They Were Giants 2005

They Might Be Giants

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Eddins started all 13 games in and finished the season with 20 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, and 2 sacks. He has good size, but has short arms and is not overly athletic. Eddins is a blue-collar, over-achiever. Very competitive and plays with a passion. Eddins needs to play with better leverage — he plays too tall at times. Eddins struggles to shed blocks.

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Not a pass rusher. Wake played mostly linebacker at Penn State, but saw some time at defensive end. He finished his collegiate career with total tackles, 8. As a senior, Wake started 10 games and recorded 58 tackles, four tackles for losses, one sack, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. He rotated with another linebacker as a senior, limiting his production. In , Wake posted his best season, with 71 tackles, four sacks, and eight tackles for loss. Lacks some agility in terms of changing directions quickly.

He has good strength to hold up at the point-of-attack. Flashes the ability to play with leverage and shed. Needs to use his hands better to shed more quickly, gets hung up on blocks. Good hitter and tackler. Has the ability to cover running backs and tight ends in man coverage on short routes; drops smoothly in zone coverage and breaks fast on the ball. Has the tools to be an NFL starter, but does not look instinctive. DT Jonas Seawright , lbs, 5.

Seawright started 6-of games in and finished 10 tackles and 3 blocked kicks.

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Team captain in as well. Seawright is a big tackle with fairly good athleticism for his size. Has very long arms. Can 2-gap, but he needs to play with greater leverage — Seawright plays too high. Needs to shed blockers more quickly. Flashes power, but is not very quick or agile. Seawright has had weight issues with his weight sometimes nearing lbs. MLB Joe Scott , , 4. Scott played his final two seasons at Jackson State, compiling tackles, one fumble recovery, four pass breakups, and 2.

As a senior, Scott recorded tackles with 6. Named All-Southwestern Athletic Conference first team in LB Chase Blackburn , lbs, 4. Blackburn was a three year starter at Akron, playing both at linebacker and defensive end. He was named all-conference linebacker as a junior. Voted a team captain. Finished the season with 71 tackles, 8. Blackburn has good size for a linebacker, but he is not overly athletic.

A bit on the stiff side. Plays well at the point-of-attack. OK in zone coverage but lacks the athletic tools to man up. CB Ahmad Rashad Treaudo , lbs, 4. He did not start until the fourth game of his senior season, but still managed to lead the nation with nine interceptions for return yards and a touchdown. Treaudo also finished the season with 28 tackles, a fumble recovery, and four passes defensed.

He lacks ideal size, but he is quick and fluid with good speed. Raw — Treaudo will need a ton of solid coaching and technique work. CB Michael Bragg , lbs, 4. Bragg finished the season with 25 tackles, 9 pass breakups, 3 interceptions, 1 blocked kick, and 1 fumble recovery. CB Antwain Spann , lbs, 4. Has experience at both free safety and cornerback. In , Spann started all 11 games and had 68 tackles 36 solo , a team-high four interceptions including one he returned 31 yards for a touchdown , 1.

He also returned four kickoffs for yards, a SS Diamond Ferri , lbs, 4. Ferri came close to signing with the Texans. Starting strong safety for Syracuse in , registering tackles, 5 pass breakups, 2 interceptions, and 1 sack. In , he accrued 99 tackles, 6 pass breakups, 4 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries. Returned 24 kickoffs for yards.

Played some running back for Syracuse. Ferri lacks ideal height, but he is well-built. He is a good athlete with quick feet. Moves well in space. Ferri can stick with backs and tight ends and makes plays on the ball in front of him. However, he lacks the agility necessary to cover slot receivers in man coverage — loses a step in transition. Does not make plays on the deep outside pass 2-Deep coverage as he is slow to read and react to the play. Has good hands for the interception. Inconsistent player against both the run and the pass, but he is still learning. Needs a lot of technique work and solid coaching.

Not always consistently aggressive or focused.

Flashes ability to make plays against the run as a big hitter, but he still misses too many tackles. Has experience as a kick and punt returner.

2005 New York Giants season

Poor Wonderlic intelligence test score. Became the first player in Big East history to earn Offense and Defensive Player of the Week honors in the same game after rushing for yards and two touchdowns and scoring on a yard interception against Boston College. FS James Butler , lbs, 4. In , he registered tackles, 6 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles, and 5 interceptions. In , he recorded 85 tackles, 4 pass breakups, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, and 1 blocked field goal. He has excellent size and good athleticism.

However, Butler lacks ideal speed. Butler is a much better pass defender than run defender. He has quick feet and closes on the ball well. Can stick with a receiver in man coverage and reads the opposing quarterback well in zone coverage. Needs technique work to improve his footwork. Sometimes gets fooled on play-action. But Butler is a soft player in run support.

He is not physical or aggressive enough in this area. Seems to avoid contact at times and is not a strong tackler. QB Matt LoVecchio , lbs, 4. LoVecchio, a transfer from Notre Dame and a two-year starter for the Hoosiers, completed nearly 57 percent of his passes for 1, yards and 13 touchdowns in In , he started 11 games for the Hoosiers in , completing of passes for 1, yards and three touchdowns. WR Marvin Young , lbs, 4. He was hampered most of his senior season by a serious turf toe injury.

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He enjoyed his best season as a junior in when he finished with 42 receptions for yards and seven touchdowns, averaging Young also returned 33 punts for yards, including an yard touchdown run against Memphis. Johnson is a huge player and was one of the best players in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Has good quickness and strength. In , he accrued 40 tackles, 6. That trade had two important ramifications in the offseason: Ultimately, the and drafts will be judged on the future performance of Manning. As expected, Manning struggled as a rookie, but flashed ability late in the season. He is likely to experience more growing pains in , but he will be helped by a much stronger supporting cast assuming the Giants can stay relatively healthy. It will be interesting to see how good he can become and how fast that can happen. The free agency class may end up being the best the team has had since the advent of free agency.

If you saw my Free Agency and the Giants article, you know that I had Kareem McKenzie rated as the top offensive lineman available and Plaxico Burress rated as the top wide receiver available. I also had Antonio Pierce rated very highly at linebacker. Throw in PK Jay Feely, and this is an extremely impressive haul. DT Kendrick Clancy is more of a stop-gap player. McKenzie, Burress, and Pierce are all young players who are still improving.

I firmly believe each has Pro Bowl potential. McKenzie has received the least press, but may be the most important signing. By playing him, a power player, right next to Chris Snee, another power player, the Giants have altered the persona of the line from more of a finesse, position-based group to a smash-mouth group. The Giants are going to maul some opposing defenses up front now. Burress was another key signing because he is a very tall receiver who can get deep and stretch the opposing defense.

Amani Toomer, even in his prime, was never able to consistently do that. Ike Hilliard who was waived was never a down-the-field guy. He should also develop into a big-play weapon for Manning, a quarterback who throws a beautifully accurate deep ball. While ideally the Giants may have wanted to continue to upgrade the talent on the offensive line, their only true pressing need on offense heading into the NFL Draft was to find a power halfback to complement Tiki Barber. The Giants hope they have found that guy in 4th rounder Brandon Jacobs.

Jacobs is a positively huge back with surprisingly nifty feet for someone so big. The big concern with him is his initial acceleration out of his stance. Since he is a bigger guy, it takes him a bit longer to get to full speed than most backs. But once Jacobs gets going, look out! This man can build up an impressive head of steam and run over people. Interestingly, the Giants feel Jacobs is a better prospect than the much smaller, but more heralded Ciatrick Fason, who was taken later in the 4th round. The big concern for me heading into the NFL Draft was defense, and I was glad to see the Giants spend three-out-of-four picks on that side of the ball.

As much attention as Philadelphia gets from the media and the fans for their offensive players, it is their defense that has enabled them to win four NFC East titles in a row not to mention the four Pro Bowlers on defense last year. And they will have to do so next year as well.

Adding Antonio Pierce is a step in the right direction. Pierce is a super-smart and instinctive player who is a rarity in the NFL: He also brings something to the defense that is desperately needed and that is leadership. Heading into the college season, Webster was widely regarded as one of the top defensive players in the country for his ability to man-up on top receivers and make plays on the football 14 total interceptions during his sophomore and junior campaigns. But various injuries, most notably a strained PCL ligament in his knee, affected his ability to run as well as plant and drive.

Though Webster got high marks for his toughness for playing when many would have sat, his play suffered. Webster was slower and not able to close on the football as quickly. The knee and a toe injuries were still not completely healed at the time of Senior Bowl, where Webster did not impress.

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However, Webster helped to erase doubts about his physical well-being by putting on an excellent athletic display in a private workout for NFL teams before the draft. At this workout, Webster ran in the 4. To make a long story short, if Webster is healthy and has regained his previous form, he will give the Giants secondary something that they desperately need: While Webster is not likely to start in , he should see extensive time in nickel and dime packages and he most likely will replace Will Allen in when the latter departs via free agency. Tuck was widely regarded as a 1st round talent before tearing the ACL in his right knee during the finale of the collegiate season.

That year he accrued 73 tackles, 19 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, and If the knee is fine, then the Giants got a 1st round talent in the 3rd round. Tuck is a hard-working, athletic end who can get after the quarterback. He has experience at playing both on the strong- and weaksides. How good a player he will become will depend on the knee and how well he defends the run at the point-of-attack in the NFL. In the 6th round, the Giants took another pass-rushing-type defensive end in Eric Moore.

Moore was projected by many to be a 3rd or 4th round pick so to get him in the 6th round was great value. But with Strahan, Osi Umenyiora, Tuck, and Moore, the Giants now have four ends on the roster who can rush the passer. As of May 17, , the Giants have officially signed 18 undrafted rookie free agents: Back in February, I expected the Giants to be able to possibly sign only one of these guys.

In , they released No! Using the enhanced CD format, it included an interactive animation for most of the songs. They followed it up in with their first book, an illustrated children's book with an included EP, Bed, Bed, Bed. In , the band created one of the first artist-owned online music stores, at which customers could purchase and download MP3 copies of their music, both new releases and many previously released albums. By creating their own store, the band could keep money that would otherwise go to record companies. With the redesign of the band's website in , the store was reincarnated.

Also, in , the band released its first new "adult" rock work since the release of No! In they recorded a track for the th Strong Bad e-mail, where Linnell provided the voice of The Poopsmith. The band contributed " Tippecanoe and Tyler Too ", a political campaign song from the presidential election of All proceeds went to progressive organizations such as Music for America and MoveOn.

Flansburgh and Linnell made a guest appearance in " Camp ", the January 11, , episode of the animated sitcom Home Movies. They voice both a pair of camp counselors and members of a strange hooded male bonding cult. Following the Spine on the Hiway Tour of , the band announced that they would take an extended hiatus from touring to focus on other projects, such as a musical produced by Flansburgh and written by his wife, Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser , titled People Are Wrong! To promote the album, Flansburgh and Linnell along with drummer Marty Beller embarked on a short tour, performing for free at many Borders Bookstore locations.

It is a concept album based on all of the "venue songs" from their tour. Since December , They Might Be Giants have been making podcasts on a monthly, sometimes bi-monthly, basis. Each edition includes remixes of previous songs, rarities, covers, and new songs and skits recorded specifically for the podcast. In the aired advertisement, Flansburgh sings "Fritalian" along with his wife, Robin Goldwasser. In a commercial, "Moving" is played. The band has produced and performed three original songs for Playhouse Disney series: The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse features two original songs performed by group, including the opening theme song, in which a variant of a Mickey Mouse Club chant "Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse!

The song references Mickey's first spoken words in the short The Karnival Kid. The band was recruited to provide original songs for the Henry Selick -directed movie of Neil Gaiman 's children's book Coraline but were dropped because their music was not "creepy" enough. Advance copies were made available to stations by mid-June The band's fourteenth album, Here Comes Science , a science-themed children's album. It was released on September 1, , and nominated for a Grammy Award on December 1, On November 3, They Might Be Giants sent out a newsletter stating "The Avatars of They", a set of sock puppets the Johns manipulate for shows, will have an album in , suggesting another children's album.

However, a new adult album titled Join Us was released on July 19, On March 5, , the band released their sixteenth adult studio album, Nanobots , on their Idlewild Recordings label in the US and on British indie label Lojinx in Europe. The live album Flood Live in Australia was made available for free digital download by the band in Also in , the band reactivated its Dial-A-Song service under the banner of Dial-A-Song-Direct, promising to release one new song every week for the entire year, beginning with the track "Erase" on January 5. Several of these songs were planned to be collected on a new studio rock album entitled Glean on April 21, The band released their newest children's album, Why?

It was their fifth children's album and the first children's album to be released under their own label, Idlewild Recordings. In a video released on December 20, , John Flansburgh announced that the band would be taking a temporary break following their U. Dial-A-Song was revived in , with a new phone number , the website, and a radio network. On March 8, , the band released Phone Power , their nineteenth studio album and the third containing songs from the revival of their Dial-a-Song service. This was the first TMBG album to be sold as a " pay what you want " download, available ahead of the physical release on June Throughout their career, They Might Be Giants have released 22 studio albums , 10 compilations , 10 live albums , 8 EPs , 7 videos and 11 singles.

The band has released 25 main music videos for songs from their rock albums. It was reissued on DVD in The following music videos were included:. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. American alternative rock band. This article is about the band. For the band's first album, see They Might Be Giants album. For the film, see They Might Be Giants film. For the compilation album, see Dial-A-Song: Chorus of the charting single "Birdhouse In Your Soul".

Sample of the band's Grammy award winning theme song to Malcolm in the Middle. They Might Be Giants discography. Retrieved 25 October Retrieved May 31, Retrieved February 26, Retrieved December 12, That is not true. The problem for the Giants was that Jones kept making defenders miss at the line of scrimmage. Jones played an excellent game and he deserves much of the credit for the yardage that he gained.

As scary as it sounds, the heart of the defense on Sunday night was Davern Williams and Damane Duckett. Duckett is undrafted rookie free agent who the Panthers waived. Not only did both have to start, but they both had to play virtually the entire game Williams sometimes came off the field, but Duckett played every snap.

Any you know what? These guys did pretty good. Granted Allen is nearing the end of the line, but there were plays where Duckett simply whipped his butt. On the next series, Duckett got easily knocked to the ground on a screen pass, but he hustled to his feet and tackled HB Julius Jones for no gain along with Curtis Deloatch. Duckett then flashed ability by defeating his blocker on a few plays, but was not able to finish the play as he missed tackles on Jones. Later in the 2nd quarter, Duckett made a great play by standing up Allen, tossing the big guard aside, but he then missed the tackle on Jones in the hole and a yard gain resulted.

The Giants may have something in Duckett. In the second half, Duckett combined with LB Nick Greisen to stuff a draw and then got a good pass rush on the following play. On the Dallas drive that regained the lead late in the 4th quarter, he and Williams tackled Jones for a 1-yard loss. But then he and Williams got effectively blocked on a yard run up the gut one of the few times both got exploited at the point-of-attack. Duckett also got blocked on the 4-yard run the moved the ball down to the 1-yard line, but Duckett had to be sucking wind at this point. Williams 6 tackles, 0.

He combined with Duckett on a 1-yard loss.

A couple of plays later, he shared a sack with LB Reggie Torbor as Williams overpowered the right guard. Osi Umenyiora 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble was active. The Cowboys were able to run at Umenyiora on one 7-yard run to his side in the 2nd quarter. But on the next series, Osi again penetrated into the backfield to cause a 2-yard loss by Jones.

In the second half, Umenyiora had some problems with runs in his direction he was blocked on runs of 5, 5, and 7 yards. But he also made a nice play against Jones from the backside in pursuit. It was a huge play in the football game. It also looked like he got a piece of the football as Testaverde released it. Fred Robbins 2 tackles toughed it out at a strange position for him, left defensive end. Robbins started games at all four defensive line positions in Then on the next play, playing nose tackle in a set, he did a great job of defeating the double-team block to tackle Jones for no gain on 3rd-and In the second half, Robbins caused the right tackle to hold him on a running play in his direction, leading to a yard penalty.

But a few plays later, Robbins got blocked on an yard carry to his side. Then on the next play, he stuffed Jones for a 1-yard gain. Robbins got a good pass rush on Testaverde to help cause an incompletion on a later drive. Not a real strong performance. Carlos Emmons 5 tackles probably played the strongest game of the trio, but by no means stood out.

Still, he is a guy who can play the run and cover. His experience and leadership are assets too. However, I did spot him missing a tackle on one 7-yard run by Jones on 3rd-and Emmons also got blocked on the yard run by Jones in the 2nd quarter. It was another non-descript game for Kevin Lewis 5 tackles, 1 pass defense. Lewis took the wrong angle on Jones on the aforementioned yard run.

Lewis did help to stuff Eddie George on his goal line carry, but he was then effectively blocked on the 4th-and-goal touchdown run by Jones. Nick Greisen 8 tackles, 1 pass defense did not play well. Then on the next series, Jones out-ran Greisen to the corner on the 9-yard run where Robbins penetrated into the backfield. Later, there was a 7-yard run by Jones to the left on a play where Greisen took himself out of the play by gambling on an inside run.

Late in the 2nd quarter, Nick missed a tackle on Jones on a 6-yard gain. In the second half, Greisen made a nice play on Jones by reading the cutback and making a sure tackle on a 2-yard gain. A few plays after that, Greisen combined with Davern Williams to stuff a draw, but he then got burned on a cutback run that picked up 7 yards and misread a Jones run that picked up another 11 yards. In the 4th quarter, Nick had good coverage on WR Quincy Morgan on a sideline pass, causing an incompletion.

Greisen did make a nice play on 3rd-and-goal from the 1-yard line as he hurdled over a blocker to stuff Jones along with Umenyiora. Reggie Torbor 3 tackles, 0. He once again saw time both at right defensive end and linebacker though he seemed to be at linebacker a bit more this week than had been the case. I was really impressed with the way he hustled and out-fought a Cowboy for the loose ball on the fumble that Umenyiora caused. This recovery set the Giants up on the Dallas yard line, leading to a go-ahead score. However, Torbor got faked out of his shoes by Jones on a subsequent run that picked up 23 yards and which should have been stuffed at the line of scrimmage Torbor was unblocked on the play.

On the very next play, Torbor, Umenyiora, and Lewis stuffed George on the goal line, but Torbor got effectively blocked on the the following 4-yard run by Jones and then the 1-yard touchdown run on 4th-and-goal. To be fair to Torbor, the last run was a tough assignment as the undermanned defensive line and coaching staff guessed wrong as the defense chose to put their beef in the middle and to the strongside of the formation.

When the Cowboys ran left, there was little out there to stop them especially when Fred Robbins penetrated away from the play. A somewhat frustrating game for this group. Plus, Testaverde was simply extremely sharp. And while the defensive backs usually had good coverage on the play, they were unable to make a play on the football. This week, Curtis Deloatch saw more playing time than Frank Walker the Giants flip-flop between these two depending upon the opponent.

And Curry Burns started his second game at strong safety. Two plays later, Allen played a 3rd-and-4 slant pass to Keyshawn Johnson well, but dropped yet another interception the Cowboys kicked a field goal immediately after this. Obviously, the drops have become a mental thing for him now. If he had held onto all of the passes that hit him in the hands this year including a couple that may have been returned for touchdowns , fan perception of his ability would have drastically changed. In the 2nd quarter, Allen was playing too far off his man and then missed the tackle on a short completion that turned into a yard gain.

Three plays later, Allen was beat again on a 9-yard completion where he also missed the tackle.

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