Tag Archives: Mario Manningham
Giants’ WR Mario Manningham’s promising NFL career has been one that has been held back by incessant ailments and inconsistent performances. This year, he almost became an afterthought with both Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz having monster seasons.
Last night, with the Patriots pulling out all the stops to neutralize Cruz and struggling to keep up with the prolific Nicks, Mario made the best of the opportunities QB Eli Manning presented him with. His 38-yard reception on 1st-and 10 from the Giants’ 12-yard-line with 3:46 remaining jumpstarted the Giants’ game-winning drive.
“On the sideline they were going like this (gesturing a successful catch), so I knew I was in. It was a perfect throw,” Mario said. “They rolled into cover-two at the last minute and I saw the corner was acting like he was going to backpeddle, but he came up to play cover-two and I extended to the side a little bit and worked him outside. Eli (Manning) just put the ball on the money. Great pass protection, great ball. I knew where I was on the sideline. I knew I didn’t have that much room. Good thing I wear (shoe size) 11s, because if I wore 11.5s, I don’t think I’d have been in.”
Tagged Mario Manningham, New York Giants Blogs, New York Giants News, Super Bowl XLVI |
Giants’ WR Mario Manningham knows the Patriots need Julian Edelman in their secondary to match up with their speed. The fact that Edelman is a WR playing defense has the Giants seeking opportunities.
“It’s not just me, but us as a receiving corps,” Manningham said. “We know he’s a great player, but we want to go out and do what we have to do to win. No matter what it takes. He plays wide receiver. He’s not a real defensive back. Did he get drafted as a defensive back? We have a little bond going on knowing that we can beat somebody. We’re confident. I hope he’s out there.”
Edelman has kind of become the Patriots’ everyman, playing on all of their units – offense, defense and special teams. He has no time for opponents’ criticism. He is too busy keeping up with with his multiple responsibilities.
Tagged Julian Edelman, Mario Manningham, New England Patriots, New York Giants, NFL, Super Bowl XLVI |
I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Kevin Gilbride. You sir have risen from the ashes of my defeat and given me immeasurable hope. Because of you Giants Nation can rejoice in the knowledge that I, Mr. Bad Guy am not in fact dead.
You may have thought I was getting weak. I wouldn’t blame you. The last post I wrote while watching QVC and hemming your sister’s skirt. I was overflowing with joy; straight up giddy in fact. Sue me.
But I took a long look in the mirror this morning. I wiped the smile from my face. No points allowed on defense? Great, that’s their job isn’t it? Eli throws 3 TDs and the rushing attack combines for over 100 yards? Good to know. But those first couple drives? C’mon KillDrive are you serious?
Tagged Eli Manning, Hakeem Nicks, Mario Manningham, New York Giants, Osi Umenyiora, Rocky Bernard, Victor Cruz |
During the Holiday Season, even The Bad Guy finds himself in a forgiving mood. For instance, I’ve found it in my heart to absolve Victor Cruz of his childhood allegiance to the Dallas Cowboys. So I know that you’ll all forgive me for incorrectly projecting a Giant downfall on Saturday. It just so happens that Santa was not sleeping. He received my letter, mulled it over, and decided on a bigger and better present than I had asked for. Instead of a TE, he delivered a defense to help Eli Manning soar past the Jets and land in a Title Fight on Jan.1.
Last week, one particularly enthusiastic Giants fan (see: threatens to break things after losses) referred to Justin Tuck as “Papa Defense.” I don’t like the title, mainly because the word “Papa” immediately makes me think of a creepy guy in a red button down shirt selling me crappy pizza. But I agree with it.
Tagged Ahmad Bradshaw, Eli Manning, Jake Ballard, Justin Tuck, Mario Manningham, Mark Sanchez, Victor Cruz |
This morning I sat in my office; blue shirt, blue tie, tailored blue suit. A subtle but gratifying celebration. 8 hours earlier I had begun to type a eulogy for Coughlin’s tenure as Giants Head Coach. I had painted a morbid picture of Tommy paddling furiously against a vicious current. The harder he attempted to reach shore, the quicker the weight tied to his ankles pulled him out to the Atlantic. That weight of course, is Kevin Gilbride.
But as I sat at my desk and retuned this piece, I instead found myself joyously documenting a stay of execution. I considered the high level of play being provided by the offense despite the inadequacy of the coordinator. I reveled in the emergence of a rising defensive star that helped his unit reward the efforts of one of the league’s top QB talents with an outstanding special teams contribution.
Be warned, however, that despite the heat I’ve garnered in the past for not painting a PR picture and playing the role of Pat Hanlon, the following reactions from last night’s game will contain both positive and negative feedback. But I know you’ll keep reading. If you want a story that’s all smiles, buy a Disney movie (I recommend Toy Story, it has not failed to make me laugh hysterically in 16 years). For those of you brave enough, here we go…
Tagged Eli Manning, Hakeem Nicks, Jason Pierre-Paul, Kevin Gilbride, Mario Manningham, Tom Coughlin, Victor Cruz |
WR Mario Manningham has been added to the Giants’ injury report for tomorrow’s game in San Francisco,
He is questionable after injuring his knee yesterday in practice.
As per SNY insider Ralph Vacchiano:
was added to the Giants’ injury report this morning by the team, just before they departed for San Francisco. He was officially listed as “questionable” and he did make the trip, but his status will be a game-time decision.
Details of what happened weren’t immediately available, though it appears his knee swelled up this morning, forcing them to list him on the report.
Tagged Mario Manningham, New York Giants |
QB: A-
Let’s state the obvious. Eli Manning is the starter. Continuing with the obvious theme, Manning needs to improve.
I don’t want to hear one more excuse about the players around him, injuries, or any other outside factor. He is supposedly the chosen one, the franchise symbol. Yes, many of his interceptions last season bounced off receiver’s hands. Yes the run game bottomed out at times in 2009. Yes, two seasons ago he surpassed 4,000 yards in the air. It doesn’t matter. He’s being paid to be a leader. If a receiver can’t catch, teach him how. If a member of your offense is obnoxious and overbearing in the huddle/locker room, handle it.
David Carr is my favorite to win out the back up job. He is capable, a favorite among the coaching staff, and frankly cheaper than Sage Rosenfels.
I expect the Giants to keep 3 QBs this season and that job will go to Ryan Perrilloux . The team feels that they may have found a solid investment in the young QB out of LSU and would like to develop him further.
Tagged Ahmad Bradshaw, Andre Brown, Devin Thomas, Domenik Hixon, Linval Joseph, Mario Manningham, marvin austin, Steve Weatherford, Tyler Sash, Victor Cruz |
While many Giants fans bemoan the lack of activity by the front office, Osi’s distracting antics, and crippling injuries, there is one thing that most fans can take comfort in. That is a corps of young receivers who will be back for the team.
While there may be some issues regarding depth with this unit (hence the need to get Steve Smith back in the fold), the Giants do boast a veritable receiving duo in Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham, who are both coming off career years. As a unit, the team finished 10th in the NFL in receiving yards (242.8)
Nicks is the primary target. Nicks is coming off a season in which he caught 79 passes for 1,052 yards and 11 touchdowns, and that was only in 13 games. Manningham, meanwhile, also posted career bests with 60 receptions for 944 yards and nine touchdowns.
Outside of Nicks and Manningham, the team will be looking to some cagy veterans (Domenik Hixon, Michael Clayton and Devin Thomas) and some eager young prospects (Ramses Barden, Jerrell Jernigan, Victor Cruz and Duke Calhoun) to help bolster the corps.
Tagged Hakeem Nicks, Jerrell Jernigan, Mario Manningham |
Also Check Out Grading The Units: Quarterbacks
Today we examine the wide receivers as well as the tight ends. The wide receiver unit is rich with potential, injury risk and X-factors. The tight end core is, as the kids are saying, “meh.”
The biggest complaint for the wide receivers is that there is no “legit number one.” The definition of a “legit number one,” according to these people, is someone who blends both size and speed; someone who can stretch the field and double as a large red-zone target. My response to this argument is that if Hakeem Nicks is not a “legit number one,” this is a very rare breed. He may not be 6-5, but his playmaking ability is off the charts. He is fast enough to stretch the field (he has caught a 30 yard pass in a larger perecentage of his games than did Plaxico Burress as a Giant), and he wreacked havoc in the red zone last year, grabbing 11 touchdowns in 13 games. He may not be 6-5, but his playmaking ability is off the charts. He just needs to stay healthy.
Mario Manningham is still developing, but he looks poised to become one of the leagues better #2 targets. Domenik Hixon is a solid number three when healthy, and by all accounts he is near 100%. Pre-season stud Victor Cruz and rookie Jerrel Jernigan are interesting young players, but Ramses Barden could be the X-factor. (more…)
Tagged giants, Hakeem Nicks, Kevin Boss, Mario Manningham, Ramses Barden, tight ends, wide receivers |
We continue our look at statistical analyses of New York Giants players. Football Outsiders performed a study to determine which offensive players break the most tackles.
We defined a “broken tackle” as one of two events: either the ballcarrier escapes from the grasp of the defender, or the defender is in good position for a tackle but the ballcarrier jukes him out of his shoes.
The study used statistic gleamed from every offensive play of the season (special teams plays were not included) to determine which running backs and receivers broke the most tackles.
Ahmad Bradshaw broke 38 tackles, good for fourth in the league among running backs. Mario Manningham was tied for eighth among wide receivers/tight ends with nine broken tackles.
The Giants offense totaled 80 broken tackles, tied with the Jaguars for third most in the NFL behind the Buccaneers and Eagles. Of the Giants’ 1022 offensive plays, a Giants player broke a tackle in 71 of them (6.9%), fifth highest in the league.
Do what you want with this information…what it tells me is that the Giants have some slippery players, including Bradshaw, Manningham and Hakeem Nicks. But we already knew that.
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