Raanan has several tweets indicating Thompson is locking in on the starting job for FS.
He's running with the first team, the coaches seem impressed, and Raanan indicated his biggest surprise thus far has been Thompson's success.
This seems like good news...
He damn sure has confidence so far so good !
I am amped for this Defense I really think were gonna turn some heads this year ..
This could be Jerry's Best Re-tool Job to Date ..
Rookie Darian Thompson eyes starting job - ( New Window )
Nat Behre unseat Collins ..
Tuckrule I doubt that anyone in America has Thompson starting but he is damn sure off to a good start so its Early June we are all football starved all members want to contribute yet there are plenty of GUYS on here that know a lot more than others , Most of whom respect other posters even if they are way off base .
Eric has put together the Best Giants site known to man try enjoying it .
Or it's quite possible, Spags throws him to the wolves like he did with Collins last year.....if Reese does not pick up a castoff, you play with who does the job best.....but that does not mean the position is filled.....
We have no idea what Thompson can do, until he gets out there and sees some real competition in preseason....he was the 8th safety chosen in the draft, and is just expected to fill the position? Who knows? Maybe he is a perfect fit for this defense...
Do you remember Gibril Wilson? He was a 5th round pick that started the seven out of eight games he played as a rookie before he got hurt, and then went on to start in every game he appeared for the Giants for the next three years.
Ever hear of Morgan Burnett? He was a 3rd round pick for Green Bay back in 2010, #71 overall, just like Thompson, and a starter from day one. Ever hear of T.J. MacDonald? He was a 3rd round pick for the Rams back in 2013, #71 overall, just like Thompson, and a starter from day one.
D. Thompson, the 6th Safety chosen in the 2016 draft, not the 8th, wasn't drafted by the Giants to sit behind Nat Berhe or anyone else on the roster, and to suggest that he'll be the starting FS come September is a pretty safe bet, in my opinion. In fact, I'd go so far to say that it's "quite possible."
Collins starts over Berhe because of "politics"?? Really Doomster? What the fuck are you watching?
Delete this, Tuckrule? One, neither the OP nor Ranaan said anything was official, just that DT is impressive and zeroing in on the spot.And this thread should be deleted after all the nonsense here about playoffs, the greatness of John Jerry and all the countless other drivel the gets posted here?
Percy Ellsworth II?
SORRY Doomster!!! that should have been directed to "area junc", the thread above yours. Apologies!
Area Junk said ... So yeah I thought you felt like
NB had a shot of bumping Collins hey I could be wrong but
IMHO Collins is a Lock at SS and will be better with the
addition of Snacks and Hank being back and hopefully
Thompson is the goods at FS ..
So My Bad
...Ever hear of Morgan Burnett? He was a 3rd round pick for Green Bay back in 2010, #71 overall, just like Thompson, and a starter from day one. Ever hear of T.J. MacDonald? He was a 3rd round pick for the Rams back in 2013, #71 overall, just like Thompson, and a starter from day one...
That 71st pick thing is some Davinci Code stuff right there... Every 3 years, 2010, 2013, 2016....
Reese has finally figured out the code.
the 4th Rd., to have Collins sit behind a 5th rounder in Berhe. Please stop the nonsense. If Thompson winds up starting
at FS, that's fine if it happens, lets slow that roll for now.