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Full Team In Attendance; Alford Sits Out

Mini camp has begun on this beautiful day in the NY Metro area.  The Giants hit the filed around 10am and had several surprises including a Jeff Feagles sighting (?)  DT Jay Alford was not working. He has an MCL sprain from last Tuesday’s OTA, but will be ready for camp in August.

SNYs’ Mike Garafolo is on site today at Giants’ mini camp……here are some of his observations from the morning session……they are from his Twitter feed, so scroll to the bottom and read up…

Coughlin says Alford tweaked his MCL the other day when he tripped. Feels good about Phillips though – no swelling.

Practice over. Last 10 mins or so the view was blocked. Sorry.

DT Linval Joseph has been around the ball + QB often this morning.

Hixon with the end around option to throw. Held onto it. Nobody open. Better keep that one stashed deep in the bag of tricks.

Sorgi’s best ball of the morning: a deep flag for Bear Pascoe over Chad Jones.

We have a Gerris Wilkinson sighting. Good job by him to chase down + blow up a screen for Bradshaw.

Corey Webster with a pick six (@grazdanny loves that term). My view of the play was blocked though.

My (at least temporary) replacement for @JennyVrentas (the non-tweeting Mike Fensom) likes what he sees from Gartrell Johnson today.

Ross then let Barden deep on long post. Looked like he should’ve had deep middle help frpom S Chad Jones though. Good ball by Eli.

Ross having a rough day. Just juked out of his shoes on a mini post-corner by Nicks.

Terrific covg by Terrell Thomas on a back-shoulder fade from Eli to Manningham. Snapped head around + located ball quickly.

Barden juked badly by WR Victor Cruz in punt covg drills. Hagan meanwhile looks polished after performing well as a gunner last yr.

Special guest instructor working with punters: Jeff Feagles.

Bomar forced to reset his feet bc of rush. Tried to plant + throw the in cut but that threw off timing. LB Micah Johnson w PD.

Nicks wouldve had a deep ball from Bomar if Michael Greco hadn’t grabbed him as he ran by.

Nice PD by Bruce Johnson on a fade for Nicks. Good recovery too because he was beat off the line.

Great route on pump + go by Moss. Sha’reff Rashad baited to come up. Bad read by him…and bad throw by Sorgi over Moss.

Barden blocking Ross out in front of a Nicks reverse. That doesn’t seem a fair matchup for Ross. Nicks working fully btw.

Hixon broke off Aaron Ross on a comeback. Ross spun the wrong way.

Michael Boley working with first team in walkthru. He had a hammy issue last week.

Phillips running + turning on the side. So far no cuts.

Pierre-Paul getting retaped or something. DeOssie walking off to locker room. (Almost time for actual football description.)

Kevin Boss still on crutches. Kevin Boothe arm in a sling. Both in bike area. Phillips, btw, is just standing on sideline.

Oh and Danny Ware. Apparently he went first and then again just now.

Sinorice Moss, Andre Brown + Domenik Hixon fielding kickoffs – in that order. Brown would be interesting to see in live game.

Phillips stretching with the team. Don’t think that means he’ll be practicing though. Again he was expected to be out til camp.

Taking attendance at minicamp. All the big guns seem to be here. So far only Jay Alford on the bike. No Kenny Phillips visual yet.

I will be there tomorrow personally to give my take on the things.

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Giant Fans! Send Us Your Impressions of the New Stadium

We’d like to hear your impressions of the new stadium.  Drop us a line, send in your stories and pictures to us!

Just like the Giants, GFB is giving the fans the floor today.  Enjoy!

Thx JF

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Giants Begin Mini-Camp Today

For those attending this afternoon’s open practice at the new stadium….

Parking lots open at noon – stadium will open at 1pm. Practice begins at 2:50pm.

Parking and seating are on a first come, first serve basis, but you will need a ticket to get in.  Go to Giants.com for more info.

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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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Umenyiora Ready To Work

All of the off-season trade banter and speculation is behind Giants’ defensive end Osi Umenyiora these days. He simply wants to move forward and get back to his Pro Bowl form.

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Coaches Have Lots Of Young Talent To Work With

With 44-year-old Jeff Feagles no longer on their roster, the Giants will inherently become a younger team  They will also add about seven-to-ten of the 22 or 23-year-olds that hit the field at the Timex Performance Center yesterday, which will make them even a younger team.

Coach Tom Coughlin seemed generally pleased with the group of over 50 first and second-year players invited to the camp.  He mentioned a few by name.   Tim Brown, a 5’8″ free-agent wide receiver from nearby Rutgers, was one of those players.

For most of the players, they are relieved in a way that the draft is over and they are getting settled into the world of the NFL.

Giants rookies Jones, Pierre-Paul, and Dillard on their first day of minicamp

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Free Agent QB Looking To Stick With Big Blue

With Eli Manning, Jim Sorgi and Rhett Bomar all headed to camp with the New York Giants, there doesn’t appear to be room on the roster for another Quarterback. But don’t tell that to Dominic Randolph.

The 23-year-old from Holy Cross, who ended his college career as the most decorated quarterback in school history, signed a free agent contract with Big Blue earlier this week and expects to fight tooth-and-nail for a job.

“I’m definitely excited right now,” Randolph told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, “but I’m going to be getting to work and showing them what I can do on the next level. I’m looking forward to being part of a great organization.”

“Camp fodder” will be the term most often used to describe Randolph’s presence at camp, but that may be writing this youngster off a little too soon and a little too fast.

Once a high school back-up, Randolph has quickly transformed himself into prolific passer with a constant desire to better his game. And although his accolades may be taken with a grain of salt because they were accomplished in the Patriot League, there is no denying the numbers he’s put up over his four years at Holy Cross and the success that he’s had.

He finished his college career with 13,455 yards passing and 117 touchdowns. Not to mention the extremely impressive streak of four straight seasons with a 141+ QB Rating.

The one constant knock on Randolph is his lack of arm strength. It’s something he was able to overcome at the collegiate level because of his accuracy and game-smarts, but something that would most certainly present a problem in the NFL. However, that’s not to say he couldn’t improve on it…after all, Tom Brady did.

But it’s his other intangibles that give Randolph a potential edge as the team heads into camp. Head coach Tom Coughlin recently said the young quarterback may be the new holder…something the Giants will need now that punter Jeff Feagles has decided to retire.

In the end, Randolph may not be the next Joe Montana and he may not be a top NFL prospect, but he’s a smart kid who is willing to work hard day in and day out. For that reason, and that reason alone, his chances of making the team aren’t out of the question.

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The Giants officially released their off-season workout schedule today.

All mini-camps and OTAs (Organized Team Activities) will take place at the Timex Performance Center adjacent to the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

Mini-Camps

Rookies – April 30-May 2
All players – June 15-17

OTAs

May 18, 20-21, 24-25, 27
June 2, 4, 7-8, 10-11

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