Mid-Week Update

Giants Waive Mix - this seems weird since Mix had a great pre-season and seemed poised to contribute this year. With Steve Smith out, I thought Mix would get into, you know, the mix (too easy, sorry). From the Star-Ledger:
Mix will find a job elsewhere very quickly. With his size (6-5, 235) and ability, he's the kind of receiver a team would love to try developing. The Giants likely waived him because he doesn't contribute much on special teams and plays the "X" receiver spot exclusively. That's Plaxico Burress' position, so Mix isn't able to get on the field unless Burress is injured. And with a creaky ankle that keeps him out of practice during the week, it's always a possibility Burress might have to take a seat. If he does, Mix won't be around to fill the void.
So, weird move, hopefully he won't end up on The Eagles and come back and burn us later on.
Coughlin kicks around ideas to fix problem - this is a real problem. Tynes seems to really stink. It's his fourth season, and during his first three (all with the Chiefs) he never more more than 81% of his kicks, usually under 80% (via NFL.com). Not exactly stellar numbers. As Jason Elam has shown us this year, kickers are important.