The Giants elevated center Jim Cordle from the practice squad and signed free agent CB Justin Tryon.  OL Selfish Capers has been added to the practice squad.

Stokely, who missed last week’s game with strained quad, was given an injury settlement and sent packing.  Rosenfels was removed from the injured reserve list after missing most of training camp with a strep throat and a back injury.

Cordle has been with the team for two seasons on-and-off now, spending most of his time on the PS. Tryon was the Redskins’ 4th round draft choice in 2008 and was traded to Indianapolis last season where he started in six games.

Perrilloux had impressed at camp and in preseason, but the Giants simply do not need a third QB at this point in time. Eli Manning has not missed a game since 2004, and the Giants have a solid backup in David Carr. They also have another QB under contract is Sage Rosenfels, who will spend 2011 on injured reserve.

Depth on the defensive back seven is a priority and team has decided to bring in Coleman, a former two-time All-SEC selection from Auburn, who spent last season with the Buffalo Bills.

Coleman, who went undrafted in 2010, Coleman was named to the ESPN.com 2009 preseason All-SEC first team. Despite having a cast on his right hand the first 7 weeks of the season, Coleman still finished as the best pass rusher in the SEC, finishing the 2009 season ranked 1st in sacks and 2nd in tackles for loss. (source: various)

Signed from other teams: C David Baas (San Francisco); K Rhys Lloyd (Carolina); TE Ben Patrick (Arizona); P Steve Weatherford (NY Jets); NT Gabe Watson (Arizona); OL Chris White (Seattle); TE Christian Hopkins (UFL); QB David Carr (San Francisco); RB Andre Brown (Washington); S Derrick Martin (Green Bay); OL Stacy Andrews (Seattle); TE Daniel Coats (Denver)

Signed from their own 2010 roster: G Kevin Boothe; RB Ahmad Bradshaw; WR Michael Clayton;DB Deon Grant; DE Mathias Kiwanuka; DE Dave Tollefson

Players from Giants’ 2010 roster that signed with other teams: DB Michael Johnson (Detroit); LB Gerris Wilkinson (Jacksonville); TE Kevin Boss (Oakland); WR Derek Hagan
(Oakland); DT Barry Cofield (Washington); WR Steve Smith (Philadelphia)

The other move was for a kicker. No, not Shayne Graham as everyone had thought, but Rhys Lloyd, the former Raven and Panther.  Lloyd is basically a kickoff specialist, so where does that leave Matt Dodge?

To clear space for Lloyd, CB Woody Turenne was waived/injured. WR Sam Giguere was also waived/injured and the team announced the signing of S Derrick Martin.

The once mighty NY Giants defense allowed 347 points ranking them 17th in this category.  The fans waited and held their breath for 137 plus days for their beloved New York Giants to take the field after the lock out.

Everyone was ready for the New York Giants to make a run at improving their ball club.  The NFL is very competitive.  The best rule of thumb is to always stay locked and focused on your own team and their needs.

However…sometimes you half to admit for when your team is not as good as you think it is.

The NY Giants to this point have barely made an impact on their 2011 team.  A center, a punter, some draft picks and a handful of free agents have been signed.   The biggest “rumor” surrounding the Giants is Jason Snelling recently of the Atlanta Falcons.   This Toms River, New Jersey product rushed for 324 yards in 2010 and 613 yards in 2009 and get ready for a big yawn…62 yards in 2008.  Snelling can be a productive player for someone, but he will bring nothing to the table that Bradshaw, DJ Ware or Da’Rel Scott doesn’t already.

If this is the answer to Ahmad Bradshaw…save it and lower the cost of food and beer.

Kevin Boss needs to be signed.  If the Giants brass were not sure about Boss, then why not sign Zach Miller or Todd Heap(now a Cardinal).   One of the best route runners and slot receivers in all football, Steve Smith, needs to get wrapped up along with the 2010 NY Giants “unsung hero” Deon Grant.

And for the love of all that is red, white and blue..why wouldn’t the Giants sign Barrett Rudd or Nick Barnett.   The space between the Eagles and Giants is growing larger and larger.  Signing Vince Young was good for a laugh…but that’s as far as it went.

We’ll they’ll need one less now as they signed little-used veteran Danny “DJ” Ware to a two-year contract extension today that is rumored to be worth approximately $2.2 million.

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Keep in mind, these tenders are in accordance with the rules of the expiring CBA.  It’s anyone’s guess if these offers will be applicable, binding or worthless once a new CBA is reached.

from SNY contributor Mike Garafolo….

The Giants extended tenders today to their potential free agents with only four or five years experience: DEMathias Kiwanuka (unknown level), WR Steve Smith (unknown), RBAhmad Bradshaw (second round), DTBarry Cofield (second round) TE Kevin Boss (second round), DE Dave Tollefson (second round). There’s no word yet on WR/KR Domenik Hixon, but you can bet the disparity in negotiations between the owners and the NFL Players’ Association he got one.

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Yesterday the team released the names of all of the players they plan on bringing in…..

QB Ryan Perrilloux, DB Joe Burnett, DB Cary Harris, RB Martell Mallet, OL Ikechuku Ndukwe, DE Ayanga Okpokowuruk and WR Todd Watkins.

These are in addition to the six players they inked earlier off their practice squad: Sam Giguere, Jim Cordle, Dwayne Hendricks, Charles Scott, Woody Turenne and Kenny Ingram.

Perrllioux is an interesting prospect. His career has gone from LSU to Jacksonville St to the Hartford Colonials of the UFL. He was considered a draftable talent in last year’s draft, but teams had issues with his past discipline problems. Those days are behind him from what we are told…

The Giants have signed three more players to reserve/future contracts for the 2011 season: RB Martell Mallett, OL Ike Ndukwe and DE Ayanga Okpokowuruk.

Mallett was with the Eagles in camp last season. He rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries in the preseason opener before gaining only 37 yards on his final 12 attempts of the preseason. He was briefly on the team’s practice squad before being released. He was later on the Browns‘ practice squad for two months and returned to the Eagles’ practice squad for the postseason.

Ndukwe, a former undrafted free agent who started 15 games for the Dolphins in 2008, worked out for the Giants in October.

Okpokowuruk signed with the Giants last year as an undrafted free agent. He was waived before the start of camp but signed to the practice squad in December to replace QB Rhett Bomar.

The Giants have now signed 11 players to reserve/future deals since the end of last season.

What is a reserve/future contract? Funny you should ask…..

Players signed to “reserve/future” contracts means they are being signed for the 2011 season even though that season does not officially begin until March. Only players who were not on any NFL team’s active roster when the 2010 season ended are eligible for such signings; if they were under contract, then they would remain so until March. Players who were on practice squads at the end of the season are eligible to sign with any team.

DC Perry Fewell, who once was perceived as a savior, is suddenly being viewed through different glasses this week. Since the Eagles meltdown, he’s had a ton of explaining to do, some of which was revealed in his media session yesterday…..

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