Anyone surprised that Rich Seubert was involved?
Seubert, who has one fight per camp, tussled with Mathias Kiwanuka... A rematch of last year's first fight. Kiwanuka and Chris Snee (former BC teammates) actually got into it first, with a little shoving. On the next play, Seubert stepped in and wrestled with Kiwanuka to the ground.
That was about the most impressive aspect of the offense's performance this evening. No more drops as in the A.M. practice, but Steve Spagnuolo's schemes are confusing the heck out of the offense -- twice the offense re-huddled, and Guy Whimper got destroyed on two separate occasions by Tommy Davis, who then had a fan calling for an autograph, "Hey, Osi!"
Funny you should ask about Corey Webster, Mighty -- he was running as the LCB in the nickel and dime packages, with R.W. McQuarters sliding inside. Aaron Ross was the fourth CB in the dime set. Webster made a couple nice plays in coverage and looked to be moving well. He handled the physical stuff well, too.
In one-on-one coverage drills, Sam Madison got burned. I mean, burned -- Burress toasted Sammy M., then Mike Jennings, then Brandon London. But Madison was more physical in the team drills. McQuarters also blitzed for an easy sack on Eli Manning in team drills.
The Giants finished with a two-minute drill -- 1:24 to be exact, with one timeout from the offense's 40. It was... a bit rusty, shall we say. A couple dump-offs to Brandon Jacobs, one draw run by Jacobs, a quick out to Burress and then a last-second, 40-yard heave by Manning to the end zone, where James Butler easily picked it off.
One injury to report: LS Ryan Kuehl was carted off with a leg injury during punting drills to start practice. Grey Ruegamer and Jay Alford moved up a unit to long-snap, and Ruegamer was the snapper for field goals -- Lawrence Tynes was 2-for-4, missing from 33 and 43, and Josh Huston was 3-for-4, missing from 38.
So Zak DeOssie is not a long-snapper just yet. He's got plenty to think about already anyway.
Back with one practice tomorrow afternoon.
Comments (10)
Hey Arthur - great blog! I have read in a couple of the practice reports from you and your colleagues that Eli is still inconsistent with his throws. Do you think this is him getting used to the mechanics that Palmer is having him work on or more of a sign of what is too come for the season? (Although it might want you to lie if it is the latter...)
Are Sinorice Moss' quads still holding up this late into training camp?
If our defense is confusing the hell out the offense that's great defensivly. I'm not trying to jump the gun, but if our offense is struggling against guys they know, what do you think will be the case when we go to Dallas on Sep.9 ?!?!?
Fitz...i wasnt sure if i understood you commets, a little confusing...were you drunk? haha just kidding. Ummm...YES!....if you click on the training camp part of BBI it has LOADS of info to read. maybe that was what you wanted i dont know. Thats all im saying is i dont want to hear about Starhan unless its something new.
Im upset to see DeOssie not doing the snapping. But as long as its not Keuhl im happy. good player, good guy, but i just dont like one trick ponies. only Ks n Ps. Good to see Webster doing good again.
Gmen79player come on man? Thats more then jumping the gun!
Good to hear Webster is moving well. No surprise about Sam Madison, he's starting ot get a little long in the tooth....but then that's why they drafted Ross. I don't mind seeing some feistiness/fighting in camp, so long as it's nothing too serious. It's a physical game, so tempers are bound to flare.
Arthur, great job, keep it up.
Can you do me a favor tell me how my buddy Kevin Boss is doing in camp? I haven't heard much about him so far.
Thanks for the update on Corey, sounds promising. What are your thoughts on the LOT battle? Has Deihl looked like he can handle the job? How as Whimper and Koets looked? Do we have a solid starter and back up for that position?
This may be a very good thing, but I havent heard a thing about shockey yet...whats the deal
Ralph, how could you be happy that Keuhl is injured? Did you forget about the 2003 Wild Card play-off game at San Fransisco? The long snapper position is an important one, and Keuhl has done a fantastic job there. I'd rather be safe than sorry.
DeOssie has done it for a long time, and Ruemeger has done it before too. I think there is capable guys on the team. If i didnt, than its a whole different story.