Tom Rock columns
The Mets and Yankees are done, the Jets have reverted to their old ways and it's too soon to get excited about the other sports.

Former Giant Corey Webster had a slow, underwhelming start to his career before making some of the biggest defensive plays in franchise history.

Though he has tried not to meddle, the Jets' 1-3 record and few positives mean Johnson may need to step in and change direction.
It's always eventful with him at quarterback, and all of a sudden the Giants are in first place.

Some teams lose their starting quarterback and throw in the towel; not John Harbaugh's Giants.
Jameis Winston said after close call: "Let me ask you something, would the old New York Football Giants have won those games?"

A lot has changed since the Giants last played at MetLife Stadium, but maybe their venerable backup QB could turn fans' frowns upside down.
Few people expected Odell Beckham Jr. to be his former self, but no targets through two games is a surprise.
All the hope that Jaxson Dart brought was squashed when he got sandwiched between two Rams. Now it's back to the drawing board at QB for the Giants.

The Giants can't do what the Jets did (which was nothing) when Aaron Rodgers went down in 2023.

Multiple head-scratching decisions prove costly, and his explanations didn't help matters.
Today's forecast of rain may turn the White Out into a Wash Out, but that only plays into the Jets' game plan against the Packers.
Geno has given Jets fans a respite from the traditional mourning that occurs as soon as the season starts
"I understand how quickly things can change and I understand that my role is extremely important," Cisco said.

The receiver was signed to the practice squad on Tuesday and went through his first practice on Wednesday.

Optimism in the local NFL community was high on Monday after the season-opening wins.

John Harbaugh and his team backed up everything that had been said, and then some.
NBC analyst stilll appreciates Odell Beckham Jr.'s one-handed catch in 2014.

The team is saying all the right things, but it's hard to buy any of it based on the franchise's track record.

The Giants seem to have designed their 53-man roster (which is now at 52, with an opening) around the thinking that Malik Nabers will play.

Offensive guard Sisi Mauigoa will begin his career facing some of the NFL's top pass rushers in Cowboys' Quinnen Williams, Rams' Aaron Donald and Titans' Jeffery Simmons.
Aaron Glenn was still in his playing days as a cornerback for the Jets and was getting treatment in the team's facility at Hofstra when the attacks occurred.

Big Blue has bought into first-year coach's philosophy; Gang Green hoping to see forward progress with their second-year coach.
"Our desire to win Week 1 and beat the Jets is because it's Week 1 and nothing more," Robert Saleh said

When it comes down to getting that all-important tough yard — or extra one, as the case may be — both teams know to whom they will turn.

After years of blunders and early-season exits, the Giants' demanding training camp has players, and fans, believing a turnaround is finally here.
The college football season begins in earnest in just a few days and the team's next franchise QB could be lighting up a scoreboard somewhere.

Qwan'tez Stiggers had a hand in two takeaways 2 1/2 weeks after collapsing during a joint practice with the Buccaneers.
The Giants believe in Jaxson Dart, but neither they nor we know exactly what they have until he proves it. This year he probably will. One way or the other.

Wide receiver's activity level has been cautious but steadily increasing at practice.

Bailey is for real, even if he did not provide any evidence of that on Friday night. He played a total of eight reps.
"I am a jack-of-all-trades. I can do whatever you need me to do," Patrick said. "Once I find out that role, I'll specialize in it."

The Jets have reunited with Demario Douglas and Geno Smith and the Giants have done the same with Odell Beckham Jr.
Stevens is a player of modest accomplishment, but he's tied for second at the Open at Shinnecock

After damaging a locker at Open last year in frustration, Clark has changed his attitude and found his game
He captained the U.S. Ryder Cup team to a disastrous loss at Bethpage Black, but at the Shinnecock Open there's nothing but warmth
"[New York has] got some of the best golf in the world. But this is different . . . The Ryder Cup is 'us versus them,' very partisan, it's just a different beast."

It had been 5,242 days since one of the New York area's eight teams in the four major sports leagues won a title.
Legends Lawrence Taylor and Harry Carson visited practice to pass wisdom of the past but also see talent of the future.

The Knicks and Jets are both in the midst of more than a half-century of trophy-less futility, but there are lessons for the Jets to learn from the Knicks' run to the NBA Finals.

The general manager of the franchise's last two Super Bowl teams has the resume, for sure.

In a league in which the average size of an inside linebacker is a little over 6 feet tall, the Giants are leaning into their name and putting a pair of players listed at 6-4 in the center of their defense.
Spallina had three goals and three assists in Syracuse's win over North Carolina in Division I quarterfinals on Saturday at Hofstra.
Former LI football player said he has focused on something John Harbaugh told the entire staff very early on: "Mission over men."

The departures of Dexter Lawrence and Bobby Okereke this offseason makes Burns the only returning defensive captain.
The Long Island native is one of four tryout quarterbacks at the Giants' rookie minicamp this weekend.

The quarterback-turned-tight end signed a free agent deal with Los Angeles after going undrafted, and now looks to prove to teams that passed on him in the NFL Draft why they were wrong.
There were plenty of losers, too, starting with the hometown Steelers.

When the Jets took David Bailey, and not Arvell Reese, at No. 2 overall, that opened the door for the Giants at No. 5.
The legacy of Thursday night's 10th overall pick reaches back more than a decade where it started as the 12th pick in 2014.
