Apparently, it doesn't matter. Of the 1,100 females who voted, Mitchell drew 52 percent of the vote, Giants cornerback Jason Sehorn 28 percent and Baltimore's Jamal Lewis 8 percent. The Giants, having to deal with the mass of New York reporters, were not taken aback with anything they saw Media Day. No wonder the Carolina Panthers were so in favor of seeing the Houston Texans hire Dom Capers as their head coach. While the draft is going to provide defensive help, free agency is going to provide kicking help.
Teams needing kickers are in luck.
Green Bay's Ryan Longwell, Carolina's Joe Nedney and Miami's Olindo Mare all are unrestricted free agents. Early speculation is that Longwell is destined for Seattle, where he was born and where he would be reunited with former Packers coach Mike Holmgren. A glance at the 2001 regular-season schedules of each of today's Super Bowl teams reveals it will not be easy to get back to Super Sunday. Next season, in addition to their four divisional opponents, the Giants will play at Denver, St. Louis, Minnesota and Kansas City while hosting games against Green Bay, Oakland, New Orleans and Seattle. During his debut, he did.