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Giants dealing with injury concerns at cornerback

Posted by Josh Alper on October 13, 2014, 5:30 PM EDT


The Giants’ injury news from Sunday night was dominated by wide receiver Victor Cruz’s torn patellar tendon, but he wasn’t the only player who may be missing from the lineup in the near future.

Cornerbacks Trumaine McBride and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie are also dealing with medical concerns. McBride injured his right thumb on Sunday night and left the stadium with a cast on to protect the injury. McBride needs surgery and coach Tom Coughlin grouped him in with Cruz by saying the team recognizes their importance to the team but that “we also have to realize that we are moving forward” without them.

Rodgers-Cromartie was bothered by back spasms against the Eagles, but the bigger issue is an IT band injury in his leg that Coughlin said would need to be dealt with at some point.

“I would hope that we can figure out some way to take care of his medical issue,” Coughlin said, via NJ.com. “If it has to be this week, fine. If it isn’t, it can be after this game with the bye [week] in front of us. So that is a medical call that is going to have to be made.”

The Giants have already lost Walter Thurmond for the season, leaving them with Prince Amukamara, Zack Bowman and Jayron Hosley as healthy corners heading into next Sunday’s date with the Cowboys. Assuming McBride heads to injured reserve, they could promote Bennett Jackson from the practice squad or look outside the organization to round out the group.

 

[ravidubey]

Amukamara turned out better than I thought he might. Giants laying an egg really surprised me Sunday. I though they were the real threat and the Eagles were doing it with mirrors. Still not sold on the Eagles, but NY looks bad.

 

[NoDak]

It's been a while since I've actually looked forward to playing the Giants. If we keep our head on straight, I think we are going to roll them hard. Something like 40-10.

The Angels will sing, and it will be beautiful.

 

[p1_]

It's been a while since I've actually looked forward to playing the Giants. If we keep our head on straight, I think we are going to roll them hard. Something like 40-10.

The Angels will sing, and it will be beautiful.

That would be sweet. These divisional games are always so damned close. I'm ready for a dominant performance repeat.

 

[Deuce]

So week 1 with angruh booze gets us a "49ers Stuff" thread 2 days before gameday.

Week 6 with homer booze gets us a "Giants Stuff" thread before the previous week's MNF even kicks off.

 

[Deuce]

As an aside, our offense just matches up too well with their D right now.

I want to see Romo only throw like 10 times this weekend. Just steamroll them like Arkansas did to TT. Most of you guys know what I'm talking about.

 

[Carp]

So week 1 with angruh booze gets us a "49ers Stuff" thread 2 days before gameday.

Week 6 with homer booze gets us a "Giants Stuff" thread before the previous week's MNF even kicks off.

Thankfully he put it out early...as the week progresses it gets harder for him to type with those foam fingers on.

 

[Cotton]

As an aside, our offense just matches up too well with their D right now.

I want to see Romo only throw like 10 times this weekend. Just steamroll them like Arkansas did to TT. Most of you guys know what I'm talking about.

 

[Deuce]

So you're against my gameplan?

 

[Newt]

Thankfully he put it out early...as the week progresses it gets harder for him to type with those foam fingers on.

This made me LOL.

 

[Carp]

Bills General Manager Doug Whaley said Monday that wide receiver Mike Williams would like to be traded away from Buffalo after he was a healthy scratch for the team’s Week Six loss to the Patriots.

The team that beat the Bills in the first of their four straight Super Bowl losses may be willing to make a deal. Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports that the Giants have “some” interest in the wideout.

With Victor Cruz out for the season because of a knee injury, the Giants figure to be looking at any possibilities that could help their receiving corps. Williams is an imperfect fit as the Giants would have to both give up compensation and assume a contract that’s set to pay him $5.2 million next year, which is a sizable double whammy if Williams isn’t a player that they’d be considering with Cruz in the picture.

Rueben Randle, Odell Beckham, Preston Parker and Corey Washington are the healthy receivers on the active roster and the Giants have three wideouts on the practice squad, including former member of the 53-man roster Julian Talley, to call on.

 

[UncleMilti]

The Giants threw in the towel the other night against the Eagles....many of their DL were walking down the field after McCoy blew by them...Pierre Paul being one of them.

If Dallas can set a physical tone in the first 8-10 minutes of the game, I believe they roll over.

 

[p1_]

The Giants threw in the towel the other night against the Eagles....many of their DL were walking down the field after McCoy blew by them...Pierre Paul being one of them.

If Dallas can set a physical tone in the first 8-10 minutes of the game, I believe they roll over.

You know that will be the approach. Bludgeon the bastards.

 

[Cotton]

The Giants threw in the towel the other night against the Eagles....many of their DL were walking down the field after McCoy blew by them...Pierre Paul being one of them.

If Dallas can set a physical tone in the first 8-10 minutes of the game, I believe they roll over.

What a beautiful sight that would be.

 

[GShock]

This has all the makings of a trap game. Huge road win against the Super Bowl champs, Giants come to town after getting blown out and losing their star receiver. The team will be snorting cheese all week.

Add in the hiccups with Parnell needing to start and now the distraction of Randle and all that will entail.

I would not be surprised at all to see Eli have one of his "do no wrong" games against us.

 

[Carp]

In their two previous wins Eli was getting the ball out of his hands quickly. Not sure what changed...if it was tight coverage or just a bad game by Eli, but he held it way too long against the Eagles. We have to press them in coverage and force him to make tough throws, hold it until sacked, or force him into an int.

 

[superpunk]

eli will turn it over three times

he cannot play against the tampa 2

he just can't

the bears and bucs over the years have murdered him. his absolute worst games

 

[BipolarFuk]

This has all the makings of a trap game. Huge road win against the Super Bowl champs, Giants come to town after getting blown out and losing their star receiver. The team will be snorting cheese all week.

Add in the hiccups with Parnell needing to start and now the distraction of Randle and all that will entail.

I would not be surprised at all to see Eli have one of his "do no wrong" games against us.

Who knows how the OL will do if their daddy isn't playing.

 

[NoDak]

This has all the makings of a trap game. Huge road win against the Super Bowl champs, Giants come to town after getting blown out and losing their star receiver. The team will be snorting cheese all week.

Same thing was said about the Texans game. Huge win over the Saints, look ahead to the Seahawks, etc... Any game can be a 'trap' game if you let it be.

 

[Texas Ace]

This has all the makings of a trap game. Huge road win against the Super Bowl champs, Giants come to town after getting blown out and losing their star receiver. The team will be snorting cheese all week.

Add in the hiccups with Parnell needing to start and now the distraction of Randle and all that will entail.

I would not be surprised at all to see Eli have one of his "do no wrong" games against us.

If the Texans game wasn't a trap game, then this one shouldn't be either.

I think this team is hungry and wants to keep this ball rolling. That doesn't mean they can't or won't lose, but I don't think they're overlooking anyone right now.