Smith grabs attention

Shortly after the Giants drafted Steve Smith in the second round in April, he got a call from Sinorice Moss, whom the Giants took in the second round the year before. The conversation quickly turned to the future - their future as the dynamic receiving duo for the Giants. Amani Toomer has heard that all before, of course - more times than he can remember. Every year it seems there's another young receiver who is supposed to be the future of the franchise. In fact, 12 years ago, it was him. "Then I sat on the bench for a couple of years and it didn't look that way for awhile," Toomer recalled. "So it's a tough thing to say. It's an even tougher thing to make come true."

Despite Toomer's cautionary tale, Smith and Moss have been two of the early stars of training camp and they will get a huge stage tomorrow night when they start across from each other in the preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers at Giants Stadium. With Toomer limited while recovering from knee surgery and Plaxico Burress hobbled by two problematic ankles, Moss and Smith both know this is their moment. Continue