Giants Journal

Good News

September

Good news on Brandon Jacobs via my eyes and ears out there today, Josh Thomson. Josh reports that Jacobs returned to practice after missing two games with a sprained right MCL and somewhat defiantly claimed that he’s ready to play Sunday.

Jacobs said it’s up to the medical staff, of course. But if it’s up to him at all, he’s going to be out there. Jacobs ran hard on the sidelines yesterday and reported only minor pain in the joint. That to me says there’s a good chance Jacobs will be available to play against the Eagles. Maybe not a full 20-plus-carry load. But the way Derrick Ward is running, there’s no reason Tom Coughlin shouldn’t give the two of them an even split. Then, next week, if Jacobs proves ready, give him a full workload against the Jets.

More good news on Plaxico Burress, too. Josh said Coughlin indicated they’d limit him in practice as they did last week and try to get him ready for the game. Burress said he didn’t expect the sprained right ankle to hinder him past the next couple of weeks, and he said he hoped to play on Sunday.

Thanks to Josh for the info. See you guys tomorrow.

Ciao for now.

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 27th, 2007 at 2:50 pm by Ernie Palladino.
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2 Responses to “Good News”

Jared Lorenzen's double chin September 27th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
I don’t think Jacobs needs a full work load b/c Ward has proved to be a decent back (like tiki) + the jury is out on Jacob’s durability especially given his style of running. I think it makes sense to use Ward more and keep Jacobs/Droughns to about 10-15 carries and goal line and let Ward do the rest 20+ carries.
C.M. September 28th, 2007 at 9:18 am
Why should Jacobs and Ward get an even split if Jacobs still has pain in his joint? Ward is doing fine. Why rush Jacobs back if he’s not 100%?

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