Antonio Cromartie: Odell Beckham ‘a one-year wonder’

“Has he had a productive years in 16 games? Yes”.

Chris Snee and Osi Umenyiora, who filled prominent roles in the victories in Super Bowl XLII and XLVI, will enter the Giants’ Ring of Honor during a halftime ceremony – along with former athletic trainer John Johnson, who is 98, and Jack Lummus, who played for the Giants in 1941 and was killed in World War II.

“Beckham landed on the Madden National Football League 16 video-game cover thanks to his rookie-of-the-year season, highlighted by a one-handed, touchdown catch against the Dallas Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football” “” the same stage he”™ll face the 49ers. Beckham now is faced with that fact of life, and he’ll have to deal with it on a weekly basis for as long as his wondrous talents continue at such a stratospheric level.

The 49ers slowed Rodgers and the Packers’ west coast offense by reducing the number of blitzes and getting pressure with a four-man rush while playing excellent coverage against the Green Bay’s depleted group of wide receivers.

“But you have to do it week-in and week-out and depend on that person”. And they know it, so they’re not above forcing the ball in his direction just to get him going. He blocks and doesn’t complain when all the attention he gets opens things up for other players. “He’s very competitive, very energetic”. If they want me to catch 60 balls a game, I’ll do that as well. “He was right there”. This year, he is averaging 76.8 yards receiving and has only two touchdowns.

While a few people think Beckham is cocky, he insists he is just confident.

Coughlin was a receivers coach back in the day, so he knows about watching a player at that position develop. “I love football, there’s nothing more to it than that”, he said. The did that Sunday, in the Giants’ 24-10 win in Buffalo, when Beckham had only a sub-par five catches for 38 yards. “I’m just being trustworthy. You have to be mentally stronger than that and know that these things are coming and learn how to combat that”.

Beckham didn’t care on Wednesday. If San Francisco is to get back to winning ways, it must do the latter.

That’s what Beckham said, too. I’m not anxious about the Bills, they’re in the past. “We beat them last week”. Also out were defensive ends Robert Ayers (hamstring) and George Selvie (calf); cornerbacks Jayron Holsey (concussion) and Trumaine McBride (groin); and receiver Victor Cruz (calf). Wide receiver Myles White was signed off the practice squad with tight end Daniel Fells (staph infection) going on injured reserve.