August 5, 2008 New York Giants Training Camp Reports: To see the latest BBI training camp reports, please visit the Training Camp section of the website.
Giants’ Beat Writer Practice Reports: The following are brief practice reports provided by the NY/NJ beat writers who cover the Giants. The morning practice was merely a jog-thru.
Injury Report: Head Coach Tom Coughlin said WR Plaxico Burress (ankle), WR Steve Smith (groin), WR David Tyree (knee/PUP), WR Mario Manningham (quad), LB Gerris Wilkinson (knee), and CB Sam Madison (sports hernia) will not play against the Detroit Lions on Thursday. Coughlin did not say whether or not RG Chris Snee (shoulder) or RT Shane Olivea (back) will play. Snee says he will play. Coughlin did say Olivea was feeling better.
Coughlin said WR Amani Toomer (leg) and LB Danny Clark (sports hernia) will play.
Six receivers did not practice in the evening last night: WR Plaxico Burress (ankle), WR Amani Toomer (leg), WR Steve Smith (groin), WR Mario Manningham (quad), WR David Tyree (knee – PUP), and WR Brandon London (hip flexor). Also not practicing were RT Shane Olivea, and CB Sam Madison (sports hernia).
Snee returned to practice.
Article on WR Mario Manningham: Giants’ Mario Manningham Studies Up by Ralph Vacchiano of The Daily News
Article on PK Lawrence Tynes: Ain’t That a Kick by Paul Schwartz of The New York Post
Notes and Quotes: WR Plaxico Burress’ agents were in Albany yesterday and negotiations continued on into the evening, fueling speculation that a new deal could be close. “I’m sure we’ll spend the night talking with the Giants and into (today),” said Burress’ agent. “This is the third time we’ve been up here. We’re certainly working as hard as we can to get this done.”
All four quarterbacks are scheduled to see some playing time on Thursday.
Coughlin on which young guys he wants to see in action on Thursday: “All of these rookies, obviously. As many of the rookies as we can. I would have to say that (OT/OG) Na’Shan Goddard of late, he has had a couple pretty good days of practice, and I’m really looking forward to seeing him. (LT Guy) Whimper. People who have had some experience need to play a lot. I think when you look at our safety position, you want to see a lot of those kids play. (S Nehemiah) Warrick, you want to see him in action. Continuous advancement of (S) Michael Johnson. You want to see the running backs, which we have some depth, I want to take a real good look at Kay-Jay (Harris) and Danny Ware. Obviously those young receivers are all going to get a ton of plays.”
Coughlin on OT/OG Na’Shan Goddard: “He has a chance to be a good player. He has had a couple of days here of late which have been very good in terms of putting together his assignments and his responsibilities and playing with a little power as well. We are trying like heck to see his advancement, hopefully it will continue.”
Linebackers Coach Bill Sheridan on rookie linebackers Bryan Kehl and Jonathan Goff: “They’re both really smart, so they’ve picked up the defense. They can learn in the classroom and then go out and apply it to the field, which is really encouraging. They both can run and Bryan can really run, he’s a really good athlete, which is what we thought when we drafted him. Even in the padded practices we’ve had, even though we don’t technically scrimmage and tackle, they’ve demonstrated that they’re both going to be physical. You know, they’ll come up and punch blockers and get off blocks and that kind of stuff. I think both him and Jon are going to be excellent players, I really do. They’re showing to be good picks.”