While Cutler can not remember much of that night last October, the Giants I remember it well.
Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora were two tornadoes coming from the shore, destroying the offensive line of the Chicago Bears and the combination of a total of six sacks and three forced fumbles.
Monday night, the Bears and Giants meet again in a preseason game, but Cutler will not Umenyiora. Defensive end opted to undergo surgery on his knee problem so you can return without pain and may be out of place between weeks three to six or more.
So new tag team partner Tuck is the emerging Jason Pierre-Paul. If the first preseason game against Carolina is any indication, the Giants will be fine without Umenyiora, perhaps next month or more. And the hope is that Pierre-Paul not only spread their wings in the next month, but Umenyiora physically healthy and fresh again and, hopefully, mentally.
Umenyiora has been unhappy with his contract and still holds out hope for a new contract or a change to a team that will pay you.
While it will take weeks to reflect on their situation a little more, the Giants have an idea of what will appear without their Pro Bowl running speed.
The Giants have a tantalizing glimpse into the first preseason game when he collected two bags JPP working in a room against the left in front of Carolina's Jordan Gross. And that could easily have been three sacks.
Pierre-Paul hopes to continue its rise against the Bears.
