T-Rock's Take on the Giants

Just for you, rnargi -- Smith went full today and said he's still very hopeful to play on Sunday.

A quote from Steve Spagnuolo on Antonio Pierce: "He’s very intelligent. It’s one thing to be intelligent, but he works at it. I see him in there all the time looking at film. Bill Sheridan told me, back when I first got here, that I would be impressed with the way he approached games and how he prepared, how he could communicate those things. Not every guy in this league can do that. Some guys just worry about playing, that’s all they can do. Antonio does both, and that’s huge, it’s very very helpful. He’s our quarterback."

A quote from Pierce on Spags: "He might be 5-7, but he'll get 6-5 on you real quick... (After the 0-2 start), he told us we're not as bad as everyone thinks we are. (After the four-game win streak), he told us we're not as good as everyone thinks we are. That's what I love about him."

And Pierce on why his calls at the line of scrimmage have been so effective this season, especially the last two games: "It's different when somebody lets you do stuff than when they don't. It's different when somebody says you can change the defense vs. someone who says you can't. That's all I'm going to say about that."

Oh, and Espo -- I was right. Tuck is up after '08.