According to my favorite Giants blogger Ralph Vacchiano and his blog "The Blue Screen" Aaron Ross will miss his 2nd straight game due to that balky hamstring. Sucks, because Ross really had a decent camp and had a few nagging injuries until that self-described "pop" he felt the final day of camp. Once again the G-Men will have to go with a thin secondary, though Kevin Dockery should be back. However, in practice today the secondary got a hit when not one but both safeties Kenny Phillips and Michael Johnson went down with injuries. Phillips' is a little more serious than Johnson's but both should be playing sunday.
The Giants made a couple of moves earlier today cutting O-Lineman Tutan Reyes, and D-Lineman Lugar Douzable. Both of them were complete non-factors, though some thought Reyes could supplant Seuburt or Diehl on the left side if one of them went down. Cornerback DeAndre Wright was also cut from the practice sqaud and so was running back Allen Patrick. All of these moves were made because...Michael Boley is back from his one game suspension, and Gartrell Johnson was picked up from the Chargers. Johnson was a fourth round pick last year of San Diego and it seems the Giants simply made a swap of 4th round Running back picks (Andre Brown their 4th round pick is out for the year with a torn ACL). Coughlin was quoted as saying Johnson could, "can be up in the line of scrimmage." Ok whatever you say Tom. Clearly this was a move to fill out the depth chart; an insurance policy if you will. Johnson will probably be on the team the rest of the year and either him or Ware, most likely him, will be cut at the end of the year.
-Lew
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