Giants Place Shockey on Injured Reserve; Sign Tight End from Practice Squad: The Giants have placed TE Jeremy Shockey on Injured Reserve. Head Coach Tom Coughlin indicated that the injury to Shockey was not actually just to his leg, but his ankle as well. He will have surgery later this week. "Well, it is the fibula, but the ankle is also an issue," said Coughlin.
"He’s energetic all the time, especially in situations where stuff isn’t going right," said CB Sam Madison. "We’re going to miss his energy."
The Giants have also signed TE Jerome Collins from the Practice Squad. Because of this move, we have updated the Roster, Depth Chart, and Transactions sections of the website. A write-up on Collins is also available in the Roster Analysis section of the website.
Giants Playoff Scenarios: The Giants will make the playoffs this weekend if one of the two results occur:
- Giants win or tie against Bills OR
- Redskins lose or tie plus Saints lose or tie
Injury Report – Moss Hurt Again: Other than Shockey, the only other injury mentioned by Coughlin during his press conference was the one to injury-prone WR Sinorice Moss. "Yeah, he strained a muscle in his back," said Coughlin. "We will know more tomorrow after we see him for a couple of days."
Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s Monday Press Conference: The transcript from yesterday’s press conference with Head Coach Tom Coughlin is available at Giants.com. The video of the press conference is also available.
Player Media Q&A Sessions: The transcripts and/or video of the media Q&A sessions from yesterday with the following plays are available at Giants.com:
- QB Eli Manning (Video)
- WR Plaxico Burress (Video)
- CB Sam Madison (Video)
Articles on the Giants-Redskins Game:
- All Gusts, No Glory by Mike Garafolo of The Star-Ledger
- Coughlin Defends Giants’ Pass-Happy Offense by Ernie Palladino of The Journal News
Article on Giants/Yankees and Giants/Mets Fans: Shades of Blue by Mike Vaccaro of The New York Post
Notes and Quotes: The Giants have lost three home games in a row and are 3-4 this season at home. If they lose to the New England Patriots in the regular season finale, it will be the second season in a row that the Giants have finished the year 3-5 at home.
The Giants have had a negative turnover differential for four straight games. The Giants have not forced a turnover in three of those games.
In their entire history, the Giants have thrown for more than 50 passes in one game 18 times. The Giants are 0-18 in those games.
The Giants did not score a first-half touchdown for the second week in a row.
OC Shaun O’Hara on the 2007 Giants: "We’ve got to start playing better football. Getting into the playoffs is fine and dandy but if you’re not playing well, if your play doesn’t really dictate you deserving to be there that’s probably something that’s gonna bother you more than anything. We’ve got to start playing like a playoff team and stop saying we got another chance."
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