So, Ohm has an interesting story about New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck, who's trying to get out of this mental funk in which he's spent the last couple of years by going to Tony Robbins seminars that include walking on hot coals: "The game is always changing and always reinventing itself," said Tuck, who turned 30 this spring.
This Friday's links are sorted in order of the populations of the states in which the teams play their home games. Enjoy. Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten will be happy to welcome second-round pick Gavin Escobar as a teammate and fellow Cowboys tight end.
The case of Justin Tuck is a curious one. Not long ago, the New York Giants defensive end was regarded as one of the league's best young stars. He was a highly decorated, championship-tested, high-talent, high-character player who was equally adept at terrorizing quarterbacks on Sundays and helping set the tone Tom Coughlin wanted in the locker room all week.
We had our weekly chat Tuesday. I think some people had some fun. There were times when I was among them. Click here if you want the full transcript. Scroll down if you want a couple of highlights. Your call, completely.
Paul Schwartz of the New York Post called one of Johnathan Hankins' college coaches to get the scoop on the New York Giants' second-round pick. And what Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell told Paul was to expect .
If you follow the New York Giants regularly, you can't honestly sit there and say you're surprised they didn't take a linebacker in this year's draft. Whether you agree with them or I agree with them or any other team agrees with them is immaterial.
The draft started off heavy in the NFC East, as the three teams with first-round picks this year used them on offensive linemen. And while there were a few little surprises and treats along the way, it never really got hot.
With Osi Umenyiora leaving for the Atlanta Falcons in free agency, the New York Giants needed to replenish their pass rush pantry. They don't need an immediate starter (which is good, because they don't love trying to draft those), because they can move Mathias Kiwanuka back up to defensive end full-time.
One week left until the draft. One week! Here at ESPN.com, we're gearing up for next week's blogger mock draft, in which each of the eight division bloggers makes the first-round picks for his teams. We did it last year and included trades, which made it a lot of fun.
No team in our division likes to talk as much as the New York Giants like to talk, and Tuesday it was apparently Jason Pierre-Paul's turn to do the proclaiming and pontificating. According to ESPNNewYork.
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