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Defenderdawg : 7/30/2015 7:44 am
Giants

Schwartz NYP: JPP and Cruz, Beckham’s health top questions facing Giants
http://nypost.com/2015/07/30/jpp-and-cruz-beckhams-health-top-questions-facing-giants/

Serby NYP: Is this the last stand for Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning?
http://nypost.com/2015/07/29/is-this-the-last-stand-for-tom-coughlin-and-eli-manning/

Rock Newsday: Giants enter training camp with lots of questions
http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/giants-enter-training-camp-with-lots-of-questions-1.10687602

Coach

Schwartz NYP: Frustrated Tom Coughlin: JPP should let Giants help him
http://nypost.com/2015/07/30/frustrated-tom-coughlin-jpp-should-let-giants-help-him/

RV NYDN: Frustrated Giants coach Tom Coughlin helpless to help Jason Pierre-Paul
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/frustrated-giants-coach-tom-coughlin-helpless-jpp-article-1.2308920

RB

Traina Inside Football: Blog Bits: RB Rashad Jennings
http://insidefootball.com/2015/07/29/blog-bits-rb-rashad-jennings/

FB

Traina Inside Football: Blog Bits: FB Henry Hynoski
http://insidefootball.com/2015/07/29/blog-bit-fb-henry-hynoski/

WR

O'Brien Richmond Daily Press: Former Bay Rivers football players Lorenzo Taliaferro, Ben Edwards ready to take advantage of NFL opportunities
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/highschool/dp-spt-edwards-taliaferro-0730-20150729-story.html

RDE

Graziano ESPN: Jason Pierre-Paul rehabbing in South Florida away from Giants
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13339765/jason-pierre-paul-new-york-giants-rehabbing-south-florida-away-team

CB

Traina Inside Football: New York Giants Position Preview: Cornerbacks
http://insidefootball.com/2015/07/29/new-york-giants-position-preview-cornerbacks/

S

Graziano ESPN: Giants position preview: Safety where your guess is as good as mine
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/43173/giants-position-preview-safety-where-your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine

NFL

Brandt MMQB: Why NFL business is booming, plus Brady notes.
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/07/29/tom-brady-appeal-packers-financial-report-nfl-prosperity

BALTIMORE
Wilson Bal Sun: Ravens rookie wide receiver Breshad Perriman says he has made 'tremendous' progress
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-rookie-wide-receiver-breshad-perriman-said-hes-made-tremendous-progress-20150729-story.html

BUFFALO
Carucci Buffalo News: Bills settle in for Camp Rex
http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/07/29/bills-settle-in-for-camp-rex/

CAROLINA
Person Charlotte Observer: Panthers need sense of urgency as camp opens
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/nfl-blog/article29452096.html

Person Charlotte Observer: Thomas Davis: These Panthers have more talent than 2014 NFC South champs
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article29442628.html

CHICAGO
Cahill Chicago Sun Times: Antrel Rolle likes playing Aaron Rodgers but why?
http://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-football/7/71/834313/antrel-rolle-likes-playing-aaron-rodgers

CLEVELAND
Cabot Cleve Plain Dealer: Terrelle Pryor jumped at Josh Gordon's offer to help make him a great WR for the Browns
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/07/terrelle_pryor_jumped_at_josh.html?utm_source=dlvr.it& utm_medium=twitter

DALLAS
Cowlishaw Dallas Morning News: At camp feel good, fresh start Cowboys seem to have only two story lines
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/tim-cowlishaw/20150729-cowlishaw-at-camp-feelgood-fresh-start-cowboys-seem-to-have-only-two-real-storylines.ece

Moore Dallas Morning News: Moore: Subtraction of Ryan Williams doesn't mean Cowboys are adding Ray Rice, Chris Johnson
http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/cowboys-release-of-rb-ryan-williams-doesnt-mean-club-will-sign-chris-johnson-ray-rice-or-any-other-veteran-back-_-at-the-moment.html/

Engel Fort Worth Star Telegram: Cowboys should be all-in with Greg Hardy
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/the-big-mac-blog/article29517292.html

Webb KATC Louisiana: Former UL Linebacker Justin Anderson Signs with Cowboys
http://www.katc.com/story/29663758/former-ul-linebacker-justin-anderson-signs-with-cowboys

DENVER
Renck Denver Post: Jake Long to visit Broncos
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_28556042/jake-long-visit-broncos-could-help-offensive-line

GREEN BAY
Cahill Mil JS: Trio moving forward after off-field troubles, McCarthy says
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/trio-moving-forward-after-off-field-troubles-mccarthy-says-b99547133z1-319714801.html?ipad=y

McGinn Mil JS: Packers need Julius Peppers to keep performing at high level
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-need-julius-peppers-to-keep-performing-at-high-level-b99547157z1-319733661.html?ipad=y

@AdamSchefter: Packers first practice today. Why they're a favorite: they return 95 percent of their offensive snaps from last season, tops of any NFL team

KANSAS CITY
Paylor KC Star: Eric Berry has worked hard to get back to football
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article29502982.html

Mellinger KC Star: Having beaten cancer, there’s no telling what Chiefs safety Eric Berry can do now
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mellinger/article29498461.html

MIAMI
Salguero Miami Herald: Miami Dolphins 2015 season has arrived!
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2015/07/miami-dolphins-2015-season-has-arrived.html

Beasley Miami Herald: Dolphins’ Branden Albert set for training camp; DeVante Parker weeks away
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article29271796.html

MINNESOTA
Vensel Minn Star Tribune: Vikings nose tackle Joseph puts 2014 in the past
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-nose-tackle-joseph-puts-2014-in-the-past/319729391/

NEW ENGLAND
Howe Boston Herald: Patriots still taking it easy with Dominique Easley
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/new_england_patriots/2015/07/patriots_notebook_dominique_easley_stays_on

NEW ORLEANS
Holder Nola.com: Openly admitting fault only play for Saints in Junior Galette disaster
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2015/07/openly_admitting_fault_was_the.html

Terrell Nola.com: Saints' Mickey Loomis, Sean Payton disappointed, frustrated with ending of Junior Galette era
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2015/07/junior_galette_7.html

DeShazier Saints.com: Delvin Breaux never lost sight of his NFL dream
http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-deshazier/Delvin-Breaux-never-lost-sight-of-his-NFL-dream/2488310a-c6c9-40cb-bcc2-a1e4286df8f4

PHILADELPHIA
Berman Phil.com: Before Nelson Agholor went to sleep this spring, he set a 5:30 a.m. alarm and called for a 6 a.m. taxi. Find out why:
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20150730_Intense_preparation_helps_set_Agholor_apart.html

PITTSBURGH
Dulac Pitt Post Gazette: Cortez Allen looks ahead, not back, as Steelers rebuild secondary
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/07/30/Cortez-Allen-looks-ahead-not-back-as-Steelers-rebuild-secondary/stories/201507300055

SAN DIEGO
Gehlken UTSD: Chargers camp primer: Seeing Butler days
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jul/29/chargers-donald-butler-training-camp/

SAN FRANCISCO
Barrows Sac Bee: 49ers look ahead: A changing of guard at tight end?
http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article29502397.html

Branch SF Chronicle: Eric Mangini Q& A: 49ers new DC on finding his ‘own voice’
http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Eric-Mangini-Q-A-49ers-new-DC-on-finding-his-6412743.php

SEATTLE
Bishop SI: Pete Carroll, NFL's eternal optimist, is ready to turn heartbreak into triumph
http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/07/28/pete-carroll-seattle-seahawks-2015-season-super-bowl-xlix

TAMPA BAY
Benoit MMQB: The Man Behind Jameis Winston
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/07/28/dirk-koetter-jameis-winston-tampa-bay-buccaneers

Cummings Tampa Tribune: Licht: Re-signing Bowers is low-risk with upside for Bucs
http://tbo.com/sports/blogs/bucs-report/licht-re-signing-bowers-is-low-risk-with-upside-for-bucs-20150729/

TENNESSEE
Glennon The Tennessean: Titans' Harry Douglas says WR Justin Hunter is "here, ready to work."
http://www.tennessean.com/story/titansinsider/2015/07/29/titans-douglas-justin-hunter-ready-work/30843953/

Glennon The Tennessean:Titans' LB Brian Orakpo healthy and ready to "rock and roll" at camp:
http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/titansinsider/2015/07/29/titans-orakpo-healthy-ready-rock-and-roll/30850307/

WASHINGTON
Jones Wash Post: Redskins arrive at training camp ready to learn ‘from last year’s mistakes’
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins-arrive-at-training-camp-ready-to-learn-from-last-years-mistakes/2015/07/29/1f7e1252-363b-11e5-9d0f-7865a67390ee_story.html

Greenberg Wash Post: The one thing RGIII needs to improve to be a successful NFL quarterback
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2015/07/29/the-one-thing-rgiii-needs-to-improve-to-be-a-successful-nfl-quarterback/

Jones Wash Post: Redskins make Ryan Kerrigan NFL’s third-highest paid linebacker with 5-year contract extension
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2015/07/29/redskins-make-kerrigan-nfls-third-highest-paid-linebacker-with-5-year-contract-extension/?postshare=7411438193183883

Jones Wash Post: Redskins to host former Saints outside linebacker Junior Galette for visit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2015/07/30/redskins-to-host-former-saints-outside-linebacker-junior-galette-for-visit/


Draft

Burke SI.com: NFL Draft: PAC 12
http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/07/29/2016-nfl-draft-pac-12-deforest-buckner-myles-jack

History

Couch Lansing State Journal: MSU's top 50 football players: No. 9 Brad Van Pelt
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/college/msu/top50-football/2015/07/29/msu-top-50-brad-van-pelt/30842845/
Part 2  
Defenderdawg : 7/30/2015 8:03 am : link
Giants

Kratch NJ.com: What you need to know as Giants training camp opens on Thursday
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/07/what_you_need_to_know_as_giants_training_camp_open.html

QB

RV NYDN: Eli Manning needs to prove to Giants he is worth mega contract extension
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/vacchiano-eli-manning-prove-giant-worth-article-1.2308917

NFL

BALTIMORE
Wilson Bal Sun: Ravens running back Justin Forsett remains 'hungry' after breakthrough season
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-running-back-justin-forsett-remains-hungry-after-breakthrough-season-20150730-story.html

CHICAGO
Biggs Chicago Tribune: No one knows quite what to make of these Bears but let's start with an expectation for a more physical camp.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-physical-training-camp-biggs-bears-spt-0730-20150729-story.html

NEW ENGLAND
Young Boston Globe: Kraft and Brady blast the NFL
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/07/29/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-blasts-nfl-over-deflategate-penalty/18IqKehM9nAbE51OOQzOAK/story.html

Volin Boston Globe: The Patriots fiery rhetoric was awesome, but there are still some inconsistencies to iron out
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/07/29/brady-kraft-explanations-have-inconsistencies-worth-exploring/BMFeyUEuClg5p9JOama7EI/story.html

Volin Boston Globe: Breaking down the Patriots 90 man roster, position by position
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/07/29/patsroster/DVJ4hZDNikQWXsoTYwFRTN/story.html

PHILADELPHIA
Jones Fox Sports: Nolan Carroll explains Eagles' recovery, cognitive learning tactics:
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/philadelphia-eagles-nolan-carroll-recovery-and-cognitive-learning-tactics-072915

PITTSBURGH
Bouchette Pitt Post Gazette: Steelers Should Sign Michael Vick
http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers-steelers-blog/2015/07/30/Steelers-Should-Sign-Michael-Vick/stories/201507300002

SEATTLE
Klemko MMQB: What Russell Wilson Wants

Russell Wilson’s deadline for striking a new deal with the Seahawks is Friday. Warren Moon, a friend of Wilson’s and a former franchise quarterback himself, shed some light on the motivations behind Wilson’s contract demands
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/07/30/russell-wilson-contract-negotiations-warren-moon
So it looks like JPP is going to miss learning the new defense....  
The Last Shemita : 7/30/2015 9:09 am : link
Time to cut this guy loose, he is the absolute Anti-Team Player!
Pat's article on CB depresses me  
I Love Clams Casino : 7/30/2015 9:53 am : link
...no other way around it
Vacchiano does his usual hit piece...  
BMac : 7/30/2015 11:11 am : link
...blaming the last three years all on Eli. It's a Team sport, Ralph.
Vacchiano......  
Doomster : 7/30/2015 12:04 pm : link
"That’s because as good as the 34-year-old Manning is, as valuable as he is, the last three seasons have been far below his standards. The job of a starting quarterback is to win, no matter how it happens. So by the only measure that matters, he hasn’t given the Giants their money’s worth in the last three years."

That's what it sounds like.....but if you care to read the rest of his write up, he does blame the OL....he does blame the porous Fewell defense...he does blame the injuries too...he does say Eli had good numbers last year....

If you want to criticize his "style" of writing, I would too......He is a wishy-washy writer, who says one thing in part of his piece, and then seems to contradict himself in another part.....we all have a tendency to do that....but that is no excuse for a professional writer....
I defend Ralph a lot, but 2011 is not what a franchise QB is supposed  
Devon : 7/30/2015 1:09 pm : link
to do.

Dragging a team that is bad at almost everything but passing out of three WR sets, sometimes even out of a hole coaching helped create, to the playoffs can't be the standard. If it is, only one or two QBs in the NFL actually qualify as franchise QBs and the rest are all frauds.
RE: I defend Ralph a lot, but 2011 is not what a franchise QB is supposed  
BlueLou : 7/30/2015 6:39 pm : link
In comment 12393927 Devon said:
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to do.

Dragging a team that is bad at almost everything but passing out of three WR sets, sometimes even out of a hole coaching helped create, to the playoffs can't be the standard. If it is, only one or two QBs in the NFL actually qualify as franchise QBs and the rest are all frauds.


That is what the platinum level franchise QBs do, Like Peyton.

Rashad Jennings had a pretty interesting comment about the RBs "room".

Q: Every running backs room has a different collective personality. Based on what you’ve seen from the spring, what kind of personality best fits the current room and what’s the ceiling for this group?
A: It’s unique, eclectic. It’s a group of guys that appreciate intellect so we push each other on many levels. I think everybody in that running back room has a different motivation that pushes them.

Quite a change in personalities and character from the Earth, Wind, and Fire room, eh? Hope they are as successful. Jenning hinted there wer problems in "understanding and meshing" lst year, kind of like Andre Williams said. Hopefully those Oline issues are ironed out year 2 of MacAdoo.
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