December 17, 2009 New York Giants Injury Report: CB Corey Webster (knee), RT Kareem McKenzie (knee), HB Ahmad Bradshaw (ankle/ankle/foot), and WR Mario Manningham (illness) did not practice yesterday.
QB Eli Manning (foot) practiced fully.
Article on the Giants’ 2009 Free Agent Acquisitions: GM Jerry Reese’s Defensive Acquisitions During Offseason Have Been Busts For New York Giants by Ralph Vacchiano of The Daily News
Article on WR Mario Manningham: NY Giants Wide Receiver Mario Manningham Chafes At Criticism Of His Route-Running by Jenny Vrentas of The Star-Ledger
Quotes: Former Giants’ Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo on the Giants’ defensive coaches: “Bill (Sheridan), I think, is as knowledgeable a football coach as I’ve ever been around. I tremendously leaned on him when I was there. Matter of fact, I e-mailed him (yesterday) morning to just kind of hang in there because I know it’s not easy. It’s a tough setting and the expectations are high there and they should be. But I do believe they’ll bounce back…I do think Bill will rally the troops. There’s talent there. At some point all those guys gotta step up and play and I know that they will. I have a lot of confidence in that crew. And it’s not just Bill. That whole staff – Peter Giunta, Dave Merritt, Mike Waufle, the whole crew that’s there, they work their tails off, they know football, they’re smart and they’ll get it straightened out.”