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Defenderdawg : 6/21/2017 7:58 am
Giants

QB

Cohen Giants.com: Davis Webb has ideal mentor in Eli Manning
http://giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Davis-Webb-has-ideal-mentor-in-Eli-Manning/75b33fd4-8ddf-4c9b-ad67-c7d84c25ac65

WR

Duggan NJ.com: Odell will monitor contract negotiations of this WR
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2017/06/giants_odell_beckham_will_monitor_contract_negotia.html

Salomone Giants.com: Sterling Shepard's got YAC on his mind
http://giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Sterling-Shepards-got-YAC-on-his-mind/13749040-912a-4686-80f3-c047195af092

TE

Traina Inside Football: 2017 Training Camp Preview: TE Will Tye
https://insidefootball.com/preview-will-tye/

Traina Inside Football: 2017 Training Camp Preview: TE Evan Engram
https://insidefootball.com/preview-evan-engram/

RG

Pflum SB Nation: Summer School: D.J. Fluker And The Inside Zone Running Scheme
https://www.bigblueview.com/2017/6/21/15828736/summer-school-dj-fluker-inside-zone-running-scheme-ny-giants-offensive-line-training-camp

DE

Kratch NJ.com: What will Giants get with defensive end Devin Taylor
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2017/06/devin_taylor_giants_pass_rush_depth_answer.html

CB

Duggan NJ.com: Move to CB is Mykkele Thompson's last shot to make it
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2017/06/move_to_cornerback_is_giants_mykkele_thompsons_las.html

NFL

King MMQB: On NFL Relegation, Mail and the Story That Won’t Go Away
A reader presents a smart solution to stop teams from tanking. Plus more items on the Hall of Fame, contracts and a certain unsigned quarterback
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/06/21/nfl-relegation-mailbag-peter-king-colin-kaepernick

Benoit MMQB: HOW TO BUILD A WINNING FRANCHISE
Tanking is a loaded word in the sports world, but it can be a vital strategy for long-term success. That and sticking to one team-building philosophy
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/06/20/themmqb-andrew-brandt-business-football-tanking-strategy-nfl-winner-new-york-jets

Jones MMQB: All Signs Point to Osweiler in Cleveland’s QB Battle
The latest from the Browns’ unusual offseason, FOX hits a home run with Blandino, Michael Bennett and Kirk Cousins show how you handle a (non) controversy, and a battle of the kicker battles
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/06/20/nfl-brock-osweiler-cleveland-browns-starting-qb-quarterback-dean-blandino-fox-bengals-kickers

La Canfora CBS Sports.com: Deal or no deal? The odds for Kirk Cousins, Le'Veon Bell and Trumaine Johnson
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/deal-or-no-deal-the-odds-for-kirk-cousins-leveon-bell-and-trumaine-johnson/

Corry CBS Sports.com: Agent's Take: Incentive-laden contract trend for RBs looms large for Bell, Freeman
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/agents-take-incentive-laden-contract-trend-for-rbs-looms-large-for-bell-freeman/

Kacsmar Football Outsiders: Quarterbacks and Pressure, 2016
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2017/quarterbacks-and-pressure-2016

Stuart Football Perspective: How Consistent Is Defensive Sack Data From Year To Year?
http://www.footballperspective.com/how-consistent-is-defensive-sack-data-from-year-to-year/

ATLANTA
Ledbetter AJC: Beasley plotting new path to the quarterback
http://www.myajc.com/sports/football/beasley-plotting-new-path-the-quarterback/cKWYmQQCdqMOqpAqaHpPVI/

Ledbetter AJC: Collins gives Falcons’ secondary options
http://www.myajc.com/sports/football/collins-gives-falcons-secondary-options/zUfRgh5gfuLnpgyRj9yYbO/

BALTIMORE
Zrebiec Baltimore Sun: Ravens don't regret eschewing bye week following London game
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-don-t-regret-eschewing-bye-week-following-london-game-20170620-story.html

BUFFALO
Carucci Buffalo News: Shaq Lawson on second season with Bills: 'It's time to bring what I had back when I was in college'
http://buffalonews.com/2017/06/20/shaq-lawson-second-season-bills-time-bring-back-college/

CAROLINA
Person Charlotte Observer: Carolina Panthers MLB Luke Kuechly lost 6 games in ‘16, but not respect of his peers
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/nfl-blog/article157117414.html

Rodrigue Charlotte Observer: After trip ‘to hell and back,’ can 2017 be different for Panthers’ Worley, Bradberry?
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article157201644.html

CINCINNATI
Marcum Cincy Jungle: Alex Erickson ready for another tough battle to remain on Bengals’ 2017 roster
https://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/6/21/15841016/alex-erickson-tough-battle-bengals-2017-roster

CLEVELAND
Cabot Cleve Plain Dealer: DeShone Kizer has gained considerable ground on Cody Kessler in the Browns QB competition
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2017/06/deshone_kizer_gains_ground_on.html

McGough CBS Sports.com: Ex-Browns first-round pick Justin Gilbert reportedly suspended one year
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ex-browns-first-round-pick-justin-gilbert-reportedly-suspended-one-year/

DALLAS
Hill Fort Worth Star Telegram: QB Tony Romo’s exit makes Jason Witten more reflective
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article156718069.html

Machota Dallas Morning News: 'Unique individual' Jonathan Cooper fitting in well with Cowboys O-line stars
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/06/20/unique-individual-jonathan-cooper-fitting-cowboys-o-line-stars

Lebreton Fort Worth Star Telegram: Revis, no longer an island, would find a good fit on Planet Cowboys
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/gil-lebreton/article157289239.html

DENVER
Jhabalva Denver Post: With new coaching regime, what is Broncos’ approach to advanced analytics
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/20/vance-joseph-broncos-advanced-statistics/

Legwold ESPN Denver: Broncos want Demaryius Thomas to be 'one of our most prominent leaders'
http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/239566/broncos-want-demaryius-thomas-out-front-leading-the-way

DETROIT
Meinke Mich Live: Rookie report: How the Lions' draft picks, UDFAs have fared through minicamp
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2017/06/rookie_report_how_the_lions_dr.html

Birkett Detroit Free Press: Lions GM Bob Quinn 'confident' a Matthew Stafford deal will get done
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/06/20/matthew-stafford-contract/411418001/

Birkett Detroit Free Press: Lions DT Khyri Thornton suspended 6 games for violating substance abuse policy
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/06/20/khyri-thornton-suspension-lions/413780001/

GREEN BAY
Spofford Packers.com: Kentrell Brice brings it with the best of them
http://m.packers.com/news/article/kentrell-brice-brings-it-with-the-best-of-them-16c12102-fc42-43c6-99f0-752d4ffb5f32

HOUSTON
McClain Houston Chronicle: John McClain's Texans' breakdown: Running backs
http://chron.com/sports/texans/article/John-McClain-s-Texans-breakdown-Running-backs-11232837.php

Wilson Houston Chronicle: Texans pass rusher Whitney Mercilus 'can beat you several ways'
http://chron.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-pass-rusher-Whitney-Mercilus-can-beat-you-11233509.php

JACKSONVILLE
Kaye WTLV Jacksonville: Nathaniel Hackett believes the use of a fullback will make the Jaguars' offense more dynamic
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/mb/sports/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/nathaniel-hackett-believes-the-use-of-a-fullback-will-make-the-jaguars-offense-more-dynamic/450127744

Kaye WTLV Jacksonville: Jaguars Depth Watch: Benn could be 'difference-maker', Shatley given plenty of opportunity
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/mb/sports/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/depth-watch-benn-could-be-difference-maker-on-special-teams-shatley-given-plenty-of-opportunity/450423797

LOS ANGELES RAMS
Klein LA Times: Rams release center Demetrius Rhaney and three other players
http://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-rhaney-20170620-story.html

MIAMI
Kelly Sun Sentinel: Rookie Charles Harris impressed during the Dolphins' offseason program. See who else looked good (and who didn't)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-omar-kelly-s-observations-after-miami-dolphins-otas-minicamp-20170616-photogallery.html

Jackson Miami Herald: Dolphins’ Landry makes decisions regarding contract talks
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article157106519.html

MINNESOTA
Goessling ESPN Minn: As Sam Bradford and Mike Zimmer head into pivotal seasons with the Vikings, they have forged a closer partnership:
http://www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-vikings/post/_/id/23019/closer-bond-with-mike-zimmer-has-sam-bradford-more-at-home-with-vikings

Vensel Minn Star Tribune: The Vikings are searching for their third strength & conditioning coach in four years
http://m.startribune.com/head-strength-coach-brent-salazar-leaving-vikings-for-usta/429449573/?

NEW ENGLAND
Reiss ESPN Boston: With 79 days to NFL opener, let's revisit Tom Brady's deep-ball rise
http://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4803806/with-79-days-to-nfl-opener-timely-to-revisit-tom-bradys-deep-ball-rise

NEW ORLEANS
Katzenstein Nola.com: Saints' Willie Snead switches agents amid contract negotiations
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2017/06/saints_willie_snead_signs_with.html

NEW YORK JETS
Marcus Newsday: Marquess Wilson signs with Jets to bolster wide receiver corps
http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/marquess-wilson-signs-with-jets-to-bolster-wide-receiver-corps-1.13750943

Popper NYDN: Kevin Greene brings his passion for hunting QBs to the Jets
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/kevin-greene-brings-passion-hunting-qbs-jets-article-1.3262489?

PHILADELPHIA
Lombardo NJ.com: Grading the Eagles' rookies in OTAs, minicamp | Derek Barnett, Rasul Douglas, Mack Hollins
http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2017/06/grading_the_eagles_rookies_in_otas_minicamp_derek.html

Fierro Allentown Morning Call: Versatility makes Isaac Seumalo a rising star for Eagles
http://www.mcall.com/sports/football/eagles/blog/mc-versatility-makes-isaac-seumalo-a-rising-star-for-eagles-20170620-story.html

PITTSBURGH
Bouchette Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat transcript: 6.20.17
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2017/06/20/Ed-Bouchette-Steelers-chat-6-20-17/stories/201706200110

Adamski Pitt Tribune Review: Steelers cornerback Coty Sensabaugh brings experience, versatility
http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/12425572-74/steelers-cornerback-coty-sensabaugh-brings-experience-versatility

Dulac Pitt Post Gazette: Cam Sutton might not have the size, but the Steelers like everything else
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2017/06/20/Cam-Sutton-Steelers-NFL-draft-third-round-pick-Tennessee-cornerback/stories/201706170013

SAN FRANCISCO
Fann 49ers.com: Joe Staley, 49ers Players Marvel at Kyle Shanahan's Football Acumen
http://m.49ers.com/news/article-2/Joe-Staley-49ers-Players-Marvel-at-Kyle-Shanahans-Football-Acumen/06722411-961b-4b9a-bba9-3e1470427a7

Barrows Sac Bee: Fake news! Shanahan honing 49ers’ play-action game
http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article157133429.html

SEATTLE
Kapadia ESPN Seattle: Cliff Avril makes good on sack promise, builds homes and school in Haiti
http://www.espn.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/25901/cliff-avril-makes-good-on-sack-promise-builds-homes-and-school-in-haiti

Henderson My Northwest: Competition still ‘wide open’ for Seahawks’ right cornerback job
https://sports.mynorthwest.com/299019/competition-still-wide-open-for-seahawks-right-cornerback-job/

TENNESSEE
Tomlinson B/R: Eric Decker Addition Makes Titans One of NFL's Most Complete Offenses
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2716482-eric-decker-addition-makes-titans-one-of-nfls-most-complete-offenses

Wyatt Titans.com: Karl Klug Anxious to Rejoin Teammates on the Field
http://titansonline.com/news/article-4/Karl-Klug-Anxious-to-Rejoin-Teammates-on-the-Field/91b64b3d-a346-4572-a854-a92e11de3e74

WASHINGTON
McCann SI.com: Why the Redskins scored a victory in the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of The Slants
https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/06/19/washington-redskins-name-slants-trademark-supreme-court?

Czarda Redskins.com: Morgan Moses Has Become A 'Great Leader' On Offensive Line
http://redskins.com/news/article-1/Morgan-Moses-Has-Become-A-Great-Leader-On-Offensive-Line/1d96869b-5a93-46da-b85f-01e1dc6ecc29

Keim ESPN Washington: Redskins safety DeAngelo Hall eyes front office role after he retires
http://www.espn.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/31704/redskins-safety-deangelo-hall-eyes-front-office-role-after-he-retires

HISTORY

Brandt NFL.com: Gil Brandt's greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time
http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000815754

Benoit MMQB: The Greatest Player Who Never Was
Joe Don Looney came to the NFL as a generational talent, a first-round pick despite being dismissed from his college team. He left a legacy of frustrated coaches, barroom brawls and constant disappointment. And when it was over, he embarked on a post-football life like no other
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"Just as Looney’s talent had prompted Wilkinson to make an exception and bring him in as a JUCO transfer, it prompted the New York Giants to take the unusual step of spending a first-round draft pick on a player who had been dismissed from his college team. Looney’s problems immediately carried over to his professional career. He refused to follow the Giants’ dress code. He left folks flabbergasted by ignoring the press. Sometimes he just plain didn’t show up for practice.
After only 28 days, and before even so much as a preseason game, the Giants traded Looney to the Baltimore Colts for safety Andy Nelson and wide receiver R.C. Owens. Looney would become the problem of Colts head coach Don Shula."

http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/06/21/nfl-joe-don-looney-oklahoma-baltimore-colts-steroids-drugs-yoga-motorcycle-accident

Baskin MMQB: Brawls, Booze and True Believers: The Saints’ Wild First Season
The craziest expansion team in history? With a 26-year-old owner and a roster of castaways, the 1967 Saints weren’t very good—but they let les bon temps rouler. It’s New Orleans, after all
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"No fight was bigger than that one with the Giants at Yankee Stadium on October 8. With the clock winding down and New Orleans trailing by a touchdown, desperately attempting to mount one last attack, Saints receiver Tom Hall caught a pass near the Giants sideline and was run out of bounds. He collided with New York center Greg Larson and went sprawling backwards, thudding to the ground.
Looking back now, it is largely agreed that the contact was incidental, that Larson simply saw Hall careening toward him and at the last second threw his arms up in reaction. But standing on the opposite sideline, Steve Stonebreaker saw a play that he’d describe after the game as “worse than a cheap shot.”
So Stonebreaker ran across the field to notify Larson in no uncertain terms that he was coming for him after the game. Then he returned to the Saints sideline and relayed the plan to his own team.
“All of a sudden it’s 40 going against 40,” Rowe says, “and we are having a fight like you can’t believe.”
As Rowe flew across the field to join the ranks, he saw two Giants players restraining Atkins, both of his arms pinned back, while receiver Homer Jones was whacking away at him with his helmet. This is an accusation that, 50 years later, Jones does not deny—although he’s quick to point out it was the only fight he was in during his seven seasons in the NFL.
“Yeah, I pulled my helmet off and started swinging it,” Jones says, “but it was in retaliation. It was kind of a group thing.”
This is about when Mecom found himself in the middle of the melee, about when the now-freed Atkins attempted to help the team’s owner out by tossing him his helmet. But Mecom didn’t have time to figure out that this was for his own protection; Giants receiver Freeman White was now charging right at him, swinging his own helmet in Mecom’s direction.
So the owner dodged and swung back. His right hook connected, dropping Freeman to the Yankee Stadium grass. Mecom would later learn that the punch had also broken his right hand—likely the first and last time an NFL owner earned a one-punch knockout over an NFL player.
“It was unnecessary,” Mecom says, “but that was part of the magic of the NFL back then.”
Eventually the Saints players would look at the tableau unfolding around them, Giants fans climbing over the railing—just a short drop from the first row on the third-base side—and pouring onto the field in bunches. “And they weren’t coming to congratulate the Giants,” Rowe says. “They were coming after us. “
The team made it to the locker room without serious injury. The following week Mecom would find himself in commissioner Pete Rozelle’s office. The owner initially tried to deny his involvement but soon realized that television cameras had captured the whole thing. He’d be fined and reprimanded—nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
“Thank god it wasn’t today’s world,” Mecom says."

https://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/06/16/new-orleans-saints-first-season-fiftieth-anniversary

Labbe Cleveland Plain Dealer: 1999 NFL expansion draft: Look back at the Cleveland Browns' re-entry into the league
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2017/06/1999_nfl_expansion_draft_look.html

Izenberg NJ.com: Larry Grantham is put to rest, but legacy endures
http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/06/larry_grantham_obituary_jets_super_bowl_3_izenberg.html

Giants Birthdays 6-21

Gartrell Johnson RB W-SD 2009 NYG 2009 6-21-1986

Geoffrey Pope CB W-MIAMI 2007 NYG 2007 6-21-1984
"The starter Aaron Ross hurt his shoulder in the second quarter. Pope entered and played 25 of the Cowboys’ 71 offensive plays, mostly lined up against Terry Glenn or Patrick Crayton. Between plays, teammates shouted encouragement and instructions to him. Between drives, the defensive coordinator, Steve Spagnuolo, and others did the same."
https://nytimes.com/2008/01/18/sports/football/18giants.html

Mike Sherrard WR FA-SF 1993 NYG 1993-1995 6-21-1963
Dan (Duggan),  
Big Blue '56 : 6/21/2017 8:09 am : link
re M. Thompson. Mostly about health with this guy
RIP LB Ryan Jones was with the Giants briefly in 2015  
Defenderdawg : 6/21/2017 8:10 am : link
Ryan Jones, a Hug High alumni who signed contracts with two NFL teams, was shot and killed Sunday evening, his former high school coach and the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Tuesday. He was 26.

Jones was waived by the Ravens a month after signing and given an injury settlement. In 2015, Jones was signed by the New York Giants before being waived again with an injury settlement two months later.
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Bring back Geoffrey Pope  
ChicagoMarty : 6/21/2017 8:30 am : link
We could use him
For history buffs in addition to the good articles on 1967 above  
Defenderdawg : 6/21/2017 9:11 am : link
The Saints and Joe Don Looney...with Giants connections highlighted, another historical article is linked below:

Here is a great article on one of the most underrated Giants of all time, Eddie Price by Stuart Football Perspective:
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RE: Dan (Duggan),  
robbieballs2003 : 6/21/2017 9:33 am : link
In comment 13505792 Big Blue '56 said:
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re M. Thompson. Mostly about health with this guy


If memory serves me correctly he was absolutely horrendous at tackling when on the field.
RE: RE: Dan (Duggan),  
Klaatu : 6/21/2017 10:19 am : link
In comment 13505896 robbieballs2003 said:
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In comment 13505792 Big Blue '56 said:


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re M. Thompson. Mostly about health with this guy



If memory serves me correctly he was absolutely horrendous at tackling when on the field.


When was he ever on the field long enough to tackle someone?

Ha! I kill me.
The MMQB  
Pete in MD : 6/21/2017 11:15 am : link
article on Joe Don Looney was very interesting. One of the players the Giants got back in the trade, Andy Nelson, has a thriving BBQ catering business in the Baltimore area.
Pete  
JerseyCityJoe : 6/21/2017 12:03 pm : link
I agree the Joe Don story was a good one. Most interesting article in the bunch IMV.
Man...  
Dan in the Springs : 6/21/2017 1:55 pm : link
the SB nation article on Fluker is today's winner, imo. It's a bit longer, but I really enjoyed reading about it.
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