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Giants’ GM Jerry Reese has the Giants back in the Super Bowl. All year long, the media and the fans doubted Reese’s vision for the team, but he has reinvented the the Giants and they are poised to succeed in not only the present, but the future.
With players such as Victor Cruz, Jason Pierre-Paul, Hakeem Nicks and Prince Amukamara Reese has rebuilt a team that hoisted the Lombardi Trophy just four short years ago. They are in position to do it again this Sunday.
Reese spoke with WFAN’s Mike Francesa this week and is as humble as ever….
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If the Giants manage to get back to the Super Bowl with a win over the 49ers on Sunday, much will be said about the personnel - and the men who assembled that personnel.
The Daily News Live crew debates where Tom Coughlin and Jerry Reese rank among the all-time Giants’ general managers and coaches.
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It’s amazing what a four-game winning streak, at just the right time in an NFL season, can do.
Four years ago, in a span of only four games, the New York Giants went from a fifth-seeded, 10-6 playoff afterthought to unlikely Super Bowl champions and one of the greatest stories in sports history.
This year, the Giants were a mediocre 7-7 coming off a head-scratching 23-10 home loss – their fifth in six games – to the Washington Redskins, who entered MetLife Stadium just 4-9 at the time.
Many were calling for head coach Tom Coughlin’s job as a third straight second-half collapse appeared imminent. And, once again, four games changed everything.
Seeing his injury-plagued team outscored 372-343 through 14 games, Giants general manager Jerry Reese preached of forbearance to an impatient fan base and the relentlessly attacking New York media.
Sure enough, the Giants got healthy, and suddenly became very good.
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This past summer, when the Philadelphia Eagles and other teams were gobbling up free agents, Giants GM Jerry Reese stood his ground, telling reporters his team was just fine. Reese claimed to have made fair offers to free agents who chose to go elsewhere. He then predicted that the Giants would get into the playoffs and “make a run.”
Nearly six months and over a dozen key injuries later, Reese doesn’t need to explain a thing to anyone. His Giants are one win away from returning to the Super Bowl.
The guys at The WheelHouse discuss the odyssey of the 2011 Giants and compare them to the team that won the Lombardi Trophy four years ago.
Tagged Jerry Reese, New York Giants, sny |
Another new segment here at GFB: our vaunted staff takes their weekly shots at giving you at what you want. This week, it’s about the performance of head coach Tom Coughlin and GM Jerry Reese.
Rich Resch: Jerry Reese came under a lot of fire when he let Kevin Boss and Steve Smith walk, but the play of Victor Cruz and Jake Ballard are more than validating that decision. Although his draft class has not had much impact outside of the sixth-round linebackers, it is not fair to judge a draft class off of half of a year, especially when the top two picks suffered serious injuries. Reese scores major points for bringing in Steve Weatherford, who has been one of the best free agent pickups in the league. The upgrade over Matt Dodge is obvious from watching just one game, and the Giants have enjoyed field position advantages they wouldn’t have dreamed of having last season. Reese must also be given credit for bringing back Mathias Kiwanuka, who has been one of the team’s most dynamic players on either side of the ball. The outstanding play of Michael Boley and the meteoric rise of Jason Pierre-Paul are also past moves that are finally starting to pay off. The fact that the Giants are 6-2 after injuries to Terrell Thomas, Jonathan Goff and a handful of other impact players means that Tom Coughlin needs to receive some praise as well. Although their schedule has been relatively easy thus far, Coughlin’s ability to keep the team afloat and atop their division is certainly an accomplishment. Ultimately, Reese and Coughlin will be judged by whether or not the Giants make the playoffs, and if so, how far they can go. But half way through the season, it’s hard to complain about the leadership of this franchise.
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Remember how hysterical some got when the lockout ended and guys like Kevin Boss and Steve Smith jumped ship. Jerry Reese was not a popular man in these parts. But time heals, and while things can quickly change, some of the decisions that were made over the summer seem to be paying off for the Giants through the first six weeks of the season.
Take for example Boss and Smith – who were effectively replaced by Jake Ballard and Victor Cruz. In four games for the Raiders, Boss has seven receptions for 149 yards and one touchdown. In six games for Big Blue, Ballard has 15 catches, 273 yards, and two touchdowns. In six games for the Eagles, Smith has five receptions, 63 yards, and no touchdowns. Cruz, meanwhile, has 21 receptions, 398 yards, and three touchdowns in six games for the Giants.
Total production: Giants – 36 receptions, 671 yards, five touchdowns. Eagles and Raiders – 12 receptions, 212 yards, one touchdown.
You make the call.
Tagged Jake Ballard, Jerry Reese, Kevin Boss, New York Giants, Steve Smith, Victor Cruz |
from Ohm Youngmisuk – ESPN New York:
Reese, who came under fire from fans who wanted to see the Giants sign high-profile free agents, refused to panic or make any knee-jerk moves.
“I’m not a panic kind of guy,” Reese said in the jubilant Giants locker room after the win over the Cardinals. “I try to make good football decisions for the New York Giants. It is not my job to worry about if the fans are panicking or if the media is saying we didn’t do anything.”
Reese insisted that despite the injuries and the loss of Smith and Boss, the Giants had more than enough to win. When most fans were in full panic mode after Smith and Boss departed, Reese confidently said that the Giants “will make the plays this [year] and we’ll get in the playoffs and make a run.”
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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter the New England Patriots have released CB Darius Butler after failing to acquire a trade for him.
The New York Giants should be the first team in line to acquire his services. Butler has playoff experience and can add great depth to a secondary ravaged by injury. After an offseason of horrible moves and missed opportunities the Giants must act fast to grab this unexpected quality free agent.
If GM Jerry Reese once again fails to nab a much needed free agent Giants fans will be in an uproar and he may find himself on the hot seat.
Tagged 2011 NY Giants, Darius Butler, Free Agency, Jerry Reese |
A lot of happenings the past couple of days…the team is beginning to tune it’s roster up a bit an practices are starting to heat up. There’s life in team yet….
- Giants add kicker, Deon Grant to roster
- Injury bug is “back” as JPP, Boley sit out practice
- Jerry Reese: I never guaranteed playoffs
- Teams, players need to weed out the personal from the business
- Will Beatty is coming along at LT
Tagged Giants Blogs, Jerry Reese, New York Giants News |
Jerry Reese has been taking a ton of flak over his handling of the Steve Smith situation.
Today the Eagles confirmed Reese’s assessment of Smith by placing him on the Physically Unable to Perform list, which will make him ineligible for the first six games of the season.
Reese said Thursday that Smith “was in to take a physical, we wanted to see where he was physically. We got that information and he had made the decision to go somewhere else and we’re ok with that. We’re ok….We really don’t talk about what our doctors’ information is, but there were some concerns about his health.”
His suspicions matched ours. The Giants were probably going to wait Smith out a little longer before signing him. Instead, he took Philly’s money and now his one year contract will only allow him to play in 9 games.
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