Jacobs To Ask For Trade

Things may already be turning ugly in the Giants’ locker room, with the unhappy Brandon Jacobs in the middle of it.
Jacobs, who Tom Coughlin chewed out after he bounced nfl jerseys
a second-half run to the outside for a major loss instead of taking it straight through the hole, and then flung his helmet into the stands, will meet with management today and ask for a trade.
The story was broken on beat reporter Vinny DiTrani’s blog at The Bergen Record.
Jacobs, representing a $13 million investment since he signed a new contract last year, has been unhappy since he lost his starting job to Ahmad Bradshaw in training camp. And last night’s failed run didn’t make things any better. In fact, Coughlin publicly scolded Jacobs in a postgame interview.
“Enough of that east-west stuff, you have to head north at sometime,” Coughlin said after the game.
The question is, will the Giants want to get rid of Jacobs. And if so, who will take him? Vikings jersey
And who will replace him? When his health and attitude is right, Jacobs can be a punishing presence between the tackles, just the type of person the Giants want to complement the slashing of Bradshaw. But there is no sense in having him if he chooses to bounce outside on his own. He proved last year that even when the plan called for him to hit the outside, he was less effective. Ad-libbing that can only exacerbate the problem.
Trading him might be possible, considering this is an uncapped season. But teams will be well aware of his fragility, and may want to stay away. It would also leave the Giants with DJ Ware as Bradshaw’s backup, and he tends to be inconsistent.
Keeping him, however, could be the worst of the two evils. Jacobs is clearly unhappy Colts jersey
despite Coughlin’s contention that it’s a long season where even one injury to Bradshaw could elevate Jacobs to his old job. After taking a 38-14 shellacking against the Colts, the Giants can ill-afford any malcontents now.