Category Archives: Plaxico Burress
Former Giant WR Plaxico Burress made headlines by signing with the Jets instead of the Giants and Steelers after being released from prison this summer. Many felt he would be the component Gang Green was missing in their passing game.
Well, here we are in Week 16 and the Burress signing has not quite been the coup d’etat the Jets has hoped. He has 8 TDs, but three of them came in one game. He has not caught more than five balls in a single game and the 79 yards he gained vs Buffalo on Nov 6 is his season high.
Let us mention that he’s only caught four passes for 42 yards in the last three games. He has become a quiet backstory in this important game between two crosstown rivals that are both in need of a win.
“We know a lot about Plaxico,” said Tom Coughlin. “He knows a lot about us. We know the way people prefer to utilize his talents and his ability. He is also a good blocker.” Translation: he’s not what he once was.
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Plaxico Burress caught only four passes for 25 yards today in the Jets’ victory over the San Diego Chargers, but three of them were in the paint, where he does his best work.
Many teams try to single cover the 6’5″ Burress down low, a mistake that continues to cost teams dearly. Three years ago, the New England Patriots thought they could handle Plax one-one-one and their 18-0 season turned into 18-1 in a hurry. It is not sound defense.
Today, the Jets finally realized Burress’ worth by getting him the ball in the end zone, where he is most deadly. The Chargers could not cover him, and QB Mark Sanchez – who was harassed into missing targets all day – was afforded enough time to find Burress three times when it counted. That is sound offense.
The TDs were for 3,4 and 3 yards, but they may as well have been for long yardage. When you have that kind of a mismatch, you have to take full advantage. If they are going to have any success this year, they must continue to utilize their Plaxico advantage.
One wonders why they haven’t more often. As Giant fans can tell you – it works. When he is on his game, we forget what a difference maker he can be, like he was today. But there is always that volatile aspect about him, about how he can also blow up your team through his actions, as we know all too well.
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Is Plaxico Burress bitter he’s a Jet and not a Giant these days?
If he is, that would explain his statements in a recent article in Men’s Journal.
The Giants? They’ve just moved on. It’s called maturity. Something Plaxico does not possess, apparently.
When Tom Coughlin was asked yesterday about the article, he took the high road:
“I am not really all that concerned. I’m sure it was some not so grandiose statements but I don’t know anything about that. I really am not interested in it, either.”
Giants’ CEO John Mara is over Plaxico as well: “I don’t have anything to say about that. The remarks speak for themselves.”
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Plaxico Burress never shuts up.
The NY Giant fans loved Plaxico for everything he did en route to winning the SuperBowl. The NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers was a complete domination by a wide receiver. He was a one man band who took the team on his back and won the game against all odds. It was the single best game I had ever seen a wide receiver have.
We even understand his frustration with Coughlin because the record shows that Coach Coughlin is a tough man to work for; however, wouldn’t it be great if he just could keep quiet 3 years later. He could easily show the world how happy he is by just playing for the New York Jets and winning. Take the high road for just once.
At this point he sounds like the jilted girlfriend.
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Plaxico Burress came home last night. Sure, he’s already played a game in this new stadium but this game vs the Giants was his real homecoming.
The visiting Jets are featuring Plaxico in their retooled passing game. They came into the game vs the Giants with the intention of sending the 6″5″ receiver into the Giants’ battered secondary with the hopes of having an explosive result. They even sent Burress out to handle the coin flip before the game…
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Don’t listen to all this jive about Plaxico Burress dissing the Giants for the Jets. It’s not true. Had the Giants offered him more money, he’d be wearing blue today instead of green.
After serving two-and-a-half years in prison, Burress wanted to come home. That meant New Jersey. Once that happened, he needed to find a job near that home. That narrowed it down to two options: the Giants and the Jets. The Jets offered more money and he accepted.
End of story.
Now, he is justifying that decision by claiming he wanted a fresh start. We understand that. What if the Giants had outbid the Jets and added option years to the deal? That fresh start tune would have a comeback flavor to it.
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I don’t always agree with New York Times’ columnist William Rhoden, and this is another example. In this video, Rhoden talks about how Eli Manning and Plaxico Burress will never again experience the high that they did on that February night in Super Bowl XLII.
I disagree. Manning is still in his prime and has the talent to take the Giants back to the Super Bowl. (And yes, I realize the same can be said for plenty of other players and teams around the league.) Burress, I believe, will have a big year for the Jets (assuming he’s healthy), and who knows where that will lead.
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Giant fans are sitting back tonight gritting their teeth. Another non-move or near-miss by GM Jerry Reese this preseason has come back to haunt them. Yes, they made an offer to WR Plaxico Burress, but it wasn’t enough. He signed with the Jets.
How does Plaxico Burress help your offense? Let me count the ways….he catches everything, cannot be single-covered and blocks like a TE. He is a quarterback’s best friend.
In the lanky WR’s first game since shooting himself in the leg in November 2008, he’s playing like he never left the game. In the pouring rain at NMS tonight, Burress hauled in three Mark Sanchez passes for a total of 66 yards in the first half.
The final grab was a fade in the left corner of the end zone for a 26-yard TD….it looked similar to the play Burress made to seal the Giants’ victory in Super Bowl XLII. Jet fans are learning what Giant fans already knew: this guy is unique….
With Steve Smith gone, the Giants really could have used Burress. Especially now that the WRs are not having a particularly good camp. After Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham, the Giants will be looking at Domenik Hixon, who is coming off knee surgery and Devin Thomas who is dealing with a broken finger…neither Victor Cruz or Duke Calhoun have distinguished themselves after looking so promising only a year ago.
Suddenly the depth at wideout doesn’t have the appeal it once did. Now, with no tight end, Giant fans aren’t reaching for the Kool Aid like they did in the past.
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Jets’ coach Rex Ryan is at it again. He gets in front of a microphone and the inside voice comes flowing out.
Today, in his first presser of the year, he commented on playing the Giants on Christmas Eve….
That one is going to be a special game. Oh, it’s just going to be another game. No, it’s not. We all know what that game stands for. That one is one you’re going to get your tickets for early. That one is going to be a beauty.
Ryan also revealed the Jets’ process in signing Plaxico Burress…READ
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Tom Coughlin said today the Giants made a contract offer to Plaxico Burress, but he “decided to go elsewhere” according our colleague Zach Berman of the Star-Ledger. The Jets simply came in and outbid the Giants.
“His decision was to go elsewhere,” Coughlin said. “Sounded like a bigger guarantee, I don’t know all the facts about that.”
It makes sense to us now. Plaxico chose to shop his services to the two organizations that he knew best; the Steelers and the Giants. He wanted that familiarity, but he wanted to get paid in process.
Burress didn’t want to leave NJ if possible. The Giants made him an offer, but the Jets bettered it. After almost 3 years of no income to speak of, the money did the talking…
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