Since that whole Super Bowl Blog thing never quite took off -- Blauber has one, but he's too busy being a clueless middle-aged guy to really do justice to updating it.
Since neither Yanni nor Dan Fogelberg are making appearances down here, he's out of the loop. Example:
Me: "Hey, I have a good lookalike for you: (Bears WR) Bernard Berrian and Usher."
Blauber: "See, I don't know who Usher is."
Ugh.
Anyway, plenty of Giants trod through the Media Center today. The NFL announced the Giants-Dolphins game in London. It's Oct. 28, with a bye week afterwards. Lots of questions asked about when the team would travel to the UK, and those are pretty moot right now, since Coughlin will do things on his schedule.
Michael Strahan said he would recommend to TC that the team leave as early as possible to avoid the jet lag and then the coach could show some trust in his players to be disciplined while there. "We can always set Big Ben five minutes back," he joked.
Eli Manning was also there, but strangely, people really only wanted to know about some brother of his. Whatever.
Antonio Pierce stopped by to do some radio interviews. He's been in Miami since Monday and estimated he's gotten 25 hours of sleep in four days.
Shaun O'Hara is also in town, and he said his agent, Tony Agnone, and new Giants GM Jerry Reese have bounced some contract numbers around. O'Hara said there could be more serious talks next week; free agency begins March 2, and if O'Hara isn't signed by then, the Giants may be priced out of range. Cowboys C Andre Gurode will be a free agent, and if he signs first somewhere -- for, say, something even in the ballpark of LeCharles Bentley's ridiculous six-year, $36-million (with a $12.5 million) contract with the Browns -- then O'Hara will cost more than the Giants want to pay.
O'Hara didn't toss out any numbers, only saying he's not looking for anything crazy. The rough average of the last five centers' deals over the past few seasons is $3 million per; O'Hara is believed to want a five-year deal, so something in the $15-20 million range with a $6-8 million signing bonus is in line with that average. We'll see what happens.
He does want to stay, though.
OK, let's get this game going...
Comments (2)
Arthur: just wanted to say you did a great job the season. Thanks.
a few brief Q's: 1) Do u see Briggs coming over from the Bears? where would he play?
2) Does Toomer retire?
3) What do u see as promary needs in the upcoming draft?
Thanks...
I'm interested in your view on draft needs too.
I think if Marshawn Lynch or Adrian Peterson drop down to no. 20 then they will definitely grab one of them.
Otherwise its a little more complicated. Most likely they will take a CB or S. One that can be an explosive returner would be bonus, but obviously coverage should be the primary factor since that is pretty much our biggest weakness.
Taking an impact LB or an offensive lineman is not out of the question either. I don't really think they'll take a WR.