Saturday’s Giants News: What Will Giants do With Tiki?
I was wondering how the New York Giants would handle Tiki Barber’s retirement. You know how this stuff works. Typically, an organization has a day in which they recognize the achievements of their greatest players. This day is usually a pregame ceremony during the season where the player makes a speech about their career. Tiki did everything he could to burn bridges with the Giants. We all know what he did. He called out the coaching staff and his teamates when the team lost in post game press conferences on multiple occasions. He wrote a book where he bashed the Giants and stated that he might not of retired if Tom Coughlin was not the coach. He was upset that Tom Coughlin didn’t treat him differently. Then Tiki called out Eli Manning at the beginning of the 2007 season. Tiki said it was almost comical watching Eli try to be a leader. When the Giants reached the Super Bowl, they stated that they did not want Tiki there as a Giant. They understood that Tiki would be there for his NBC gig, and that was enough for them. So Tiki ticked off the Giants organization and the fans all on his own. After all of this, how could the Giants host a day for Tiki Barber? I would assume they have to because Tiki is the Giants All-Time leading rusher. The Giants always take the high road because that’s the way Wellington Mara would want it. I’m not going to lie, Tiki was my favorite player until they called out the coaching staff and his teamates after losing in Seattle. Since then, Tiki has only gotten on my nerves more and more until the point where I’m through with the guy. My point is that I want to know if the Giants will have a Tiki Barber day, and how would we, the NY Giants fans, treat Tiki Barber when that time comes?
Newsday:
New stadium has new CEO - Neil Best also reported that Mark Lamping will be the CEO of the new stadium. Giants.com reported this yesterday.
New York Daily News:
RB Derrick Ward re-signs with Giants - Ralph Vacchiano also reported that Derrick Ward re-signed with the Giants. The Star-Ledger reported this yesterday. Vacchiano confirmed that the contract is for $1.1 million that includes another million in incentives. In a statement released by the Giants, Ward said this about his new contract:
I had to keep my options open. But my main goal was to stay here with the Giants. The Giants gave me my start. It feels good to come back to hopefully have a good year this year and be a part of the Super Bowl champion Giants. Hopefully, I’ll be able to finish my career here.
Jerry Reese had this to say about Derrick:
We are glad to have Derrick back in our stable of running backs, which will create some real competition at that position. He brings a lot to the table as a runner, receiver, kick returner and cover specialist.
New York Post:
The Star-Ledger:
Giants re-sign Ward to 1-year deal
Good read on Carr - Paul Needell reposted an article written by Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com, who used to cover the Carolina Panthers for the Charlotte Observer. Yasinkas filed this column on new Giants QB David Carr earlier today. Pat didn’t have many good things to say about Carr’s tenure in Carolina, as you will see when reading this article. Yasinskas believes that the Giants are giving Carr his last shot to succeed in the NFL, so there is no room for failure. Pat thinks that David understands what’s at stake and will take his last shot more seriously than he has taken his NFL career.
