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AUGUST 6, 2015 NEW YORK GIANTS TRAINING CAMP REPORT…
The New York Giants held their sixth summer training camp practice on Thursday at Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The full training camp schedule is available at Giants.com.
INJURY REPORT…POTENTIALLY SERIOUS INJURIES FOR McCLAIN AND BERHE
Left tackle Ereck Flowers (hip flexor), right guard Geoff Schwartz (coming off of ankle surgery), center Weston Richburg (knee tendinitis), left tackle Will Beatty (PUP – recovering from pectoral surgery), linebacker Jameel McClain (neck), cornerback Prince Amukamara (groin), and safety Nat Berhe (calf) did not practice.
“Well, (Schwartz) obviously wasn’t doing well enough to stay out there for two days in a row,” said Head Coach Tom Coughlin. “It looks like one of those things that’s got to be managed. We hope to get him where he can practice hard a couple days a week, but we’ll have to see how that goes.”
McClain suffered a serious spinal contusion neck injury late in 2012 that caused him to miss six games in 2013. The Ravens released him at the end of that season.
“Tests on McClain, but chances are, because of the extent of the trauma, he’s going to have to sit for a while,” said Coughlin. “I wouldn’t be able to even guess on what they will do.”
“(Berhe) had some kind of a muscle tear in the calf area,” said Coughlin. “They’re treating it…I don’t have a timeframe.”
Wide receiver Preston Parker left practice early with a hamstring or quad injury to his right leg.
What the hell is going on! 3 @Giants OL sitting out today (4 if u count Beatty) after a day off on Tues. So much for that Toughness!
— Shaun O'Hara (@ShaunOHara60) August 6, 2015
PRACTICE NOTES…
The Giants were in full pads again for the second day in a row. Some snippets from various media sources:
- With Ereck Flowers, Geoff Schwartz, and Weston Richburg out, the starting offensive line was left tackle Justin Pugh, left guard Adam Gettis, center Dallas Reynolds, right guard John Jerry, and right tackle Marshall Newhouse.
- With Prince Amukamara out, Chykie Brown started at corner in his place.
- Bennett Jackson started at safety again. He returned an interception from quarterback Ricky Stanzi for a defensive touchdown.
- Defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa beat offensive tackle Emmett Cleary for a sack.
- Running backs Shane Vereen and Andre Williams saw quite a bit of action with the first-team.
- Quarterback Eli Manning threw his first interception of training camp when a deep pass to wide receiver Victor Cruz was intercepted by a leaping cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. In a real game, Manning may not have gotten the pass off as defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis was bearing down on Manning for a sack. (Giants.com is also saying the ball hit the ground). (Video)
- Left tackle Justin Pugh and fullback Henry Hynoski made good blocks on a running back Shane Vereen run that picked up good yardage.
- Defensive end Damontre Moore gave right tackle Marshall Newhouse problems with his speed off of the edge.
- Tight end Larry Donnell had his best practice and made a leaping catch over safety Cooper Taylor.
- Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record said his three stars of practice were tight end Larry Donnell, defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa, and safety Bennett Jackson.
HEAD COACH TOM COUGHLIN…
Tom Coughlin addressed the media after the afternoon practice (video is available at Giants.com):
Q: How’s Geoff Schwartz doing?
A: Well, he obviously wasn’t doing well enough to stay out there for two days in a row. It looks like one of those things that’s got to be managed. We hope to get him where he can practice hard a couple days a week, but we’ll have to see how that goes.
Q: Tests on Jameel McClain?
A: Tests on McClain, but chances are, because of the extent of the trauma, he’s going to have to sit for a while. I wouldn’t be able to even guess on what they will do.
Q: Because of his history with that injury?
A: Yes. I’m sure that’s part of it.
Q: Did you get results on Nat Berhe’s MRI, he said he had one earlier?
A: He had some kind of a muscle tear in the calf area. They’re treating it.
Q: When you say tear it sounds kind of serious.
A: That’s all I know. I can’t tell you anymore, I don’t know what it means either.
Q: No timeframe?
A: I don’t have a timeframe.
Q: It looked like Dallas Reynolds was working with a couple units out there.
A: Yeah, he’s come back a stronger player, no doubt. We needed him to do that. He’s gotten a lot of time on the field with our issues with [Weston] Richburg. It’s good that he did.
Q: Is he upping his stock with you guys?
A: I hope so. When we look at tape, ask me again.
Q: Where do things stand with Weston Richburg and Ereck Flowers?
A: When I hear day-to-day, I don’t know. I can’t tell you. It looked like they were doing okay, especially [Ereck] Flowers. He looks like he’s really coming on—I saw him out of the corner of my eye, saw him running. He looked like he was doing okay.
Q: Missed practices at this point in training camp for him, can you get him up to speed?
A: Very difficult. Very tough. You miss time and you really have a difficult time making it up because there’s all kinds of stuff being thrown at him. The defense has got a sophisticated disguise and pressure package. He would benefit, definitely, from being out here. So he’s had his work in the spring, there’s no doubt he’ll pick it up, but it’s not good to miss practice. That’s that we’re here for.
Q: At some point are you going to move Justin Pugh back inside so he gets those guard reps, too?
A: We’ll have to share some time there, depending on how long he [Flowers] is out.
Q: We talked about the offensive line gelling and that being important. Three guys are out already, how much does that set you back and how do you speed it up if you have to?
A: Not really. You’ve got to go on the field and do your work on the field. You certainly want them all out there together every day, but that’s not the way it is.
Q: How about Prince Amukamara, we didn’t ask you about him?
A: Same kind of deal. He’s got a little groin, but because of the position he plays, how long he’ll be, I don’t know.
Q: Are you seeing Larry Donnell looking more explosive? You see him getting back to where he was before?
A: He’s coming along. He made a really nice play. I think every day he gets a little bit more mobility and he looks like he’s moving better. That’s what we’re hoping to get at. He’s also had a couple of good blocks in there.
Q: He had a pretty good season last year, but it was overshadowed by some mistakes. How hard has he worked on eliminating those?
A: He’s obviously worked hard at it. He’s also worked hard to try and hang onto the ball.
Q: You see anything different from Marcus Kuhn? Cullen Jenkins said he sees a significant difference in him.
A: He’s a big, strong kid that is moving his feet a little bit better. We need him to make a strong contribution.
Q: You said earlier on the radio that you thought Eli’s best football was ahead of him. Can you kind of expand on what you see that would lead you to say that? 34 year olds usually don’t have–
A: I base it on his offseason, his strength, the way he threw the ball in the spring, his knowledge—his continuing knowledge of the offense. And the fact that, God willing, we’ll have some production around him.
Hear @Giants HC Tom Coughlin talk about his team & why Eli will play his best football from this point forward : http://t.co/bxxpJ6jkVJ
— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) August 6, 2015
THE PLAYERS SPEAK…
The following transcripts and video clips of player media Q&As are available at BigBlueInteractive.com and Giants.com:
- QB Eli Manning (Video)
- DT Johnathan Hankins (Video)
- DT Cullen Jenkins (Video)
- S Nat Berhe (Video)
The following Giants were also interviewed by ESPN Radio:
- RB Andre Williams (Audio)
- WR Victor Cruz (Audio)
- DE Robert Ayers (Audio)
- DT Johnathan Hankins (Audio)
- S Landon Collins (Audio)
#Giants LB Jon Beason: Landon Collins is quiet in the room, but on the field he is loud & confident. He is a special, special talent.
— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) August 6, 2015
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WHAT’S UP NEXT…
The seventh training camp practice will be held on Friday from 2:30-4:30PM but it is not open to the public. For a complete listing of training camp practices as well as a handy fan Q&A about training camp, see our Training Camp section of the website. Only four remaining training camp practices at Quest Diagnostics Training Center will be open to the public this year:
- Sunday, August 16: 5:50 – 7:50PM
- Wednesday, August 19: 5:50 – 7:50PM
- Thursday, August 20: 5:50 – 7:50PM
- Tuesday, August 25: 2:30 – 4:30PM
Eric Kennedy
Eric Kennedy is Editor-in-Chief of BigBlueInteractive.com, a publication of Big Blue Interactive, LLC. Follow @BigBlueInteract on Twitter.
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