Ever since Terrell Thomas went down, speculation has been rampant about whether former corner, and current safety, Antrel Rolle would be tried at his old position. Well, we have an answer. According to Rolle, the current plan is to make him the nickel corner back. “I don’t know what to expect for the rest of the season, but as for right now that’s the plan, to have...

This game just does not want to be played. After originally being moved from Saturday night to Saturday afternoon, the game will now be played Monday night at 7. Hurricane Irene is screwing everyone up

With Hurricane Irene coming to rock us like, well, a hurricane, the Saturday night tilt between the Jets and Giants had to be pushed up. Instead of 7, the battle of New York will commence at 2. Although, let’s hope there is a New York. If Irene is Category 4 and hits NYC directly, the damage will cost upwards of $200 billion. Yikes. Hoping everyone stays safe…

As your all aware, the Giants lost CB’s Terrell Thomas, Brian Witherspoon and DT Marvin Austin all to season ending injuries. Let’s take a closer look into each loss and see who has to step up to mitigate some of the damage. The Loss:  CB Terrell Thomas: He’s clearly the biggest loss of the bunch. Thomas was arguably the Giants #1 corner, and was ready to have a pro-bowl season...

The Giants have signed a cornerback, and it is Brian Williams. Williams, last of the Falcons, beat out fellow veterans Dre Bly and Lito Sheppard for a spot on the Giants. Williams, a nine year veteran, has started 99 games. He brings plenty of experience to a relatively young secondary, and a depleted secondary. Last season, as a backup for Atlanta,  the 5-11, 32 year old Williams had 36 tackles.

Just an update on a post Jeremy wrote earlier. Besides Lito Sheppard and Brian Williams working out for the Giants, the Giants also worked out former Detroit Lion CB Dre’ Bly. No word on whether Bly or the other CB’s who were worked out have signed.

In their quest to find a healthy corner, the Giants brought in 4 healthy bodies today to workout. Only two of the names are known, with the biggest being former Eagle Lito Sheppard. Brian Williams, formerly of the Falcons, was also in. No word, yet, if the Giants signed anyone.

With Terrell Thomas out for the year, Aaron Ross becomes your number 2 corner. For many Giants fans, this causes distress. The former first round pick has battled injuries and inconsistency in his career. He’s flashed some good plays, and made some awful ones. In this preseason alone, he’s covered Roy Williams like a glove, but missed tackles like crazy against Carolina...

This is getting ridiculous. Second round pick Marvin Austin has torn his pectoral muscle, will require surgery, and will be out for the season. The Giants lost 3 players for the season from one game. Just crazy. Austin probably wasn’t going to contribute much this year, but this will be 2nd straight year without football. That’s hard to make up, especially at a young age.

And the news keeps on getting worse. While the entire East Coast felt the effects of an earthquake, an earthquake was dropped on the Giants. After losing Terrell Thomas for the year to a torn ACL, the Giants found out that potential third corner, Brian Witherspoon, will also miss the year with a torn ACL. Witherspoon, who was having a terrific camp and preseason, was slated to be...

Well that sucked. It was actually a very good win, but one that was overshadowed by injuries. -I feel awful for Terrell Thomas. Torn ACL. Done for year. Tough break for a good player and good guy. Freak thing to. Bumped knees with JPP, landed wrong. Thomas brought a lot to this defense. For one, he was the leading tackler. He’s a physical corner who can blitz. He had 10 picks...

The Giants looked much sharper in their 41-13 victory over the Bears, but the win wasn’t enough to make people feel better about losing corner Terrell Thomas for the year with a torn ACL. The Thomas injury is a blow to a position that had little depth to begin with. The Giants started off the scoring with a 25 yard field goal by Rhys Lloyd, which was quickly matched by a 23...

And now for the awful news. ESPN is reporting that Terrell Thomas has a torn ACL. Things just got bad, folks.

That’s definitely a much better start than last week. Defense looked sharper, offense looked better. Giants go into the half leading 20-6. The offense has been up and down, but the running game has been sharp. Jacobs had a touchdown and looked really good. Jacobs looked in midseason form, which is good to see.  Bradshaw has done a good job of fighting for extra yardage. �...

This will be the 2nd preseason game, a Monday nighter (Which is why T and M will be pushed back to Tuesday) against Da Bears. Starters should play a bit longer. INJURIES: (These guys sat out practice Saturday). DE Osi Umenyiora (knee), CB Prince Amukamara, OL Adam Koets(knee/PUP), LB Clint Stintim (knee), S Brian Jackson (back) and WRs Domenik Hixon (knee),Darius Reynaud ...

The Giants will  sign defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy, according to reports. When the deal becomes official is unclear. Kennedy, 31, last played with the Vikings. The former number 12 overall pick in 2003 out of Penn State. He has 8.5 career sacks. Kennedy will provide depth at the defensive tackle position.

I guess his knee was really a problem. Osi Umenyiora will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, according to reports. He will miss 3-4 weeks. The timing means that he won’t miss much regular season time, perhaps 1 or 2 games. Jason Pierre-Paul will return as the starter. I think this decision is the right one. Get the knee healthy, and come back strong and ready to contribute.

11.5 Sacks Last Season Good thing the Giants drafted Jason Pierre-Paul last year. Giants sack artist Osi Umenyiora underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee this morning according to Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger. The pass-rushing menace is likely to be out 3-4 weeks. Coach Tom Coughlin said, ”Hopefully it’ll take less time than the other range, the other extent.�...

I’ve always felt that being the 2nd quarterback is both the best and worst job. Best because you get to roam the sidelines of a NFL team and not really worry about much and get paid well. Worst, because if QB1 gets injured, it’s your show. It’s both the most important and most inconsequential position on a football team. You may never play, but if you do (and not...

Eli Manning doesn’t lack for hubris, that’s for sure. When asked if he was in the same class as Tom Brady, here’s what Eli had to say: “I consider myself in that class,” Manning said. “Tom Brady is a great quarterback, he’s a great player and what you’ve seen with him is he’s gotten better every year. He started off winning championships...

The Giants and now Oakland Raiders TE Kevin Boss had agreed to a verbal deal before Boss “hit the lottery,” this according to Giants owner John Mara. Mara, who was on ESPN Radio, said the Giants and Boss had agreed to a deal, but Boss struck it large and decided to take the money. **************** Mara also said that the Giants offered WR Steve Smith a long-term deal...

The Giants have signed kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd. Lloyd will likely be a replacement kicker for a week or two, until K Lawrence Tynes can make it back from a quad injury. As a corresponding roster move, the Giants waived/injured CB Woddny Turenne. If you recall, the Giants tried to sign Lloyd in 2010, but lost out, as he signed with the Vikings. Lloyd has been in the league since...

Were very lucky today here on the Gab, as today we have an exclusive guest to help our readers with fantasy football. Ebenezer Samuel is one of the beat writers who covers the Giants for The New York Daily News. He’s also a fantasy football aficionado and today, he’s here to answer your questions! JW: Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to talk with us today...

The Giants hosted kicker, and former Giant, Shayne Graham for a tryout today. The 33 year old Graham spent one game in Blue last season as an emergency replacement for Tynes. Tynes, who injured his thigh in the game against Carolina, has not been able to kick the past few days, leaving placekicking duties to Matt Dodge and Steve Weatherford. Graham was let go by the Redskins this...

Before you laugh, yes there is a battle for the punter. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Jeremy, how in the world is Matt Dodge going to keep his job?” And I would say to that you’re probably right. Matt Dodge has a slim chance of keeping his job. But we here at the Gab don’t like to jump to conclusions. We like smart, honest debate...