Plaxico’s Ankle
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- September
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The situation surrounding Plaxico Burress’ sprained right ankle took an interesting turn today when he and head trainer Ronnie Barnes traveled to Charlotte, N.C. for an appointment with famed orthopedist Dr. Robert Anderson.
The purpose of the visit, advised by team orthopedist Dr. Russ Warren, is to find a way to manage the pain that keeps popping up after Burress plays. The re—sprain of the injury that caused Burress to miss the entire preseason schedule and become a gametime decision last week has kept him out of practice again.
"He didn’t practice a lot last week, and when he plays he gets sore again," Tom Coughlin said. "It’s been a continuous, nagging thing. It is what it is.�
Coughlin dismissed the idea that something was broken.
“It isn’t broken,� he said.
“He’s going to be evaluated to relieve the issue. Plaxico said to us today that he’s got to practice. He’s not practicing, and he’s coming into the games and, to his credit, knows his assignments. But obviously he’s not as sharp as he could be.�
Coughlin said he didn’t know what Anderson’s evaluation would produce, be it surgery, extended rest, or more treatment.
“I don’t know what to tell you,� Coughlin said. “He’s going to try to tell him how to manage it better. But who knows what’ll happen.�
Running back Brandon Jacobs (knee) will remain out of practice but continue his rehab on the side with the trainers. And fellow running back Derrick Ward is listed as day—to—day with a sprained left ankle, which he played through Sunday in Washington.
Back with some other stuff later.
Ciao for now.
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Ernie Palladino
Ankles, ankles, and more ankles. Time to check the conditioning program and how the ankles are wrapped prior to each game.
About the Eagles – On defense – To be successful the Giants need to hurry and/or sack McNabb. Don’t give him more than 3 seconds to release the ball. On offense – the good news is that Kitna threw for over 400 yds against the Eagle defense last week. Eli should have a big game if his receivers can hold on to the ball.
First and foremost, they need to contain Westbrook. He is the one who absolutely kills them every time. Don’t let him get outside on those sweeps, and watch for him as a reciever out of the backfield. McNabb is still not 100%, so his running ability is still a bit limited, but must keep him in the pocket.
The best way for us to beat the Eagles is to pray that Westbrook can’t suit up. He is day-to-day with an abdominal strain. McNabb was able to shred the Lions secondary based largely upon the running/catching of Westbrook. With him out of the game far more than the ground attack suffers for the Eagles.
After all the catches he made he should suit up.
that lousy team stole a victory from the Redskins.
the giants deserve to be 0 and 3 not 1-2. I hope when
the skins come to town the giants have a 17-3 and
Washington comes back to win 24-17 in the last minute.
When will the giants start to wear pink uniforms?
ha,ha,ha giants hater! Pink uniforms -that’s a good one!
That’s why your team wore “yellow” Sunday – ‘cause they are gutless LOSERS..especially that “4-downs-and -out “spectacle on the 2 yard line!
Snyder can spend his fortune trying to make Washington a winner, but as the saying goes – “You can’t shine sh-t!”