Giants Pat Shurmur pleased with professionalism shown in joint practices

The second joint practice between the New York Giants and Detroit Lions is in the books. Check out our practice report from Jeremy Reisman of SB Nation’s Pride of Detroit. Below http://www.giantslockerroom.com/authentic-mario-edwards-jr-jersey , takeaways from the press briefing held on Wednesday by Giants coach Pat Shurmur. Professionalism laudedWednesday’s practice reportedly got a little more physical than Tuesday’s, but Shurmur said he was happy with the way players conducted themselves.“Competitive. You could tell the guys were grinding through that, but again, we didn’t have any injuries to speak of, a couple nagging things I’m sure, but for the most part I was proud of the professionalism that our guys showed Nate Solder Jersey ,” he said. “It gets a little chippy sometimes. Detroit did a great job and I think because we set the ground rules for this thing at least until this point, really both teams have gotten a lot of really good work. I think that’s part of being a pro, is being able to do things in different settings and get a lot out of it.”“One of your favorite guys”Shurmur has learned to appreciate Janoris Jenkins, the cornerback who prefers to be called “Jackrabbit.”“He’s an outstanding football player and he’s so competitive. It’s hard for him not to become one of your favorite guys because he’s tough, he’s competitive, he loves to compete Womens Rhett Ellison Jersey , and I just think he’s a really good player,” Shurmur said.Thursday’s joint practiceThe Giants and Lions will hold a lighter practice on Thursday.“We’re going to come in tomorrow. It (won’t be) very competitive, but we’re just going to work together and it’ll be a practice setting where we just kind of work through situations,” Shurmur said.Injured players still on the fieldShurmur likes, whenever possible, to have injured players outside with the team watching practice rather than inside away from the team“I think what’s important about practice is we talk often about mental reps Sterling Shepard Jersey , and just because you don’t get the rep doesn’t mean you’re not responsible for seeing what happened and try to visualize what you’d do if you were out there, so there’s plenty time in a day,” he said. “As long as they can defend themselves and it’s not a lower leg injury of some sort or something where they need immediate attention, I think it’s important for them to be out there.” Give New York Giants GM Dave Gettleman and head coach Pat Shurmur credit for admitting a mistake and moving quickly to get past it.The Giants have reportedly released offensive lineman Patrick Omameh, signed to a three-year, $15 million contract ($5.5 million guaranteed) in the offseason. To replace Omameh on the roster http://www.giantslockerroom.com/authentic-darian-thompson-jersey , the Giants promoted kick returner/wide receiver Quadree Henderson from the practice squad.Henderson has been cut from the 53-man roster, added to the practice squad, and now brought back to the active roster in the past few days.Omameh, expected to be a part of the Giants’ offensive line rebuild, started six games at right guard before being benched. The Giants have now cut both players — Omameh and Ereck Flowers — who began the season on the right side of their offensive line.The Giants are also now using their third center, with Stephen Pulley starting after Jon Halapio was injured and John Greco moved from center to right guard to replace Omameh. Newly-acquired Jamon Brown is expected to start somewhere on the line Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers.