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Four signal-callers were chosen high, premier defensive players kept falling and although the conventional wisdom before the draft had been that the Giants would zero in on an offensive lineman to buttress an aging corps, Reese said Amukamara was too high value a player to let pass.
Giants Hope They Got Football Royalty Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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And two other signal-callers with more than 40 attempts against the Jets in the Ryan era have fared even worse—Carson Palmer (36.7%) and Joe Flacco (43.5%).
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Yet signal-callers are on pace to throw his way slightly more than last year, when they took just over four shots per game at him.
A Bad Time to Travel to Revis Island Chris Herring 2011
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It would confirm his place among the franchise's all-time greats and affirm his standing as one of its most storied signal-callers.
Giants Receivers Swear by Eli Aditi Kinkhabwala 2010
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Grossman was one of 14 signal-callers in Week One who passed for more than 300 yards, as defensive backs across the league struggled with communication that's usually smoothed out over minicamps and summer workouts.
'Next Man Up' More Than a Motto for Banged-Up Giants Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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Utah quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson, on trying to find ways to get signal-callers Jordan Wynn, Terrance Cain and Griff Robles all on the field in 2010, to the Deseret Morning News.
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"(But) he is probably one of the smartest quarterbacks I ever have been around, so far ahead of most young (signal-callers) that it is unbelievable."
Tim Tebow: Is he a miracle worker, or just an average QB? 2010
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He also grabbed a pair of quarterbacks -- doubling the team's supply of scholarship signal-callers.
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They join a crowded field of signal-callers looking to replace departing senior Chris Turner, and though Jamarr Robinson enters the spring as the starter, it's anyone's ballgame as far as winning the starting job is concerned.
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The three signal-callers fumbled the ball three times, threw two interceptions and in the first half, Mr. Cutler alone allowed the Giants the ball on his 28 -, 29 - and 47-yard line.
Giants' Defense Slams Bears Aditi Kinkhabwala 2010
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