How Will Beatty sees himself fitting in during Giants return
There is not much time for Will Beatty to get re-acclimated on the Giants’ offensive line. The regular season begins in 11 days and he has not played in a long, long time — not since December 2014....
View ArticleDominique Rodgers-Cromartie’s heartfelt advice to young players
This is not a tense time for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. He is entering his ninth NFL season and third with the Giants. The team must make 22 player moves by Saturday at 4 p.m. to get down to the...
View Article3 decisions that show the elite versatility of Giants defense
Of course they cannot. The Giants will not do much this season if they struggle to score touchdowns on offense and if they continue to turn over the ball more frequently than do their opponents. The...
View ArticleEli Manning’s safety will depend on newbie if Will Beatty not ready
It looks as if the position for the Giants lacking depth more than any other is about to get thinned out, with right tackle Marshall Newhouse hobbling around with a bad right calf. Newhouse sustained...
View ArticleRashad Jennings’ injured thumb ‘just the cost of playing football’
Giants running back Rashad Jennings’ status against the Redskins appeared uncertain as he walked across the locker room Tuesday with a splint on his left thumb and a heavily wrapped hand. But Jennings...
View ArticleGiants haven’t solved problem of Odell Beckham’s tantrums
There are two ways to look at Odell Beckham Jr.’s latest ride on the emotional roller coaster. He cares so much and it means so much to him. Or he needs to chill out and grow up a bit. You know...
View ArticleGiants defensive backfield a mess that can’t heal fast enough
The Giants have an extra day this week to rest and prepare before they play next Monday night against the Vikings in Minneapolis. That additional time likely will not be enough to cure the physical...
View ArticleUnhinged meltdowns are becoming story of Giants’ year
Another week, another loss, and another player needing a lesson on how to control his emotions. The Giants appear stuck in a repetitive cycle of malfunction that has led to three straight losses. After...
View ArticleGiants’ $1M alternative to Ereck Flowers seems OK just watching
With every holding penalty — it’s a one-a-game pace, if you are keeping track — and whiff on a block that puts Eli Manning in harm’s way, the outcry grows louder. Do the Giants have any alternative at...
View ArticleHow Giants found the perfect time to unleash Paul Perkins
The time is coming for Paul Perkins. Like, now. The Giants are saying as much by deed and not words. In the past seven games, Perkins has 66 rushing attempts and his workload is trending upward. He has...
View ArticleWhat’s up with JPP, Victor Cruz? This week may provide answers
Three high-profile players expected to be starters have not played a down this season for the Giants, and there is some buzz this week about all three. Jason Pierre-Paul is expected to visit the team...
View ArticleGiants defense gets back one stud, one remains off grid
The Giants are getting healthier on defense, just in time to face the Cowboys on Sunday in another key NFC East showdown. Devon Kennard, the Giants’ most dynamic linebacker, said he “did everything’’...
View ArticleTwo good signs for a bust-out Odell Beckham game
After missing most of the Giants’ practices over the past two weeks — but still playing both games in a sore hamstring — wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was back practicing on Wednesday. “I think we’re...
View Article4 returning players who could lead Giants to NFC East title
The NFL trade deadline came and went Tuesday afternoon and the Giants did not make a move, other than to sit back and wait. Wait? For what? There is no doubt the Giants look at themselves and see major...
View ArticleRueben Randle felt like doing jumping jacks his TD was so easy
Rueben Randle caught his third touchdown pass of the season and 15th of his four-year NFL career with the Giants when he found himself wide open late in the first quarter of Sunday’s 32-18 victory in...
View ArticleWill Beatty’s season over, likely done with Giants
On Sunday, as rookie Ereck Flowers lines up at left tackle for the Giants, his assignment will be to deal with Patriots’ defensive end Chandler Jones, who leads the NFL in sacks with 9.5. This is the...
View ArticleHow the Giants can splash $50M in free agency fix-up
The good news for the Giants is very soon, when they leave behind this mess, they will have all the money they need — more to spend than they ever have possessed heading into an offseason — to buy,...
View ArticleFinding coach, spending $50M and other Giants offseason keys
The hubbub about who stays (general manager Jerry Reese) and who goes (coach Tom Coughlin) seemed to dull the usual hand-wringing about another lost Giants season. It was quite a dud, from beginning to...
View ArticleGiants drop 3 veterans to load up on free-agency cash
The rich made themselves richer — in terms of money to spend to rebuild a decayed roster. The Giants on Wednesday got down the brutal business of shedding veteran players who combined lethal realities:...
View ArticleGiants re-connect with Will Beatty as O-line doubt swirls
Desperate times call for desperate actions and that is why Will Beatty is now once again employed to play for the Giants. As much as the coaching staff and front office acted and sounded as if the...
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