Osi Umenyiora talks about his plight.
“I love this team,” Umenyiora said after the Giants (8-7) practiced on Wednesday for their season finale in Minnesota against the Vikings (11-4). “I have spent the last seven years of my life here. I have a bunch of great friends here, but this situation cannot continue the way it is. There are definitely some things that are going to be changed.
“I love this place and this organization, the front office, the coaches, I am all in,” Umenyiora added. “But I think I am too good of a player for this kind of situation.”
Yes, Umenyoira missed all of last season with a knee injury. Yes, he leads the team with seven sacks. Yes, he’s been a Pro Bowl player. But the reality at the moment is that Umenyoira can’t be counted on to seal his edge on running downs, which is why he was relegated primarily to passing downs. And his pass rush hasn’t been that overwhelming this year, either, seven sacks notwithstanding.
It often takes a more than a year to recover fully from a knee injury. Let’s hope Osi can return to Pro Bowl-level form. (Connecticut Post)
Brandon Jacobs’ knee needs arthroscopic surgery. (Connecticut Post)
Former Pro Bowler/Super Bowl winning QB Trent Dilfer thinks Brad Childress should give Brett Favre the keys to the car. Trent Dilfer went to a Pro Bowl? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Week 17 is in the books. About the only positive thing you can say considering the last 12 weeks is that at least we didn’t have a losing season…
Comment by TheresOnlyOneLT — January 3rd, 2010 @ 6:41 pm