"OSI SPEAKS, NO COMMENT"

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DE Osi Umenyiora met the media by his locker Thursday and offered many “No comments” about his situation with the Giants and whether he has been satisfied by the team he will be a starter in 2010. Obviously things are not totally resolved in his mind. He did, however, drop a few nuggets.

Like as to why he won’t comment on his situation.
“I will say this, for the most part I can’t sit over here and give you the ‘robotical,’ mundane answer,” he told reporters..“If you ask me a question I’m going to say exactly how I feel and I think saying how I feel is really a foolish thing. Saying how I feel it is really a foolish thing to say how I feel, it’s gotten me into a lot of trouble with the team, it’s gotten me in a lot of trouble with the fans, and I think it’s setting a bad example for my teammates. I think it’s not the right thing to do.

“Instead of giving you guys the pre-programmed, ‘robotical’ answers or coming out and saying things about the way I feel, I think it’s best to say nothing at all. That’s the best way about going about things at this time.”

As to whether he might become a distraction in the locker room:

“I’ll never be a problem here. I just can’t see myself doing that,” he said..” I have too much respect for the organization and I love my teammates. They deserve better than that, they deserve better than me coming out and speaking out like that. I think it’s best for me to move on.

“I love this team and I love my teammates, and I’d rather be nowhere else. I come ov er here and Jay [Alford], Brandon [Jacobs], Corey [Webster], these are my guys, these are my friends and I love them. The strength coach Jerry [Palmieri], I love to work out with him, so I think being here is good.”

About his comments around Super Bowl time on retiring rather than becoming a part-time player:

“I say a lot of things, man,” he said. “I remember a couple of years ago I told my ex-girlfriend I was a virgin while I was holding my son. So I don’t know.”

On whether he has been guaranteed a starting job:
“I’m not even guaranteed my next breath,” he said. “I can’t sit over here and be guaranteed anything. Obviously I’ve had a conversation with Jerry [Reese] and a conversation with coach Coughlin, and the things we talked about are going to stay between me and Jerry and me and coach Couighlin.”

On new defensive coordinator Perry Fewell:
“He’s a really cool guy, very energetic,” he said. “I think the scheme he’s trying to run best suits the players we have over here. So I’m looking forward to that. I think it’s a good scheme for me.”

“I went back and watched the 2009 Buffalo defense and how their defensive ends played. They get a little wider and come up the field. That’s what they do, and I think that’s what I’ll be able to excel at.”

Posted by Vinny DiTrani on 03/25 at 09:36 AM