Injury and Practice Report: Yesterday, the Giants returned to the practice field for the first time since Saturday. The Giants worked in shorts and shells. "I’m more concerned about speed and the execution," said Head Coach Tom Coughlin. "We’ve played a lot of games and we’ve been pretty physical in those games."
Despite saying he was at 97 percent on Tuesday, WR Plaxico Burress (ankle) did not practice on Wednesday. "Hopefully, he’ll work tomorrow," said Coughlin.
LG Rich Seubert (knee) and CB Kevin Dockery (hip) were limited.
The Giants reported no new incidents of the flu. "Today (on Wednesday), we had no new incidents," said Coughlin. "We have some guys with head colds. As far as anybody being ill or having a temperature, we didn’t have any today."
"We had good energy," said Coughlin of yesterday’s practice. "Obviously you’d like to squeeze all the detail work down and make sure everything is perfect. I thought the energy was good, which I expected. They are excited. No doubt about it."
Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s Wednesday Press Conference: The transcript of yesterday’s press conference with Head Coach Tom Coughlin is available at Giants.com. The video of the press conference is also available.
Media Q&A With Assistant Coaches: The transcript and/or video of yesterday’s media Q&A sessions with the following assistant coaches are available at Giants.com.
- Offensive Coordinator Kevin Gilbride (Video)
- Quarterbacks Coach Chris Palmer (Video)
- Running Backs Coach Jerald Ingram (Video)
- Wide Receivers Coach Mike Sullivan (Video)
- Linebackers Coach Bill Sheridan (Video)
- Defensive Quality Control Coach Andre Curtis (Video)
Various Player Media Q&A Sessions: The transcript and/or video of yesterday’s media Q&A sessions with the following players are available at Giants.com:
- QB Eli Manning (Video)
- HB Brandon Jacobs (Video)
- WR Amani Toomer (Video)
- RT Kareem McKenzie (Video)
- LT David Diehl (Video)
- RG Chris Snee (Video)
- OC/OG Grey Ruegamer (Video)
- DE Michael Strahan (Video)
- DE Osi Umenyiora (Video)
- DE/DT Justin Tuck (Video)
- DT Fred Robbins (Video)
- LB Antonio Pierce (Video)
- LB Kawika Mitchell (Video)
- CB Corey Webster (Video)
- SS James Butler (Video)
- PK Lawrence Tynes (Video)
CB Sam Madison Super Bowl XLII Video Cam Diary – Day Three: CB Sam Madison’s Super Bowl XLII video cam diary from day three is available at Giants.com.
Editorial on Super Bowl Week: Burress’ Prediction is Overblown in Otherwise Quiet Week by Rick Carpiniello of The Journal News
Article on Head Coach Tom Coughlin: The New Look Coach Coughlin by Michael Eisen of Giants.com
Articles on QB Eli Manning:
- Pour on the Pressure, But ‘You’re Not Going to Get to Eli’ by Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com
- Manning Growing Into His Role as QB by Ernie Palladino of The Journal News
- Make Room for Eli in NFL Spotlight by Mike Klis of The Denver Post
Article on WR Plaxico Burress: Even Injured, Plaxico is Giants’ Go-To Receiver by Erik Boland of Newsday
Article on WR David Tyree: David Tyree Feels His Late Mother is Watching Over Him by Tara Sullivan of The Bergen Record
Articles on the Giants’ Offensive Line:
- Blue-Collar Giants Revel in Unity and Obscurity by Bill Pennington The New York Times
- Giants’ OL Having a Good Time by Vinny DiTrani of The Bergen Record
Article on OC/OG Grey Ruegamer: Giants’ Ruegamer Honors Pat Tillman by Ohm Youngmisuk of The Daily News
Article on DE Michael Strahan: Strahan Enjoying Super Scene Second Time Around by Johnette Howard of Newsday
Article on DE/DT Justin Tuck: As Tuck Would Have It, Justin Dreams MVP by Paul Schwartz of The New York Post
Article on LB Kawika Mitchell: Mitchell No Longer an Unknown Giant by Tara Sullivan of The Bergen Record
Article on the Giants’ Secondary: For Giants’ Secondary, Mentoring is Primary by Erik Boland of Newsday
Article on P Jeff Feagles: Giants’ Feagles Still Kickin’ at 41 by Anthony Rieber of Newsday
Article on the 1968 Jets Weighing In on Super Bowl XLII: Old Jets Feel Super About Giants by Rich Cimini of The Daily News
Article on TE Jeremy Shockey: Shock Wave by Paul Schwartz of The New York Post
Quotes: Patriots’ WR Randy Moss on the Giants wearing black when they arrived in Arizona on Monday: "Yeah, you’re supposed to wear black to a funeral. We’ll see who has black on after the game."
LT David Diehl on the possibility of producing the greatest upset in Super Bowl history: "I don’t know. None of that matters. None of those words matter. The only thing that matters is champion. That’s the only thing that matters at the end of it. Obviously, we’ve been the underdog all season. We’ve been the guys that people thought we could never get to this point, but throughout all the adversity, the character of this team has been tested and we’ve pushed through it. I think through adversity we’ve shown persistence, perseverance. Those are the things that have gotten us to this point. When things haven’t gone our way we didn’t sulk on them, we didn’t lean back and say, ‘I can’t believe this happened.’ The only way to correct it is to go back to work and focus forward and focus on that next game and the next task at hand, and that’s been the case this season. When things the week before haven’t gone our way, or if things the week before have gone our way, we’ve watched film, we’ve learned from it, and tried to become a better football team from those experiences, and that’s the true sign of a team."
2007 NFC Champion New York Giants Framed Photos: Framed photo collages of the 2007 NFC Champion New York Giants are now available in the BBI Store.
