Plaxico Done for the Year
by kindablue on Dec 2, 2008 5:29 PM CST
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The Giants didn't waste much time ending Plaxico Burress' season. They have fined him, suspended him and placed him on reserve non-football injury list. First time I've heard of that list. Anyway, as usual the Giants do the right thing and jettison a player who thinks about himself more than the team, see also Shockey comma Jeremy.
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/11147136
It will be interesting to see if they miss a beat with this, as Toomer, Smith and Hixon are all solid receivers.
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wow
This is huge..
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
by Wmillion on Dec 2, 2008 5:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
not
if you listen to ESPN or any Giants fan. They think they won’t miss him ….. I have a feeling they’ll miss him somehow. They got rid of a headache, but he has a lot of talent.
Peaches is a tool!!
by what_the_crap on Dec 2, 2008 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Giant's Fans
Last Sunday I invited some family who are Giant’s fans over to watch the Giant’s/Redskins game. All they could say was Plaxico should have shot himself in the head and the Giant’s were better off without him. I do think they’ll miss him against good defenses like the Ravens soon.
Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!
by DerekSTheRed on Dec 2, 2008 5:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
this
is my thing though …. maybe Im being ignorant. All Ive heard is that he’s a great receiver …. but they won’t miss him if he’s gone. I dont get it.
Peaches is a tool!!
by what_the_crap on Dec 2, 2008 6:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
They will miss him…
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
by Wmillion on Dec 2, 2008 6:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Their O-line gives Manning plenty of time to throw the ball
I don’t know if this will affect them or not…
by hiafex on Dec 2, 2008 6:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
that’s why ….. their O-Line is the reason why they’re so good. Eli gets too much credit. It’s that o-line.
Peaches is a tool!!
by what_the_crap on Dec 2, 2008 6:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for agreeing with me
Eli is so overrated. He is NOT his brother, like many claim he is.
by mhuff13 on Dec 2, 2008 6:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The O-line
makes any QB great.
Peyton has had a great line his career also…
"You can be a leader or follower.... Or you can be elite...." - Me
by miles on Dec 2, 2008 6:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
true
I honestly think Eli is a good QB, but once the whole “Eli is better than Peyton” talk starts, I call bull s**t. That’s where he’s overrated.
Peaches is a tool!!
by what_the_crap on Dec 2, 2008 6:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, that entire argument is ridiculous
Peyton Manning is one is the best ever, Eli plays on a team with a great running game and a great defense. You could plug a lot of guys into that situation and they’d succeed.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Dec 2, 2008 6:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree there
but Eli overall this year has been better, but Peyton over the last 5 games has been coming on strong except in the last game..
Eli is good, Peyton is great..
Not even a question who I would take at QB..
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
by Wmillion on Dec 2, 2008 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I gotta give Eli some credit
He is much, much, much, much better than years past this year. This time last year he was on the verge of being benched.
However this MVP, better than Peyton talk is just, wow…
by mhuff13 on Dec 2, 2008 6:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
reserve non-football injury list
is what both T.O. and Keyshawn were placed on by the Eagles/Bucs when they ended their seasons as well.
by mhuff13 on Dec 2, 2008 5:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i don't think so
since those weren’t non football injuries
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Dec 2, 2008 6:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I take it back I was wrong
They were just deactivated…
by mhuff13 on Dec 2, 2008 6:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
non football injury list
if a team put a player on that list, they don’t have to pay him (can’t tell you if it’s just his salary or bonus or whatever). This is why when Plaxico’s lawyer said he could play this past sunday the Giants said that he would be examined by team ’sdoctor first who then would decide if he could play or not.They got rid of a headache AND a salary
by Helene on Dec 4, 2008 12:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No surprise
Every expert in the MSM was saying they’d cut him and go after his signing bonus.
I think the bigger story today is the MIN DT’s getting suspended for 4 games. That could knock them out of the playoffs.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Dec 2, 2008 6:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
agreed
that’s huge.
Peaches is a tool!!
by what_the_crap on Dec 2, 2008 6:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 Tom...as Minny is not a team I wanted to face in the playoffs.
They are officially done with those two gone…
A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.
"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones
by BoyzRback on Dec 3, 2008 1:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
GMen won't miss Burress
He was overrated anyway. The Giants win by running the ball and that wasn’t going to change with or without Plaxico.
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Dec 2, 2008 7:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Plaxico WILL be missed by the Giants
But not the way we’re hoping. How can you not miss a player as talented as him? It will limit what they can do offensively. However, they are so damn good at running the ball that missing him might not translate into losses.
by mhuff13 on Dec 2, 2008 7:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
good point
I think they will miss him in the playoffs when someone shuts down the run…
He carried them in the GB game..
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
by Wmillion on Dec 2, 2008 7:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I dont understand why this is a shock with some of you
this was a no brainer. The Giants aren’t the cowboys, they rid themselves of their problem players, where jerry runs cover and makes excuses for his.
Plaxico has played his last game with the giants, he will be cut after the four weeks of being on the non football suspension list which takes him to the end of the regular season. The Giants wont miss him, because they play as a team, it not about individuals, its about team, something Dallas could learn from..
by Deke on Dec 2, 2008 9:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ask the Team of the 90s if they played like the Giants
Pretty sure they were all about individuals. They just happened to be supremely talented individuals.
by mhuff13 on Dec 2, 2008 9:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
true, but there definitely comes a time
where if you start letting go starters and just go with backups, it will affect you as this is the NFL and you still need talent to win, no matter how team oriented you are.
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Dec 3, 2008 9:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Deke...which NFL team won championships despite having average talent.
This was a no brainer. He commited a felony that is going to be succesfuly prosecuted. He is done for three years. This is not Adam Jones punching his body guard.
This Giant team has a succesful team concept because they have more individual talent then 90% of the leagues teams. Team concept, leadership and add up to about 10% of winning. Coaching maybe another 10% but the remaining 80% of winning is talent.
The fact that NYG talent is on the lines makes them less flashy, but don’t kid yourself, they are winning because they can out play the man in front of them. If not for two very talented running backs, a decent late round TE and two good young recievers they would be desperate for the production of Burress and Stocky. They have loads of talent and that is why they win depite some losses in personnel.
Dallas also has loads of talent, but they suffer from one of the weakest benches in the league. Once they lost starters the played with too many individuals who were not as talented as the man in front on them. As Rafael has pointed out often, the difference between an average starter and a poor backup is much greater then the difference of between a star player and a average starter.
The coaches can take part of the credit for the Rams and Washington loss.
by Trey, on Dec 2, 2008 10:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
N.O. Suspensions not good for Dallas
The NO suspensions have as large a playoff implications as the ones in Minn.
They help help Atlanta and Carolina as well as the Bears.
by Trey, on Dec 2, 2008 10:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Grant was out for the year anyway and Mccalister really doesn't do much.
They will miss Smith though.
by houseofprime on Dec 2, 2008 11:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fit Plax with a star on his helmet!
JK but I wouldn’t put it past Jerry to do it.
by houseofprime on Dec 2, 2008 11:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Plax will make a great Raider
Catching passes from Michael Vick during practice
by mhuff13 on Dec 2, 2008 11:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
BELIEVE ME HE WILL BE MISSED
At some point the loss of Plaxico will be felt. It may not be in the regular season but it will show up. He is the only truly physical receiver the Giants have, so if they are facing a team with physical corners it will be obvious. There will also be no more double teams. Right now they are an easier team to figure out. And I am a Giants fan.
by Jinks on Dec 3, 2008 12:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
No double coverage
No need to double any of their recievers. Put 10 in the box and dare Eli to win it. The only time Toomer scares me is when he is lined up against Henry. Once they face a team with an offense that can score more than 14 they will get beat.
by GunsUp on Dec 3, 2008 12:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The Giants
Will be just fine without Plaxico. They’ve rolled up huge passing numbers in 3 separate games without him this year. However…
Antonio Pierce is another story. If he ends up getting a suspension (which he should) for this then the Giants would be taking a hit they cannot afford.
by gee-roj on Dec 4, 2008 12:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
true
It will have the effect of Cheddar Bob shooting himself and Antonio Pierce..
Just because Antonio Pierce is cooperating doesn’t mean he didn’t break the law. I almost feel bad for them, but after the way they celebrated after beating up on Brad I have no remorse.
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
by Wmillion on Dec 4, 2008 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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