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The Giants surprised most to make the playoffs two years ago. They regressed quite a bit last year. Now they head into year three of the Brian Daboll, Joe Schoen regime a bit of an anomaly.
Normally, this is the year in a rebuild where a team takes a significant jump. The Giants, though, appear still stuck in the early stages of their hopeful return to glory.
With free agency and the NFL Draft over, Daboll now has the team he’ll take with him through the final portions of the offseason and training camp. What questions still surround the makeup of the group, though?
Is there enough on offense?
The Giants made the right move drafting Malik Nabers once it became impossible to acquire Drake Maye. He gives them a weapon at receiver they haven’t had since Odell Beckham Jr. You wonder, though, if there’s enough around him.
Saquon Barkley is gone. Darren Waller seems closer to retirement than suiting up for the Giants again. That gives Daniel Jones a group of Devin Singletary in the backfield, Wan’Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt opposite Nabers, and either Daniel Bellinger or rookie Theo Johnson at tight end.
The offensive line, assuming Evan Neal can play at a competent level, should be much improved following the additions of Jon Runyan Jr. and Jermaine Eluemunor. Those guys don’t score points, though.
You like Robinson and Hyatt, but you’re banking on potential there. Not proven. Same goes for just about everyone else.
This is a very important season for Daboll. His prolific offense in Buffalo is among the reasons he got the Giants job. You just wonder if the players are there to score enough to consistently win games.
Is the Drew Lock contingency plan good enough?
The Jones the Giants signed is not the one they have now. The performance regression from a season ago is a very real concern, but more so than that is his durability. Any player with two neck injuries and a surgically-repaired knee is a major red flag. That’s among the reasons the Giants were so…
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Publish date : 2024-05-17 14:00:00
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