These poor fans have no idea

[CtCardinals78]

HAHA

This made me feel so much better. My favorite posts was around page 4 where someone asked if Rolle would be able to convert back to CB.

http://boards.giants.com/forums/1/1692388/ShowThread.aspx

 

[BullheadCardFan]

It's going to be a shock for them when they actually get to see him play. I imagine Ryan will have his foot up his ... well you get the picture.

 

[Pariah]

Rolle is a good safety. He'll be fine in NY.

 

[Gee!]

Rolle is a good safety. He'll be fine in NY.

Really? The Giants just paid him "great" money.. He cant just be good.. Or the NY media is gonna eat him up.. I dont think he'll be fine.. I predict in two years Antrel will be looking for a new team..

 

[82CardsGrad]

Really? The Giants just paid him "great" money.. He cant just be good.. Or the NY media is gonna eat him up.. I dont think he'll be fine.. I predict in two years Antrel will be looking for a new team..

This...

Rolle has no clue whatsoever about the firestorm he has just entered. Take it from me, the NY media is the most in your face, ferocious media group on the planet. Rolle, with the tag of being the highest paid safety in the history of the NFL is a HUGE, HUGE target. They will eat him for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I don't see any way Rolle even comes close to living up to this contract, and as a result, he will be run out of Gotham in short order. This could end in a very ugly way for Antrel...

 

[Dr. Jones]

Getting paid like Polamalu, Reed, Sanders, Sharper (about to be), Woodson, & Wilson does not put you in that class.

And he will not be in that class.


Ever.

 

[Pariah]

To pick up a thought from another thread, he is what he is. I think he'll continue to be a good safety. He'll make some jaw-dropping plays and he'll blow some coverage in the same game.

How the media affects him is anyone's guess. But that doesn't mean I'm going to try to say he;s less than a good football player.

 

[82CardsGrad]

To pick up a thought from another thread, he is what he is. I think he'll continue to be a good safety. He'll make some jaw-dropping plays and he'll blow some coverage in the same game.

How the media affects him is anyone's guess. But that doesn't mean I'm going to try to say he;s less than a good football player.

Did anyone here say he's less than a good football player??

 

[ajcardfan]

I'll never have any sympathy for Giants fans. They deserve every bit of misery that comes their way as football fans.

 

[WarnerHOF]

Man, those guys are delusional. I'd expect that change midway next season.

 

[Dayman]

I think Dansby and Rolle are going to be surprised by the amount of attention they receive. The Miami paper had an article about how Dansby had to be the undisputed leader of the team and the centerpiece of the defense. I think he's about to realize how much help he had here with AW and 9-0 around. Same with Rolle. Somers talked about how Rolle doesn't like interviews and hated playing in the cold more than any other Cardinal player. Those attributes will be difficult to hide from the NY media when he's the highest paid safety in the league.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Somers talked about how Rolle doesn't like interviews and hated playing in the cold more than any other Cardinal player. Those attributes will be difficult to hide from the NY media when he's the highest paid safety in the league.

That ought to go over good in November and December.

 

[Pariah]

Did anyone here say he's less than a good football player??

What is it that you think is implied by this thread?

...or the second post?

 

[CtCardinals78]

That ought to go over good in November and December.

They got three or four threads over there on Rolle. They think he is going to be the savior of their defense. Comes with the territory of playing in the largest city in the country and being the highest paid athlete at his position. Should be interesting to see what they are saying come December.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Rolle is a good safety. He'll be fine in NY.

Yep.

 

[82CardsGrad]

What is it that you think is implied by this thread?

...or the second post?

Essentially, that Rolle won't live up to the contract & money he received. Is he a good player? Sorta... Is he great? LMAO... Again, he will be eaten alive by the NY media and the fanbase. They don't take kindly to FA's coming in and basically robbing them... it's gonna be ugly for Antrel.

 

[Renz]

All the big plays I can remember Rolle making were either in the nickel or on special teams. He's going to have to step up his game big time to justify what NY is (over)paying him.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

I can see the headlines in the NY after week one: "TOASTED ROLLE!", "ROLLE OVER AND PLAY DEAD!",

"BANK ROLLED: Giants already regretting contract."

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

I can't see being stoked about picking up a safety that was part of the "90 points given up in 2 playoff games" club.

Unless MAYBE it was Wilson.

 

[rode kardinaal]

Don't know. With their passrush ability and Rolle's ballhawking skills i can see him perform really well, better than he did here, maybe even up to 'great safety' levels. Let's not forget he performed pretty well as a young, still learning safety here. His learning curve was pretty steep, still he performed decently. If his learning curve continues, and add in a huge pass rush.....

I wish him well. Hope he succeeds there, except in games against us of course.

 

[gamebird98]

I also wish him well, but I do agree that the NY media will be tough on him. When you make that kind of money in NY, you had better be BETTER THAN ADVERTISED! I believe he is good, and a pass rush should help him some, but seems like if he was all that, he would still be here.

 

[JeffGollin]

Now that we've got Rhodes, I can afford to be objective and reflective. Some random thoughts.

We know that Antrel can be dangerous after the pick or FR. But we also know that he can be inconsistent and deficient in coverage, tackling angles and wrapping up. What most fans outside the Valley have seen of Rolle is the highlight-reel stuff and not the messed-up plays.

If Coughlin and his staff can harness the good stuff and eliminate the bad stuff, so that Rolle is lights-out in all aspects of the game, then they'll have gotten their money's worth. But I wouldn't bet on it.

With Rolle's departure (& before that Edge), what remnants of "The U" culture remain on our roster and has the presence of "U" alum been a good thing looking back and looking forward?

One thing you have to say about Boldin, Rolle and Dansby (and the lack of publicity exposure they got as Cardinals) - When they were Cardinals, you seldom saw much of #81, #58 or #21 on the backs of Cardinal jerseys on the ESPN or NFLNetwork TV screens. Now, it seems like they're hogging more than 50% of the highlight footage on the tube. Suddenly they're famous!!!

I'm not sure what the Cardinals can do about the lack of publicity they get for their players. I suspect it's not because they don't try but instead that most media folk fly back and forth along the NYC-Chicago-LA corridor with side trips to Dallas and Miami; with the Valley representing some sort of media rural "backwater" that gets visited maybe once or twice a year. Whatever the case, I think it's a problem and I think it played a part in our losing Dansby and Rolle. Perhaps the PR dept needs to be more aggressive and pro-active with regard to Cardinal Cam, more interviews etc.

Finally, the signing of Rhodes was huge because it helped dilute the negative karma of three top players all leaving on Black Friday. It was a much needed off-season "W." But it's only a big first step. I hope the front office doesn't figure the heat's been taken off and they can sit back and relax. There's still some serious roster-rebuilding needed to be done.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Antrel Rolle could play some offense

Antrel Rolle knows how to make plays with the ball in his hands. In 2007 with the Cardinals he had three interception returns for touchdowns and an NFL-high 231 interception return yards, and he occasionally played offense in Arizona, with one catch for nine yards in 2008 and one carry for nine yards in 2009.

Now that he's a Giant, Rolle is hoping he plays offense more than just occasionally. He even says he has a good throwing arm and hopes he'll get some opportunities as a wildcat quarterback.

"Once I'm here, I think they will get a pretty good feel of what kind of athlete I am," Rolle said. "Whether they're going to use me with that, I don't know yet. I hope so. I think it brings another dimension to football. It's something that also can excite the fans."

Giants coach Tom Coughlin is open to the idea.

"He's a very talented guy who was a high school quarterback and running back," Coughlin said.

Maybe he'll soon be an NFL quarterback and running back. At least for a few plays a game.

 

[ajcardfan]

It's a classic case of a guy having a big game against a team and then that team overvalues him. The Giants game was arguably his best ever as a pro.


On the other hand, our season could've ended when Jennings torched him on the first play of OT but Rodgers missed him on the bomb. I wonder if that play had connected, would he have landed this big of a deal?

 

[cardpa]

NY fans have visions of sugar plum fairies dancing in their heads with Rolle when soon enough they will find out he is really Bad Santa.

The NY press is going to hang him once he starts blowing coverages. There is no other press in these United States that will hang a player quicker than the NY press. They will consistently point out he is the highest paid safety in the NFL and will expect him to perform at that level which he is incapable of doing. Once the press places him on the gallows the fans will be shouting HANG HIM!!!