Today at 4 PM EST was when Giants needed to make decision on Herman. Well he is waived. Will see if he goes to PSQ Giants Transactions - ( New Window )
Bad move. My guess is that they'll put him on the PS, but he may not get there. Keeping him over Brown is a mistake. Nobody is saying he's ready to start, but he's at least shown something as a run blocker. It's a bottom of the roster decision, but it just feels like another FO mistake with the OL.
...it's a calculated risk, and probably a pretty good one. Nobody signed him off the practice squad last year, and it's not likely anyone will now if they put him on the practice squad again.
was absolutely dominant in college, especially in run blocking. He also pulled well. But he came from a lower level school (Ohio). Players like that often need a little time to develop. He may never get any better in the NFL. But he did show some improvement in the preseason.
Guys like Brown and Brewer have reached their peak IMO. And you'd only need to cut one anyway. As I said, it's a decision involving the last OL, and he'll probably get through to the PS, but I would have waived Brown. What's the likelihood that anyone would pick up Brown anyway? Everybody saw how bad he was last season, and in the preseason this year.
...it won't count as his first year of service. That works out a lot better for his eventual team (if any) than if he earned a credited season as the inactive tenth lineman.
I agree that Herman has shown some progress, and some versatility.
Brown is a one-year, vet-min rental. Herman is a project. It's like comparing a cheap term insurance policy to a growth stock. Each has its place in a responsibly diversified portfolio.
Brown may completely suck, but that's a different issue. The Giants are going to carry a veteran swing tackle. Even if that guy isn't Charles Brown, it can't be Eric Herman. How would you feel about James Brewer?
Bad move. My guess is that they'll put him on the PS, but he may not get there. Keeping him over Brown is a mistake. Nobody is saying he's ready to start, but he's at least shown something as a run blocker. It's a bottom of the roster decision, but it just feels like another FO mistake with the OL.
...we should probably be debating Herman vs. Asper or Becton. At this point, those guys are his competition. I suspect Asper is toast. He'll be 29 in a month and a half. If he still can't make the bottom of an NFL roster, it's hard to see how he's anything but practice-field fodder.
...it won't count as his first year of service. That works out a lot better for his eventual team (if any) than if he earned a credited season as the inactive tenth lineman.
Still unsure if he's got enough AA for the NFL, but he played with some snarl and power in the preseason, footwork and technique looked improved. I'd keep him over Reynolds, perhaps he'll hit the PS for another year of seasoning.
RE: If this guy couldn't find his way to the field....
Assuming he clears waivers this afternoon, there's no particular urgency about adding him to the practice squad. He wouldn't actually practice until Monday, when the team starts preparing for Thursday's game.
Maybe one of the beat reporters will notice whether he cleared out his locker (hint, hint).
Eric Herman has cleared waivers and replaced Mark Asper on the practice squad. I guess they still see some potential in Herman. If they just wanted a body for scout team reps, Asper would fill that role.
Ruthless bastard that I am, I kind of like the way the Giants are handling guys like Herman, Bennett Jackson and Michael Cox: It doesn't matter that the team spent a draft pick on you; if you can't contribute this year, and you figure to clear waivers, you aren't going to earn a year of service wearing street clothes on game day.
Or he may simply wind up on his couch in Ohio.
Guys like Brown and Brewer have reached their peak IMO. And you'd only need to cut one anyway. As I said, it's a decision involving the last OL, and he'll probably get through to the PS, but I would have waived Brown. What's the likelihood that anyone would pick up Brown anyway? Everybody saw how bad he was last season, and in the preseason this year.
And that's the problem. The majority of Reese's selections have done nothing.
Brown may completely suck, but that's a different issue. The Giants are going to carry a veteran swing tackle. Even if that guy isn't Charles Brown, it can't be Eric Herman. How would you feel about James Brewer?
Meant to say keeping Brown over him is a mistake.
exactly
Right, cuz players never develop over time.
Wasn't he like a seventh round pick or something? I doubt they expected him to crack the starting lineup right away, if ever.
Maybe one of the beat reporters will notice whether he cleared out his locker (hint, hint).
If Flaherty thinks Herman has any potential at all, he'll be back on the practice squad by Week 5.
Ruthless bastard that I am, I kind of like the way the Giants are handling guys like Herman, Bennett Jackson and Michael Cox: It doesn't matter that the team spent a draft pick on you; if you can't contribute this year, and you figure to clear waivers, you aren't going to earn a year of service wearing street clothes on game day.