Giants not tipping their hands on how they'll deal with Hester

Not surprisingly, topics No. 1, 2, 3 and beyond during Wednesday's teleconference with the New York Giants centered around …

You guessed it: how to contain Bears returnimator Devin Hester.

While Giants coach Tom Coughlin was more than a bit vague in revealing any of his plans, defensive end Michael Strahan was anything but.

"After watching that game the other night, I don't want to be like (Denver punter) Todd Sauerbrun, let's put it that way," Strahan said. "I'm saying don't kick to Hester.

"It's amazing. I've never seen anything like it from that position -- to be such a game changer, you're not an offensive guy, not a starter on defense … you just return kicks.

"We've seen some dangerous guys in the past, but there is no one, absolutely no one, that does what he does and makes it look effortless."

Whether Coughlin will take Strahan's advice is still to be determined. He certainly offered no concrete clues Wednesday.

"We'll see. I think everybody knows the quality of the return man, and he's exceptional," Coughlin said. "It's just a question of whether you want to take it at the 40 by kicking it out of bounds, or what are you going to do? You've got to roll the dice.''

Just over a year ago, Hester shocked the Giants when he returned a missed field goal for a 108-yard touchdown in a Bears victory.

Does that memory make Coughlin think twice about attempting another long boot with Hester in the vicinity?

"I don't know if I do, but certainly the New York press did," he said. "You know, if you kick a long field goal, you don't have the idea it's going to be in the field of play.

"He's an exceptional player without a doubt … are you kidding me?" Coughlin said. "The numbers he has at his young age and what he's accomplished, you know we've seen it firsthand. He's a guy who has such an incredible burst that if he gets a crack, he's a problem.

"He certainly makes you think about everything you are going to do."

Everything.

"It's just a testament to the whole special-team unit because he doesn't get touched, and that's not just because of him, that's because everyone must be doing a great job of blocking," Strahan said. "And with his speed and vision, he makes sure that it's all paid off."