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As of yesterday, the Giants' braintrust was unsure about where they'd practice new signing Shawn Andrews. He originally made his name at right guard with the Eagles, where he became a two-time Pro Bowler. But once the discussions were settled, the Giants decided to put him to work, at least initially, at left tackle and left guard.
Seems a bit odd, considering they already have two solid people battling there in Will Beatty and David Diehl. But this is a definite hedge against Rich Seubert's broken hand. If Seubert re-injures the hand -- he is supposed to practice this afternoon and should see playing time Saturday in Baltimore -- at least they'll have an experienced player to come in behind Diehl, or play next to him, in the preseason rotation.
In other news, Brandon Jacobs said he expected to practice today after neck stiffness caused him to miss the Steelers game. And safety Sha'reff Rashad said he feels "normal" after Saturday's concussion, but has yet to undergo the testing necessary to get him back on the playing field.
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As long as Andrews is getting work at both positions is all that matters. Whether it is left or right is immaterial.
ReplyDeleteRoss is now out with Plantar's Fascitis??!
ReplyDeleteImmaterial? Wouldn't say that. If were getting a bulk of his work at RG it says a lot about Snee's injury and losing Snee would be game-changing to our O-line.
ReplyDeleteIf Beatty really is the guy at LT, I wonder who will be the odd man out at LG once the season starts. Hate to see Diehl go to waste, but Andrews would be damn solid at LG.
Ross plantar fasciatis will turn into turf toe and he'll be out.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone see how bad the turf gave way to Johnson as he chased Wallace? There's something wrong with this turf, in addition to all the other problems with the new stadium (what a joke)
beatty is obviously not the guy at LT or else he'd be the only one getting the reps.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous at 2:27 pm, completely false. You have to have someone in there that knows the job in case the starter gets hurt. TC is a military guy and as such, he will always have experienced back-ups knowing that people get hurt.
ReplyDeleteCE718, how does that work, with Beatty was only a part time starter last year? Your theory has the backup getting more work, but the starter has not played more than a handful of NFL games. IMO Beatty is not the starter.
ReplyDeleteI think TC wants to see how the line works as a unit. I have read that Beatty is having problems picking up the calls etc. the communication of the unit is more important than the individuals
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