Connor to IR

Still an option...this blows bad...maybe maybin or one of the cut lbs from the bengals since they were so deep

The biggest reason he wanted out from the Giants was he did not want to play MLB anymore, he wants to go back to WLB.

Maybe being out of the league could change his mind, but I'd be surprised.

We blew it.

sadly. His contract was 3 times what the Giants signed Connor for.

Someone would have needed to be cut to make that happen.

I thought for 2-3 years he'd be very solid for us..

AJ Johnson, MLB, Univ. of Tenn.

I don't think it's out of the question that we could have maneuvered and found some money to make that kind of room. Considering the pile of shit that we've had at LB, it'd been nice to pony up and bring in a guy like him.

got to be shitting me.

Days like today get me all pissed off again that we took Jernigan one pick ahead of Tampa taking Mason Foster in 2011, as if his 8 tackles and 2 sacks against the Jets on Sunday wasn't enough.

you're probably right they can always make it work if they really want to, just looking back though he did sign for 3 times as much as the LB they signed, and I think most people feel Dansby is better than Connor, so if it wasn't cash hard to explain.

I can't believe Dansby would opt for Arizona over the Giants, but he picked Miami over the Giants, so who knows, maybe he just doesn't want to play here (despite what his father may have claimed)

TT can play some MLB

It's been a serious problem before, like in 2009 when they took a QB and two CBs who never even made the team instead of getting the Safety they desperately needed. So they were signing Safeties off the streets by mid-season. I won't even mention the H-Back/TE who didn't fit any need they had that year.

Or 2010 when they took a punter that - naw I don't even want to go there.....

And it's still a problem. Nassib cost them a 4th and a 6th that could have been used on badly needed OL and LB help. At least they would have had a couple more warm bodies instead of a uniform on the bench who will probably never play a meaningful down for them and won't be flipped for anything because he won't have a chance to play.

The worst part is that this shit seems to pop out of thing air. From stinger to IR...

Probably going to be in the nickel all game against Peyton and dare them to run. Maybe we can get by this week.

But Dansby only got slightly over 2M for 1 year. I have a hard time believing we couldn't free up ~1.5M somehow. Especially for a superior player who doesn't miss many games.

Oh well. For whatever reason it didn't happen. Sucks for us.

of the beat reporters tweet that he was visiting the doctor today? I guess the news wasn't encouraging.

Brandon Jacobs

Is that what we'd save if we cut him outright? Diehl's $1m plus the vet minimum we're paying Connor might have helped us cross the finish line with Dansby.

where do we go from here at MLB? We only had Herzlich? No one else?

is UFA , rehabbed from achillies last season. Kick the tires?

for the Eagles.

him too.

His cap number is $3,125,000.

pickings are slim which is why jerry went the route he went. Dan Connor reminds me of nick johnson of the yanks. Just cant stay healthy ever.

What's the net savings if we cut him prior to the restructure? Sorry to make you do extra work!

Atlanta police station and pleaded guilty to child abuse. Seems very likely that the Giants cut him over that.

Some say that his play fell off badly last year. Maybe so, although I didn't notice it. He played in every game, had his usual number of tackles along with three picks. He was better than any other LB we had on the roster.

Anyway, there is no chance the Giants bring him back. Bengals worked him out a few days ago but apparently nothing came of it.

Inside Linebacker
Takeo Spikes
Bradie James
Larry Grant (suspended three more games)
Barrett Ruud
Demorrio Williams (WLB in 4-3/ILB in 3-4)
Kirk Morrison
Zac Diles
Gary Guyton
Omar Gaither (WLB in 4-3)
Niko Koutouvides
Tavares Gooden
Mike Peterson (SLB)
Jamar Chaney
Tim Shaw
Brandon Siler
A.J. Edds
Brendon Ayanbadejo
Ricky Brown
Keyaron Fox
Travis Goethel
Tyrone McKenzie
Leon Williams
Kenny Onatolu (OLB in 4-3)
Brandon Johnson
Doug Hogue
L.J. Fort
D.J. Smith
Stevenson Sylvester
Ryan Rau
Josh Hull
Phillip Dillard
Greg Lloyd
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Is he healthy?

where he asked "do you remember who the Lbs were from the first Super Bowl Team". Hubris.

Conner was not a solution. The Giants are overdue for getting lucky finding a LB who can play, and maybe Bradford will be that guy.

Here's the 411 prior to Diehl's restrcture:

Cap Savings - $6,903,125
Dead Money - $2,078,125
Cap Savings - $4,825,000


This is it after:

Cap Savings - $3,125,000
Dead Money - $2,325,000
Cap Savings - $800,000

he's not very good, but he's not as bad as Herzlich.

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Not great but better than what we have.

and Connor stayed healthy the entire season last year in dallas. That was an upgrade. It's bad luck.

JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

though.

In 2008, picking last in first and second round they plucked up Kenny Phillips and Terrell Thomas. Two should-have-been future Pro-Bowlers.

Reunion with Dillard! Haha

At LB, our starters would be backups on a lot of other teams. Our backups would not play on other teams. We seem to be giving Reese a pass since 2007 because he had a nice draft that year?

Can someone please explain "In Reese we trust"? Where does all of this trust come from?

Give him a call... Still better than Herz

year ending IR. Now, that's some supreme faking. Talk about taking one for the team. All just to show JJ up.

for faking it and ending up on IR?

Diehl wasn't restructured. He was given a pay cut.

Ever heard of "sarcasm?" New Yorkers are purportedly big on it. :)

2 SB titles aren't enough proof for you? Sheesh...

Hate the play. Watching the Cowboys taps of him on Game Rewind was just plain ugly.

Oddly, a lot of it really does seem to be mental with him - he plays like a spaz (and not in a good way). Couple that with not being extremely athletic and it's not the best combination.

season ended was to cut Boley and Blackburn (although Boley might have been cut because of pleading guilty to child abuse). They are both better than what we have now.

Blackburn not the big run-stuffing hulk you look for at MLB, but maybe that not so important with the defensive tackles we added.

Chase was smart and had a nose for the ball. It would probably surprise a lot of people to hear that in 2012 he led the Giants in total tackles, had one interception and five forced fumbles.

two are not enough. You have to ask yourself what more this team could have done if we managed the personnel better. If our O-line has not been this bad for the past 4 years. If we had Linebackers that were legit starters. Maybe we would have never missed the playoffs since 2007 and possibly won another title.

You can feel satisfied if you want. I dont...i want more

and grovel to Gettelman to trade our 1st and 2nd pick this year, plus our 1st and 2nd next year for Chase Blackburn.