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Jan 8th. Fox, 1 pm. Just put it on record on the DVR. That's how confident I am.
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DVR it cuz Mrs. MB4 will be watching Extreme Makeover with ur daughters after church at that time, and you just respect her too damn much to say no bc you didnt have a father around growing up who would tell your mom to get her ass in the kitchen and fetch some beers during a Cowboys game instead of tryin to watch the Mary Tyler Moore Show? It's just how you were raised?
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"Mommy, why is daddy never here to play with us?"
"Well, dear, you know he's downstairs in the basement slaving away on the internet moderating the Cowboyszone website, making sure no one says anything bad about Jerry Jones."
"But why is he doing that instead of spending time with us?"
"Well dear, because one day Jerry Jones might read it and see all of daddy's nice words about him and how he's tirelessly defending him, not to mention all of daddy's interesting stories and ...
"But mommy, all daddy does is manage a little apartment compl..."
"~clears throat~...Now, um...run along and finish watching your Lifetime movie."
"Well, dear, you know he's downstairs in the basement slaving away on the internet moderating the Cowboyszone website, making sure no one says anything bad about Jerry Jones."
"But why is he doing that instead of spending time with us?"
"Well dear, because one day Jerry Jones might read it and see all of daddy's nice words about him and how he's tirelessly defending him, not to mention all of daddy's interesting stories and ...
"But mommy, all daddy does is manage a little apartment compl..."
"~clears throat~...Now, um...run along and finish watching your Lifetime movie."
Giants' Jake Ballard not making much progress in recovery from knee injury
Jake Ballard was told the normal recovery for his knee injury is 2 to 4 weeks.
“I’m trying to squeeze it into one,” the Giants’ tight end said today.
So far, the results haven’t been so hot.
Ballard, who suffered a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament in the loss to the Redskins, ran on the side today as the rest of the team practiced. He anticipates doing the same on Thursday and isn’t sure if he’ll be able to practice at all this week.
Ballard said once again he wouldn’t be able to play if the game were today. It’s not, so he has a few more days to get ready, but the fact he’s no closer to answering yes on that question isn’t a promising sign.
“It’s not like a hand or something where you can play though it,” he said. “If I can’t run and get the job done, somebody else can do a better job. And I feel like some guys when they get hurt they push through it but they end up hurting their team because the healthy guy behind them might be able to run better.”
For the Giants, that guy would once again be Bear Pascoe, who did not have a catch against the Jets.
Ballard said the call on whether he plays won’t be his. Working his way through a PCL issue could lead to further damage to his knee.
“I wish it was my call: ‘Hey, I’m playing,’ and my knee would be fine,” he said. “But that’s not the case.”
Ballard had a PCL issue during his time at Ohio State. It wasn’t much of a concern because he was mostly a blocking tight end.
“I think I just wore a brace so all I could do was block. I didn’t run at all,” he said. “So I didn’t really treat it as well as I should have.”
Asked if the Buckeyes’ medical staff would’ve allowed him to play through this issue, he grinned and said, “They would probably overlook some stuff: ‘Oh you can play.’”
Ballard hopes the Giants’ staff will have a similar response by Sunday.
“Yeah, right now it’s do or die,” he said. “It (stinks). It’s frustrating.”
Jake Ballard was told the normal recovery for his knee injury is 2 to 4 weeks.
“I’m trying to squeeze it into one,” the Giants’ tight end said today.
So far, the results haven’t been so hot.
Ballard, who suffered a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament in the loss to the Redskins, ran on the side today as the rest of the team practiced. He anticipates doing the same on Thursday and isn’t sure if he’ll be able to practice at all this week.
Ballard said once again he wouldn’t be able to play if the game were today. It’s not, so he has a few more days to get ready, but the fact he’s no closer to answering yes on that question isn’t a promising sign.
“It’s not like a hand or something where you can play though it,” he said. “If I can’t run and get the job done, somebody else can do a better job. And I feel like some guys when they get hurt they push through it but they end up hurting their team because the healthy guy behind them might be able to run better.”
For the Giants, that guy would once again be Bear Pascoe, who did not have a catch against the Jets.
Ballard said the call on whether he plays won’t be his. Working his way through a PCL issue could lead to further damage to his knee.
“I wish it was my call: ‘Hey, I’m playing,’ and my knee would be fine,” he said. “But that’s not the case.”
Ballard had a PCL issue during his time at Ohio State. It wasn’t much of a concern because he was mostly a blocking tight end.
“I think I just wore a brace so all I could do was block. I didn’t run at all,” he said. “So I didn’t really treat it as well as I should have.”
Asked if the Buckeyes’ medical staff would’ve allowed him to play through this issue, he grinned and said, “They would probably overlook some stuff: ‘Oh you can play.’”
Ballard hopes the Giants’ staff will have a similar response by Sunday.
“Yeah, right now it’s do or die,” he said. “It (stinks). It’s frustrating.”
Nicked-up Hakeem no reason for Giants to worry
Giants fans will need to hold their breath on this one.
Eli Manning’s go-to receiver not named Victor Cruz is Nicked Up.
“If I’m out there, I’d like to say I’d be myself, but you never know,” Hakeem Nicks said. “These things are tricky. I’m gonna go ahead and claim I’ll be myself out there. I always got to think positive.”
If I’m out there are four words that ought to send shudders down the spine of every Giants fan.
“I don’t see myself missing this game,” Nicks said.
Tom Coughlin and Manning are similarly optimistic. But Nicks sat out yesterday’s practice with the hamstring he strained against the Jets. Manning will be hard-pressed to win a shootout with Tony Romo on Sunday night if Nicks is hamstrung in any capacity, or worse, if he suffers a setback during The Game of Games.
“I notice it, I can’t really dig like I want to right now,” Nicks said.
Asked if he expects to be 100 percent Sunday night, Nicks said: “Close to 100 percent as I can get. I don’t think nobody’s gonna be 100 percent playing football this time of year. Something’s gonna be nagging, something’s gonna be hurting, but come game time, you know how to put all that stuff behind you.”
Come game time, you won’t even think about it?
“No. If I’m playing, I’m not thinking about it,” Nicks said. “Out of sight, out of mind.”
It may have been out of sight against the Jets, but it was not out of mind for Nicks, who didn’t have time for his extensive pregame stretching regimen, once his hamstring began barking in the first quarter.
“I didn’t really have no burst,” Nicks said. “I couldn’t really do my releases how I wanted to off the line of scrimmage, showing favoritism to it ’cause I didn’t want to pull it. I’m not the one to make excuses. If I’m out there, I’m out there. You’re gonna get anything I can give you.”
Nicks said he is hopeful he will have his burst back against the Cowboys, and Manning needs him to be more than a decoy against that suspect secondary.
“That’s the plan, that’s why I’m taking it easy this week,” Nicks said. “I’m usually a fast healer so ... looking forward to being out there.”
He is hoping to go through a limited practice today.
“I don’t expect me to have full-out practice, “ Nicks said.
If his hamstring holds up — big if, considering he missed the Patriots game in November because of the same hamstring — Nicks will expect to dominate.
“I just know how I bounce back,” Nicks said. “I know myself, I know my game and how I play. These last two weeks haven’t been my best. And plus, I was always told the bigger the stage the better I play, and I feel like that as well so ... This is a big-stage game, and we know what’s at task, and we want to get to the playoffs, and I definitely do as well so we just gotta come out here and make it happen.”
But he made only one catch for 20 yards happen on Revis Island as he spent a good part of his sideline time getting stretched in front of the heater after getting a halftime wrap for support.
“I couldn’t really go deep,” Nicks said. “Just wanted to stay out there because I know even my presence out there can still help us out as far as on the run game or not just clouding one side.”
Nicks, whose large hands have become legendary around the Giants, has been plagued recently by the dropsies.
“I just need to [get] back down to the basics for myself personally, looking the ball all the way in,” he said. “Sometimes I get carried away too fast, I try to make a move without the ball. But with these last two games, the weather’s been playing a factor, so I’ve gotta do a better part of looking the ball in.”
Nicks has turned to the Juggs machine for assistance.
“I can go on a stretch where I won’t drop a ball for five, six weeks,” Nicks said. “I don’t normally have drop after drop after drop after drop. It’s normally ... I go a whole season without drops, then I have a period where I might fit some in there, but that’s just me because I’m starting to lack concentration or something like that.”
There are no drops in Nicks’ confidence, however.
“I know I got good hands, the team knows I got good hands. Eli has trust in my hands, the coaches do as well,” Nicks said.
Yes, Eli does.
“Hakeem’s gonna be fine, he’ll be ready to play, and he’ll play well for us,” Manning said.
He had better. The last thing Manning and the Giants need now is a Catch-88.
Giants fans will need to hold their breath on this one.
Eli Manning’s go-to receiver not named Victor Cruz is Nicked Up.
“If I’m out there, I’d like to say I’d be myself, but you never know,” Hakeem Nicks said. “These things are tricky. I’m gonna go ahead and claim I’ll be myself out there. I always got to think positive.”
If I’m out there are four words that ought to send shudders down the spine of every Giants fan.
“I don’t see myself missing this game,” Nicks said.
Tom Coughlin and Manning are similarly optimistic. But Nicks sat out yesterday’s practice with the hamstring he strained against the Jets. Manning will be hard-pressed to win a shootout with Tony Romo on Sunday night if Nicks is hamstrung in any capacity, or worse, if he suffers a setback during The Game of Games.
“I notice it, I can’t really dig like I want to right now,” Nicks said.
Asked if he expects to be 100 percent Sunday night, Nicks said: “Close to 100 percent as I can get. I don’t think nobody’s gonna be 100 percent playing football this time of year. Something’s gonna be nagging, something’s gonna be hurting, but come game time, you know how to put all that stuff behind you.”
Come game time, you won’t even think about it?
“No. If I’m playing, I’m not thinking about it,” Nicks said. “Out of sight, out of mind.”
It may have been out of sight against the Jets, but it was not out of mind for Nicks, who didn’t have time for his extensive pregame stretching regimen, once his hamstring began barking in the first quarter.
“I didn’t really have no burst,” Nicks said. “I couldn’t really do my releases how I wanted to off the line of scrimmage, showing favoritism to it ’cause I didn’t want to pull it. I’m not the one to make excuses. If I’m out there, I’m out there. You’re gonna get anything I can give you.”
Nicks said he is hopeful he will have his burst back against the Cowboys, and Manning needs him to be more than a decoy against that suspect secondary.
“That’s the plan, that’s why I’m taking it easy this week,” Nicks said. “I’m usually a fast healer so ... looking forward to being out there.”
He is hoping to go through a limited practice today.
“I don’t expect me to have full-out practice, “ Nicks said.
If his hamstring holds up — big if, considering he missed the Patriots game in November because of the same hamstring — Nicks will expect to dominate.
“I just know how I bounce back,” Nicks said. “I know myself, I know my game and how I play. These last two weeks haven’t been my best. And plus, I was always told the bigger the stage the better I play, and I feel like that as well so ... This is a big-stage game, and we know what’s at task, and we want to get to the playoffs, and I definitely do as well so we just gotta come out here and make it happen.”
But he made only one catch for 20 yards happen on Revis Island as he spent a good part of his sideline time getting stretched in front of the heater after getting a halftime wrap for support.
“I couldn’t really go deep,” Nicks said. “Just wanted to stay out there because I know even my presence out there can still help us out as far as on the run game or not just clouding one side.”
Nicks, whose large hands have become legendary around the Giants, has been plagued recently by the dropsies.
“I just need to [get] back down to the basics for myself personally, looking the ball all the way in,” he said. “Sometimes I get carried away too fast, I try to make a move without the ball. But with these last two games, the weather’s been playing a factor, so I’ve gotta do a better part of looking the ball in.”
Nicks has turned to the Juggs machine for assistance.
“I can go on a stretch where I won’t drop a ball for five, six weeks,” Nicks said. “I don’t normally have drop after drop after drop after drop. It’s normally ... I go a whole season without drops, then I have a period where I might fit some in there, but that’s just me because I’m starting to lack concentration or something like that.”
There are no drops in Nicks’ confidence, however.
“I know I got good hands, the team knows I got good hands. Eli has trust in my hands, the coaches do as well,” Nicks said.
Yes, Eli does.
“Hakeem’s gonna be fine, he’ll be ready to play, and he’ll play well for us,” Manning said.
He had better. The last thing Manning and the Giants need now is a Catch-88.
Lee is out because of the flu, per Watkins.
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yep.
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Nicks said he tested the hammy to see if he'd "notice" it and he did a bit but plans to practice a bit tomorrow. #nyg
--TE Jake Ballard was catching passes from Eli Manning, but wasn't doing any running -- a troubling sign. Ballard hasn't been able to run since partially tearing his PCL against the Redskins and his chances of playing Sunday are decreasing each day.
-- LB Mark Herzlich was outside doing some work with trainers and later took to a stationary bike during the session. He, too, is unlikely to be available Sunday night.
-- DE Osi Umenyiora and WR Mario Manningham were practicing again today.
-- RB Ahmad Bradshaw, as expected, was not practicing. He'll likely participate tomorrow.
Nicks said he tested the hammy to see if he'd "notice" it and he did a bit but plans to practice a bit tomorrow. #nyg
--TE Jake Ballard was catching passes from Eli Manning, but wasn't doing any running -- a troubling sign. Ballard hasn't been able to run since partially tearing his PCL against the Redskins and his chances of playing Sunday are decreasing each day.
-- LB Mark Herzlich was outside doing some work with trainers and later took to a stationary bike during the session. He, too, is unlikely to be available Sunday night.
-- DE Osi Umenyiora and WR Mario Manningham were practicing again today.
-- RB Ahmad Bradshaw, as expected, was not practicing. He'll likely participate tomorrow.
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If it doesn't go well Sunday night you will never have to see bradie again here period.
It's the end of the era. Only witten and romo will remain.
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Yep.
Next season we should have about 7. To 8 new players on defense. We have seen this stuff for a long time. I really hope we are aggressive in free agency on defense.
This franchise only has so many good years left of romo, we dont have time for Tom ciskowski to draft another aoa or Jason Williams.
I really hope we start with paul solai and a corner like porter or finnegan and then go from there praying bruce Carter can play.
This offseason should be all about fixing the defense through free agency.
Then using the draft to better both lines.
We could turnaround pretty quick with a big run plugger and better corner play.
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Totally agree. Makes too much sense and becaus eof that... it won't happen.
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NFL Network is replaying the first matchup against the Giants.
Newman should've had that pic six. It may have changed the outcome of that game.
Newman should've had that pic six. It may have changed the outcome of that game.
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just saw on twitter some giants season ticket holders commenting that they have a recieved a taped message from eli manning urging them to come support the team on sunday night.
odd that those incredible northeast fans need any urging i think. I mean they are after all in the northeast.....
or maybe they are trying to prevent a large amount of cowboys fans in their building via season ticket holders selling.....
odd that those incredible northeast fans need any urging i think. I mean they are after all in the northeast.....
or maybe they are trying to prevent a large amount of cowboys fans in their building via season ticket holders selling.....