Moss goes deep at minicamp

The first practice of the Giants three-day mandatory minicamp turned into a showcase for Sinorice Moss, the still-young receiver who has kept everyone waiting for him to develop into the player the team envisioned him to be.

Moss is entering his fourth season and, as a former second-round draft pick out of Miami, certainly qualifies as a disappointment. He's been hurt, he's been left waiting on the sideline and he's been moderately effective in the brief moments he's actually found his way onto the field. In this practice, though, Moss showed what the Giants hope he can do for them now that Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer are no longer on the scene or the roster.

Moss, running free inside the new 100-yard field house, twice got behind the defense for long receptions. In the team period he outran - by one step - cornerback Terrell Thomas and ran directly under a perfectly-thrown pass from David Carr. Moss made a wonderful adjustment on the lob and completed an over-the-shoulder catch in stride for what would have been about a 40-yard gain.

A bit later, working in a 7 on 7 drill, Moss again clicked deep, this time with Eli Manning. Moss sprinted up the left sideline and barely got a step on cornerback Rashad Barksdale, who had good coverage on the play. Moss simply got a bit higher than Barksdale and made the grab for his second eye-opening play.

"Having the deep plays called and having the opportunity to go out there and catch big passes over the DBs, it speaks volumes,'' Moss said. "It's very exciting. I had a positive attitude to go out there and make plays for this team and show these coaches why I'm here on this team. I never look down on myself, I just go out there and continue to work.''



(nypost.com)