Strahan heard about our earlier report that he was on his way back to the east coast shortly, and e-mailed that he insists he's still in Southern California, and that he hasn't yet made up his mind about returning to the Giants.
Strahan is clearly keeping the suspense alive, although the prevailing sentiment around the league and around the team is that he'll be back with the team now that two-a-days are over. You always leave the wiggle room that he'll surprise everyone and quit for good. But we won't believe that until we see it.
Strahan wonders why we'd even care about him, when Eli vs. Tiki has dominated the news, to which we responded that Strahan is the only story right now.
Ok, we admit it. We like the guy, and we miss his presence around here. Strahan is a terrific player, an intriguing person to write about, and always, always entertaining. Hmmm. Somehow I don't think GM Jerry Reese and the rest of the Giants' front office would agree with that entertaining part. But hey, we don't sign his checks, so what the heck.
Enjoy the afternoon swim, Michael. We'll see you in a few days.
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Coming from this unbiased Giants fan, the team is no better than 6-10 without Strahan. Goes without saying he can make the difference between the playoffs and a top-10 2008 draft pick. Hopefully, this is merely an old-school LT ploy to miss the 2-a-days; I think he'll have no problem playing a few series in next week's exhibition finale and being ready for Dallas.
Bob, I know you like the guy, and want access, but it is troubling to see media guys float the "not about the money" line. It was, and everybody knows it. Strahan looks exactly like the weak minded dolt his wife portrayed him as in divorce proceedings. He asked for more dough after his wife scalped him. Reese rightly slapped him down. Then he looked for a new home, and found the market for 35 yr old injured plagued linemen to be lacking. Whoops. He is an idiot, a liar, and a Hall of Famer. It's that simple. Tell your headline boys they can have that one gratis.
Craig:
I never said it wasn't about the money. In fact, I've been consistent in saying it's all about the money, having learned at the feet of former Giants GM George Young. His motto was: "When they tell you it's not about the money ... IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY!!" (Yes, he would scream, and his ears would shake.) ... Thanks for the headline ... I think.
i am a big giants fan, and like Tom said, 6-10 would be great for a season without Michael. if anybody makes a difference for the giants, its strahan and osi teamed up for the pass rush. the giants really need him now more than ever, since the long list of injuries in their secondary