In an NFL Network interview with Atlanta Falcons wide receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White to air Sunday morning, NFL Network analyst Michael Irvin asked the duo whether Giants receivers Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz are a better tandem than they are.
White doesn't think so.
Victor Cruz is a lot more of a slot receiver; the big boys play on the outside, White said.
A preview of the interview was aired during halftime of the Baltimore Ravens' win over the Cleveland Browns Thursday night. Cruz said he caught some of the game and though he didn't see the preview, some teammates told him about it when he arrived for practice today.
"I couldn't care less about what anybody else has to say," Cruz told the Star-Ledger. "I got a ring back at home. I don't care about what Roddy White has to say."
It isn't the first time White has taken a slight jab at Cruz. Before the Giants and Falcons met in their NFC Wild Card game in January, White said Cruz was going to be in for a "rude awakening" in 2012 though he also said he deserved a good payday for the type of numbers he put up last season.
Cruz has continued producing at a high rate through three games this season -- he has 23 catches for 279 yards and a touchdown. He and Nicks became the first teammates to catch at least 10 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown in the same game against the Buccaneers. Though Nicks missed last week's game against the Panthers, he and Cruz have combined for 37 receptions for 516 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other hand, White and Jones have combined for 34 catches for 453 yards and four touchdowns. Regardless of what the numbers may indicate, White doesn't believe there is a wide receiver duo in the NFL better than he and Jones.
The thing that me and [Julio Jones] bring to the game, were probably the best duo in the league right now.
