Giants new from around the web

Hello Giants Nation. I found some interesting stuff on different websites.

First of all, the Giants rookies (drafted & non-drafted) have a mini-camp starting tomorrow. See below link & excerpt from Ralph Vacchiano Blue Screen Blog.

"The rookies are coming! The rookies are coming! They’ll be checking in Thursday night and hit the NFL fields outside Giants Stadium for the first time at 10:10 a.m. on Friday. They’ll practice twice Friday and twice Saturday, before being discharged sometime on Sunday.

The camp, as you know, is not for veterans, but it will include the entire Class of 2009, and all the undrafted free agents and tryout players. Speaking of that, the UDFA/tryout list has been updated several times, and probably will be updated again before Friday, so keep clicking back on that link."

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/giants/2009/05/irvin-floored-giants-didnt-get.html

Finally some more info on 6th round CB, DeAndre Wright. Thank you Mike Garafolo for the good story. I like this kid's toughness.

http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2009/05/new_york_giants_rookie_cornerb.html

I found another article where Al Groh praises the 3 players the Giants selected who played in the ACC. The praise for his own player (Clint Sinton), is no surprise, but it means a lot more when you praise players without a bias.

"Al Groh Virginia's coach on two other Giants picks from the ACC-- Hakeem Nicks and Andre Brown, both of whom played in the ACC

Groh’s Virginia team played North Carolina this year and won, 16-13, in overtime. Nicks had six receptions for 90 yards in that game.

“He’s a terrific player,” Groh said. “He’s physical, very physical. He’s athletic. He makes not just speed plays but really athletic catches. He’s got terrific body control, he’s an aggressive after-the-catch runner. We found him to very versatile in the routes he could run, whether it be intermediate or vertical routes. A very highly competitive player. He was, from our perspective, probably the biggest game-changer in our conference last year.”

Because of the revolving schedule in the ACC Virginia did not play NC State this year, but Groh said he’d been a fan of Brown’s since he recruited him out of high school.

“I always thought he was a very talented player who got sidetracked for a while there by injuries,” Groh said. “They have a few other good running backs there and as I recall during that timeframe when he was injured some other guys stepped up and did a good job so it was difficult to get some of his carries back. But he’s a talented player. We were always impressed by him.”"

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/blog/2009/04/al_groh_on_clint_sintim.html

Lastly, here is a good article on the salary cap situation for the G-Men. Pat Traina is always good with the numbers.

http://trainathought.insidefootball.com/2009/05/crunching-numbers-a-projected-update-on-the-giants-salary-cap.html