Jerry Reese earns praise from Steve Tisch.

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“There was a lot of heat on Jerry,’’ Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said Monday during a break at the Biltmore Hotel at the NFL Annual Meeting. “John Mara, my partner, made it very clear to Jerry, ‘We’re watching you and we have very high expectations, and it’s really your time to deliver, Jerry.’ “So the moves he made last season, clearly in retrospect, were hugely significant and really changed the whole defense of the team. I’m thrilled Jerry accepted the challenge, acknowledged what he had to do and he did it. That doesn’t happen every time. It doesn’t happen really all that often..."

I'm usually labeled a "Reese apologist" because I refuse to reflexively heap scorn upon him for all of the team's shortcomings, but I've been critical of him at times when I've felt that the criticism is warranted, and that goes all the way back to his decision not to re-sign Kawika Mitchell.

He's not God. He's not perfect. He certainly has his flaws, his "blind spots," but on balance I think he's been one of the better GMs in this league.

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