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Giants summer questionnaire series: Left tackle David Diehl

David Diehl has protected Eli Manning's blind side for the past three seasons and hopes to remain the Giants' left tackle once again in 2010.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/30/10

O'Hara and Diehl get camera-ready

By Ohm Youngmisuk - ESPNNY.com 6/30/10

Bursting the Bubble: Which New York Giants Reserve Players Will Make the Cut?

By Dan Orlando - Bleacher Report 6/30/10

New York Giants: Top Question Marks They Face For The 2010 Season

By Reid Davenport - Bleacher Report 6/30/10

New York Giants Showing Compassion with Chad Jones

By Jeff Shull - Bleacher Report 6/30/10

Safety Chad Jones Update

By Michael Eisen - Giants.com 6/29/10

Giants summer questionnaire series: Linebacker Bryan Kehl

Giants linebacker Bryan Kehl says he's trying to "make as many plays as possible" to get the attention of new defensive coordinator Perry Fewell.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/29/10

Alcohol not a factor in Chad Jones' crash

By Brad Briggs - National Football Post 6/29/10

Inside the NFL: All players should heed Tom Coughlin's advice

New York Giants coach offers reminder about importance of personal behavior

By Howard Balzar - St. Louis Globe-Democrat 6/29/10

US: Diageo signs New York Giants deal

Captain Morgan signs with NY Giants

 By Just-Drinks.com 6/29/10

Why The Giants Will Win The NFC East?

By Fred Hewitt - Bleacher Report 6/29/10

NFC East Dynasty Capsule: New York Giants

By Dynasty League Football - Bleacher Report 6/29/10

Jones' condition improving

By Ohm Youngmisuk - ESPNNY.com 6/28/10

Dillard catching on for Giants

By Matt Mosley - ESPN.com 6/28/10

Giants summer questionnaire series: Linebacker Phillip Dillard

By Conor Orr - Star Ledger 6/28/10

Long road back for Giants rookie

By Matt Mosley - ESPN.com 6/28/10

1986 New York Giants: Simms and LT Put The Big Apple on the Super Bowl Map

By Tim McGhee - Bleacher Report 6/28/10

Giants' Jones eyes 2011 return

CHAD JONES May opt for baseball.

By Bart Hubbuch - NY Post 6/28/10

Upbeat Jones to dad: I want to play again

CHIPPER CHAD: Giants rookie Chad Jones, critically injured in a Friday car accident, has gone from possibly losing his leg to amputation to optimistically planning a return to the gridiron.

By Peter Finney Jr. - NY Post 6/27/10

Kevin Belcher's Cautionary Tale

By Brad Stratton - Bleacher Report 6/26/10

Giants visit Jones after car crash

By Ohm Youngmisuk - ESPNNY.com 6/26/10

Giants safety Chad Jones out of surgery following car accident, his agent says

Giants rookie safety Chad Jones, who suffered a severe leg injury Friday morning in New Orleans, is out of sugery and "in recovery," according to his agent.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/25/10

Giants' Jones has surgery after crash

Former LSU standout Chad Jones in guarded condition after car wreck

By Bradley Handwerger - WWLTV.com 6/25/10

NFC East: A Giant Comeback

By Patrick Mitchell - Bleacher Report 6/25/10

On the radar: Beast RB rotations

The Giants are hoping Brandon Jacobs can return to his form from 2008.

By Matt Mosley - ESPN.com 6/24/10

Giants summer questionnaire series: Tight end Kevin Boss

In response to a reader-submitted question about reaching out to make tough catches while getting hit, Giants tight end Kevin Boss joked "there's a thin line between being brave and stupid."

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/24/10

Giants claim kick returner Chris Davis off waivers from Bengals

The Giants have been exploring options to replace injured punt returner Domenik Hixon. Wednesday, they claimed returner Chris Davis off waivers from the Bengals.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/23/10

Grand jury indicts Taylor

By ESPNNY.com 6/23/10

Giants agree to terms with draft picks Mitch Petrus and Matt Dodge

Giants punter Matt Dodge, a seventh-round pick in April, has agreed to terms on a contract with the Giants.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/23/10

Giants summer questionnaire series: Linebacker Adrian Tracy

Adrian Tracy has had to adjust to play "in space" as a linebacker, after playing defensive end in college.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/23/10

NY Giants Hope Ramses Barden Steps into the Spotlight

By Craig Santucci - Bleacher Report 6/22/10

Giants agree to terms with another rookie linebacker: fourth-round pick Phillip Dillard

Giants linebacker Phillip Dillard, the team's fourth round pick in April, has agreed to terms on an undisclosed contract.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/22/10

CBS RADIO EXPO (FREE Autographs w/ former Giants, Carl Banks, Sean Landetta & Harry Carson)

Dallas Doomsday Shootout 2 (Giants vs. Cowboys Basketball Game)

Best Giants Team Ever: 1986

Lawrence Taylor was the leader of a dominant Giants defense.

By Matt Mosley - ESPN.com 6/22/10

Giants summer questionnaire series: Middle linebacker Jonathan Goff

After an up-and-down finish to last season, Giants linebacker Jonathan Goff is hoping to improve in several areas of his game, particularly his play in the open field.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/22/10

2010 Draft Class out to Prove They Belong

By: Alex Lewin - InReeseWeTrust.com 6/22/10

              The 2010 draft marked the fourth draft class that Jerry Reese was at the helm of and arguably the most pressurized.  The Giants are coming off a despicable 8-8 season in which team co-owner John Mara called it “more like a 2-14 season than an 8-8 season.”  The words hit home for the Giants and their fans; starting out 5-0 first place in the NFC, to stunningly finishing 3-8 and out of the playoffs.  Changes had to be made, and they were, first with the dismissal of much maligned Defensive Coordinator Bill Sheridan, replacing him with former Bills defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, and the signing of free safety Antrel Rolle to a record contract, the most ever for a safety.  The Giants knew they needed to add depth in April’s draft, and they did just that.  The first round selection of athletic freak Jason Pierre-Paul was straight out of the Ernie Accorsi hand book; drafting for depth instead of for need.  Pierre-Paul is sort of an enigma, an athletic freak of nature, who can do dozens of cart wheel hand-stands, but will he be able to shed blocks from some of the top offensive lineman in the game?  So far during mini-camp JPP has been a force on the line, shedding through blocks and even starting a fight with Rich Seuburt, the longest tenure Giant and arguably most respected.  I can see the Giants using Pierre-Paul mainly on third down passing situations this year; much liked they used Justin Tuck in his rookie season.  Like Tuck, Pierre-Paul, in my opinion, will be used inside, trying to push up the middle and hurry the quarterback in making a mistake on third and long.

              Linval Joseph was the Giants second round selection and in my opinion Reese’s best move of the draft.  Joseph is a force, an immovable object at 6’4 330 he stared at East Carolina under Skip Holtz and was regarded one of the top five best defensive tackles in this year’s draft. The Giants were ecstatic to grab him at 46^th and having him in the middle brings the Giants a player they desperately needed.   As you already know, the Giants defensive line was horrific last season, much of the problem due to the fact that they could not stop the run.  Well here comes big Linval Joseph to solve that problem, act as a William Perry type player to clog the middle and shut down the run.  In my mind, Joseph should start alongside Barry Coefield, however due do the $50 million they invested in Chris Canty last off season, Joseph will likely see the field on short yardage situation, primarily in goal line package.  Canty has a lot to prove this season, and if Joseph shows promise and Canty has another disappointing year, it could mean the end of Chris Canty come 2011.

              With their third round pick, the Giants surprised everyone and took Chad Jones out of LSU.  Jones, who was considered a potential top baseball prospect if he went that route, is a ball hawk who can fly around the field.  The opinions on Jones seem to vary with some scouts feeling he is a special teamer at best while some disagree with that notion and feel he is going to turn out to be a game changing safety.   One thing this pick tells you for sure is that the Kenny Phillips is a long way away from stepping on that field.  You got to love Phillips’ effort and his attitude to get back on that field, but the Giants HAVE to know that simply is not realistic at this point.  Its possible Phillips will be back for the second half of the season, but frankly I don’t see it and I think privately the Giants personnel would agree with me.   Which brings me to how the Giants are going to use Jones this season and there are a few options.  For one, Jones can be used as a punt returner now that Domenik Hixon is out for the season.  However, Aaron Ross will get first shot at that opportunity, so Jones will have to impress come July during training camp.  Second, he could be used as a special teamer and in prevent defense along with major passing situation when the Giants need six defensive backs on the field.  I am leaning towards Jones paying his dues on special teams this year since he is right now the fourth safety on the roster even if you eliminate Kenny Phillips.

              Phil Dillard was picked in the fourth round by the team and finally ended the Giants long hunt for a middle linebacker.  The problem with Dillard is that he can very well have been a product of Ndamukong Suh’s dominance last season at Nebraska.  The Giants will find out in the next few years, but unlike if they picked Ronaldo McClain earlier in the draft, Dillard will not start, and might not even beat out Chase Blackburn as the number two middle linebacker.  Dillard will almost surely play on special teams this season unless there is a major injury to Jonathon Goff, Gerris Wilkinson, or Chase Blackburn.  I know the Giants are getting a lot of heat for not taking a middle linebacker, but when the Raiders shocked everyone and took McClain at number eight, the Giants decided that they were going to wait until the time was right and then pick a middle linebacker of their choice instead of reaching for one.   The Giants REFUSE to reach for draft picks; it has been their MO ever since Ernie Accorsi took over for George Young in 1997 and Reese, who is an Accorsi disciple, will not steer towards another direction.  I applauded the Giants organization for taking on that philosophy, however, the Giants are left with a gigantic hole in the middle linebacker position.  The Giants privately feel that Jonathon Goff will emerge as a talent and that the defensive line will be so good that it will generate enough pressure that the middle linebacker will not be exposed, like the 2007 team.  However, that team had Antonio Pierce who not only was one of the leaders of that defense, but was still a ball hawk tackling machine at that point in his career.  I think that the Giants are making a big mistake and might pay for it down the road when teams run right up the middle and run crossing routes all day through the middle of the field.  You saw last year up close and personal how exposed a team can look if there is not a middle linebacker on the field, in my opinion the second or third most important position.  I just hope the same does not happen again in 2010.

              As for picks five through seven, the Giants picked up guard Mitch Petrus out of Arkansas who will help with provide the team with depth.  Sixth round selection was Adrian Tracy out of small William & Mary college who, if he makes the team, will take up a special teams spot and nothing more.  Seventh and last round selection was that of punter Matt Dodge, a teammate of second round pick Linval Joseph at East Carolina.  Dodge has a golden opportunity now that Jeff Feagles has retired leaving an empty spot at punter for the Giants going into 2010.  Dodge will compete with former Aussie Rules football player Jy Bond to replace Feagles who was one of the best punters the Giants have ever in their franchise’s history, a fixture on the team since 2003. 

              With all the new names and faces, it should be a very exciting training camp for the New York Giants come mid July, a team Justin Tuck has nicknamed “The Redeem team.”  We will certainly see if this rookie class could make an impact to a very important New York Giants season.

             

The 25 Greatest New York Giants Players, Part 7 of 7, No. 5- No. 1

By Frank Gray - Bleacher Report 6/22/10

The New York Giants 2010 NFL Dominant Defense

By Bleacher Report 6/22/10

An Andre Brown prediction

By Matt Mosley - ESPN.com 6/21/10

New York Giants 6/21/10 Roster Moves

By Michael Eisen - Giants.com 6/21/10

Giants summer questionnaire series: Wide receiver Steve Smith

Steve Smith emerged as the Giants' top receiver last season, earning a Pro Bowl selection with 107 catches, 1,220 yards receiving and seven touchdowns.

By Michael Fensom - Star Ledger 6/21/10

2010 NFL Preview: New York Giants

By Ryan Lester - Bleacher Report 6/21/10

Will Eli Manning Drop the Ball This Season Too?

By Omar Brown - Bleacher Report 6/20/10

New coordinator trying to re-ignite Giants ‘D’

New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell.

By Paul Schwartz - NY Post 6/20/10

In battle to retain starting job, Giants guard Rich Seubert will be competitive as always

Combative on the field and personable off of it, guard Rich Seubert has been an anchor on the Giants offensive line for the past three seasons.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/18/10

As Giants break mini-camp, DE Justin Tuck is hoping defense ponders 'redemption' for last year

Giants DE Justin Tuck addresses the media following the conclusion of the team's mini-camp on Thursday.

By Mike Garafolo - Star Ledger 6/17/10

Sintim gets first shot at strong side LB job

BY DEFAULT: Clint Sintim, stretching at Giants mini-camp earlier this week, didn't do much as a rookie defensive end last year to earn his starting linebacker job.

By Paul Schwartz - NY Post 6/18/10

Beatty could move Diehl over, Seubert out

By Paul Schwartz - NY Post 6/18/10

Aaron Ross might take over for injured Domenik Hixon as punt returner for New York Giants

New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross will likely fill the void left by Domenik Hixon as punt returner.

By Ralph Vacchiano - NY Dailynews 6/17/10