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Antrel Rolle expects to be the Giants’ nickel corner this season, according to Zach Berman’s tweet.
Well, that’s one way to fill the hole left by Terrell Thomas’ injury. Rolle at nickel back could be a short-lived experiment, as he’s been primarily a safety since being drafted as a corner out of Miami.
It’s a worth a try though, as it would give the Giants some flexibility if he is able to make a smooth transition. I assume Deon Grant would slide into the vacated safety slot opposite Kenny Phillips in nickel situations.
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OK…well as long as no one was injured in the last ten minutes, I think I’m ready to unveil my final roster projection for 2011. We still have two preseason contests to go, but right around now is when the decisions start to become clear. So let’s jump right in with QB.
QB Keeping 2: In 2011, NFL teams now have the luxury of dressing 46 players on game day. This essentially means that the 3rd string QB is no longer an “emergency option.” The Giants have chosen to forgo the 3rd QB all together since 2008, and I’m not so sure that changes this season. Obviously Eli is the number 1, but he heads up a current corps of 4 talented signal callers.
David Carr (first pick ever of the Houston Texans in 2002) is my favorite to win the job, and not just because he is less expensive than the other veteran alternative. Yes he is about 2 million cheaper than Sage Rosenfels, but he is also equally talented and more versatile. Quite frankly, I expected him to win the starting job in San Francisco last year and I still think he will be a starter again in this league before he retires. Rosenfels may also be trade bait for another CB (more later).
I don’t see Ryan Perrilloux, the raw first year player out of LSU/Jacksonville State making the team despite the new accommodation on gamedays for QBs. The roster is too tight in other areas to find room for a project at a position with an established starter.
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I know what you’re going to ask…..why would the Giants’ move Antrel Rolle, who made the Pro Bowl at safety last year, to cornerback?
Well, many reasons. They don’t have enough depth at corner right now and may need Rolle to fill in at some point. He currently is taking reps at corner as well as safety in practice and – you never know – they may need him there at some juncture this season.
The way cornerbacks are dropping on this roster, the Giants need to explore all options and that appears to be what they are doing. The signing of Brian Williams will help depth-wise, but the 32-year-old cannot be expected to face-off against the Dez Bryants, Santana Mosses and DeSean Jacksons of the world. The Giants need a better player to do that and Rolle may be the one they call on.
The Giants do not feel comfortable even after signing Williams. Their depth chart at CB after Aaron Ross and Corey Webster is littered with inexperienced players. Until they get Prince Amukamara back in late October, the Giants will have Webster, Ross, Williams, Michael Coe, Joe Burnett and Darnell Burks as their corners. In this pass-happy league we live in, that is not going to cut it.
Unless the Giants want to bring in another veteran – someone in the line of a Lito Sheppard – who worked out for the Giants along with Williams, or Dre’ Bly who was here last year for a tryout, the Giants will throw Coe or one of the others into the mix.
Coe appears to be ready for the challenge. He was drafted by the Colts in 2007, but blew out his knee and missed all of 2008. He likes the way DC Perry Fewell uses the corners in the defense and feels he can succeed, especially now that he is getting more reps in game situations.
“We play a lot of man-to-man, which is what I played at Arkansas,” Coe told reporters yesterday. “We do a lot of pressing. When I went to Alabama State for my last year we did the same thing. Me being a taller (6’0″, 185lb), faster corner, those are the things I do well and feel comfortable doing.”
If he can’t, Rolle will be there to pick up the slack. Who will fill in at safety for Rolle in those situations? Deon Grant, for one. Or even rookie Tyler Sash if he is ready. One thing at a time, folks…
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According to Mike Garafolo, Antrel Rolle and Corey Webster, not just Brandon Jacobs, had their contracts restructured this offseason.
Well that should quiet some of the complaints that Jerry Reese wasn’t doing enough to get players to restructure their contracts.
Garafolo is not sure when this occurred, but theorizes that it must have been before August 4, as they were able to practice, unlike Jacobs. Garafolo also suggests that the Giants are now $3.5 million under the cap.
By the way, some people have complained that Eli Manning should show some “leadership” and restructure his contract…this is not going to happen. If Manning restructures his contract, he has to miss some practice time, which would obviously hurt the team more than it would help at this point.
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I hate to say it but, this season is beginning to remind me of the 2009 season when Jerry Reese went into camp with only 3 safeties. Kenny Philips went down with a serious knee injury which forced Mr. Reese to scramble for players.
He signed C. C. Brown and Aaron Rouse. That was a painful season and a painful lesson to learn. The next year(2010) Reese brought in Antrel Rolle and Deon Grant.
Tight Ends with NFL experience are always a plus for a successful season. The Giants are a bit thin in the tight end department with Ben Patrick(FA from Arizona) retiring and the loss of Kevin Boss. I would guess the Giants brass are burning up the phone lines looking for someone that can block and catch.
So the question is…with the recent trade of Greg Olsen, the #1 draft pick for the Bears in 2007 to the Carolina Panthers does Jeremy Shockey become expendable. Shockey’s deal is worth up to $4 million, with $1 million in guaranteed money.
Love him or hate him he’s an up grade over what is in camp now. If he became available would the Giants bring him back? Just a question to consider at 2:40am.
In one scenario he is a huge distraction and Eli can’t work with him.
In a second scenario Eli thrives knowing that this is his team and he can control Shockey much better than before.
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WFAN’s Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts broadcasted this afternoon from the Timex Perfomance Center in East Rutherford, the site of Giants training camp. Plenty of Giants stopped by to talk to the hosts, who were filling in for the vacationing Mike Francesa. Click on the player’s name below to listen to each interview:
Tagged Antrel Rolle, Chris Canty, Chris Snee, Jonathan Goff, Justin Tuck, New York Giants, Victor Cruz, WFAN |
Welcome to day 123 of the NFL Lockout. Any news to report you ask? Sure, check our links below. But as WFAN radio host Joe Benigno says: “Wake me up when its over…just get it done!!!”
Rolle Itching to Get Back on Field
Giants’ safety Antrel Rolle was brought in as a free agent last year (one of the lucky ones to land a big deal before the labor impasse) and he came through by delivering a Pro Bowl season. He is tired of sitting around waiting for the settlement to be announced. He wants to play.
Of course he does. No one would want to miss out a paycheck as large as his!!! From Ohm Younmisuk at ESPN New York:
Antrel Rolle figures all he needs is a couple of weeks to get back in football shape. The Giants safety says he is shape now and it won’t take long to get back into playing shape.
“I’m in great shape right now,” Rolle said in a radio interview with WQAM’s Gino Torretta and Steve White in Miami. “I wouldn’t say I’m in great football shape, but I’m in great shape. The only thing that is going to prepare you to get into football shape is actually playing football, so once you get out there with the guys and run around and do a couple of drills and have a little contact.”
Links
For lockout update other New York football stuff read The New York Football Minute
Will the Giants bring in some OL help via free agency? Read this
Keith Bulluck wants to be a factor on someone’s defense. Will it be the Giants’?
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Giants’ Pro Bowl safety Antrel Rolle cheked in with Ian O’Connor on ESPN New York on Monday.
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“I haven’t talked to him yet, but it is on my agenda to call Antrel,”
Tuck explained to the Daily News. “When I do, I will make a statement.”
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Kenny Phillips is retracting some of his coments made on a Miami radio station about playing for Tom Coughlin….
Here is Kenny’s on-air statement…
“I would love to play for a guy like Rex (Jets coach Rex Ryan),” Phillips said. “He goes to bat for his players. He’ll take the blame, he allows you to be you. He’s not asking you to hide. If you’re a guy who likes to talk, go out and talk, long as you back it up. Like ‘Trel (Antrel Rolle, who was also backhanding the Giants in the same interview) said, His guys are playing for him and I’d love to be a part of that.”
Tonight, Phillips posted this on his website – phillips21.com…
“To set the record straight after the radio show that I did with Antrel: I do not want to play for the Jets. I do not want to play for Rex Ryan. I was drafted by the Giants, they stuck with me through my injury and I’m very happy to be a part of this organization.
Some of the comments I made during the interview were obviously taken the wrong way. All I was trying to do was give Coach Ryan and the Jets some credit, because they’re playing well and they deserve it.
I was not trying to compare the organizations or the head coaches. I did not try to call out Coach Coughlin, place any blame on his shoulders or throw him under the bus. That was not my intention.
I said I’m still trying to figure out what kind of guy Coach Coughlin is. Right after that I pointed out that he runs the team like a general, he’s a straight guy, but he also knows how to play it loose. That’s all I meant.
Some media outlets have me quoted as saying that I want to play for Rex Ryan, and that’s just not the way it is. What I was saying is that he’s a good coach, a fun coach, and from the outside looking in, who wouldn’t want to play for a guy like that?
I never said I didn’t want to play for Coach Coughlin. I never said he doesn’t go to bat for his players, because he does. They asked me what kind of coach Coach Ryan is and I told them what I thought. I never tried to compare the two coaches or said that Coach Coughlin isn’t what Coach Ryan is.
I think that Coach Coughlin is a good coach and a caring coach. He cares about his players, I know that for a fact. He’s a straight guy and he expects the best from you, that’s what he demands.
I don’t have any problem with Coach Coughlin.”
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