I'll try to keep this short.
It's been a busy few weeks for me, prepping for the 2014 scouting season and trying to keep track of all the NFL moves while getting as much time as I can seeing some backup-caliber players around the league play throughout preseason. I've watched and re-watched all the NYG contests so far...a lot to like and some to be concerned about, as almost any team around the league will say. But the one glaring issue here, even moreso than the OL, is what NYG will need to do at TE.
Teams can, and some do a very good job at it, hide a major personnel weakness. This year's main weakness on the entire roster is the TE group and it isn't even close. NYG has been hoping either Robinson or Donnell would step up and grab the top spot on the depth chart by the horns with their "elite" upside but nobody has performed higher than a #3 guy. It's alarming that this is the best group the front office could come up with.
After watching these guys play, I lean in a different direction than most. Kellen Davis and Daniel Fells absolutely need to be the guys splitting snaps. Donnell and Robinson do more to hurt a team than help. The only reason the latter two are around is respective upside. Donnell moves really well and looks like a guy that LBs and DBs may have a hard time covering. Robinson has length and natural strength to put with his impressive workouts but neither are football players. They are athletes. Davis and Fells may lack on the workout sheet, but these guys are football players. They do the little things. They hold on to the ball. They hit their cutback blocking assignments and stick to their defenders through the whistle. The are quick to get their heads around when running routes. Neither will scare a defense but you can rely on them to bring a similar level of play every week. Donnell and Robinson look like college players on some plays...possibly even on a lot of plays. You can't have that.
Keep Davis and Fells. Cut Robinson. Keep Donnell until you find a better option on the waiver wire which could easily happen in the next few days. Some names to keep an eye out for:
Zach Sudfeld - NYJ
Rashaun Allen - SEA
Steve Maneri - NE
Jack Doyle - IND
Matthew Mulligan - CHI
Nice job as always Sy.
"What do you think of the tight ends execution?"
"I'm in favor of it."
He said "If you got 4 first baseman, you ain't got one"
Oh meanwhile the rest of the NFL is utilizing this position more and more. Real genius.
But my grip with him would be holding on to mistakes for too long...possibly because he is too proud to admit he was wrong. Robinson was singled out by him numerous times...and he literally has never done a thing to make himself stand out. Not one. He needs to admit he was wrong and just move on. There will be a guy on the FA market soon that can upgrade the position. He needs to find him.
Really wanted Niklas in round 2.
But my grip with him would be holding on to mistakes for too long...possibly because he is too proud to admit he was wrong. Robinson was singled out by him numerous times...and he literally has never done a thing to make himself stand out. Not one. He needs to admit he was wrong and just move on. There will be a guy on the FA market soon that can upgrade the position. He needs to find him.
Really wanted Niklas in round 2.
Me too. He's off to a slow start with the Cards, though. First the hernia, then a broken hand. Only has the cast off about a week and a half now.
It is annoying when they keep turds too long. There are plenty of other hungry young players that want a chance.
Not surprisingly...I think someone will spring free from SEA with solid upside.
Whatever, it is hard to see the TE situation as tenable and how the Giants deal with it could tell us a lot about just how flexible they are prepared to be going forward.
But my grip with him would be holding on to mistakes for too long...possibly because he is too proud to admit he was wrong. Robinson was singled out by him numerous times...and he literally has never done a thing to make himself stand out. Not one. He needs to admit he was wrong and just move on. There will be a guy on the FA market soon that can upgrade the position. He needs to find him.
Really wanted Niklas in round 2.
Sy agree. That's pretty much what I mean. It's not this year that is the issue. It's the body of work and the misses that he holds onto w almost zero back up plans. As much as OBJr may be a great WR what's his long term back up plan if Beatty has another bad year. Despite a nice rookie year by Pugh tackle depth on the Giants has to be causing TC some serious angst.
this bunch of te's are either cast offs or draft busts
they should keep both fbs especially since as of now we don't know how serious hynoski's injury is
and look at waiver wire for someone to pick up
nad if they still think donnell and robinson have potential maybe practice squad for them if eligible
lol. I guess we have to look at every live body that gets waived.
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No real game experience. Is he any good though?
lol. I guess we have to look at every live body that gets waived.
I do. Whenever I see the a team makes a cut, I go straight for the "TE" if there are any.
Seriously though, I'd probably keep Fells and Donnell, I guess.
GRIMBLE would have been good..the
ones we have have ability but gilbride
doesnt have knowledge .
GRIMBLE would have been good..the
ones we have have ability but gilbride
doesnt have knowledge .
Well when you over pay Will Beatty and redo Baas 2 times and eat up cap space you run out of money. just two quick examples. Reese is to blame. Nothing happens in a vacuum. .