Giants Journal

In the Mix

November

The Redskins apparently needed Giants practice squad wide receiver Anthony Mix a lot more than the Giants did. They just signed him to the 53-man roster today.

That’s understandable. Washington has already lost Brandon Lloyd to the IR, and Santana Moss inactive last week because of an ankle injury they were running short on receivers. So they picked up a 6-foot-5, 235-pound Plaxico Burress-type who can get downfield and outleap defenders to give Jason Campbell a younger target than 88-year-old Keenan McCardell.

At least the kid’s got a job. Burress isn’t coming out of the lineup anytime soon, even though his sprained right ankle now keeps him from separating from cornerbacks. Sinorice Moss has gained a little bit more confidence, and Amani Toomer remains a steady possession-type receiver. So there really wasn’t room for Mix, unless the Giants suddenly changed course on Burress. And that wasn’t likely to happen.

Can’t wait to see if the former training camp longshot makes any significant catches when their teams meet Dec. 16 in Giants Stadium.

Ciao for now.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 at 1:45 pm by Ernie Palladino.
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3 Responses to “In the Mix”

Jared Lorenzen's double chin November 20th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
With Plax hurting so bad it would have been nice to put Mix into, ummmm, the mix, since Moss and Smith have done little but take up roster room and create medical bills. The air attack has been struggling b/c Plax is injured and the lack of effective targets not named Toomer and Shockey.

+ when do the Giants bring in John “chile con” Carney for a try out, IF he’s healthy?
Del 85 November 20th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
McArdle is 88? He must already have been a vet when
George Blanda was a rookie.

Guess the Giants felt they didn’t need to protect
Mix, even with Burress hurting. Too bad, maybe.
bill gillen November 23rd, 2007 at 3:12 pm
unpolished mix looked like a great project/prospect. these smurfs we have been drafting are always injured. giants are a running team. mix bulked up looks like he could turn into a plaxico type blocker.

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