Big Blue United: Former Giant Chad Jones to pursue baseball career

Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger By Justin Groc – Big Blue United 5.16.13   Back in 2010 NFL Draft, the New York Giants had selected safety Chad Jones at 76th overall out of LSU. Following the selection later in the same year during June, he had unfortunately been a part of an automobile accident where the axle of his vehicle broke off and ripped a large chunk of flesh from his thigh and heel. Following the...

Big Blue United: Return of the (Pass) Rush

Tony Gutierrez/AP By Justin Groc – Big Blue United 5.15.13   It has been no secret that the New York Giants have had players perform at a level below than what they are capable of. A big reason as to why the 2012 Giants underperformed was because of the lack of pass rush that the previous Super Bowl championship teams, was not at the level that it needed to be at. Jason Pierre-Paul has his entire career...

Big Blue United: The Final Act for Diehl and Webster?

AP Photo/Bill Kostroun By Justin Groc – Big Blue United 5.9.13   The 2012 New York Giants were an odd team to watch last season as they looked like one of the best when earning wins against the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers, but also pretty flirtatious with their shortcomings while at the Philadelphia Eagles and at the Washington Redskins. The overall team is to blame but I would like to focus...

Big Blue United: Giants owner Mara “pretty confident” about a Cruz deal

Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News By Justin Groc – Big Blue United 5.9.13   New York Giants co-owner John Mara was a spot guest on the NFL Network’s NFL AM this morning. The biggest topic during this offseason for the Giants has been the potential long-term deal that wide receiver Victor Cruz covets. Mara was asked about where negotiations stand and had this as his response, “I’m...

Big Blue United: Reviewing the 2013 Giants Draft Class

Photo Source: ESPN.com By Justin Groc – Big Blue United 5/2/13 Justin Pugh, OT, Syracuse || Round 1 – 19th overall At Syracuse, Pugh made all of his career starts at left tackle. Under then-head coach Doug Marrone the Orange offense was quick and up-tempo with many no huddles. With Syracuse requiring very athletic offensive personnel, Pugh usually weighed in at south of 300 pounds but come NFL...