Giants looking for safety Kenny Phillips to take a 'quantum leap' this yearhttp://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2011/08/giants_looking_for_safety_kenn.html“I’m looking for him to take a quantum leap,” Fewell said. “After coming off his injury and playing in the 2010 season, as a coach, I will admit that I protected him a little bit. I wanted Kenny to be on the field, I wanted him to play for us.
“Football is a violent game and I tried to minimize the collisions that he encountered last year. He showed his football intelligence in the two days of camp. He’s ready for that bigger role as we have talked. I ‘m looking for big things.”
“I wasn’t as explosive as I thought I would be,” he said. “A lot of guys were telling me it’s going to take a year. I was doing my best to try to prove them wrong, but it turns out they were right.
“But fortunately, I was able to finish the season. I had a few nicks here and there, but I was happy I got through it.”
And the knee now?
“It’s fine,” Phillips said. “It’s been a while since I even had to see the doctor. Everything’s great. … I feel normal, I feel pretty good. The knee is not an issue.”