Football Training
OTA NOTEBOOK WEEK 1: OFFENSIVE LINE DIARIES
Al Thompson
The NFL, like all professional sports, can be unforgiving and cut throat. It is the definition of the term “Survival of the fittest” the Darwinian evolutionary theory phrase coined first by English philosopher Herbert Spencer. A less harsh version of that more commonly used in sports is “You can’t make the club in the tub.” […]
NEW BIG BLUE RECEIVER BRANDON MARSHALL IS NEVER AT A LOSS OF WORDS
Michael Eisen
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – “No comment” apparently is not part of Brandon Marshall’s lexicon. The 12-year veteran and first-season Giants wide receiver spoke to the media after the today’s organized team activity (OTA), and no question was off-limits. Not the criticism hurled at him last week by Sheldon Richardson, the Jets’ defensive lineman and his […]
AT PENNSBURY, STICKING TO BASICS EQUALS SUCCESS
Al Thompson
There are coaches who, when discussing the offseason training techniques they use to get their team ready for the upcoming season, will try to impress you with high-tech terminology you might need a sports thesaurus nearby to find out what they’re talking about.
Some, like Pennsbury head coach Dan McShane, just tell it like it is. No frills. He’s a coach who looks like he is enjoying the process almost as much as he does the regular season.
BLUE FLAME KEEP PACE FOR CHANCE TO SNEAK INTO PLAYOFFS
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By Bill Kenny
A group of Lodge 5 members have been using football to represent their city on a national scale this spring while raising money for charities including the FOP’s own Survivors Fund.
The Philadelphia Blue Flame roster also features several Local 22 firefighters and members of other public safety agencies from around the Delaware Valley who have already gone head-to-head against teams from Baltimore, Orlando, Roanoke and New York.
ROSTER CHANGES ARE ADDING UP TO A REAL REASON FOR HOPE
Brian Baldinger
Since the Eagles week 17 victory against the Dallas Cowboys junior varsity team much has changed. New faces on the coaching staff, the front office, and throughout the current 90-man roster. The immediate question after all of the changes is; are the Eagles a better team now or the team that wiped up the Cowboys […]
BIG BLUE HOPEFUL RUDOLPH SHOWS HE HAS A GIANT HEART
Michael Eisen
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Travis Rudolph is easy to root for. The entire country has seen that the former Florida State wide receiver has a huge heart. And though it was recently broken by tragedy, Rudolph remains friendly, humble and optimistic, qualities that could help him overcome long odds to make the Giants’ final roster. […]
INSPIRING PEOPLE LED DR. CHARLES BURROWS TO A MEDICAL CAREER
Al Thompson
The Bucks County-based orthopedic surgeon’s passion has attracted a large client list including former Penn State linebacker Bruce Bannon.
TO SIR WITH ELI…NOT HAPPENING
Al Thompson
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J – Davis Webb was a member of the Giants organization for just a few minutes when he received his first instructions from the team’s most prominent player.
Eli Manning called Davis soon after the Giants selected the University of California quarterback last week in the third round of the NFL Draft.
“I just wanted to welcome him to the team, let him know if he has any questions or needs anything in the next few days, I was here for him,” Manning said. “He responded to that with, ‘Yes, sir.’ I told him we were off to a bad start. Please do not refer to me as sir. I appreciate the manners, but we’re teammates. I was always taught the same thing. Anyone older than me, I have to call them sir. But hopefully, we straightened that out.”
SPORTS SCIENCE HAS ITS ROOTS IN PHILADELPHIA
Al Thompson
The Albert Einstein Healthcare Network is blessed to have an orthopedic surgeon on its staff in Dr. Easwaran Balasubramanian. For every’s benefit, the good doctor shortened his name to “Dr. Bala.”
Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Bala is part of a medical movement that is improving the quality of life for athletes of all ages and ability.