Coughlin thinks Sage makes QB room "more academic"

Here are some quotes from the Giants on new backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels:

"Sage gives us a solid veteran backup quarterback in every way. If need be, he can go in and win games. He will provide a very good support system and sounding board for Eli in the film room and on the sideline on game day." -- Jerry Reese

"Sage for a long time has had an outstanding reputation as a veteran quarterback who knows his role and is a true student of the game. He has been in the position of and will continue to be a great supporter of the starter. He's a guy who studies the game, he communicates with the starter and on Sunday is a great asset to the starter because he has the ability to recognize what's going on on the field, grab the starter when he comes off and become another source of information in terms of what the player sees and what he doesn't see. And that's a big, big asset to the starting quarterback, to have a guy like that on the side who is a good guy and is a student of the game. He makes the room even more academic ... He's been in games, he's been a starter, he's been around the league for a long time. He gets the ball out of his hands real quick. He sees things fast." -- Tom Coughlin

"He's had different offenses to learn in his career. It is a foreign language. However, he had a numbering system before similar to ours. He will also have a package of plays he'll be able to perform with. I've had success in the past doing that with quarterbacks. They come in and learn just exactly what you want them to learn first and foremost. You can't go back to Day 1. But you have to build them a basic understanding and foundation, which is the way in which communicate. Beyond that, you're only going to teach him the plays that are in that week's game plan." -- Coughlin