Outspoken former linebacker Antonio Pierce, the Giants' emotional leader before being forced into retirement because of a neck injury last season, suggested in no uncertain terms that his old team has shown none of the fire and sense of purpose it'll need to recover from their 2009 meltdown that rocked the franchise, which careened to an 8-8 record after a 5-0 start.
"I'm concerned, because I just don't see the energy," said Pierce, now an NFL analyst for ESPN. "You don't see that swagger that we always talked about, that me-against-the-world attitude. They can sit there and say all the right things, but you know that's not a confident group right now. I see a team just going about their business. They're going out there like, 'I did my job, coach.' But they need more." (newsday)
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