Giant rookies missing time

[VirginiaKnickFan]

All three might be raring to go on Aug. 3, in time of the first training camp practice up in Albany. They better be. Already, hamstring problems caused them to miss valuable work on the field during the organized team activity (OTA) sessions and the three days of the mini-camp that ends today.

"We've been looking at a couple of young guys who have been out forever," coach Tom Coughlin said yesterday. "Why they've not progressed to the point where they can come back . . . part of it is because there's such a short window to work with them and when they miss that amount of time it hurts 'em."

History is filled with rookies who miss time early and never recover. The Giants would like to believe Sintim -- a second-round pick -- in his first year can be a core special-teams player and perhaps a pass rusher in certain situations. They would like to believe Beckum can pick up enough to catch a few downfield passes as an H-back.