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After a couple of weeks on the job, New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell spoke with reporters via conference call Thursday. I've reviewed the transcript and can assure you that Fewell didn't say anything particularly revealing. The former Bills interim head coach has not decided whether he wants to call plays from the sideline or the press box, although that will ultimately be Tom Coughlin's decision.


Fewell seems to have immense respect for the Giants' defensive linemen despite their poor play in '09. It sounds like he's going to spend the next couple of weeks evaluating his players before making any decisions on what if any changes to make to the scheme.

"Again, I can’t speak to this team and what happened a year ago. I’m just speaking of talent level, and I see a talented group of men that can play football, that are football players," Fewell said when asked about the defensive line. "And as I evaluate the numbers of athletes at that position, I haven’t been with very many teams that have that many talented athletes at one position, at that defensive line position. So that’s why I say it’s the strength of our football team."

It will be up to Fewell to figure out why one of the most potent pass-rushing units in the league was so ineffective in '09. And it's not like he's bringing in a bunch of his guys to turn this defense around. It doesn't sound like Fewell had much input in the hiring of defensive line coach Robert Nunn, which seems odd for such an important part of the coaching staff.

We'll have a much better idea of what Fewell is trying to accomplish once we get to some minicamps and OTAs. Are you about ready for those things to get going?

Update: Thanks to the good folks at sportsradiointerviews.com, you can listen to what Fewell told WFAN in New York earlier this week.

The New York Giants have hired veteran defensive line coach Robert Nunn to replace player-favorite Mike Waufle, according to Tom Coughlin. Nunn was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the same role last season, and before that, he coached defensive tackles for the Packers.

“Robert Nunn has been in professional football for 10 years and he has coached some outstanding players at every stop along the way,” head coach Tom Coughlin said in a press release. “He is a guy who did an outstanding job on the board with the X’s and O’s in the interview process. More than that, he is a guy who, by virtue of how he presented himself, I feel very strongly will bring the best out of the players that he coaches. He will provide structure. He will gain their trust. He will prove to the players the techniques that are important. When that happens and they buy into it, I think the results will come back for us. He will coach a very important position on our team, one that we will rely on heavily to bring us back to the level of championship play."

I'll try to track down Justin Tuck this evening and see what he thinks of the hire.