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Giantone

06-15-2006, 05:45 PM

I'm, posting this for info only......

**Arrington already not practicing. http://67.18.37.14/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif **

Giants Mini-Camp Report for Wednesday, June 14
All hands on deck as team commences first full-squad practice of 2006.
By Michael Eisen, Giants.com

June 14, 2006

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. –The Mets are running away with the National League East, the Yankees are engaged in another feverish division race with the Red Sox and the U.S. Open begins tomorrow up the road at Winged Foot. But the place to be today for the metropolitan area’s sports media was Giants Stadium, where the kind of crowd usually reserved for major announcements covered the opening of a three-day, full-squad mini-camp. Perhaps 70 media types were on hand, and eight mini-cams recorded Tom Coughlin’s news conference and the musings of several players.

Expectations are clearly high for the Giants, who won the NFC East with an 11-5 record in 2005. The team has since rebuilt its secondary, signed three-time Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington and brought in an impressive draft class. Those changes have helped create lofty hopes in the locker room.

“I think (last season) was a big step for this team, particularly with a young quarterback and all the injuries that we faced,” said seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan, who is entering his 14th season with the Giants. “To make it to that point – we know what it takes now. We have an idea of what it’s going to take this year to go further. This year, anything less than winning it all is failure, because we have the talent to do it. Right now, we just have to show the desire and play together.”

Many Giants believe this team is capable of going deep into the playoffs.

“Someone asked me recently what we were missing, and I said ‘I don’t think anything,’” Pro Bowl running back Tiki Barber said. “He asked me about the kicker and I said, ‘No, we’ve got a great kicker (in Jay Feely, another 30-year-old).’ Defense – we have great depth on defense, we’ve done great things in the secondary. Offensively, we’re the same as we were, with the addition of a couple components that I think will make us even better.”

Of course, not every player is ready to declare the Giants are Super Bowl contenders.

“It’s real early,” tight end Jeremy Shockey said. “You want to evolve and grow as a team. Right now, we just need to spend time with each other in these next couple of practices and be on the same page so we can have a good base before training camp and build from that.”

At the same time the Giants are being asked how high they can soar this season, they are grounded by the constant questions about their most recent game. On Jan. 8 in Giants Stadium, they played poorly in a 23-0 loss to Carolina in an NFC Wild Card Game.

The Giants were decimated at linebacker and couldn’t generate any offense against the Panthers.

“It still stings,” quarterback Eli Manning said. “You never like to lose a game that way. It wasn’t our day. We didn’t play well. I didn’t play well. It’s always there. But our concentration now is on this upcoming season and getting ready and making this team a better team.

“I think everybody wants to get better. I don’t think we’re overconfident by any means and saying, ‘We’re going to be better.’ We know we have a lot of things we need to work on and there are a lot of things we need to improve on.”

Many Giants feel a sense of urgency to win this year. Strahan will be 35 before the regular season ends. Wide receiver Amani Toomer, an 11-year veteran, turns 32 two days before the season opens on Sept. 10 against Indianapolis. Ten-year pro Tiki Barber is 31. Jeff Feagles is 40, Carlos Emmons and Sam Madison are 32 and Luke Petitgout turns 30 on Friday. Those veterans know their window of opportunity to win a championship is closing.

“As you get older I think you get more anxious, because you’re looking for that championship and I don’t have one,” Barber said. “Not to mention the ghost of January 8th is still sitting on my shoulders.”

“This is definitely the part of our careers where you don’t have many years to waste,” Strahan said. “You can’t say, ‘Next year.’ (It’s about winning) right now. Hopefully, we can convey that message well enough to the young guys and make them understand how important it is to always go out here and do your best, and try to get this thing done. When you’re young, you think we’ll have many chances and we’ll be back next year. Then you realize you don’t have that many more chances. We have enough veterans here who realize how precious every minute is, every day is and every game is.

“We have the talent and the experience. All we have to do is play to our potential. Anything less than that is not acceptable. This could be the year that we win it all. And we’re going to try to get it done.”

NOTES: Ben Roethlisberger’s motorcycle accident was a hot topic today, as Tom Coughlin and several players were asked for their thoughts on the incident. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl-winning quarterback broke his jaw and nose and lost two teeth and underwent seven hours of surgery after his motorcycle collided with a car on Monday.

“I feel for Ben, what he’s going through right now,” said Manning, who made it clear he engages in no reckless behavior off the field. “He’s in my prayers, that he’ll be able to come back and be healthy and be able to play next season. I feel what he’s going through.”

“It’s sad to see something like that happen to Ben,” Strahan said. “Here’s a guy basically just getting started in his career, and his career’s been phenomenal so far. So to see something like that happen that probably could have been avoided, it’s unfortunate. You can do a lot of those different things when you’re done playing. When you’re a young player like Ben, sometimes you feel a little invincible. This is something that brings us all back to reality.”

Coughlin was asked if has to warn players about engaging in activities that are potentially dangerous.

“Well, everyone, the whole league, was shocked over Roethlisberger’s accident,” Coughlin said. “I think we all see how that circumstance came about, how dangerous that is. I have always been very, very nervous and opinionated about motorcycles myself. It is just a situation where we have a rule that players are not to ride a motorcycle during the season. In the offseason it is very difficult to control all of those things. But there is just so much at stake for a young guy with all of that talent and ability. And hopefully, in the case of Ben, he is going to bounce back and recover fully. And we certainly wish him well.”

• Shockey, making his first appearance at the stadium since the Carolina game, said he has been working out with a personal trainer in Miami. Coughlin said Shockey and Plaxico Burress, who has also not participated in the offseason program, “are in good shape, as I knew they would be.”

Shockey has what appears to be a black (left) eye.

“I wish I could say I got it in a fight, but I didn’t,” Shockey said of his encounter with a free weight. “It was actually a fight in the weight room.”

• Coughlin said he spoke to Burress, who did not attend the final team meeting the day after the Carolina game.

“We have had a conversation,” Coughlin said. “And that will stay between the two of us.”

• The mini-camp includes two practices each today and tomorrow and one Friday morning. Linebacker Brandon Short and safety Will Demps, both coming off knee surgeries, are practicing once a day. Arrington did not practice this afternoon due to Achilles tendonitis. Coughlin said that Arrington would practice twice tomorrow if he doesn’t have a recurrence of the problem. Safety James Butler will not practice during mini-camp due to a kidney condition for which he is being treated.:food-smil


	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Commanders Football > Locker Room Main Forum > Arrington misses afternoon workout PDA Arrington misses afternoon workout Pages : 1 2 [3] 4 Monkeydad 06-15-2006, 12:57 PM because arrington and ramsey are HoF bound. didn't you get the memo? Oh here it is. It was stapled to the back of my "Heath Shuler will lead the Redskins to 4 Super Bowls" memo. :smashfrea backrow 06-15-2006, 01:36 PM Oh here it is. It was stapled to the back of my "Heath Shuler will lead the Redskins to 4 Super Bowls" memo. :smashfrea I'm sure it had something to do with Sultan McCullough/Trung Candidate duo now working as delivery persons. Monkeydad 06-15-2006, 01:41 PM I'm sure it had something to do with Sultan McCullough/Trung Candidate duo now working as delivery persons. Pizza delivery? Next time I'm in Alexandria, I'll look them up and give them a tip. :) Giantone 06-15-2006, 05:45 PM I'm, posting this for info only...... Arrington already not practicing. http://67.18.37.14/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif Giants Mini-Camp Report for Wednesday, June 14 All hands on deck as team commences first full-squad practice of 2006. By Michael Eisen, Giants.com June 14, 2006 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. –The Mets are running away with the National League East, the Yankees are engaged in another feverish division race with the Red Sox and the U.S. Open begins tomorrow up the road at Winged Foot. But the place to be today for the metropolitan area’s sports media was Giants Stadium, where the kind of crowd usually reserved for major announcements covered the opening of a three-day, full-squad mini-camp. Perhaps 70 media types were on hand, and eight mini-cams recorded Tom Coughlin’s news conference and the musings of several players. Expectations are clearly high for the Giants, who won the NFC East with an 11-5 record in 2005. The team has since rebuilt its secondary, signed three-time Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington and brought in an impressive draft class. Those changes have helped create lofty hopes in the locker room. “I think (last season) was a big step for this team, particularly with a young quarterback and all the injuries that we faced,” said seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan, who is entering his 14th season with the Giants. “To make it to that point – we know what it takes now. We have an idea of what it’s going to take this year to go further. This year, anything less than winning it all is failure, because we have the talent to do it. Right now, we just have to show the desire and play together.” Many Giants believe this team is capable of going deep into the playoffs. “Someone asked me recently what we were missing, and I said ‘I don’t think anything,’” Pro Bowl running back Tiki Barber said. “He asked me about the kicker and I said, ‘No, we’ve got a great kicker (in Jay Feely, another 30-year-old).’ Defense – we have great depth on defense, we’ve done great things in the secondary. Offensively, we’re the same as we were, with the addition of a couple components that I think will make us even better.” Of course, not every player is ready to declare the Giants are Super Bowl contenders. “It’s real early,” tight end Jeremy Shockey said. “You want to evolve and grow as a team. Right now, we just need to spend time with each other in these next couple of practices and be on the same page so we can have a good base before training camp and build from that.” At the same time the Giants are being asked how high they can soar this season, they are grounded by the constant questions about their most recent game. On Jan. 8 in Giants Stadium, they played poorly in a 23-0 loss to Carolina in an NFC Wild Card Game. The Giants were decimated at linebacker and couldn’t generate any offense against the Panthers. “It still stings,” quarterback Eli Manning said. “You never like to lose a game that way. It wasn’t our day. We didn’t play well. I didn’t play well. It’s always there. But our concentration now is on this upcoming season and getting ready and making this team a better team. “I think everybody wants to get better. I don’t think we’re overconfident by any means and saying, ‘We’re going to be better.’ We know we have a lot of things we need to work on and there are a lot of things we need to improve on.” Many Giants feel a sense of urgency to win this year. Strahan will be 35 before the regular season ends. Wide receiver Amani Toomer, an 11-year veteran, turns 32 two days before the season opens on Sept. 10 against Indianapolis. Ten-year pro Tiki Barber is 31. Jeff Feagles is 40, Carlos Emmons and Sam Madison are 32 and Luke Petitgout turns 30 on Friday. Those veterans know their window of opportunity to win a championship is closing. “As you get older I think you get more anxious, because you’re looking for that championship and I don’t have one,” Barber said. “Not to mention the ghost of January 8th is still sitting on my shoulders.” “This is definitely the part of our careers where you don’t have many years to waste,” Strahan said. “You can’t say, ‘Next year.’ (It’s about winning) right now. Hopefully, we can convey that message well enough to the young guys and make them understand how important it is to always go out here and do your best, and try to get this thing done. When you’re young, you think we’ll have many chances and we’ll be back next year. Then you realize you don’t have that many more chances. We have enough veterans here who realize how precious every minute is, every day is and every game is. “We have the talent and the experience. All we have to do is play to our potential. Anything less than that is not acceptable. This could be the year that we win it all. And we’re going to try to get it done.” NOTES: Ben Roethlisberger’s motorcycle accident was a hot topic today, as Tom Coughlin and several players were asked for their thoughts on the incident. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl-winning quarterback broke his jaw and nose and lost two teeth and underwent seven hours of surgery after his motorcycle collided with a car on Monday. “I feel for Ben, what he’s going through right now,” said Manning, who made it clear he engages in no reckless behavior off the field. “He’s in my prayers, that he’ll be able to come back and be healthy and be able to play next season. I feel what he’s going through.” “It’s sad to see something like that happen to Ben,” Strahan said. “Here’s a guy basically just getting started in his career, and his career’s been phenomenal so far. So to see something like that happen that probably could have been avoided, it’s unfortunate. You can do a lot of those different things when you’re done playing. When you’re a young player like Ben, sometimes you feel a little invincible. This is something that brings us all back to reality.” Coughlin was asked if has to warn players about engaging in activities that are potentially dangerous. “Well, everyone, the whole league, was shocked over Roethlisberger’s accident,” Coughlin said. “I think we all see how that circumstance came about, how dangerous that is. I have always been very, very nervous and opinionated about motorcycles myself. It is just a situation where we have a rule that players are not to ride a motorcycle during the season. In the offseason it is very difficult to control all of those things. But there is just so much at stake for a young guy with all of that talent and ability. And hopefully, in the case of Ben, he is going to bounce back and recover fully. And we certainly wish him well.” • Shockey, making his first appearance at the stadium since the Carolina game, said he has been working out with a personal trainer in Miami. Coughlin said Shockey and Plaxico Burress, who has also not participated in the offseason program, “are in good shape, as I knew they would be.” Shockey has what appears to be a black (left) eye. “I wish I could say I got it in a fight, but I didn’t,” Shockey said of his encounter with a free weight. “It was actually a fight in the weight room.” • Coughlin said he spoke to Burress, who did not attend the final team meeting the day after the Carolina game. “We have had a conversation,” Coughlin said. “And that will stay between the two of us.” • The mini-camp includes two practices each today and tomorrow and one Friday morning. Linebacker Brandon Short and safety Will Demps, both coming off knee surgeries, are practicing once a day. Arrington did not practice this afternoon due to Achilles tendonitis. Coughlin said that Arrington would practice twice tomorrow if he doesn’t have a recurrence of the problem. Safety James Butler will not practice during mini-camp due to a kidney condition for which he is being treated.:food-smil warriorzpath 06-15-2006, 05:48 PM Coughlin said that Arrington would practice twice tomorrow if he doesn’t have a recurrence of the problem. Don't push Arrington before he's ready. Giantone 06-15-2006, 06:36 PM Don't push Arrington before he's ready. This is what I want to do with him ........ :Flush: Monkeydad 06-16-2006, 12:13 PM This is what I want to do with him ........ :Flush: HA! You want a refund ALREADY? I'm glad he's gone. :) ArtMonkDrillz 06-16-2006, 12:55 PM If LaVar ends up having a bad season, do you think he blames it on the fact that he has another new defensive coordinator and then complains that he just wants some consistancy? Skins fan 44 06-16-2006, 04:20 PM If LaVar ends up having a bad season, do you think he blames it on the fact that he has another new defensive coordinator and then complains that he just wants some consistancy? Dont forget about blaming the position-LB coach-how he dont like him. Or maybe he just might not be one of Coughlin guys. MonkFan4Life 06-16-2006, 05:30 PM Or maybe he wasn't quite ready to play but the coaches made him go out there ? Or how about they won't let me be me ?