Giants Journal

Thanks For Reminding Me

August

Thanks to blog responder Darryl for reminding me about that one last body the Giants had to dispose of to get to the 75-man limit. Sadly, it turned out to be steady veteran long-snapper Ryan Kuehl, who was placed on injured reserve.

That was kind of a no-brainer, actually. Kuehl tore up his calf and Achilles the fourth day of training camp and, though he progressed in his rehab, wasn’t going anywhere fast enough to be ready for the season. Tom Coughlin never did give optimistic answers to Kuehl’s condition, so you just knew this was coming.

That officially leaves the long-snapping in the hands of Zak DeOssie for punts and Jay Alford for field goals. While it’s always a challenge to put rookies in those positions, it appears at least DeOssie is doing well with his duties. Alford has had some issues getting the snaps back on target, with the laces up. But if he doesn’t work out, at least the Giants have other options in Shaun O’Hara and Grey Ruegamer.

Next stop, final cuts on Saturday. Wonder who else is headed for IR? That hospital list is turning into a rather long roll call.

Ciao for now.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 at 5:27 pm by Ernie Palladino.
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3 Responses to “Thanks For Reminding Me”

Ed August 28th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
I’m really hopeful that Alford settles in. It would be really nice to save the roster spot, especially considering the length of the ‘hospital list,’ as you call it.
teetime August 28th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Hi Ernie ,At what point do the Giants tell Strahan ,so long? Enough is enough already.
Del 85 August 29th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Long snapper is an important position. Remember Trey Junkin in that terrible loss in San Francisco in the 2002 playoffs? One of the worst losses in Giants history for a number reasons, including a defense that couldn’t protect a 38-14 lead. Junkin’s follies as the long snapper on field goals completed the horror show.

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