Giants Injuries Slowly Fading
It looks like the New York Football Giants' injury situation isn't as bad as one might have feared. As I see it, this week has been a more positive injury week then the last few. Michael Boley has been activated from the PUP list and is practicing on a limited basis. Antonio Pierce has been making positive strides with coming back from his sore foot by returning to practice yesterday. Kenny Phillip's knee has swelled up from Saturdays game, but should be fine for the season opener. Chris Canty, the biggest off season signing has also been doing limited drills this week with his fellow lineman. It looks like the special platelet procedure he went through is working wonders. David Diehl is battling tendinitis in his knee. In my opinion that shouldn't keep him from playing the season opener as well. No update on Aaron Ross. i believe he is expected to be ready for the Redskins as well on September 13th. The most important thing is that these guys get their treatment and are able to rehab so they can be the closest they can when the season kicks off. As far as I see it things are looking a lot better.
This past Saturday night, the light turned on for rookie receiver Hakeem Nicks. Once Nicks entered the game early in the second quarter he never looked back. Nicks made a statement from his first catch on. He made a great catch along the sideline on a comeback pattern with Lito Sheppard covering him. After seeing that play you could see that he belongs in the NFL and will make an impact. Overall his night included 6 catches for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns. Nicks showed the great concentration he has to go along with his great hands and body control on a sliding touchdown catch in the back of the end zone with a Jets defender all over him. He also recognized a blitz the Jets were dialing up and used it to his advantage and caused the Jets to blow the coverage on a 71 yard touchdown catch. Even last week against the Bears he made a wide open catch down field to produce a big gain. One thing is for sure, Nicks has shown he can catch the ball when he is supposed to. Unlike the rest of the receiving corp, Nicks has shown he can make the easy catch along with the difficult one. I believe the other receivers on this team can make plays and make a difference. But, right now they have not shown much and Nicks seems to be the most steady receiver. I would not be surprised and I totally expect Nicks to be starting some time before week 4.
