From the Giants’ Communications Department….this morning’s transcript of Tom Coughlin’s press update….

Q: What about your receiving corps? They surprised a lot of people last year:
A: More things are expected of that group. Greater consistency, greater
productivity. Obviously the loss of Domenik did not help. He was a very
stable force there. He could play all the positions. The young guys have
to continue to improve. I talked to you the other day about Ramses.
They’ve got to be part of a receiving group in terms of the depth and
quality that we want. It’s got to be an everyday thing for him as well. I
think it doesn’t help any that Hakeem is out one practice a day and now
Manningham is out with whatever he has, soreness in the groin area.
When they miss a practice, they really don’t understand that they’re not
just missing a practice, they miss opportunities for the team to
continue to move along with the guys who have proven on the field that
they can play. It’s a group we are expecting a lot from.

Tom Coughlin is two years removed from a Super Bowl championship. He is also coming off one of the most disappointing seasons in Giants’ history and is anxious to get back to work. “Let’s go. Let’s do it,” Coughlin said. “I am excited this year as much as I have ever been excited, I’ll tell [...]

Kenny Phillips may have wanted to hit the ground running at camp, but according to Tom Coughlin, he may have to wait… “He’ll be with the trainers until the trainers are willing to let him begin to practice,” Tom Coughlin said this morning. “I’m sure when that happens it will be one a day.” READ [...]

We figured during the summer months (aka the NFL dry season) we’d import some video for our readers each Friday to fill some dead air. Today’s video is anything but.  Giants fans of all ages will eat this first selection up with a fork and spoon. Here is a ten minute clip from NFL Films’ [...]

Coughlin Pleased With Team’s Progress This Spring Tom Coughlin met extensively with reporters after the final leg of the Giants’ three-day mini-camp this morning. The veterans are going home, the rookies will stay on another week.  The next time the full team reconvenes will be for training camp in Albany on August 1st. Some highlights [...]

Tom Coughlin Post Practice Interview: Highlights Q: How did the group look? A: They did all right. One side does okay that means the other side didn’t. And the other side does okay and that means the original side didn’t. So it is back and forth. But there is good enthusiasm. They know what this [...]

Tom Coughlin called him “a national treasure.” John Wooden had quite an impact on the Giants’ head coach. So when Wooden passed away last Friday at the age of 99, Coughlin was one of the many deeply affected by the loss. Coughlin once called Wooden “the greatest winner of all time.” Last year, at the urging of [...]

News, Notes and Tidbits From the Week That Was The Giants are in the worst place they can be right now – no games to play and lots of media opportunities for players and coaches to do some talking. As we are all aware, Tom Coughlin is not a fan of this, especially coming off [...]

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The Giants completed their OTAs for the week yesterday at the Timex Performance Center.  There were several highlights.  Eli Manning looked fairly sharp completing passes to – brace yourselves – Ramses Barden and Travis Beckum (picutred).  Don’t read too much into that, but it was still nice to see those two finally out there producing. [...]