NFL Week 4 Running Thread: Didn't some QB wear No. 4?

Terrence McGee will probably get the nod. He did a fabulous job for the Bills before Roscoe took the returns. Or possibly rookie cornerback Leodis McKelvin.

As for WR, I'm hoping Hardy will get involved more. He's a big target for Edwards but doesn't have the elusiveness as Parrish.

 

Doesn't change what the Steelers did without him. I don't think it would change how Giants fans felt if Shockey had a moment like that later in his career (though I doubt that will happen).

Hope your buddy didn't hurt himself patting you on the back over that one.

 

McGee only does kickoffs, and he let McKelvin handle those last week. It'll be the rook -- or maybe Josh Reed or Fred Jackson, if Bobby April wants someone with a little more experience back there. (McKelvin tried to return two punts from inside his own 5 during the preseason.)

Reed will start opposite Evans, as usual. Would be nice to see a little more out of Hardy, but I'm not sure how well he knows the offense. That leaves Reed and Justin Jenkins in the slot for the multiple-WR formations. Hmmm ... with fullback Darian Barnes also dinged, might see a lot of two-TE sets this week.

 

Well, it IS the Giants off-week.

 

But the Giants obviously expected him to be there.

 

They're off? Wow.

So he's only missing the one game?

 

Giants show real sack there in suspending him for the "BYE WEEK" :

Anyway, and I'll catch flak for this but I'm going to put it out there right now.

Who's been the bigger cancer to his team over the past two year? Burress or TO?

You know I'm not going TO on this one, and that's just by grading him on his merit the past two years. Yes, Burress has the ring, but TO's not hurting his team by pulling this shit.

Also, it came out today that Burress has been involved in two domestic dispute incidents since June at his house. No word from anybody on if that had something to do with his absence from practice.

 

Burress may be the typical idiot athlete, but the "cancer" label doesn't apply when you win a Super Bowl. I really don't think T.O has been a "cancer," either. But Dallas' playoff disappointments the last two seasons make him more vulnerable to the tag.

 

You do realize Burress was suspended for the game after the bye week, too, right?

 

Yeah, against Seattle. Not exactly a big game matchup there.

 

Would you prefer they waited until they faced the Cowboys to suspend him?

 

Of course I would, but given the timing of this that isn't an option.

But seriously, it's not really sending a "strong message" suspending him for the bye week and a game against a weak non-division opponent. At least when the Panthers dropped Steve Smith for two games it was against teams that have shown a backbone: San Diego and Chicago.