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New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz shines and helps the G-Men defeat the Jets 31-16 in the first NFL football game played at the new Meadowlands.

It is just a preseason game but rookie wide receiver Victor Cruz ended his night with 6 receptions, 145 yards and 3 touchdowns. He may earn a spot in an already crowded, young and talented receiving core. A good problem to have if you ask Tom Coughlin.

Big mouth Jets coach Rex Ryan must be very disappointed after all the trash talking he did before this game. Leave it to Rex to make a preseason game into something more important. Mark my words Ryan will cost the Jets important games with the pressure he adds to his team with his constant diarrhea of the mouth.

Unlike most so called experts I have a lot of confidence that we will be a contender. Last year a ton of injuries caught up to us, there was no continuity with the team as we had to incorporate different players all year long. Hopefully this year we will have a healthier season and get back to our winning ways. We played versus the Jets minus 7 starters due to injuries.

I can't wait to see how the off season moves pan out for our team and to see our young talented receivers make another splash, this may include Victor Cruz if he keeps playing like he did today.

Ex New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is expecting a ruling on his most recent application for work release.

Burress who has been in prison since 2009 after he shot himself in the leg with his unlicensed hand gun at a New York night club had previously applied for work release but had been denied. A ruling on this recent application is expected by the 9th of September.

Plaxico Burress now 32 years old is hoping to resume his NFL career as soon as possible. There will be some hurdles to overcome in order to get released. Programs which allow early departure from prison for work purposes implement rules and regulations such as a Monday through Friday work week which will be an issue being that most NFL games are played on Sunday. There are also regulation prohibiting travel outside state lines and of course as a football player Plaxico would be required to travel throughout the United States. His lawyers are optimistic and working hard to try and get these regulations waved due to the special circumstances of their clients profession.

Assuming he is released it will be interesting to see how many times will want his services. At 32 years of age he still may have some gas left in the tank but the baggage Plaxico Burress brings may be to much for most teams to want to deal with. He is a one time offender when it comes to criminal charges but he is a repeat offender when it comes to being a bad teammate who does not like participating in practices and team activities.

It remains to be seen if prison has changed and humbled Plaxico Burress.

NY Football Giants Defensive Coordinator Bill Sheridan has been fired!

Rumblings of Sheridan's possible demise have circulated since week 8 of this 2009 NFL Season after poor performances versus tougher opposition like the Saints, Eagles and Cardinals.

New York lacked passion and seemed very unorganized on the defensive side. A team that  has always been known for their tough defense gave up a ton of points against several teams including two horrible performances versus NFC East rival the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Giants could not muster up any pressure all season long, Osi Umenyiora was a huge disappointment this year and was even benched towards the end of the season. Key injuries to Kenny Phillips, Alford and Pierce along with Canty and Aaron Ross being hurt most of the year did not help the cause but the team just never looked prepared.

It was an over all failure, you can't just blame the secondary for giving up huge plays, you also have to blame the defensive line who gave opposing quarterbacks all day to throw the ball and pick apart an already decimated, weak and confused secondary.

The departure of Steve Spagnuolo turned out to be bigger than most anticipated. Spags brought innovative schemes and alignments that confused offensive lines. He knew when to call a blitz and when to fake one, you can't pick up that type of intuition by reading a play book.

Bill Sheridan needs time to develop as a Defensive Coordinator, hopefully he will get a chance to learn and get a feel for the position with another team. The Giants have a good enough team to compete for a Superbowl next year, we need a coordinator who is ready now to take a talented defense to the level we got used to under Steve Spagnolo.

Carlos Caicedo
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