One who's at least kicked in the NFL... And thanks, John, for the update.
The Giants acquired Lawrence Tynes from the Chiefs for a conditional draft pick today, giving them a cold-weather kicker who has excelled at times in tough conditions. Tynes, 29, spent three seasons in KC, hitting 78.2 percent (68-for-87) of his field goals, including 6 of 11 from over 50 yards.
GM Jerry Reese: "“We feel better about having a veteran kicker coming in and competing for the job. We’re not bringing him in to give him the job. He has to earn it. We feel like we have a strong young guy vs. a veteran kicker and the best kicker is going to win the job.
“We wanted a guy to come in here and put pressure on (rookie Josh Huston), who we really like a lot. Huston has a really strong leg. But we feel better about having a guy that’s kicked in the league to come in and compete for the job, because we were basically handing it to (Huston) without a lot of competition. We want to put pressure on him to earn the job. And we want to earn the job as well. One of our goals is to have competition at every position.”
The Giants cut Marc Hickok, whom they signed after a tryout in March. So it's Tynes and Huston, the Ohio State grad whom they signed in January and were so excited about that they essentially told Jay Feely to take a walk.
The only odd thing from this perspective is that Tynes was on his way out in KC, with rookie Justin Medlock reportedly having the edge after the Chiefs' minicamp. So Tynes was going to be cut eventually. Reese couldn't wait until everyone had a shot at Tynes, it seems.
Thanks for your kind words, Big BB. I'll be out of town next week, so I hope y'all can scrape by until I return. Keep up the debates over Eli, the Giants' 2007 prospects and anything else you can think of.
Comments (11)
No big deal you being gone you barely update the site anyway.
It's alright, Arthur. I'll update some Giants news over the week while you're gone.
Have a safe vacation.
It's alright, Arthur. I'll update some Giants news over the week while you're gone.
Have a safe vacation.
Shockey is in town. Thanks for mentioning this Arthur. He says he's in great shape. I hope he is. I also hope they keep him healthy. He's the engine to our offense.
Arthur -
Have a nice vacation. As for the debates on Eli, count me out as I seem to be the only one carrying my side of the debate on this blog.
I'll bring it up again after the season is over and we'll see who was right and who wasn't. By then I'm sure John will have convinced everyone he never had faith in Eli.
We're not going to call him LT, right?
Joe -
Let's get one thing straight.
I'll always have faith in Eli. How can anyone not? He's lead us into the playoffs not once, but twice.
Is that not enough?
Does that not satisfy you?
Would you prefer a Michael Vick behind center?
Shut up.
I will _ALWAYS_ have faith in Eli.
When this season is over, and when Eli brings us to the playoffs yet again, I'll be the first one laughing at you.
Shmuck.
John -
My apologies......didn't realize your last name was Mara......
I guess we'll see who is right won't we?
Have a nice day
Debate on Eli? No need to. He's the best since Simms. Too bad all of our QBs since Simms su*ked.
No arm. No leadership skills. No guts. Can't throw a ball if it's less than 30 degrees and the wind is more than 20mph. And it takes him a month to complete a crossword puzzle.
John -
I don't need to say anything else. Thanks for making my point for me.
Have a nice day
Having a veteran kicker is always good especially under pressure conditions when they can make it from 40 and beyond. But, what is Reese doing about getting a tackle to protect Manning’s life. If Reese thinks what they have is sufficient then we will be losing games 14 to 7 and Shockey will be bald from pulling out his hair. We are only one very good tackle away from being a strong team that can get far into the playoffs.
Also, congratulations to Sparks for Jordan’s win last night on American Idol