Dec 18th 2008 5:15PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Giants, NFL Fans
On Monday, I admitted that I might’ve been off on the whole “the Giants without Plax” story line. New York has dropped two in a row and suddenly look very ordinary. And much of that has to do with there being no big-play threat on the field now that Plaxico Burress has been suspended for the rest of the year.
Evidently, I gave Domenik Hixon a little too much credit. And so did head coach Tom Coughlin. Which explains why the team put 36-year-old Joe Horn through the paces earlier this week. The Giants decided not to sign him — perhaps because he’s 36 years old — and Horn took the news about how you might expect: he accused the organization of using of him. [Horn] believes the Giants never had any intention of signing him, that they just brought him in to create some sort of “spark” among the young receivers they already have.
“I was told to pack my clothes because I may be staying,” Horn told The Monty Show on Sporting News Radio earlier today. … “However, before I could step in the locker room I had an itinerary with my flight back to Atlanta. The opportunity was there. I appreciate the organization and Coach Coughlin for giving me the opportunity. Continue Reading
