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With the Miami Dolphins coming to town, cornerback Corey Webster knew his assignment before the Giants discussed their gameplan.
Webster will be paired against Brandon Marshall no matter where the Dolphins’ big wide receiver lines up Sunday.
There might be some plays the Giants either switch the coverage or elect to play a zone, but for the most part, coordinator Perry Fewell is assigning the opposition’s top receiver to Webster.
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Corey Webster, now in his seventh season in Blue, has been through the ups and downs of the Tom Coughlin era. He is the dean of the Giants cornerbacks. Yesterday, he commented on what the Giants plan to do to defray the loss of cornermate Terrell Thomas, who blew out his knee in preseason and will not play in 2011..
I think we are still going out there and doing the same thing. Our goals are the same. We just need guys to step up and Ross has been in that position before. He has been a starter and has been preparing like he was a starter even when he wasn’t. My role doesn’t change at all. It is just to go out there and help my team win games and get better. That is just what we do.
How did Antrel look in the nickel against the Jets?
Last year we did a great job of putting different packages out there on the field based on the personnel that we had. Last year, we had an opportunity to do that with him so this year wasn’t that foreign to him. I think he did a great job of covering the receivers and he is a former cornerback so it’s not that far out for him. It helped us to change up the coverage last year so I think it would be wonderful and he would have no problem doing it.
What is different about Aaron Ross this year….
I just think it is more attention to details. We are locked in and zoned in and we know what we want to do. We got a fresh start coming out of the lockout and we were able to train in familiar territory. He had to go back to Texas and all of those soft tissues injuries he had in the past, he was able to get corrected. That was a lot of his problems, dealing with those hamstrings and injuries like that so I think he came back a lot healthier. Now he can focus on the small things and ultimately become great and be the best two cornerbacks. Terrell was on the same page too. We wanted to be the best and I think we are still on that and still have that mindset. We are working towards it every day.
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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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The draft can unfold in many unique ways. Everyone was sure that at pick No. 19 the Giants would go Offensive lineman due to the fact that all the “skill players” would be long gone that fit the Giants system.
Enter…Prince Amukamara
In a very unlikely situation 4 QB’s were drafted in the first round altering many draft boards across the NFL.
How can anyone argue with this pick? Surprised…yes, but that”s the way the NFL Draft can be. Prince Amukamara is very good corner. He was rated the No. 2 corner in the draft and was thought to be drafted in the first 10 picks. He can be a shut down corner in the NFC East and plays tough against the run and the pass.
This Nebraska corner stands at 6 feet tall and 206 lbs and can play safety if asked. With the Giants drafting another corner in the first round this is likely the end to the often injured Aaron Ross.
Prince brings some desperately needed speed at corner as he ran a 4.43 40 at the combine and could possibly challenge Terrell Thomas for a starting position.
For any reason he doesn’t win the starting corner back spot out of camp, look for the Prince to play in the Nickel or Dime package. Over all this is a fantastic pick…however; he’ll have to change his jersey number from 21 to….
Draft grade: Grade A+
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2007 was a defining year for the New York Giants. They came away from the NFL Draft with eight players, all of whom would make the team and contribute to the Super Bowl run later that season.
Giants CB Aaron Ross
But in reviewing that draft here in 2011, I can’t help but catching myself on the glaring error the Giants may have made in the first round.
At the time, the Giants had Antonio Pierce at MLB and were not looking to daft an heir apparent to him. In retrospect, maybe they should have. At the time, though, it may not have been wise.
Pierce was signed to a five-year, $26 million dollar deal that would make him a Giant through 2009. He played well for the Giants, and fans have no regrets over his Giant career other than it was cut short by a neck injury.
That does not change the fact that they passed on Miami LB Jon Beason with the 20th pick to take Texas CB Aaron Ross in Round One. (Beason was taken five slots later by Carolina).
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I have never been a fan of NASCAR. All those left turns. But when it comes to football and the New York Giants, NASCAR means opposing quarterback’s are about to get hit.
Sunday night, big brother takes on little brother, but if the NY Giants are going to stand a chance of taking down the very pissed off Peyton Manning, they better bust out the NASCAR scheme on a regular basis.
NASCAR is when Osi, Tuck, Kiwi, and JPP take the field at one time. In Fewell’s hybrid system, Kiwi can lineup as a defensive end or a linebacker. I’m not sure why it took so long for Fewell to let the dogs lose against Carolina, but now that we’ve seen it, we want it and we want it often.
Peyton Manning will not take kindly to going 0-2 and if anyone thinks No. 18 is going to just lay down, they must not be following Peyton’s career. The comeback kid can match up with the best of them, and I’m sure he has no plans to let little brother beat him, especially at home in Indianapolis.
Rolle, Phillips, Grant, Webster, and Thomas are a HUGE improvement over CC Brown, Aaron Rouse, and Kevin Dockery. So if the race cars upfront can turn up the heat on Peyton, who doesn’t get hit very often, there might be a chance to continue the turn over game in the Giants favor.
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Webster has been a bright spot, at a position that is enduring two critical injuries (Thomas, Ross).
Tynes knocks in a field goal to make the score 17-3 Baltimore. Halftime
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If you’ve been paying attention over the past two days, you
are well aware of the mounting injuries infesting the Giants locker room. The injuries are hampering nearly every
position group and with September fast approaching, the Giants front office has a mess on its hands.
In a matter of days, the organization will be forced to finalize the 53 man roster and thus compile a rough depth chart. The injury to Aaron Ross, cripples the team.
Ross is suffering from plantar fasciitis, the same injury Eli Manning played through (successfully) a year ago. Unfortunately, Manning is far from a scrambling
QB and while it may have been tough to fight through, Manning never had to truly test his injured foot.
Ross depends on his feet to play all three of the positions that the Giants are counting on him for (cornerback, reserve safety,
returner). If Ross needs to miss significant time because his injury precludes him from cutting or running at a fast enough speed,
the Giants will lose another multi-use player of value.
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NY Giants cornerback, Corey Webster is very good cornerback. In fact, since 2007 he has been one of the more productive corners in the NFC. However, I guess I missed the story written by Matt Mosley regarding a challenge from NY Giants G.M. Jerry Reese toward Giants cornerback, Corey Webster.
“He’s got to be the guy we paid,” said Reese. “He’s got some play-making ability. He’s got to keep it between his ears, keep it right in his head.”
“He’s got all the tools to be a really great corner. But he’s got to get it in his head, ‘I’m a great corner and I can play against anybody.’ When he falls short sometimes, I think he has a mental lapse in his head about something.”
Now I understand this material is now 13 days old but I would like to take this time to support Corey Webster.
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Giants’ Secondary Will Be “Flying Around the Ball” This Year
Corey Webster is entering his sixth season as a New York Giant. After being drafted in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft by Ernie Accorsi, the LSU standout has weathered both good and bad times with the Giants.
Now the elder statesman of the Giants’ cornerbacks, Webster has been on a roller-coaster ride for most of his career. The highlight being his interception in the 2007 NFC Championship Game off Brett Favre in overtime that set up a trip to Super Bowl XLII for him and his teammates. The low point being 
frequently benched due to ineffectiveness early in his career.
That’s all behind him now. He is entrenched as the Giants’ primary CB, starting all but three games the past two seasons (Webster had a sprained knee in December of 2009).
Last week at mini-camp, Webster had the look of a veteran ready to lead. He is pleased with the hiring of Perry Fewell as the defensive coordinator, who has installed a scheme that focuses on creating turnovers.
“Yeah, he’s very energetic,“ Webster said of Fewell, “He wants us to fly around, be around the ball. The guys are happy out there trying to get the bad taste of last year out of our mouths.”
He likes the idea of making the offense think by disguising coverages, rather than simply playing back and reacting.
“He’s (Fewell) putting us in great position to make plays I think since the earliest OTAs we’ve done a good job of getting around the ball making sure things happen more aggressively not just sitting back waiting.”
Webster also said that Fewell’s personality has a lot do with how the defense will perform this year. It is a sharp contrast to the stoic Bill Sheridan. They are feeding off Fewell’s positive vibe.
“He’s very energetic I think he’s a DB at heart so that helps a lot, too. People don’t know what you’re going to do every play. I think we’re doing a good job of mixing it up, showing some press, doing some off-techniques. I think the cornerbacks feed off of that as well.”
The defensive scheme is geared to play to the strengths as well. Fewell knows he has veteran talent to work with and is taking full advantage. Webster agrees.
“We’re kind of like a pitcher trying not to tip your pitch. We’re doing the same thing. We just dont want to be doing the press all the time. We’re just trying to react off and get close to the route off of the QB..the guys that the quarterback is looking at are going to be ultimately closer than the guys on the backside.”
He was asked if the new scheme made it more difficult to keep his eyes on the receiver.
“You’ve got to train your eyes to have good vision. Read your keys I think that helps out along the way as far as knowing what the guy’s going to run, read No. 2 receiver if you have to, two to your side, I think keeping good vision and being disciplined in your vision that will help you out.”
Webster is also pleased the Giants have solidified the safety position, a major weakness and the focus of much criticism in 2009. He was excited to have help again in the secondary.
“That’s great, we got Kenny Phillips, Michael Johnson. They’re both coming back healthy and getting where they need to be, so having (Antrel) Rolle and (Deon) Grant back there is great. You know they’re going to be behind you and they are going to take care of their business. Trusting in each other is big, so we’ve been doing a great job of that this camp. Feeding off each other, trusting that the other guy is going to do his job not worrying about overdoing your job.”
The differences between this year and last year are visible. The team is more aggressive, focused and communicative, a trait that deteriorated under the auspices of Sheridan.
“I think sometimes we tried to over compensate for what we think is going to happen and it kind of leads to big plays and big catches. This year we’re just trusting each other that we’re going to do our job and go out and do it.”
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