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Simms stands by Eli comment, sets high bar for “elite”

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Former Giants quarterback Phil Simms knew before the words were all the way out of his mouth he stirred something up. By saying Giants quarterback Eli Manning was “not one of the elites,” he opened up a can of worms about the two-time Super Bowl MVP. …

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

As expected, the Giants placed DT Markus Kuhn on season-ending injured reserve. The Giants placed DT Markus Kuhn (torn ACL) on injured reserve today. They did not immediately replace him on the roster. — Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoNYDN) Kuhn becomes th…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Phil Simms got himself in hot water with Giant fans earlier this week by making a statement that current Giants QB Eli Manning is not an elite NFL quarterback. Today, he reaffirmed his stance on WFAN with Boomer and Carton this morning on the air. “I ca…

Jim Mancari, giantsfootballblog.com

Giants’ secondary coach Peter Giunta addressed the media Tuesday to discuss the secondary’s performance from this past weekend’s game against the Bengals. The obvious area of emphasis was the very first drive in which the Giants allowed Andy Dalton …

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Cincinnati Bengals’ QB Andy Dalton has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 10 performance against the Giants. Basically unfettered by the Giants’ pass rush, Dalton had one of his best days as a pro. Dalton completed 21 of 30 p…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Most seasons the Giants’ rookie class is a study of what’s to come: talented young men that need time to develop. This season is no different, except the team could use their help right now. Unfortunately, it’s not likely to happen. Every unit on th…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

From Jimmy Kempski of Blogging the bEast:  Two Sundays ago, Isaac Redman gashed the Giants for 147 yards on the ground.  There was nothing fancy about that attack.  The Giants were simply bulldozed.  Almost all of Redman’s runs were inside the tackl…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As Gantt pointed out several days ago, the Panthers have hired former Giants G.M. Ernie Accorsi to help find the franchise’s next General Manager. The decision that Accorsi makes will resonate through the organization, both now and in the future. Some t…

Sam Spiegelman, giantsfootballblog.com

A statistical comparison between the 2011 and 2012 New York Giants offense would show us all that perhaps we dialed up the panic meter a tad bit early. Through 10 games, Big Blue has has the same record, almost identical yards per game and in some categ…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Chris Canty is in the WheelHouse to discuss the Giants’ recent struggles and how they’ll look to fix things during their bye week. Sorry, this video could not be loaded…

ESPN.com

Good Wednesday morning to you. We have an update coming this morning to the All-Division Team, and a bunch of other goodies throughout the day. Hopefully it warms up a bit. Links. New York Giants As they spend their bye week assessing what's wrong with …

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Get ready for a dry spell. The team will not meet again until Monday, which means they’ll be little or no new news the next few days. We’ll be here regardless. Here’s some stuff in the meantime.