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NY Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce says he's the 'biggest culprit' for defense's poor play lately
NY Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce says he's the 'biggest culprit' for defense's poor play lately
'I need to do a better job,' the defensive captain said.
Tom Coughlin Chats With Antonio Pierce
Tom Coughlin Chats With Antonio Pierce
sportoxygen.blogspot.com — Read as Tom Coughlin has a private talk with Antonio Pierce. It's humorous. (more) Tom Coughlin Chats With Antonio Pierce
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New York Giants News and Notes: Thursday Edition
Big Blue View — ... Aaron Pierce spoke to Mike Garafolo yesterday, and says that as the leader on defense, he is the "biggest culprit" of everything that has gone wrong on defense. He says the Giants need to get back to flying around and playing defense as a team. ...

Thursday morning one-liners
ProFootballTalk.com — ... with Eagles receivers this weekend. Giants LB Antonio Pierce called himself the "biggest culprit" of the team's defensive struggles . Eagles defensive backs coach Brian Stewart ...

[Giants] Giants LB Antonio Pierce Takes Blame For Bad Defensive Plays
Gridironfans.com — ... job of keeping the players focused throughout the course of the game because, when asked what's happened to this defense lately, Pierce replied, "You always hear coaches say to a corner, 'Forget the last play and move on.' Well, I think we've got to do a better job of doing that. Sometimes, we're still trying to figure out what happened to us in the first quarter or the first play and it's in the fourth quarter and we're getting our butts whupped." Source: Star Ledger ...

Can Tom Coughlin rescue another Giants' season on the brink?
Big Blue View — ... Each individual has to do their job," Manning said. "I think the message is clear. I think we know what we’ve got to do and what’s at stake, how important this game is. We’ve got to turn this thing around and start playing better football. The message is clear, everybody knows it and now it’s a matter of just going out there and doing it." Here is Antonio Pierce, the quarterback of the defense, discussing his unit. "I’ve probably the biggest culprit of ...

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