T-Rock's Take on the Giants

And now we enter the veteran player portion of our program, hosted by Kevin Gilbride and Steve Spagnuolo. Both spoke with the media today and touched on the status of their most tittilating pupils of the offseason -- Michael Strahan and Jeremy Shockey.

"It's so nebulous right now, you just have no idea what's gonna happen," Gilbride said of Shockey and trade rumors that continue to simmer if not swirl as they did during the draft. "Right now he's on our team and we're planning on him being there. He'll be one of the guys that we'll feature and one of the guy's that we'll look to depend on. Hppefully he'll be here in good spirits and ready to do the things that we know he's capable of doing. But who knows, it's certainly beyond my hands."

Gilbride said he spoke with Shockey on the phone and expressed his own desire to have the tight end back. Gilbride didn't say what Shockey said or if he expressed a desire to be back.

As for Spagnuolo and Strahan, they've kept their distance this offseason as far as communications. A rift? Nah, Spagnuolo just said that's always been his philosophy, to leave the players alone during the offseason.

"We just kind of wait and go, we just move on," Spagnuolo said of waiting to hear a retirment decision from Strahan. "We try not to miss a beat."

As for the position of Mathias Kiwanuka, a possible replacement at defensive end should Strahan retire, Spagnuolo jokingly asnwered a question about his position by saying "What's today's date?"

He went on to say that barring injuries or unforseen circumstances, Kiwanuka is a linebacker. "We kind of committed to this thing last year and he made some strides," he said. "Right now he's working to be a linebacker."