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Defenderdawg : 6/23/2015 12:37 pm
Giants

Traina B/R: Rounding Up New York Giants' Offseason Buzz, Post-Minicamps
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2501538-rounding-up-new-york-giants-offseason-buzz-post-minicamps

Raanan NJ.com: 10 Lingering questions from Giants OTA's and
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/06/10_lingering_questions_from_giants_otas_and_minica.html

Raanan NJ.com: Is it safety Cooper Taylor's job to lose | Giants mailbag
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/06/is_it_safety_cooper_taylors_job_to_lose_giants_mai.html

Offense

Powell NJ.com: A post-minicamp guess at the Giants' 53-man roster | Offense
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/06/a_post-minicamp_guess_at_the_giants_53-man_roster.html

C

Eisen Giants.com: Second-year OL Weston Richburg happy to be back at center
http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Second-year-OL-Weston-Richburg-happy-to-be-back-at-center/8f1d9022-1bee-4f05-ae9c-4f110bc73a04

Hamilton Regina Leader Post: Jones hoping to make the most of his Giants opportunity
http://www.leaderpost.com/touch/story.html?id=11158894

Defense

Powell NJ.com: A post minicamp guess at the Giants 53 man roster | Defense & Specialists
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/06/a_post-minicamp_guess_at_the_giants_53-man_roster_1.html

CB

Giants.com: Summer Q & A - CB Prince Amukamara's favorite opponent
http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Summer-QA-CB-Prince-Amukamaras-favorite-opponent/914e4621-aeb2-483c-95e5-1c464afe00ef

Raanan NJ.com: Sizing up the Giants nickel cornerback position after minicamp and the need to be good blitzers
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/06/sizing_up_the_giants_nickel_cornerback_position_af.html

NFL

Kaplan MMQB: Pryor Results Indicative of Future Performance
A look at Terrelle Pryor’s sudden switch from QB to wideout, the second act of former Giants running back David Wilson, and the video that may or may not show Saints linebacker Junior Galette hitting a woman with a belt
http://mmqb.si.com/2015/06/23/nfl-terrelle-pryor-david-wilson-junior-galette-10-things-emily-kaplan/

Miller B/R: BR NFL 1000 Ranking the top 35 3-4 defensive ends from 2014
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2382154-br-nfl-1000-ranking-the-top-35-3-4-defensive-ends-from-2014

BALTIMORE
Wilson Bal Sun: Ravens linebacker Arthur Brown takes 'big step forward' during offseason http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-linebacker-arthur-brown-takes-big-step-forward-during-offseason-20150622-story.html

Downing Ravens.com: DE Chris Canty Impressed With Young Linemen, Still Expects To Start
http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/DE-Chris-Canty-Impressed-With-Young-Linemen-Still-Expects-To-Start/c890aee9-ac56-4235-94d9-4c97ed67dbf1

CLEVELAND
Reed Cleve Plain Dealer: Solving for 'X': How #Browns' rookie Xavier Cooper & his support system conquered a learning disability
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/06/solving_for_x_how_browns_rooki.html?utm_source=dlvr.it& utm_medium=twitter

DENVER
Jhabalva Denver Post: Anderson dropping weight, not workload
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_28363233/anderson-dropping-weight-not-workload

HOUSTON
McClain Houston Chronicle: Texans linebacker John Simon impresses J.J. Watt
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-linebacker-John-Simon-impresses-J-J-Watt-6342566.php

NEW ORLEANS
Underhill NO Advocate: Jairus Byrd looking to bounce back in second season with Saints
http://theadvocate.com/sports/saints/12719349-148/jairus-byrd-looking-to-bounce

PHILADELPHIA
Kapadia Phil mag: Three Eagles Numbers That Matter
http://www.phillymag.com/birds247/2015/06/23/three-eagles-numbers-that-matter-9/

SAN FRANCISCO
Barrows Sac Bee: Playing the slots: 49ers’ Mangini has options when it comes to nickel spot
http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article25160770.html

TENNESSEE
Wyatt The Tennessean: Titans' Antonio Andrews ready for leap into lineup
http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2015/06/22/titans-antonio-andrews-western-kentucky/29133223/

Glennon The Tennessean: Titans' Jeremiah Poutasi pleased with offseason progress
http://www.tennessean.com/story/titansinsider/2015/06/22/titans-jeremiah-poutasi-pleased-offseason-progress/29107195/

WASHINGTON
Jones Wash Post: Battle for Redskins’ No. 2 quarterback job expected to last throughout camp, preseason
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2015/06/22/battle-for-redskins-no-2-quarterback-job-expected-to-last-throughout-camp-preseason/

History

Livingston Cleve Plain Dealer: A tale of two Texas A& M Heisman winners - Johnny Manziel and John David Crow:
http://www.cleveland.com/livingston/index.ssf/2015/06/a_tale_of_two_texas_am_heisman.html
Pat Traina's blog bits interviews  
Defenderdawg : 6/23/2015 12:46 pm : link
C
Patricia Traina Inside Football: Blog Bits: OL Brett Jones
http://insidefootball.com/2015/06/22/blog-bits-ol-brett-jones/

DE
Patricia Traina Inside Football: Blog Bits: DE Owa Odighizuwa
http://insidefootball.com/2015/06/23/blog-bits-de-owa-odighizuwa/
Powell  
odunde : 6/23/2015 12:48 pm : link
has the Giants cutting Damontre Moore. And he says it matter of factly, not like "watch out for this surprise cut!" Am I wrong or is that bat shit crazy?
RE: Powell  
AcidTest : 6/23/2015 12:58 pm : link
In comment 12338958 odunde said:
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has the Giants cutting Damontre Moore. And he says it matter of factly, not like "watch out for this surprise cut!" Am I wrong or is that bat shit crazy?


It's bat shit crazy. I'd be surprised if Kuhn makes the 53, and if there's room for both Ayers and Selvie. On offense, at least one, and maybe both, of Fells and Robinson should be gone. The Giants have three TEs, Cunningham, LaCosse, and Tye, who show promise. It's hard to believe that none of them make the 53. Also think Reynolds is gone. Jerry and Mosley aren't givens either.

He's basically got a roster loaded with veterans. I think the exact opposite is more likely, and that we see a veteran purge this year.
There is no way we are cutting Moore.....  
GiantBlue : 6/23/2015 1:00 pm : link
Da Monster is a valuable edge-rusher and only 23! Please!!!

With JPP on a franchise tag and not a long term lock, there is no way JR and TC are cutting Damontre.
Reynolds is 29, Jones 23  
K-Gun? Pop-Gun : 6/23/2015 1:07 pm : link
So if they're even, youth wins?

There is the concern about versatility.

Oh well, give me a reason to watch the second half of preseason games.

TE and the Safety battle are good reasons too.
RE: Powell  
Brandon Walsh : 6/23/2015 1:12 pm : link
In comment 12338958 odunde said:
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has the Giants cutting Damontre Moore. And he says it matter of factly, not like "watch out for this surprise cut!" Am I wrong or is that bat shit crazy?


Its absolutely ridiculous. Jerry Reese has control over the 53 man roster, not the coaches, and no chance he is letting go of a 23 year old pass rusher that has flashed that ability to rush the passer. He is also only entering his third year as a high draft pick that they knew needed development.

Lets couple that with the fact he has them keeping Markus Kuhn.

One of the dumber things a Giants reporter has put out there in awhile.
Jerry does not  
Lithium : 6/23/2015 2:19 pm : link
cut his draft picks, no matter how useless there are (i.e. Robinson, Brewer).
They are  
Lithium : 6/23/2015 2:20 pm : link
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is that a consensus?  
odunde : 6/23/2015 2:43 pm : link
Moore is fucked now....
So Powell is another cluless dolt covering the Giants  
ZogZerg : 6/23/2015 4:43 pm : link
Why is it so hard to find a decent beat guy?
I know Hosley is not a favorite...  
Dan in the Springs : 6/23/2015 5:11 pm : link
and the article about the competition for nickel CB suggests the coaches agree with fan evaluations. I wasn't sure where he sits on the nickel DB depth chart, but in the article he isn't mentioned even as a long shot for the spot.

Like most Giants draft picks, I hadn't seen Jayron play in college. When he was picked I did my usual thing - get excited by his potential. It's too bad he's not considered in the running for a nickel CB spot, as that probably means it is not likely he'll be on the roster.

Then again, maybe that's just a very good thing.
RE: Jerry does not  
Klaatu : 6/23/2015 8:11 pm : link
In comment 12339163 Lithium said:
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cut his draft picks, no matter how useless there are (i.e. Robinson, Brewer).


Well, except for Phillip Dillard, Marvin Austin, Tyler Sash, Robert Henderson, those two CBs from 2009, couple of QBs, Mitch Petrus, Adrian Tracy, Greg Jones, Da'Rel Scott, Matt McCants, Andre Brown....but, yeah, outside of those guys, Jerry never cuts his draft picks, no matter how useless they are.
RE: Powell  
Klaatu : 6/24/2015 12:43 am : link
In comment 12338958 odunde said:
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has the Giants cutting Damontre Moore. And he says it matter of factly, not like "watch out for this surprise cut!" Am I wrong or is that bat shit crazy?


It's bat-shit crazy.

As I've said repeatedly, there's no reason to keep both Ayers (30) and Selvie (28). They're basically the same guy; they bring the same things to the table. Drop one, add Moore, problem solved.
Nick Powell isn't a Star-Ledger reporter  
Big Blue Blogger : 6/24/2015 5:47 am : link
Nj.com wants extra clicks, so they give space to "reporters" like Powell who have no connection to the Ledger or any of the site's other old-media affiliates. (I filled a similar role for nj.com ten years ago.) If you click on his byline, don't expect insight or breaking news; you're basically reading Bleacher Report copy, written by a Jets fan.
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I am a passionate fan of “the unholy trifecta” of New York sports teams—Mets, Jets, and Knicks—and I spend most of my free time reading sports sections and agonizing after every inevitably disappointing season.
It's not surprising that he predicts the Giants keep Selvie, Ayers, Kuhn and Wynn over Moore. Powell doesn't appear to have noticed the Giants before 2015 - a year Moore has spent rehabbing his shoulder.
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Actually, Powell seems to have started writing about NYG in November.  
Big Blue Blogger : 6/24/2015 6:03 am : link
So he should know better. In any case, Moore will be on the team unless his shoulder problems are chronic.
Mr. Powell's writing skills fit the teams he supports.  
Big Blue Blogger : 6/24/2015 6:13 am : link
From his article about the Mets' strong April:
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So you could say I'm weary of the team's unbelievable start to the 2015 season.
Wary? Sure. Leery? Perhaps. Weary? I don't think so.

End of embittered rant. Get off my lawn!
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