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Finally, the Giants are making a little splash in Free Agency.  It seemed like Sammy Knight was going to be the only free agent that the G-MEN would add, but now Big Blue signed David Carr and Danny Clark this week.  Carr is a former #1 pick who is going to fight for the backup QB role against Jared Lorenzen and Anthony Wright.  Carr only costed the Giants $1 million.  Danny Clark is going to compete for the outside linebacker position.  The rumors are that Clark got a 2-year deal worth $4 million.  So we have 3 starting linebackers, but the Giants will have to add some depth.  That’s what the Draft is for…

 Giants add veteran LB Clark - Michael Eisen reported that the Giants signed Danny Clark and provided a Bio on him.  Eisen also got Tom Coughlin’s and Jerry Reese’s thoughts about Clark.

“Danny Clark is a player I drafted a few years ago in Jacksonville,” Coughlin said. “We’re bringing him in as an outside linebacker. He is a very physical, very versatile player. Over the years, he has been a very good special teams player. Clark is a veteran guy with an outstanding work ethic. He will fit in well with our players in the locker room. He will have an opportunity to compete for a position.”

“He is a veteran linebacker who can play all three spots,” general manager Jerry Reese said. “He has been an outstanding special teams player. He is going to create competition in both areas, special teams and at linebacker. He fits the New York Giant mold.”

Giants sign QB David Carr - Michael Eisen reported that the Giants signed David Carr and provided a Bio on him.

Newsday:

Giants’ Strahan still up in air about retirement - Bob Glauber captured Michael Strahan’s thoughts on retirement:

I can’t say I don’t love to play and don’t love to see the guys, but when I see guys like Favre and Sapp and [Chiefs guard] Will Shields, all these guys who are players from my era, say, ‘Enough’s enough’ … Sometimes, you wake up and your body is hurting and you’re thinking, ‘Man, maybe enough is enough.’ You think about it.

New York Daily News:

Giants sign QB David Carr to one-year, $1 million deal

New York Post:

GIANTS DRIVE OFF WITH NEW CARR

New York Times:

Giants Sign Carr to Back Up Manning

The Star-Ledger:

Coughlin finally greases the JAX pipeline

Some extra coin for Johnson, Dockery - Michael Johnson and Kevin Dockery got some extra cash for playing in more games then they were supposed to play in 2007.

Add LB Danny Clark to the roster as well

Giants sign Carr as backup QB

Giants officially announce Carr signing

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Christmas came early for the Giants this weekend. That game could be called the Miracle on the Lake or something to that affect. After 3 quarters of football the Giants had no business winning the game. Come the 4th quarter however the Giants were a different team playing solid crisp football which just adds to the frustration of why can’t we play a full 4 quarters like this? Costly penalties by the Bears did them in on the first half when they had every chance to blow open the game, but only mounted a 16-7 lead.
Ward kept us in the game early rushing for career highs before leaving the game due to an ankle injury. He was on crutches at the end of the game which does not bode well for next weeks game. Hopefully Jacobs will be able to go in his place. This game of musical chairs with our running backs needs to stop now.
For the first 3 quarters Manning looked in over his head for yet another week. This guy is truly baffling. In the 4th quarter he played much better and was helped out by a great catch in the endzone by Toomer to pull the game within 16-14. On a side note did anyone notice the 180 Aikman pulled in the announcers booth, he was adamant that the play would not be reversed and as soon as it was, he goes well it was clear Amani had his hand sunder the ball…huh? Watching games announced by Buck and Aikman is a truly painful experience for any Giants fan, Buck clearly enjoys rooting against New York teams whether it be the Giants or the Yankees and Aikman time and time again lets something slip where you can still see his Cowboy Blue and Silver coming out. Moose Johnston is a much better announcer who does a better job of holding his personal thoughts in check…Aikman? What a jerk. Ditto for Buck.
Sorry for that little outburst but I needed to vent.
The Defense was phenomenal in the 2nd half and they are the sole reason we were able to pull out this game, Osi, Tuck and Strahan were stellar. Mitchell and Johnson had a couple of huge open field tackels that may have save a couple of TD’s. They placed constant pressure on Grossman and stuffed the running game all game long, we could of used a couple of turnovers but whattya gonna do. At the end of the game I was definitely nervous that we left too much time on the clock, 1:33, and too many timeouts in the Bears’ pocket. I definitely felt the Giants should have ran down the clock on 1st and goal and take a shot on 3rd down for the TD if not kick the field goal with almost no time left giving the Bears basically no shot at winning. Alas, it didn’t matter, Butler knocked down the final pass in the endzone and as the football fell to the ground so did I and I’m guessing so did all of the Big Blue die hards out there. A huge win, now lets get on a roll on our way to the playoffs.

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Tonight’s match-up is between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at Dallas Stadium.  I’m hoping to see Big Blue give the ‘Boys a whooping to start the Season with a 1-0 record.  Are you ready for this Die Hard Giants Fans?  Let’s Go Giants!

1st Quarter:

Dallas Kicked off to the Giants, and Bradshaw returned it from the 1 yardline to the 26 yardline (he fumbled but the whistle blew already).  Manning handed it off to Jacobs for no gain.  On 2nd and 10, Manning completed the pass to Toomer on the right sideline for a 14 yard gain.  Eli Manning threw deep to a wide open Plaxico Burress in the middle of the field, and Burress took it to the house for a 60 yard TD.  They start every game off with the same play, but that’s usually the end of the fun.  The snap of the extra point attempt was mishandled.  Giants 6 - Cowboys 0.  The Giants Kickoff to the end zone, and it results in a touch back.

With 13:31 remaining in the 1st Quarter, Romo handed it off to Jones for a 3 yard gain.  On 2nd and 7, the Giants defense left nobody open so Romo threw it away.  On 3rd and 7, Romo from shotgun, completed to Witten in the middle of the field for a 15 yard gain.  On 1st and 10, Romo handed it off for a yard.  On 2nd and 9, Romo handed it off to Jones for 3 yards.  On 3rd and 6, Romo from shotgun completed the pass to an open Witten again for 23 yards.  From the Giants’ 35 yardline, Romo threw the pass incomplete.  On 2nd and 10, Romo threw a screen to Jones who picked up a first down.  Romo handed it off to Jones who ran to the 19 yardline.  On 2nd and 5, Romo handed it off to Jones again for a 6 yard gain.  On 1st and 10, Romo flipped it to Jones who slipped for a loss of 2.  On 2nd and 12, Romo handed it off to Jones for a gain of 2.  On 3rd and 10, Romo from shotgun threw it out of bounds.  So our DEFENSE held the Cowboys from a TD.  Nick Folk Attempted a 31 Yard FG Attempt, and it is good.  Giants 6 - Cowboys 3.  Dallas Kicked Off, and Bradshaw took it from the 1 yardline to the 24 yardline.

With 6:26 remaining in the 1st Quarter, Manning flipped it to Jacobs for a 5 yard pickup.  On 2nd and 5, Offsides and a Personal Foul were called against Dallas so the Giants picked up 15 yards.  On 1st and 10, Manning passed to Shockey on the right side, and Shockey plowed into a few defenders.  From the Cowboys’ 42 yardline, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who picked up 7 yards.  On 2nd and 3, Manning threw a pass to Toomer in the end zone was called out of bounds by the Refs.  On 3rd and 3, Manning flipped it to Ward who picked up a yard.  On 4th and 2, Dallas called their first Time Out.  On 4th and 2, Manning from shotgun passed incomplete to Shockey who was just past the first down marker.  The Giants turned it over on downs.

With 3:15 remaining in the 1st Quarter, Romo passed incomplete as the ball was batted down by McQuarters.  On 2nd and 10, Romo handed it off to Jones for a 3 yard gain.  On 3rd and 7, Romo from shotgun completed another pass to Witten in the middle of the field for a first down.  From the Giants’ 45 yardline, Romo over threw Witten near the end zone.  The Cowboys committed Holding and were backed up 10 yards.  On 1st and 20, the Cowboys were called for a False Start which backed them up 5 yards.  On 1st and 25, Romo from shotgun couldn’t handle the bad snap scrambled for a yard.  On 2nd and 24, Romo handed it off to Barber for 7 yards.  On 3rd and 17, Romo from shotgun passed incomplete to Owens.  On 4th and 17, the Cowboys punt, and McQuarter called for a fair catch at the 8 yardline.

With 0:19 remaining in the 1st Quarter, Manning handed it off to Jacobs for 5 yards.  This concludes the 1st Quarter.  Giants 6 - Cowboys 3.

2nd Quarter:

On 2nd and 5, Manning passed to Toomer for a first down.  From the 20 yardline, Manning completed to Shockey for a 9 yard pick up.  On 2nd and 1, Manning handed it off to Jacobs for 3 yards.  A flag was thrown, and it is a Personal Foul against the Giants and they’re backed up 15 yards.  On 2st and 12, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who carried the defensive line with him for 5.  On 3rd and 7, Manning from shotgun passed to Ward, but Ward dropped the pass.  On 4th and 7, the Giants Punt, and Crayton ran it back to the 33 yardline.

With 11:20 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Romo handed it off to Barber no gain.  On 2nd and 10, Romo threw it out of bounds.  On 3rd and 10, Romo from shotgun completed to Witten just shy of the first down marker.  On 4th and 1, Tony Romo handed it off to Marion Barber who broke right and took it to the end zone for a touch down.  The extra point is good.  Giants 6 - Cowboys 10.  The Cowbys Kicked Off, and Bradshaw returned it to the 26 yardline.

With 9:34 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Manning completed to Burress for 6 yards.  On 2nd and 4, Manning handed it off to Jacobs.  The Giants committed Holding which backed them up 10 yards.  On 2nd and 14, Manning from shotgun passed to Shockey for a 7 yards.  On 3rd and 7, Eli Manning from shotgun threw an interception to Jacques Reeves, and Reeves returned it to the Giants’ 23 yardline.

With 7:44 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Romo completed to Witten for 5 yards.  There is a flag, Illegal Shift against Dallas which is a 5 yards penalty.  On 1st and 15, Romo handed it off to Jones who ran to the right side for a pick up of 5.  On 2nd and 10, Romo passed it to Crayton for a first down.  On 1st and 10, Romo handed it off to Jones for 3 yards.  On 2nd and 7, Romo ran it for 2 yards.  The Cowboys committed Holding which backed them up 10 yards.  On 2nd and 17, Romo handed it off to Jones for 6.  On 3rd and 11, Tony Romo from shotgun completed the Touch Down to Jason Witten in the middle of the end zone.  The extra point is good.  Giants 6 - Cowboys 17.  The Cowboys Kicked Off, and Bradshaw took it out to the 25 yardline.

With 3:53 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Manning threw it to Burress for 27 yards.  From the Cowboys’ 48 yardline, Manning handed it off to Droughns for 9 yards.  On 2nd and 1, Manning completed it to Ward for 10 yards.  From the Cowboys’ 29 yardline, Manning completed it to Shockey for 2 yards.  This took it to the 2:00 minute warning.  On 2nd and 8, Manning got hit and the pass was incomplete.  On 3rd and 8, Manning passed it to Shockey who carried some defenders for a first down.  From the Cowboys’ 18 yardline, the Cowboys took their second Time Out.  On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun handed it off to Droughns for 2.  On 2nd and 8, Manning from shotgun completed the pass to Toomer who picked up 7.  On 3rd and 1, Manning ran successfully for a QB sneak.  The Giants took a Time Out.  On 1st and Goal, Manning from shotgun completed the pass to Toomer who got to the 5 yardline.  The Giants took another Time Out.  On 2nd and Goal, Manning threw into the end zone incomplete.  On 3rd and Goal, Eli Manning from shotgun fired a Touch Down to Plaxico Burress.  The extra point is good.  Giants 13 - Cowboys 17.  The Giants Kicked Off, and Thompson ran back the ball and Michael Johnson knocked the ball out.

The Giants recovered the fumbled ball with 0:14 remaining in the 2nd Quarter.  Manning from shotgun passed it to Steve Smith in the end zone, but he was out of bounds.  Lawrence Tynes attempted a 44 Yard Field Goal, and it’s good.  Thank God.  Giants 16 - Cowboys 17.  The Giants Kicked Off, and Curtis ran it back for a short gain.  That concluded the 2nd Quarter. 

Half-Time Notes: 

(Osi Umenyiora and Brandon Jacobs left the game during the first half).

3rd Quarter:

The Giants Kicked Off, and Thompson returned it to the 22 yardline.

With 14:55 remaining in the 3rd Quarter, Romo threw it incomplete out of bounds.  On 2nd and 10, Romo handed it off to Jones for 3 yards.  On 3rd and 7, Romo from shotgun passed it to Crayton who got tackled at the 39 yardline.  On 1st and 10, Romo handed it off to Jones who broke open on the right side for a first down.  From the Giants’ 40 yardline, Romo completed it to a wide open Owens for 18.  On 1st and 10, Tony Romo threw a 22 yard Touch Down to Terrell Owens.  The extra point is good.  Giants 16 - Cowboys 24.  The Cowboys Kicked Off, and Bradshaw returned it to the 23 yardline but lost the ball, but the Giants recovered.

With 11:51 remaining in the 3rd Quarter, Manning handed it off to Ward for 3 yards.  On 2nd and 7, Manning got sacked by a lot of white shirts.  On 3rd and 12, Manning from shotgun picked up a first down by passing it to Burress.  From the Giants’ 39 yardline, Manning handed it off to Ward for 4.  On 2nd and 6, Manning handed it off to Ward for no gain.  On 3rd and 6, Manning completed it to Burress for a first down.  From the Cowboys’ 48 yardline, Manning passed it to Toomer on the left side.  From the Cowboys’ 32 yardline, Manning handed it off to Ward for 2.  On 2nd and 8, Manning threw it incomplete to Burress.  On 3rd and 8, Manning from shotgun passed it incomplete to Burress in the end zone.  On 4th and 8, Lawrence Tynes attempted a 48 Yard Field Goal Attempt…It’s good.  Giants 19 - Cowboys 24.  The Giants Kicked Off, and Thompson returned it to the 38 yardline.

With 5:38 remaining in the 3rd Quarter, Romo threw it incomplete.  On 2nd and 10, Romo handed it off to Barber and Wilson took him down after he picked up 2 yards.  On 3rd and 8, Justin Tuck sacked Tony Romo for a loss of 10 yards.  On 4th and 18, the Cowboys punted, and McQuarters caught it at the 6 and brought it out to the 18 yardline.

With 4:10 remaining in the 3rd Quarter, Manning passed it incomplete to Shockey along the right sideline.  On 2nd and 10, Manning from shotgun completed the pass to Ward for a gain of 7.  On 3rd and 3, Manning threw it incomplete as he was getting hit.  On 4th and 3, the Giants Punted, and Crayton ran out of bounds at the 33 yardline.

With 3:08 remaining in the 3rd Quarter, Romo completed a big first down to Witten.  From the Giants’ 29 yardline, Romo handed it off to Barber who ran it to the 10 yardline.  On 1st and Goal, Romo handed it off to Barber for 2 yards.  On 2nd and Goal, Tony Romo ran it in himself for a Touch Down.  The extra point is good.  Giants 19 - Cowboys 31.  The Cowboys Kicked Off, and Bradshaw returned it to the 41 yardline.

With 1:04 remaining in the 3rd Quarter, Manning handed it off to Ward for 4 yards.  On 2nd and 6, Manning flipped it back to Ward who broke open to the 10 yardline.  This ended the 3rd Quarter.

4th Quarter:

On 1st and 10, Manning passed it to Ward who picked up a yard.  On 2nd and 9, Manning who handed it off again to Ward againg but lost a yard.  On 3rd and 10, Manning from shotgun passed incomplete to Smith.  A Delay of Game was called against the Cowboys which gave the Giants 5 yards.  On 4th and 5, Lawrence Tynes attempted a 24 Yard Field Goal Attempt, and it is good.  Giants 22 - Cowboys 31.  The Giants Kicked Off, and Thompson returned it to the 29 yardline.

With 13:18 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Romo passed it to Crayton in the middle of the field for a 25 yard gain.  On 1st and 10, Romo handed it off to Jones for a loss of 1.  On 2nd and 11, Tony Romo connected with Terrell Owens for a 48 yard Touch Down.  The Giants committed a Personal Foul at the end of the play so they will lose 15 yards.  The extra point is good.  Giants 22 - Cowboys 38.  The Cowboys Kicked Off, and Bradshaw took a knee in the end zone.

With 11:43 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Manning from shotgun completed a 19 yard pass to Shockey.  On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun handed it off to Ward for a 15 yard gain.  On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun completed the pass to Toomer for a gain of 8.  On 2nd and 2, Manning from shotgun handed it off to Ward for a first down.  From the Cowboys’ 32 yardline, Manning from shotgun fired it to Burress for 9 yards.  On 2nd and 1, Manning from shotgun threw it incomplete as he was getting hit.  On 3rd and 1, Manning handed it off to Droughns who picked up a first down.  On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun completed it to Toomer in the middle of the field.  On 1st and Goal, Dallas took a Time Out.  On 1st and Goal, the Giants committed a False Start which backed them up 5 yards.  On 1st and Goal, Eli Manning from shotgun flipped it to Derrick Ward who ran it in for a Touch Down.  The Giants set up for a Two Point Conversion.  On the 2 yardline, Manning got the ball knocked out by Spencer and a flag was thrown.  The flag was for Illegal Formation against the Giants.  Giants 28 - Cowboys 38.  The Giants Kicked Off, and Crayton returned it to the 23 yardline.

With 7:13 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Tony Romo threw an interception to Gibril Wilson and he returned it to the 22 yard line.

With 7:02 remaining in the 4th Quater, Manning from shotgun handed it off to Ward for a 2 yard gain.  On 2nd and 8, Manning from shotgun completed it to Smith for 5.  On 3rd and 3, Manning from shotgun passed it to Smith again for a first down.  On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun completed it to Toomer for a yard.  On 2nd and 9, Eli Manning from shotgun fired it to Plaxico Burress again in the end zone for a Touch Down.  The extra point is good.  Giants 35 - Cowboys 38.  The Giants Kicked Off, and Thompson returned it to the 46 yardline.

With 4:02 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Romo handed it off to Jones for 3 yards.  On 2nd and 7, False Start was called against the Cowboys which backed them up 5 yards.  On 2nd and 12, Romo from shotgun handed it off to Jones for a gain of 5.  On 3rd and 7, Tony Romo from shotgun threw a 51 yard Touch Down to Sam Hurd.  The extra point is good.  The Cowboys Kicked Off, and Bradshaw returned it to the 34 yardline.

With 2:54 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Lorenzen came in because Manning is hurt.  Lorenzen from shotgun completed it to Smith for 6.  On 2nd and 4, Lorenzen from shotgun threw it incomplete to Toomer.  On 3rd and 4, Lorenzen from shotgun overthrew Burress on a deep pass.  On 4th and 4, Lorenzen from shotgun ran it but short of the first down.  The Giants turned it over on downs at the 42 yardline.

With 2:08 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Romo handed it off to Barber who picked up 8.  The 2:00 minute warning.  On 2nd and 2, Romo handed it off to Barber for a first down.  The Giants took a Time Out.  On 1st and 10, Romo handed it off to Barber for a yard.  On 2nd and 9, Romo handed it off to Barber again for 7 yards.  The Giants took a Time Out.  On 3rd and 2, Romo handed it off to Barber who ended up just short of the first down.  On 4th and 1, Romo ran it himself for a first down.  On 1st and 10, Romo let the clock run out.

Final Score: New York Giants 35 - Dallas Cowboys 45.  The NFL.com Post Game is attached.

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Back-ups review

Offense:

QB: Jared Lorenzen and Anthony Wright are strong QBs but still need some adjustment with their accuracy

RB: Reuben Droughns, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw will switch up the pace nicely

FB: Robert Douglas will hopefully recover well and make a great addition

TE: Kevin Boss and Michael Matthewshave been fitting in with the team and with the plays as well

WR: Steve Smith, David Tyree and Anthony Mix are solid back-ups. They’re very well rounded and all have great speed and hands.

OL: Zach Piller, Grey Ruegamer, Guy Whimper and Adam Koets have been doing very well but I feel need better coaching to position themselves.

Defense:

DE: Adrian Awasom has been doing average work and will need to step it up if he wants to be around next year

DT: Barry Cofield, Manny Wright and Jay Alford need an extra push. I can definitely see them becoming successful just need to put extra aggression in their style of playing.

LB: Chase Blackburn, Reggie Torbor, Zak DeOssie and Gerris Wilkinson will be great back-ups. Chase and Reggie are above average compared to Zak and Gerris but we can depend on all our options if need be.

CB: Corey Webster, Kevin Dockery and Aaron Ross are the best additions. Any of these guys can be put in the field starting day and make a hell of a contribution

SS: Michael Johnson and Craig Dahl will do fine. I still believe we need to work on them a little more to compete with top receivers

Overall we have a strong team here. We can depend on some back-ups more than others but I’m sure they will all be watching themselves carefully to better their own skills.

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After today’s cuts, Michael Eisen provided a list of his predictions, and here it is:

Offense: 26

Quarterback (3): Eli Manning, Jared Lorenzen, Anthony Wright.

Running Back (4): Brandon Jacobs, Reuben Droughns, Derrick Ward, Ahmad Bradshaw.

Fullback (1): Robert Douglas.

Tight End (3): Jeremy Shockey, Kevin Boss, Michael Matthews.

Wide Receivers (6): Amani Toomer, Plaxico Burress, Sinorice Moss, Steve Smith, David Tyree, Anthony Mix.

Linemen (9): David Diehl, Rich Seubert, Shaun O’Hara, Chris Snee, Kareem McKenzie, Zach Piller, Grey Ruegamer, Guy Whimper, Adam Koets.

Defense: 24

Ends (3): Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, Adrian Awasom.

Tackles (5): Fred Robbins, Barry Cofield, William Joseph, Manny Wright, Jay Alford.

Linebackers (7): Antonio Pierce, Kawika Mitchell, Mathias Kiwanuka, Chase Blackburn, Reggie Torbor, Zak DeOssie, Gerris Wilkinson.

Cornerbacks (5): Sam Madison, R.W. McQuarters, Corey Webster, Kevin Dockery, Aaron Ross.

Safeties (4): Gibril Wilson, James Butler, Michael Johnson, Craig Dahl.

Specialists: 2

Punter (1): Jeff Feagles.

Kicker (1): Lawrence Tynes.

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Michael Eisen, of Giants.com, reported that the Giants now signed Adam Koets, Michael Johnson, and Ahmad Bradshaw. He wrote “The Giants will begin training camp with all eight of their draft choices eligible for action.” The team must feel pretty good about their draft picks if they signed all of them. That’s a good sign. We need to keep an eye on our new GM, Jerry Reese. This year, we will get a feel for how he is in his new role. So Reese will be judged upon his first year’s draft selections.

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