I guess you can't accuse Antonio Pierce of favoritism in his new role at an analysts at ESPN. When it comes to talking about the New York Giants, AP seems to have no trouble saying exactly what he thinks.
↵Here is Pierce speaking to Newsday.
↵↵↵"I'm concerned, because I just don't see the energy. You don't see that swagger that we always talked about, that me-against-the-world attitude. They can sit there and say all the right things, but you know that's not a confident group right now. I see a team just going about their business. They're going out there like, 'I did my job, coach.' But they need more.
↵"When you look at them on tape, you say, 'That's just another team,' " Pierce told the paper. "They have nothing about them that stands out right now."
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Only time will tell if Pierce is right. For now, though, give him credit for not sugar-coating his feelings because he has friends on the team.
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