Category Archives: Rhett Bomar
With Eli Manning out of action, and Jim Sorgi headed to New York for an MRI on his throwing shoulder, the Giants are down to one QB - Rhett Bomar – for Saturday’s preseason game vs Pittsburgh.
The team has decided to bring back Holy Cross product Dom Randolph, who they released earlier this summer.
Randolph is a good prospect – better than Riley Skinner in my opinion, who beat him out – and the Giants may have a keeper here if things go south with Sorgi…
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1) Hakeem Nicks, WR, NC – Steve Smith has been performing at the top his game since he came into the league yet Jerry Reese decides to pass on a blue chip college MLB (Rey Maualuga) and a blue chip college split end (Kenny Britt) to draft yet another possession receiver. If there were any question marks at the receiver position it was in the X and the slot. Having two possession receivers starting has hindered the Giants’ ability to open up the field, which contributed to the lack of success in the run game this season past. Nicks wasn’t even BPA. He will be a very successful receiver in the NFL, but the pick could have went to an actual need: C-
2) Clint Sintim, DE/OLB, Virginia – A 3-4 outside linebacker? Why? Are the Giants switching to a 3-4 defense? Not in 2009. If they do in the future, the grade on this pick goes up but right now it hasn’t panned out. I still have some faith in Sintim and he’s only going into his second season, but in terms of wisdom, you have to wonder: B
2) Will Beatty, OT, Connecticut – Money in the bank. This guy should be a 10-year starter at tackle. I love it when the Giants catch value at need: A+
3) Travis Beckum, TE, Wisconsin –A good pick that hasn’t shown up. But remember the great thing about Shockey was that he could block, and got better at it as his career progressed. I guess Reese feels Beckum can learn too: B
3) Ramses Barden, WR, Cal-Poly – It’s hard to call this one. You have to understand that 98% of these huge WRs, who refuse to play TE because the position is not glamorous enough, end up being spot players and backups. The Vincent Jacksons and Plaxico Burresses of the world are a very rare. I also dislike the idea of players that only come in during certain situations because it tells the defense exactly where the ball is going. The fact that Barden was MIA for the 2009 season makes his emergence even more daunting. I like Barden’s potential but was there a more surefire prospect, perhaps at MLB or safety, that would have made more sense in this spot? An if Barden does emerge, which one of the starting three sits to make room for him? Perhaps that’s a good dilemna to have but it is a question that has to be asked: B
4) Andre Brown, RB, NC State – This was a great strategic pick, good value, especially after losing Derrick Ward. If Brown can stay healthy the Giants he should be starting by next season and Brandon Jacobs should be on the trading block. That is, if the Giants continue to nurse a Peyton Manning-lite offense: A
5) Rhett Bhomar, QB, Sam Houston State – You like this guy as a backup? Let’s just stop drafting QBs in the late rounds and bring in a veteran or maybe a mid-rounder with some potential. This pick could’ve been a safety: C
6) DeAndre Wright, DB, New Mexico – We all know how this turned out. But how was it supposed to turn out? Small school, late round corners don’t make it in the NFL. There are some positions that are fairly safe to draft in the late rounds. Reese needs to figure this out: Safety, RB, K, Returner, ST specialists. Maybe Reese though he would be a good special teamer: D
7) Stoney Woodson, DB, SC – Bigger conference same results: D+
Off-season: Reese was very active this off-season, bringing in WLB Micheal Boley and DTs Chris Canty and Rocky Bernard. It looked good on paper but injuries depleted the defensive line. Still I like that Reese was a bit more pro-active this off-season and the signings filled a need. Boley panned out and the DTs still could pan out: B
2009 Season GPA: 2.6
2008 Season GPA: 2.6
2007 Season GPA: 2.6
Keep an eye out: The rumors are swirling about Chris Paul coming to the Knicks. If they pull this off, I won’t forgive them for this era of ineptitude but I will be a happy New York Knicks fan, which is something I haven’t said in a looooooooooooooong time.
I’m just saying… No Champ Bailey? No Tatum Bell? Nooooooooo Brian Westbrook? No Champ Bailey? No Nick Ferguson? No Champ Bailey? I guess Reese is waiting for the next round of cuts to add some depth at some key positions. We’ll see.
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Fewell, New Giants’ Defense Make Debut In New Stadium Tuesday
The Giants’ three-day mandatory mini camp begins tomorrow. If you’re heading out to the New Meadowlands Stadium Tuesday for what will be an open practice, or if you simply plan to stay home and let GFB deliver you your Giants’ fix, here are three important storylines heading into the week:
Where there’s “Fewell” there’s fire: We start here because of how abysmal the defense was a year ago. As a result, Bill Sheridan is out and Fewell is in. The early reviews are great, from players and coaches. Safeties coach David Merritt 
summed it up best:
“He’s getting after guys in a positive, constructive way,” Merritt said about Fewell. ”I mean, it’s a beautiful thing, it’s infectious. That’s what you need and that’s what we need as an organization, especially on defense.”
With a defense that looked so lethargic, and performed so poorly, a year ago, this is exactly what you want to hear.
“Merritt” pay: Speaking of Merritt, a lot of the focus will be on his unit with the additions of Antrel Rolle and Deon Grant joining Kenny Phillips and third-round pick Chad Brown in the revamped secondary. The struggles in the Giants’ backfield reached epic proportions last year. They allowed 31 touchdown passes and opposing quarterbacks had a 95.1 rating against them. Here’s New York Post beat writer Paul Schwartz:
It all went very wrong once Phillips needed left knee surgery after the second game of the season. His replacement, free-agent pickup C.C. Brown, was a disaster. Returning starter Michael Johnson regressed badly, and Packers castoff Aaron Rouse was not the answer, as the patchwork approach became a tattered mess. Brown and Rouse are gone, and the Giants are anxious to get Phillips back on the field during summer training camp. Johnson will have to battle to make the final roster, because he likely is no better than the fourth safety if Phillips makes his comeback. Chad Brown, a third-round pick from LSU, is a lock unless he gets hurt. The plan is for Rolle and Phillips to start, Grant to serve as the No. 3 safety, with Jones waiting in the wings. Phillips hasn’t been cleared for practice yet, but Merritt already can see and sense a huge difference with Rolle and Grant lining up with the first-team.
The Giants picked up Grant, who has started 144 consecutive games, after he was cut by the Seahawks because he was due $4 million this season. Rolle signed a five year, $37 million dollar contract with Big Blue because the Cardinals didn’t want to pay him a $4 million dollar roster bonus in addition to his $8 million dollar salary. The Giants were willing to pay because of the need they had at the position. Money well spent, as this unit should be greatly improved.
Manning to Manning: Jim Sorgi, who spent six years as Peyton Manning’s backup in Indianapolis, is now vying to be Eli’s backup in New York. His competition is Rhett Bomar, but all signs seem to point to Sorgi as the favorite. Sorgi has played in 16 games, thrown six touchdowns and one interception. As Peyton’s backup, he didn’t get to play much, and that’s what the Giants are hoping for here. Eli has started 87 consecutive games.
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After Saturday’s roster trimming many fans wondered why the Giants, a team known for finding late round 
steals (Gibril Wilson, Kevin Boss, Michael Johnson), could cut their 5th (Rhett Bomar) 6th (De’Andre Wright) and 7th (StoneY Woodson) round picks. Not to mention dropping former 6th round pick DE Robert Henderson.
The truth is this is actually a sign of the Giants being deeper then most teams, rather then poor drafting. They simply didn’t have the roster spots for all their picks. That said, I am a bit suprised Jerry didn’t trade into the 2011 draft knowing this. Still, for every draft pick cut there is a rookie free agent who makes an impact. In the last few years guys like Chase Blackburn and James Butler have had significant impacts on the roster. This year CB Bruce Johnson (from the U) will get the chance to be the newest rookie free agent to impact big blue, although with Aaron Ross, Kevin Dockery, Terrell Thomas and Corey Webster ahead of him his impact may have to come on special teams, as it does with most rookies. Also it should be noted that Bomar and Wright were retained on the practice squad.
Albany, NY August 8th
$7,406.88.
For quarterback Rhett Bomar, this money amount was initially harmless. Eventually, it wound up being the difference between a four-year starting gig playing for powerful Oklahoma, and a two-year stint in Huntsville, Texas, the execution capital of America.
Two completely different paths, decided by some unwarranted checks and cash Bomar was handed.
To this day, Bomar wishes he never took the money from Big Red Sports/Imports, a Norman, Oklahoma car dealership. He wasn’t desperate for it, but getting paid substantial cash was hard to turn down at the time.
Who knows what would have happened if Bomar stayed at Oklahoma. Many believe that the 24-year-old quarterback would have been a certain first-round pick.
But things seem to have worked out for Bomar. The greatful quarterback, who is Sam Houston State‘s all-time leader in passing yards despite just 19 starts, was selected in the fifth round by the Giants in April’s NFL Draft.
Bomar was ecstatic to accomplish his dream. It took a lot of stress, hardships, and extra work to rebound from the Oklahoma situation; all these factors made the draft selection that much sweeter.
“Because of all the stuff I’d been through, people doubting me, a whole state hating me for a while… to finally get to the point I wanted to be at since I was a little kid, it was a great feeling,” Bomar said after practice Thursday.
Everyone, including Bomar, knows that the quarterback, once on top of the world, made a huge mistake.
When Bomar arrived at Norman as a freshman in ’04, a Oklahoma sports administration directed him to Big Red for a job. At the time, Big Red was part of the Sooner Schooner Car Program, which provided automobiles to coaches and members of the athletic department.
In ’05, Bomar became Oklahoma’s starting quarterback two games into the season. When Bomar started blooming into a freshman standout, the manager of Big Red told Bomar that he didn’t have to worry about reporting to work.
From that point on, Bomar was getting paid for 40 hours of work each week, but—according to ESPN‘s Joe Schad—was only reporting to work for five hours.
The information eventually made its to head coach Bob Stoops, who immediately dismissed Bomar.
“I wish that stuff didn’t happen,” Bomar said. “I wish I could have stayed there.”
Just like that, Bomar was forced to depart Oklahoma, where it seemed he could have become the next Jason White.
“It was an unfortunate situation, but I kind just had to pick it up, grab my stuff, and move on,” he said.
The search, along with reflection of what went down at OU, took its toll on Bomar.
“I was driving all over the place, looking at schools and just trying to figure out where to go,” Bomar said. “It was a hectic time.”
Within two weeks, Bomar decided on Sam Houston State in Huntsville, widely recognized as the home of Texas‘ execution chamber.
It was as if Bomar passed through a portal; everything was much smaller in scale at SHSU. The enrollment, stadium, national exposure, and emphasis on football seemed minuscule compared to Oklahoma—a place where Bomar was treated like a celebrity.
It was exactly what Bomar needed.
“Everybody likes to play at the big-time school and have all the attention,” he said. “That’s all great, but the people at Sam Houston were great to me and helped me out a lot. There wasn’t as much attention down there, but there was good football and good people there.”
Now almost 2,000 miles removed Huntsville, Bomar is adjusting to the NFL life. Compared to college, the game is faster, the offense is more complex, and the physical and mental demand is a lot higher.
But a motivated Bomar, who is battling with Andre Woodson for the third quarterback spot, is spending all hours of every day practicing and studying the playbook.
“I’m looking at (the playbook) every night. I’m just trying to learn as much as possible,” Bomar said. “It’s really busy. There’s a lot of studying. It’s kind of a whirlwind; everything is real fast.”
Despite a number of intracacies Bomar must deal with as part of his NFL initiation, he does have a $106.9 million man helping him out when needed.
“I have the utmost respect for (Eli Manning), so I take whatever he tells me and do it,” Bomar said. “It to emulate him and do what he does. I just try to follow his lead.”
courtesy of David Sanchirico and Jim Fennelly in Albany for blogNYG.com
From now until training camp, I will be doing previews for each position, both on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. I figured I’d start with the most important one, Quarterbacks.
Heading into training camp the depth chart at QB looks like this
1. Eli Manning
2. David Carr
3a. Rhett Bomar
Its pretty clear that both Eli and Carr have their roles on the teams locked up at 1st and 2nd string quarterback. Where it gets interesting is the 3rd string quarterback job, which is what looks like to be up for grabs.
Both Bomar and Woodson impressed in OTA’s. Heading into training camp, it will be interesting to see who comes out on top. It’s pretty safe to say that the job is Woodson’s to lose, seeing as Bomar is a rookie and Woodson has been with the team for over a year now.
Let’s not forget that Bomar did play for Big 12 powerhouse Oklahoma before getting into trouble with and being expelled from the school.
For Sam Houston St., Bomar played well. He was one of only eleven players in NCAA football history to throw for over 300 yards and rush for over 100 yards in a single game. He was also selected as a finalist for the Walter Payton award which is given to the top player of an NCAA subdivision.
As for Eli and Carr, it should be business as usual coming into training camp. Carr is a very capable second string QB, and Eli…well is Eli. With him being in his contract year, look for him to come out and play very strong in training camp and the regular season.
Bottom Line: Quarterback does not look like something the Giants need to worry about. Two solid veterans, two young guns with a lot of potential…kind of exciting.
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Eli At The Crossroads
- Quarterbacks Coach: Chris Palmer
- Offensive Quality Control Coach: Sean Ryan
- Offensive Coordinator: Kevin Gilbride
Quarterbacks: Eli Manning (Starter), David Carr, Andre Woodson, Rhett Bomar
Overview
Eli Manning is entering his sixth season as a Giant. He has already accomplished almost every goal the Giants had hoped. He has won them a Super Bowl and made the franchise one of the league’s most respected. He is also in the last year of his current contract and there has been little talk of a new contract being negotiated. The Giants have brought back David Carr as the primary backup and are hoping they can groom a third stringer with the winner of the Andre Woodson—Rhett Bomar battle.
Eli Manning – as mentioned, he is a Super Bowl-winning MVP and the face of the franchise. His performance, however, other than the last five games of the 2007 Super Bowl run, has been average at best. If he were not the younger brother of Peyton Manning one wonders if the Giants would be considering signing him to another long-term deal. He is also the legacy of the beloved former GM, Ernie Accorsi, who gave up so much to get him, so parting ways with Eli would send shockwaves through the Land of the Giants…
Since being given the starting position midway through the 2004 season, Eli has a regular season record of 42-29 with 98 TDs and 74 interceptions. Over that period, his completion rate is 55.9 and his QB rating is 76.1. When it comes to passing yardage, he is averaging around 3300 per season.
These are not knockout numbers, but the contact he will be looking for will be somewhere near $100 million and the Giants will have no choice but to sign him.
The downside to Eli is that he may have plateaued as quarterback. The year-in, year-out numbers for his career are eerily consistent and disappointingly average. He is terrible at the Meadowlands due to his failure to throw spirals that cut through the wind. This has lead to inaccuracy and way too many poor performances. His saving grace for most of his time here has been Plaxico Burress‘ ability to outjump defenses and Steve Smith and Amani Toomer‘s ability to dive underneath them. Burress and Toomer are no longer with the club. Also, the Giants did Eli no favors by not doming the new stadium, which they will move into in 2010.
The upside to Eli is that he is only 28 years old and he has never been injured. He has a new crop of receivers that contains players of all shapes and sizes. It could be time for him to turn the corner and become the elite player that he was destined to be. His laid back demeanor may be a thing of the past as well. With each season, he becomes more and more entrenched in veteran ideology and he should assume more of a leadership role from here on out. Eli is also the penultimate role model for kids and is the most marketable player the Giants have had in decades.
David Carr – Carr was reunited with his old coach, Chris Palmer, last season when the Giants rescued him from a torridly brutal existence in which he was sacked 262 times in his first six seasons.
Carr was the first overall selection in the 2002 draft, taken by the expansion Houston Texans, and never had a chance to grow. In 2006, he became a free agent and signed with Carolina, which also turned out badly. The Giants signed Carr last season and relegated him to backup status., where he has been given a chance to jump start his career.
Carr is only 29 years old and is still a very talented player. We’ve seen high draft picks get chewed up in their first few years and then turn into superstars. The Giants may see that in Carr, but he will only play if something happens to Eli. He is currently signed to a one-year deal and will be a free agent again in 2010.
Andre Woodson – was taken in the sixth by the Giants in last year’s draft. He is a big, strong prospect that had a productive college career at Kentucky, but he is still considered quite raw although he is progressing according to sources. He is currently on the practice squad. …..Woodson was a longshot to make it to the NFL, but it appears he may still may get there. Whether or not that will be with the Giants remains to be seen.
Rhett Bomar – was taken in the fifth round this past April by the Giants out of Sam Houston State. Bomar is a product of Texas high school football, where as a senior he was ranked the nation’s top high school QB and even compared to John Elway. That earned him a ticket to Oklahoma, where he became the starter in 2005. Bomar led the Sooners to Holiday Bowl victory and was named MVP. Unfortunately, he was expelled after that season when it was discovered that he was paid for a no-show job at a car dealership – a clear violation of NCAA rules. That earned him a trip to Division II football………….Bomar may be a real find for the Giants. A real talented kid that lost his way. He’s on the right team, now, though and he can develop over the next few years into perhaps something special.
Outlook
Manning needs to be signed, and it is assumed that happen as soon as the CBA is extended or a new one is reached. With the new receivers, the onus shifts to him becoming a more accurate passer rather than constantly getting bailed out by his receivers…….Carr could start on many teams right now and will spend at least 2009 with the Giants. He might retained past that as long as no one else comes knocking—which is doubtful. When that time comes, perhaps Woodson or Bomar would be ready to assume the No. 2 role.
The Giants picked up a controversial quarterback in the 5th round, Rhett Bomar. Bomar went from leading the Oklahoma Sooners, a top college football program, to trying out for Sam Houston State Bearkats. He lost his high profile job at Oklahoma by receiving money for a job he stopped showing up for at a local car dealership.
Why did the Giants draft another quarterback when they’ve already got Andre Woodson, who they drafted just last year? Giants general manager Jerry Reese felt Bomar was a unique talent that the Giants couldn’t pass up.
“The scouts had very good grades on Bomar,” Coughlin said. “There were a lot of people in the room who, when Bomar was picked, stood up and talked about the value of that individual at that time.”
Bomar was the #1 quarterback recruit in the country coming out of high school when he signed with Oklahoma in 2004. He set the Sooners record for passing yards by a freshman and was named the MVP of the Holiday Bowl. He became the all-time passing leader in Sam Houston history and threw for more than 300 yards nine times during his Bearkat career.
The Giants seem to see Bomar as a project, who lost a huge opportunity over poor judgement. Bomar has a shot at redemption and now finds himself with a new opportunity to prove he has the skills to be an NFL quarterback.
For more on Bomar, check out the video below.
The Giants drafted Sam Houston State quarterback Rhett Bomar with the 151st overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Bomar became the Oklahoma Sooner’s starting quarterback in second game of their season, he was named the MVP of the Holiday Bowl that year. In 2006 he was dismissed from the team over NCAA violations. In 2007 he began practicing with the Sam Houston State Bearkats and played nine games with them before injuring his knee.
Bomar started all 10 games in 2008 for Sam Houston State as the Bearkats went 4-6 on the season. Bomar completed his college career as Sam Houston’s all-time leader in passing with 5,564 yards in 19 games and career leader in total offense with 6,159 yards. He is a two-time All-Southland Conference selection and ended the 2008 season ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision total offense (354.2 yards per game) and No. 4 in passing offense (335.5 yards per contest).
Bomar passed for more than 300 yards in nine games during his Bearkat career. He threw for passes of more than 50 yards 10 times including a long of 80 yards. He is one of only 11 players in NCAA FCS history to throw for more than 300 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game (against North Dakota State in 2007).
Bomar’s arrival could mean Andre Woodson‘s days as a Giant are numbered.
Check out this Outside The Lines story about Bomar, describing the story of how he was dismissed from the Sooners.
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