Burress claims Redskins' talk was pure trash
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:48 pm
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
BY BRENDAN PRUNTY
Star-Ledger Staff
Plaxico Burress didn't need another reason to want to beat the Redskins on Sunday. An 0-2 start and a team beleaguered by defensive problems had already taken care of that.
But when he caught the Redskins doing some trash talking on television before the game, he got it.
"In the back of their minds they already had us beat," Burress said. "If you turned on the TV (Sunday) before the game, you realized that all the things that they were saying were like they were just going to walk on top of us. They didn't think that we were a good football team."
No one is sure what channel Burress was watching. As Giants center Shaun O'Hara said: "I wasn't in his room, so that's the first I've heard of it."
Burress though seemed to take offense to whatever he heard the Redskins saying on television.
"They were talking about our defense and how they gave up 80 points in the first two games -- which they did -- and they just didn't think that our (defense) couldn't handle their receivers and things like that. But our defense went out there and played well."
The Giants defense shut out Washington in the second half, including a game-winning stop at the goal line. There was some speculation that some of the jawing may have come from Redskins wide receiver Antwaan Randle El on one of the many Redskins pregame talk shows, but it is not certain.
Giants cornerback Sam Madison thinks fellow cornerback Corey Webster's benching in the second half was more a result of trying to get some reps for rookie Aaron Ross.
"That's just like what happened with me in the Dallas game," Madison said.
The veteran did not say if Webster -- who has been flip-flopping between starting and coming off the bench -- has lost his job to Ross, who had arguably his best game thus far.
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Guys I just noticed this article and wanted to know what you thought about this. I think Burress is acting like an idiot. The Redskins were not talking trash. Your thoughts?
BY BRENDAN PRUNTY
Star-Ledger Staff
Plaxico Burress didn't need another reason to want to beat the Redskins on Sunday. An 0-2 start and a team beleaguered by defensive problems had already taken care of that.
But when he caught the Redskins doing some trash talking on television before the game, he got it.
"In the back of their minds they already had us beat," Burress said. "If you turned on the TV (Sunday) before the game, you realized that all the things that they were saying were like they were just going to walk on top of us. They didn't think that we were a good football team."
No one is sure what channel Burress was watching. As Giants center Shaun O'Hara said: "I wasn't in his room, so that's the first I've heard of it."
Burress though seemed to take offense to whatever he heard the Redskins saying on television.
"They were talking about our defense and how they gave up 80 points in the first two games -- which they did -- and they just didn't think that our (defense) couldn't handle their receivers and things like that. But our defense went out there and played well."
The Giants defense shut out Washington in the second half, including a game-winning stop at the goal line. There was some speculation that some of the jawing may have come from Redskins wide receiver Antwaan Randle El on one of the many Redskins pregame talk shows, but it is not certain.
Giants cornerback Sam Madison thinks fellow cornerback Corey Webster's benching in the second half was more a result of trying to get some reps for rookie Aaron Ross.
"That's just like what happened with me in the Dallas game," Madison said.
The veteran did not say if Webster -- who has been flip-flopping between starting and coming off the bench -- has lost his job to Ross, who had arguably his best game thus far.
http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.s ... xml&coll=1
Guys I just noticed this article and wanted to know what you thought about this. I think Burress is acting like an idiot. The Redskins were not talking trash. Your thoughts?
