Some additional information on CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and the Giants: According to a source close to the situation, the issues with Rodgers-Cromartie began last Friday, when the cornerback walked out of the team's "recovery day" session. During Sunday's loss to the Chargers, the source said, Rodgers-Cromartie slammed his helmet down on the sideline, left the team while the game was in progress and went to the locker room with what teammates and coaches understood was the intent to leave the stadium. The Friday and Sunday incidents led to a meeting Tuesday between Rodgers-Cromartie and head coach Ben McAdoo in which McAdoo told Rodgers-Cromartie that he would be inactive for this Sunday's game in Denver and fined for walking out of Friday's recovery session. Rodgers-Cromartie was to participate in practice this week as normal but would be one of the seven game-day inactives Sunday in Denver. The source went on to say that Rodgers-Cromartie showed up for meetings Wednesday but left the defensive team meeting while it was ongoing, cleaned out his locker and left the team facility. At that time, the team made the decision to suspend him. At this time, a source said, the Giants have no plans to release or trade Rodgers-Cromartie and instead plan to welcome him back with a clean slate once he has served his punishment.
Macadoo sounds like he's lost some of his players.
That's just him saying "F this I don't even want to be a Giant anymore"
He will be cut by the end of the week.
Inmates are running the asylum. I don't want them to be given the satisfaction of getting a coach fired but I don't know if McAdoo can ever rein them in. Or if he's capable of relinquishing control of the offense and getting a real O-Coordinator.
Best bet may be to let the bad apples go but giving McAdoo an agreeable bunch doesn't mean he'll lead them in the right direction.
He quit on the team. Regardless of frustration, can t so that.
Good point, something is very very wrong.
Hopefully we find out quickly in today's days. Took years to find out all the details of 03
This shows me that he is still in charge.
All the little signs...OBJ mentioning TB knowing the routes, Apple mentioning the "culture," now this....where there's smoke there's fire.
Yes, DRC should be a pro, but that's not the point. This does not happen on a team that's well-run.
WTF are you talking about?
Yes, you absolutely can.
McAdoo being incompetent in general doesn't prevent it in any way. DRC was largely the wrong party here and Benny seems to be doing what a HC should for once.
Series of physical activities designed to reduce injuries. It was implemented last year.
Poor decision and bad leadership for DRC to leave the game early, but the coach has to allow a little room for some frustration. A fine, and a benching for part of the game may have been enough to get the message across.
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in the past and there's been no previous talk of him having this sort of behavior or attitude. Can't be just the player, something is really wrong here.
Weren't there issues with him in Philly?
There were no issues in Philly, he just played poorly there. He was also on one of the worst defenses that Philly had in years, which eventually lead to the DC being fired.
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his skills have fallen off.
WTF are you talking about?
Maybe he is talking about DRC's play in the slot. The guy is great outside, but last year he was slightly below average in the slot. He really struggled against teams like Dallas and Wash that have small shifty slot players. This year he pretty much sucks covering the slot. He is a liability out there at that position.
Who knew the Gmen would be the most dysfunctional in the NFC East
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his skills have fallen off.
WTF are you talking about?
Maybe he is talking about DRC's play in the slot. The guy is great outside, but last year he was slightly below average in the slot. He really struggled against teams like Dallas and Wash that have small shifty slot players. This year he pretty much sucks covering the slot. He is a liability out there at that position.
Interesting. Do we just say stuff and believe it is true or do we just flat out lie? DRC was one of the best CBs in the league last year amd was named second team all-pro which is way more significant than a pro-bowl nomination.
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Landon Collins was PFF’s number one breakout player of 2016, as well as making the PFF All-Pro first team and contending for Defensive Player of the Year. Both Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Janoris Jenkins finished in the top 10 among cornerbacks in passer rating against in 2016 as DRC saw just a 56.0 passer rating when targeted, fourth best and Jenkins saw a 64.8, T-10th best. They combine to make up one of the best cornerback tandems in the league, while last year’s No. 10 overall draft pick Eli Apple has his best football ahead of him. In his debut season, Apple averaged 11.4 snaps in coverage per reception allowed, which was fifth best among all rookie cornerbacks last season.
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Landon Collins was PFF’s number one breakout player of 2016, as well as making the PFF All-Pro first team and contending for Defensive Player of the Year. Both Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Janoris Jenkins finished in the top 10 among cornerbacks in passer rating against in 2016 as DRC saw just a 56.0 passer rating when targeted, fourth best and Jenkins saw a 64.8, T-10th best. They combine to make up one of the best cornerback tandems in the league, while last year’s No. 10 overall draft pick Eli Apple has his best football ahead of him. In his debut season, Apple averaged 11.4 snaps in coverage per reception allowed, which was fifth best among all rookie cornerbacks last season.
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DRC's season was very underrated last season, mostly due to the fact that he didn't cause that many turnovers compared to Jenkins. People that keep talking about trading and cutting this guy don't understand just how good he has been on the Giants.
That being said, for me this is all a good thing. The season is lost already and all of this noise just brings us one step closer to big changes at the end of the year.
he is seeing his last shot at a ring evaporate
So am I. A consistent Pro Bowl-caliber player at a premium position for $7M/year is a steal.
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We signed him instead of re-signing Linval Joseph.
So am I. A consistent Pro Bowl-caliber player at a premium position for $7M/year is a steal.
are they pissed at the Offense? if so, that is a little BS since the D is responsible for 2 of the losses.
are they pissed at the coaching staff? if so, presumably Spags but they've played with him for a while - at least DRC has.
or is this just general frustration?
I'd really like to know.
There's only so much a man can take.
I would slam my helmet and leave, too.
Congrats though, you may be the owner of the stupidest post on BBI all season.
You must have all the GMs in the league outsmarted as well, otherwise they wouldn't be paying top dollar for CBs rather than 2-down defensive linemen.
are they pissed at the Offense? if so, that is a little BS since the D is responsible for 2 of the losses.
are they pissed at the coaching staff? if so, presumably Spags but they've played with him for a while - at least DRC has.
or is this just general frustration?
I'd really like to know.
Mac has been meddling with the defense. He said before the Chargers game that he was going to "simplify" the defense. I think that was the last straw for those guys. He can do whatever he wants with his offense but he needs to back the hell out of the defense room ala Ditka/Ryan.
Buck stops at Mcadoo, but how come no one is calling out Spags?
There's only so much a man can take.
I would slam my helmet and leave, too.
LOL...kidding, right? So you think DRC was in the right?
We still don't know the reason why Jenkins and DRC, have acted the way they have, it's just speculation....
This is either going to unify the team and make it a close game, or could be one of the biggest blowouts the Giants have ever had....
This is what you get when you lose game after game in the last seconds and see all 3 of your starting wide receivers carried off the field in the same game.
What is going on in the locker room now is not so surprising.
Stuff like this happens to losing teams.
The frustration and anger has now spread to the bloggers. All you have to do to see this is to reread this string, which contains a lot of angry, irrational nonsense. You may say that players who earn millions of dollars should be able to control themselves better than fans, but the players are barely out of the kid stage. What is your excuse for going off the deep end?
What I will be looking now for is how MacAdoo and the owners handle this adversity. We will now find out whether they are worthy of being leaders.
As for the bloggers, my advice is take a deep breath. Football is like the rest of life, at times unpredictable and frustrating. Long-time NY Giant fans should know this. Let’s see how mature you are.
This is what you get when you lose game after game in the last seconds and see all 3 of your starting wide receivers carried off the field in the same game.
What is going on in the locker room now is not so surprising.
Stuff like this happens to losing teams.
The frustration and anger has now spread to the bloggers. All you have to do to see this is to reread this string, which contains a lot of angry, irrational nonsense. You may say that players who earn millions of dollars should be able to control themselves better than fans, but the players are barely out of the kid stage. What is your excuse for going off the deep end?
What I will be looking now for is how MacAdoo and the owners handle this adversity. We will now find out whether they are worthy of being leaders.
As for the bloggers, my advice is take a deep breath. Football is like the rest of life, at times unpredictable and frustrating. Long-time NY Giant fans should know this. Let’s see how mature you are.
Best post I've seen.