Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora took exception to Pete Prisco's offseason list of top 50 NFL players. Prisco named Mario Williams the top defensive end in the league and number 6 overall. Asked about the list, Umenyiora said that Williams at #6 was "just absolutely ridiculous."According to a recent article by Prisco, Williams was unamused with Umenyiora's comments. Apparently, Williams saw Umenyiora a couple of days before those comments were made and they didn't speak on this topic at all. Says Williams:
"He's a coward. If he has anything to say to me, he should have said it to my face. You write that."Usually, Williams doesn't respond to his critics, but yeah, it probably does sting a bit when a guy smiles to your face and then dogs you on a radio show.
The article goes on to justify Williams as a high pick in his list as the defensive end plays a premium position on the field, is young, physically a freak, productive, and still has a tremendous amount of potential. If NFL general managers were picking players off of another team, they would pick Williams as their first defensive player.
By all reports, Williams has had a tremendous camp and believes that he will have an even better season this year. It's hard to disagree, especially to his face. He's a big guy and all.
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8-16-2008 @ 12:02PM
Dave said...
Prisco...not Frisco
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8-16-2008 @ 12:17PM
budo said...
Good for Williams!! Stand up to the jerk!!
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8-16-2008 @ 6:21PM
1Texan said...
To call a man a coward is pretty strong...I think Mario is about ready to lunch on a few QB's, and bitch slap a few tackles.
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8-17-2008 @ 5:05AM
chocolate kisses said...
OSI IS #1. Whos is m..w...,. How do u spell his name? why hurt himself physically when he has his whole career in front of him. Osi is #1. #1 GIANT FAN
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8-17-2008 @ 7:05AM
TJDestry said...
The Texans and Giants have five common opponents this season. That provides plenty of chances to see how these guys do against the same offensive players and schemes.
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8-21-2008 @ 9:27AM
LeafBlower said...
I understand what your saying but its obvious that the giants will be much much better than the Texans. Like on a scale of 1 to 100 the Giants are like a 92 and the Texans are like a 70
8-18-2008 @ 4:44PM
Jesse said...
I disagree... the first defensive player i think teams would pick up would be Cromartie. It's easier to find good pash rushers but hard to find a weapon in the backfield like him. He barely played for the first five games and after that had 10 INT's last year (!!!!!), including 3 on P. Manning during a season game, another one on him in playoff win, and one against T. Brady in conference championship....
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8-19-2008 @ 4:00PM
GGGMen said...
i dont think mario williams should have been number 6 overall, that is kinda rediculous being that he only had one good season. it is too early to crown a guy with one season in the double digit sacks that is ridiculous
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8-23-2008 @ 11:13AM
steven said...
hahahahaha Mario Williams is the best defensive player in the league and he does have the most potential. Osi is lame, Mario act ually racked up his 14 sacks over a period of the whole year, not like Osi did in 1 game with his 6 sacks against the scrubby Eagles and 2nd round bust Winston Justice. hahahahahaha
Good for Mario,stand up against that lame Osi and his nerdy #72 wearing butt. Hey Osi, you don't have Strahan protecting you now, maybe you should ask Mario for some tips on being all alone on a D-Line and hitting double digit sacks. Get on Mario's level Osi you scrub.
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10-17-2008 @ 12:49AM
Drew said...
I dont think Osi has a right to say anything about where Mario should be ranked because Mario led Osi in pretty much every defensive statistic last year. Osi is now in his 6th year in the NFL and Mario is in his 3rd. If Jared Allen for example said this nobody would really be able to say anything considering he led the league in sacks last year. Plus, how could you respect someone who would smile in your face and then talk smack about you on a radio station like you wouldnt find out. Just my opinion.....
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