T-Rock's Take on the Giants

Brandon Jacobs started the portion of practice that we watch riding an exercise bike, but by the time we left the bubble he was doing some straight-line jogging and catching passes during a drill. He wasn't sprinting and he wasn't cutting, but he was running, so that seems to be a good sign.

There's some debate about whether or not it would be wise to play Jacobs on Sunday, assuming he is a) healthy enough to play but b) somewhere shy of 100 percent. With the capable backups of Ward and Bradshaw, are the Giants better off giving Jacobs the day off? There are three big division games following this one, remember. I suppose only Tom Coughlin knows the answer to that question.

The one drill Jacobs didn't take part in was the fumbling drill where the running backs run with a football that is attached to a big elastic band and anchored by a fellow running back. During that drill Madison Hedgecock was pulling on the football when it slipped from his grip and shot back at Reuben Droughns. It looked like it hit him in the Droughns, but I think Reuben got his guard up in time and deflected it. Close call.

Wilkinson was running and not on the bike. Ross was doing some sideline running but not working with his position. Kehl was with the starters at weakside linebacker and Terrell Thomas was in Ross' starting spot at cornerback.