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Football Giants re-sign STer Nate Ebner

Anakim : 9/7/2021 3:45 pm
Ryan Dunleavy
@rydunleavy

#Giants are re-signing Nate Ebner today, per source.
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Straw Hat : 9/7/2021 3:46 pm : link
Terrible.
Wow  
Ten Ton Hammer : 9/7/2021 3:48 pm : link
Lol
Championship!  
George from PA : 9/7/2021 3:48 pm : link
.....and yes, it sounds just as ridiculous
I guess as long  
GiantsRage2007 : 9/7/2021 3:50 pm : link
As he doesn't play any defensive snaps and just ST....

but...

eh
what is the  
Del Shofner : 9/7/2021 3:51 pm : link
corresponding move?
probably cutting the second FB  
gidiefor : Mod : 9/7/2021 3:51 pm : link
for him
RE: probably cutting the second FB  
FranknWeezer : 9/7/2021 3:53 pm : link
In comment 15355145 gidiefor said:
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for him


Hope Judge doesn't cut the "12th Man" for Ebner
Gallaspia: 12th Man at A&M - ( New Window )
Joe Judge ❤️  
Ben in Tampa : 9/7/2021 3:56 pm : link
Nate Ebner
They can put someone on IR  
DavidinBMNY : 9/7/2021 3:57 pm : link
As well...
RE: .  
Joe Beckwith : 9/7/2021 3:58 pm : link
In comment 15355131 Straw Hat said:
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Terrible.


I agree. He was near toast last year.
Paying for his experience.
That said, I don’t think he makes it.
CJ Board cut  
CMicks3110 : 9/7/2021 4:00 pm : link
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RE: CJ Board cut  
DavidinBMNY : 9/7/2021 4:02 pm : link
In comment 15355166 CMicks3110 said:
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that's a surprise he's been the primary returner.

Wonder if toney is ready to go there?
No clue  
Joey in VA : 9/7/2021 4:03 pm : link
Why, this seems silly.
Every coach good, bad, great, terrible  
arniefez : 9/7/2021 4:08 pm : link
has "his guys" when they when they're mascots, when they lose it's a different story.
Board to the Practice squad  
gidiefor : Mod : 9/7/2021 4:09 pm : link
...
The guy was awful when he actually had to play Safety  
sb from NYT Forum : 9/7/2021 4:13 pm : link
. The Giants have 4 quality safeties ahead of him on the depth chart, so hopefully he only sees the field on specials.
RE: Board to the Practice squad  
Bill in UT : 9/7/2021 4:14 pm : link
In comment 15355185 gidiefor said:
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Doesn't he have to clear waivers? That goes 24 hours? Or did they do that already?
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gidiefor : Mod : 9/7/2021 4:17 pm : link

Ryan Dunleavy
@rydunleavy
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Also hearing the corresponding #Giants roster move is WR C.J. Board will be cut and re-signed to the practice squad, taking someone else's spot there. As we saw last week, Board doesn't have to clear waivers.
Yeaaa, not  
section125 : 9/7/2021 4:18 pm : link
an Ebner fan.
Not sure  
Mark from Jersey : 9/7/2021 4:19 pm : link
Of this move after last year’s performance
Looks like this moves Toney to KR  
nygiants16 : 9/7/2021 4:21 pm : link
..
ebner is simply not good  
GiantsFan84 : 9/7/2021 4:24 pm : link
to put it nicely
shouldn't this be a post week 1 move  
The Turk : 9/7/2021 4:24 pm : link
for salary cap reasons? It's not like he is going to play this week without any practice right?
Ebner is the new Alex Tanney  
KDavies : 9/7/2021 4:25 pm : link
some people just lose their shit when he is on the roster.
RE: ebner is simply not good  
5BowlsSoon : 9/7/2021 4:35 pm : link
In comment 15355215 GiantsFan84 said:
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to put it nicely


And you know more than Judge and the ST coach…..

So, what do you do for a living?
I get having a great  
McNally's_Nuts : 9/7/2021 4:42 pm : link
long snapper. After 1/5/2003, they are worth the weight in gold.

"personal punt protector" makes no sense to me.
Don't understand the fuss here  
Kevin in Annapolis : 9/7/2021 4:47 pm : link
We knew all off-season they would be bringing him back. Hopefully this means Toney is healthy enough to be the primary KR/PR.
Did the talent on this roster just get worse?  
Bold Ruler : Mod : 9/7/2021 4:54 pm : link
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Everybody on BBI is correct  
Regular Coffee : 9/7/2021 4:56 pm : link
Joe Judge is not to be trusted and should be fired.
RE: Don't understand the fuss here  
Angel Eyes : 9/7/2021 5:01 pm : link
In comment 15355242 Kevin in Annapolis said:
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We knew all off-season they would be bringing him back. Hopefully this means Toney is healthy enough to be the primary KR/PR.

Put it this way: we knew that Judge was going to bring him back, but is he good enough when playing to bring back?
Not  
AcidTest : 9/7/2021 5:02 pm : link
a fan of this move.
LOL  
DannyDimes : 9/7/2021 5:08 pm : link
OMG the sky is falling, we signed our 7th receiver to the practice squad and signed a special teams player... season over, we suck.
This special teams unit better kick ass  
DavidinBMNY : 9/7/2021 5:13 pm : link
And win, not lose at least 1 game for them.
To be honest  
Toth029 : 9/7/2021 5:22 pm : link
This spells good news for Toney.

Kid is going to get chances to make plays.
Judge clearly wanted him back  
US1 Giants : 9/7/2021 5:28 pm : link
so I am fine with the signing.
So we were clearing all that money....  
MOOPS : 9/7/2021 5:46 pm : link
to sign Ebner?
Gotta admit  
joeinpa : 9/7/2021 5:49 pm : link
I find it puzzling that some have such strong opinions on this, don’t get it.
Come on guys  
M.S. : 9/7/2021 5:49 pm : link

Ebner was great last year.

Wasn't pleased to see this thread  
SLIM_ : 9/7/2021 6:14 pm : link
but signing him in place of Board should make our specials better.

I've said this before... just because Board plays specials doesn't make him good at specials. He is not the best punt returner, kick returner or in the top 2 for gunners.

Normally when a team 'addresses' specials in the offseason, they are talking about returners, gunners, kickers, long snappers. Guys like Ebner, Brightwell, Gilespia, Penny should put the Giants at a huge advantage over other teams. We need them to be top 5.
RE: Not  
John In CO : 9/7/2021 6:22 pm : link
In comment 15355259 AcidTest said:
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a fan of this move.


Of course your not. Because you, like the majority of other casual fans, dont give a rats ass about special teams. Just figure you put somebody out there,....anybody....and tell them to go hit somebody. ST's are units that are only loved by the coaches. And believe it or not...the majority of the decisions on the bottom 5-10 players on the roster are decided by ST's...like this one. He obviously fills a role there that the coaches believe needs to be filled.
RE: RE: Not  
section125 : 9/7/2021 7:00 pm : link
In comment 15355418 John In CO said:
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In comment 15355259 AcidTest said:


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a fan of this move.



Of course your not. Because you, like the majority of other casual fans, dont give a rats ass about special teams. Just figure you put somebody out there,....anybody....and tell them to go hit somebody. ST's are units that are only loved by the coaches. And believe it or not...the majority of the decisions on the bottom 5-10 players on the roster are decided by ST's...like this one. He obviously fills a role there that the coaches believe needs to be filled.


You are wrong. The majority absolutely understand and do give several rats' asses about Specials. We just think there are better players on the roster, plus players that can do not only Specials but can function semi-proficiently on either offense or defense. Ebner can really only play Specials - he is lost on defense.
Giants may be overloading roster with ST players, guys who can play ‘  
plato : 9/7/2021 7:39 pm : link
‘team’ but have no position. If that is so they may fall into a pattern as others have done with good ST but lacking in D or O plates or backups. These teams end up with good st stats, but losing records. Hopefully this will not be the Giants but as this roster is being built and churned it is worrisome.

Would love to see some data analysis examining whether STs really contribute a 1/3 of a teams winning record. I doubt it.
RE: Giants may be overloading roster with ST players, guys who can play ‘  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 9/7/2021 8:17 pm : link
In comment 15355522 plato said:
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‘team’ but have no position. If that is so they may fall into a pattern as others have done with good ST but lacking in D or O plates or backups. These teams end up with good st stats, but losing records. Hopefully this will not be the Giants but as this roster is being built and churned it is worrisome.

Would love to see some data analysis examining whether STs really contribute a 1/3 of a teams winning record. I doubt it.


There have been a number of Eagles teams in recent years that have had 3-4 of their wins come down to ST play.
Does Ebner  
Shock-Man : 9/7/2021 9:37 pm : link
Have pictures of Judge in drag or something ?
RE: RE: Giants may be overloading roster with ST players, guys who can play ‘  
FragileFox2 : 9/8/2021 1:12 am : link
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Would love to see some data analysis examining whether STs really contribute a 1/3 of a teams winning record. I doubt it.



There have been a number of Eagles teams in recent years that have had 3-4 of their wins come down to ST play.


I know a lot of fans attribute the loss to the Eagles on EE's drop in the 4th Quarter, but i maintain the loss can be attributed to the bungled Special Teams play where we had the wide open gunner.

Should have, could have, would have scored a TD there and changed the momentum of the game. It's a team game, and the Giants were clueless in that situation.
OK, Ebner's back. That's cool.  
Big Blue Blogger : 9/8/2021 9:07 pm : link
On the other hand, every dime they gave him above the veteran minimum, with full cap relief, is a dime they probably didn't need to spend.
RE: OK, Ebner's back. That's cool.  
chick310 : 9/8/2021 9:15 pm : link
In comment 15356516 Big Blue Blogger said:
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On the other hand, every dime they gave him above the veteran minimum, with full cap relief, is a dime they probably didn't need to spend.


Tend to agree on dollars, but if Judge thinks he needs more on special teams then that is one area that he absolutely deserves the benefit of the doubt. Correct?
Chick: Only if another team was offering more.  
Big Blue Blogger : 9/8/2021 9:25 pm : link
He's 32 and doesn't play defense. If he wants to keep playing, and has a special bond with Judge, he can work for the paltry sum of $1MM/year.
RE: RE: RE: Not  
John In CO : 9/10/2021 3:29 pm : link
In comment 15355466 section125 said:
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In comment 15355418 John In CO said:


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In comment 15355259 AcidTest said:


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a fan of this move.



Of course your not. Because you, like the majority of other casual fans, dont give a rats ass about special teams. Just figure you put somebody out there,....anybody....and tell them to go hit somebody. ST's are units that are only loved by the coaches. And believe it or not...the majority of the decisions on the bottom 5-10 players on the roster are decided by ST's...like this one. He obviously fills a role there that the coaches believe needs to be filled.



You are wrong. The majority absolutely understand and do give several rats' asses about Specials. We just think there are better players on the roster, plus players that can do not only Specials but can function semi-proficiently on either offense or defense. Ebner can really only play Specials - he is lost on defense.


Ok...soooo you are basically saying that we fans know more about what the players on the roster can and cant do with regard to their talents and whether they can fill specific roles on Defense and/or Special Teams. Thats friggin encouraging as all hell...thanks:).
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