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Article: Giants' defense jelling
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- October 17, 2006
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VINNY DiTRANI, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-17-2006
Giants' defense jelling -- Short a big part of turnaround
By VINNY DiTRANI, STAFF WRITER
Date: 10-17-2006, Tuesday
Section: SPORTS
Edtion: All Editions
EAST RUTHERFORD Middle linebacker Antonio Pierce took offense to Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick terming the Giants' defense "vanilla" in Sunday's 27-14 Giants' win in the Georgia Dome.
"That was a really lame thing to say," Pierce said Monday. "If it really was 'vanilla,' you don't get sacked seven times and put the ball on the ground."
Then what kind of defense did the Giants play against the elusive Vick?
"Vanilla," Pierce replied with a grin.
It may have been vanilla, ...