T-Rock's Take on the Giants

But thanks for the heads-up, Bill... I'll be sure to check out Jack's.

So, I'm here, a couple hours away from TC's welcome press conference and the writers' annual beating from the assistant coaches... After which, I'll be back to blog some of the more intriguing comments from the coaches, even though we just did that on the final day of mini-camp.

From the comments, I'll see what I can do:

-- For Tim: I played very poorly yesterday, so don't kick my golf game when it's in the toilet. As for the DEs, Umenyiora is fully recovered, though he did have a mysterious knee issue that hampered his OTAs and mini-camp; Strahan will start as a once-a-day guy, I suspect, though he'll be itching to do more; and Tuck may not see the practice field for a bit, since he was just getting back to running and cutting six weeks ago.

-- WALTER: It's pretty much what Patrick said. The Giants wanted Vonta Leach from Houston, the Texans matched and now they appear content to use blocking TEs and perhaps one of their RBs as a FB.

And I phoned in a quick couple sentences to the paper last night about Steve Smith agreeing to terms of a deal. It ain't signed yet, but he should be here tomorrow. Not so sure about Aaron Ross, but these things happen quickly, so stay tuned.