019 20:08:14 GMT -5
**** Dallas.
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Post by knowledgetimmons on Sept 4, 2019 20:54:50 GMT -5
Can't wait to start the turds off with a loss in the opener.
It's hard not feeling like they have managed their team better than the our Giants have over the past few years, but truth is they're one season of mediocrity away from 2015 Giants depths.
No coach has done less with that caliber of players than Jason Garrett and Co.
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Post by GameTime on Sept 4, 2019 21:22:03 GMT -5
Love hating Dallas......
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Post by BronxBomberBlue on Sept 4, 2019 21:23:18 GMT -5
May Saquon rush for over 250 yards on Sunday.
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Post by krappdetector on Sept 4, 2019 21:24:06 GMT -5
We are #ed
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Post by TheAnalyst on Sept 4, 2019 21:27:40 GMT -5
Get ready for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman annoying the hell out of you once again!
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Post by balloonknot on Sept 4, 2019 21:36:50 GMT -5
Get ready for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman annoying the hell out of you once again! God damn man. Why you gotta piss on our joy for football.
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Post by EliDaGoat713 on Sept 4, 2019 21:41:41 GMT -5
I hope we don't look as unprepared as we've looked the last two times we've faced them in Dallas.
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Post by DandyDon on Sept 4, 2019 23:02:37 GMT -5
We are numbered? I dont understand.
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Post by DandyDon on Sept 4, 2019 23:08:40 GMT -5
Get ready for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman annoying the hell out of you once again! Buck is annoying. Collinsworth is annoying. I have no issue with Troy. I would like to dislike him as much as an announcer as I did as a player, but I think he is a pretty fair and a good broadcaster.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 0:57:44 GMT -5
We are numbered? I dont understand. I think he means pound. Like fist pound because we got this
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Post by TheAnalyst on Sept 5, 2019 5:41:21 GMT -5
Get ready for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman annoying the hell out of you once again! Buck is annoying. Collinsworth is annoying. I have no issue with Troy. I would like to dislike him as much as an announcer as I did as a player, but I think he is a pretty fair and a good broadcaster. Definitely right on Collinsworth. "Now heres a guy..."
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Post by JoeBigBlue on Sept 5, 2019 6:58:31 GMT -5
Buck is annoying. Collinsworth is annoying. I have no issue with Troy. I would like to dislike him as much as an announcer as I did as a player, but I think he is a pretty fair and a good broadcaster. Definitely right on Collinsworth. "Now heres a guy..." Al Michaels has gotta retire....guy sounds like he's drunk last couple of seasons...
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Post by TEM on Sept 5, 2019 7:06:28 GMT -5
Definitely right on Collinsworth. "Now heres a guy..." Al Michaels has gotta retire....guy sounds like he's drunk last couple of seasons... I can not take either of them. There are times I have to mute the sound in the TV . Put the Fan on the radio. Sync the TV to Papa ,Cross and Banks' announcing.
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Post by scoostraw on Sept 5, 2019 8:07:20 GMT -5
Sync the TV to Papa ,Cross and Banks' announcing. How do you do that?
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Post by Fletch842 on Sept 5, 2019 10:26:37 GMT -5
Sync the TV to Papa ,Cross and Banks' announcing. How do you do that? Probably need a DVR or TIVO to do that, use pause to sync to the radio delay.
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Post by scoostraw on Sept 5, 2019 10:28:55 GMT -5
Probably need a DVR or TIVO to do that, use pause to sync to the radio delay. That's my guess as well.
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Post by Parademon1 on Sept 5, 2019 12:19:32 GMT -5
Sadly, when you're the Giants & a Giants fan, this is already a "must win" game. This team isn't good enough to bounce back from a bad Sept start. Get sick n tired of players brushing off early Sept losses with the ol, "it's still early in the season, we got lot's of football left to play", response. This isn't baseball, were you can start off 2-12 & still make the playoffs. 0-2, 0-3, 0-4 & you can just put in DJ to start off the new era of QB in NY.
Since 2013, every damn time the Giants have started 0-2, they have had a losing season & missed the playoffs, the yr they started 2-0, surprise, surprise, they made the playoffs. This coaching staff better not go into this game with some BS conservative game plan. They need to attack all game long & take some chances on 4th dn deep in Cowboy turf. Settling for 3s every time we're in the RZ will end up in us losing this game. Have to put up 7s! If we go for it on 4th dn on their 10yd line & don't make it, fine, make em go 90yds the other way! Winning this game on the rd vs a team that has owned them the last few yrs would be a huge confidence booster & have this team sky high for the home opener vs a Bills team they should beat. TB & Skins are winnable as well, a 4-0 start would be amazing as they then just have to play 500 football the rest of the way & still finish 10-6 with a great shot at making the playoffs.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 13:14:20 GMT -5
Sadly, when you're the Giants & a Giants fan, this is already a "must win" game. This team isn't good enough to bounce back from a bad Sept start. Get sick n tired of players brushing off early Sept losses with the ol, "it's still early in the season, we got lot's of football left to play", response. This isn't baseball, were you can start off 2-12 & still make the playoffs. 0-2, 0-3, 0-4 & you can just put in DJ to start off the new era of QB in NY. Since 2013, every damn time the Giants have started 0-2, they have had a losing season & missed the playoffs, the yr they started 2-0, surprise, surprise, they made the playoffs. This coaching staff better not go into this game with some BS conservative game plan. They need to attack all game long & take some chances on 4th dn deep in Cowboy turf. Settling for 3s every time we're in the RZ will end up in us losing this game. Have to put up 7s! If we go for it on 4th dn on their 10yd line & don't make it, fine, make em go 90yds the other way! Winning this game on the rd vs a team that has owned them the last few yrs would be a huge confidence booster & have this team sky high for the home opener vs a Bills team they should beat. TB & Skins are winnable as well, a 4-0 start would be amazing as they then just have to play 500 football the rest of the way & still finish 10-6 with a great shot at making the playoffs. This is what I have been saying. We need to wine Game 1 against a. Division Rival and many predict a playoff team. That said I hope we come Out like a bunch of crazed dogs - LT
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Post by IrishMike on Sept 5, 2019 14:27:23 GMT -5
FINALLY!
No more talking about the blades of grass and their effect on the 1995 team...we got real football about to happen. With that said Go Bears tonight.
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Post by slyfoxx on Sept 5, 2019 16:50:12 GMT -5
I'm feeling the love in here and for that I'm grateful. Here's to another season and have some fun out there!
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Post by TheAnalyst on Sept 5, 2019 17:39:44 GMT -5
I'm feeling the love in here and for that I'm grateful. Here's to another season an d have some fun out there! Hopefully none of your Cowboys get arrested before kick off.
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Post by slyfoxx on Sept 5, 2019 18:46:20 GMT -5
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Post by TheAnalyst on Sept 5, 2019 20:31:05 GMT -5
That's an awesome site! Btw, who is Kam Moore?
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Post by BigBlueDog42 on Sept 5, 2019 22:37:58 GMT -5
Al Michaels has gotta retire....guy sounds like he's drunk last couple of seasons... I can not take either of them. There are times I have to mute the sound in the TV . Put the Fan on the radio. Sync the TV to Papa ,Cross and Banks' announcing. I used to do that but since I moved that is no longer an option I will either mute those fools or just suffer and listen to them kiss Dallas @$$.
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Post by JR Ewing on Sept 5, 2019 23:08:59 GMT -5
giants are going to lose so bad this weekend lol. the Cowboys Nation of Domination returns
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Post by TEM on Sept 6, 2019 4:33:41 GMT -5
I can not take either of them. There are times I have to mute the sound in the TV . Put the Fan on the radio. Sync the TV to Papa ,Cross and Banks' announcing. I used to do that but since I moved that is no longer an option I will either mute those fools or just suffer and listen to them kiss Dallas @$$. The FAN streams on the web.
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Post by jb456 on Sept 6, 2019 8:00:54 GMT -5
Buck is annoying. Collinsworth is annoying. I have no issue with Troy. I would like to dislike him as much as an announcer as I did as a player, but I think he is a pretty fair and a good broadcaster. Definitely right on Collinsworth. "Now heres a guy..." He is the freaking worst. I remember he was doing the draft and couldn't believe that Johnny Manzel dropped the way he did. Troy on the other hand, he is a class act and he is a balanced announcer.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Sept 6, 2019 8:19:30 GMT -5
giants are going to lose so bad this weekend lol. the Cowboys Nation of Domination returns ....From the early 90s?
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