By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.– “[The win over the Texans] definitely builds confidence in playing and so, when you get a win, you definitely try to keep that going into the next week and just keep rolling.” Those words were spoken to me by Alec Ogletree, New York Giants defensive captain, who…
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Week 3 Recap: New York Giants Rebound on Second Consecutive Trip to Texas
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. –A game in which your punter does not take the field until 3 minutes into the third quarter is a good game. The New York Giants, in their second trip to Texas in as many weeks, are breathing a sigh of relief after defeating the Houston…
Week 3 Keys to Victory: NEW YORK GIANTS @ HOUSTON TEXANS
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Sunday, the New York Giants (0-2) and the Houston Texas (0-2) will face off at 1pm from NRG Stadium in Texas. The good news: one team has to win this game. Both teams are experiencing a less-than-favorable start (to put it lightly) and both desperately need a…
Week 2 Recap: New York Giants Fail to Recover from Dallas Cowboys’ First Drive TKO
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – On Sunday Night Football, the Dallas Cowboys issued the New York Giants a technical knockout on the third play of the game: a 64-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Dak Prescott to wide receiver Tavon Austin. Giants’ cornerback Janoris Jenkins slipped in coverage and that was…
Week 2 Keys to Victory: NEW YORK GIANTS @ DALLAS COWBOYS
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- This week, the New York Giants (0-1) and the Dallas Cowboys (0-1) will be locked in an old-fashioned NFC East battle under the bright lights of the retractable dome at AT&T Stadium on the national stage: Sunday Night Football. KEYS TO A GIANTS VICTORY 1. Offensive…
NEW YORK GIANTS Week 1 Recap: Already Time to Supplant Flowers, Omameh
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – If you were paying attention in any shape or form to the New York Giants’ week one matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars, you saw, on display, the same old problem had once again plagued Big Blue: the offensive line. Granted, 80% of its personnel is…
2018: The Year of “Renaissance Manning”?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Since 2004, Eli Manning, with one of the punniest names in New York sports media history, has many monikers: “Super Manning”, “Eli-te”, “Easy Eli”, even “E-Lie”. I have a new nickname for the longest tenured starting quarterback in Giants history: “Renaissance Manning”. While Il Rinascimento, the Italian…
NEW YORK GIANTS: Coach Odell Beckham Jr. on Eve of Contract Crash Course
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) METUCHEN, N.J.- Odell Beckham, Jr. (proper noun): “Diva“, “Egomaniac“, “selfish and immature“, “Tantrum-thrower”. It’s hard to believe words from those headlines described the man that hosted his third annual Procamp for 520 of his closest, adoring fans. Odell Beckham, Jr., the most electrifying wide receiver in the National Football League,…
VICTOR CRUZ: “All I Need is an Opportunity”
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTRY, N.J.- From growing up in the fourth ward of Paterson, New Jersey to catching a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl to secure a win in football’s biggest game for his hometown New York Giants, Victor Cruz has certainly “been there, done that”. Cruz, 31, is not…
New York Giants: Most Iconic Catch in Team History?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get ready to rumble! New York Giants fans, it is time to settle this once and for all- which player had the iconic catch in team history: Odell Beckham, Jr. or David Tyree? 2014: In the first corner, wearing a blue jersey…
Big Blue Wrecking Crew: The New York Giants-From NFL’s Laughingstock to Triumphant Super Bowl XXI Champions
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- While the 2017 New York Giants’ season is as good as over and if a sense of nostalgia for the gritty 1986 Super Bowl Champion Giants is what you’re feeling: you’re in luck! Big Blue Wrecking Crew: Smashmouth Football, a Little Bit of Crazy, and the ’86…
INTERVIEW: New York Giants: Did Sterling Shepard Get his 2017 Color Rush Wish?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Hot off the press, the 2017 New York Giants’ color rush uniforms have been revealed via Instagram by equipment director Joseph Skiba! The uniforms, set to be worn against’ division rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, are the same white-on-white design as the 2016 uniforms. Both NFL fans…