What happened in the Giants Jets game...besides the brawl?

[boobiemiles]

I've been all over cyberspace trying to get some information on The Giants Jets scrimmage. All I've read is Shockey got beat up by a bunch of Jets including his old team mate Jonathan Vilma (man that's cold). What did Eli do? What did Coles do? Did he even play? I can't stand this double standard. The media analysis every throw Ramsey made, but I cant find one stat on the Giants Jets game. I smell a cover up.:laugh:

[Flowtrain]

Originally posted by boobiemiles

I've been all over cyberspace trying to get some information on The Giants Jets scrimmage. All I've read is Shockey got beat up by a bunch of Jets including his old team mate Jonathan Vilma (man that's cold). What did Eli do? What did Coles do? Did he even play? I can't stand this double standard. The media analysis every throw Ramsey made, but I cant find one stat on the Giants Jets game. I smell a cover up.:laugh:

Here you go:

"Quarterback Chad Pennington returned to the field for the afternoon practice after being held out of the morning session. Pennington looked the sharpest he has all training camp, as he routinely hit his receivers in stride during 7-on-7 and team drills. Some of the highlights included a 20-yard scoring strike to wideout Laveranues Coles down the seam, a touchdown to veteran receiver Wayne Chrebet that covered 15 yards, and a nice floater to Chas Gessner for a score along the left sideline. Seventh-round draft pick Harry Williams, Jr. was impressive, hauling in a pair of crossing routes from quarterback Jay Fiedler, one of which went for a 35-yard touchdown. Fiedler threw for three TDs during the day and is looking more comfortable running the Jets offense since coming over from the Miami Dolphins during the off-season.

The offensive line was solid on passing downs but is still trying to get up to speed with their run blocking. However, that didn’t stop newly acquired running back Derrick Blaylock from pealing off a few nifty runs through holes cleared by Brandon Moore and Adrian Jones on the right side."

Here's the video...

http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=39NXJXKEYM31M3NCVAC0P7Z490

[skinsngibbs4life]

Thanks for posting the vid flowtrain, I didnt even know about this

[Clinton Portis]

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Shockey, Giants Brawl With Rival Jets at Heated Practice

Giants Coach Coughlin Also Involved in Verbal Spat Between New York Rivals

By DAVID PORTER, AP Sports

Jon Winslow, AP

New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey, left, grapples with New York Jets player Oliver Celestin during a scuffle Saturday.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 6) - Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey got into a fight with two Jets players on the second play of a joint practice between the teams Saturday that also featured an argument between Giants coach Tom Coughlin and Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson.

On the second play of a 9-on-7 drill pitting the Giants offense against the Jets defense, Shockey got in a tussle with defensive backs Erik Coleman and Oliver Celestin, and soon all three players were throwing wild punches.

Coleman and Celestin pulled the Giants tight end to the ground and Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma jumped on top, touching off a melee involving numerous players from both teams. Order was restored after a few minutes.

"I was blocking somebody and I got shoved in the back, and the next thing I know, everybody's fighting," Shockey said. "There's no bad blood. That's how football is. You might as well do it now, when you don't get fined and Paul Tagliabue can't take any money out of your pocket. Do it now, get it over with. I'm sure it happens at every other camp."

Later in the morning practice session, Coughlin got into an argument with Henderson after several plays in which the Jets appeared to go beyond the prescribed rules of the practice, which allow defensive players to bump or slow down ball carriers as they go by, without tackling them.

Jets safety Kerry Rhodes hit Giants wideout Willie Ponder on a route over the middle, forcing Ponder to leave the practice early with bruised ribs.

Brandon Jacobs, the Giants rookie 6-foot-4, 265-pound running back, retaliated by bowling over 6-2, 212-pound Jets cornerback Pete Hunter after catching a short pass.

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And finally, Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer was knocked down by Jets linebacker Eric Barton after a short pass reception. Toomer struck Barton in the helmet, and the two players had to be separated.

"This is practice," said Toomer, who is in his 10th NFL season. "We don't want anyone to get hurt."

At one point Coughlin yelled at Henderson from about 20 yards away, causing Henderson to respond, "That's the way we practice, coach. We put our hats on people."

Jets coach Herman Edwards blamed what he called his team's "testiness" on getting up at 4:30AM for a three-hour bus ride from Long Island to the Giants camp here.

Henderson defended his players.

"I don't think any of it was over the line," he said. "You push and shove, and sometimes people take it the second level. But I don't think anyone was intentionally trying to injure anyone. I don't think there was any misunderstanding about what the tempo was going to be. I just think we practice at a different tempo at our place than was expected here."

Coughlin was not amused by the antics.

"We don't want that. That's not what we teach, that's not why we're here," he said. "We're here to practice to try and get better. We certainly didn't come to fight. We understand that sometimes those things are going to happen, but there were too many occasions."

08/06/05 16:00 EDT

[G-Prime]

That was some awefully good blocking by the jetts when those guys were on the ground.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Good post Flow.

I guess the Jets are out of the woods with Coles' injury.