This fucking guy, after showing promise early has been a absolute nightmare. He can go up and catch it with the very best.. But does anyone else get afraid watching him after the catch? It's either going to look like he has an easy first and he falls down short, or he jumps up and lands on his head, or he turns it over. Dude is "THE WORST" giants receiver "AFTER THE CATCH" I've seen by far. His blocking is equally bad he totally whiffs and misses assignments blocking. Odell is 6 inches shorter, 50 pounds lighter and can block better than Larry. Tye and Adams Have been better so far despite neither of them really doing anything either but Donnell is really, really bad. CUT HIM before the 1pm games are over.. Please and thanks.
He should have been cut last week for his idiotic play. Now it's just mismanagement on the coaches and front office.
If last week's 3rd down bail out wasn't bad enough to keep Donnell on the bench, nothing will.
Well that's the thing, and I do think the reaction on this thread is a little harsh... though as I said above in my previous post, I agree that it's time to move on from him.
He has some skills. He's made some nice catches for us. He's a big target in the endzone (where you can't fumble!) and he does a good job finding soft spots in the zone and getting open around the marker. As a blocker, he's maybe a little below average but not a huge liability. I don't think he's "useless" as some have said.
But it's not just that he fumbles so much, it's that he continues to fumble in the same way... plowing into the ground head first and having no regard for the football. That to me shows he simply isn't going to improve and you just can not have a player out there who is going to continue to turn the ball over at such an an alarming rate.
If they insist on keeping him, I 100% agree with you. That's the only time he should see the field and it should be as a receiver only. I don't want to see him in pass pro in the red zone.
For the other team..
What exactly are the Giants hoping Larry Donnell becomes?
I know he made a great catch to beat SF last year.. I know he had that 3 TD game against Washington in 2014.. but what else is there aside from a billion failed hurdles, awkward falls, dropped passes, blown assignments and fumbles? He sucks.
He also doesn't get a turnover on every touch.
He is pretty awful overall though. I'd just use him in the redzone.
So you're saying he's perfect for the offense?
CUT HIS ASS
Not really. We were in a cap crunch when Bennett was here which is why we couldn't match the 4 year deal he got from the Bears and I'm not sure when we were supposed to sign Walker.. he signed an extension with TEN while he was still under contract.
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they could have Delanie Walker or Bennett,
Not really. We were in a cap crunch when Bennett was here which is why we couldn't match the 4 year deal he got from the Bears and I'm not sure when we were supposed to sign Walker.. he signed an extension with TEN while he was still under contract.
I'm talking about when Walker initially signed with Tennessee. And they also could have gotten Bennett for this season.
And that is the great question. What are the circumstances where a coach can honestly say Donnell is a better option on the play then someone else? They are pretty rare. I used to be a big fan of Donnell but simply can't see his value anymore. Cut him, bring in someone else, anything. But cut him and don't bring him back.
One possibility is Brian Leonhardt, who is currently on the Vikings Practice Squad. He has been in the NFL 3 years, has some catches, and has been a 'final cut' type with the Raiders, 49ers, and Vikings.
He is well worth a shot and could develop with the right opportunity.
Reese might be joining them at some point in the near future.
For the poster who said that Shockey at 36 would be better, I recently ran into him at the Fountainbleau and he is in great shape though of course,totally retired.
Donnell is not this player. He was not even a TE in college. He is project who now projects to jack shit. He hurts the team and he is the opposite of the player described above.
I do not want anyone to lose their job, but I do want the Giants to look elsewhere for a TE. Donnell if cut would likely not be signed by any NFL club.
When you fumble, you screw up..put two hands on the ball and protect it..
so you think he was playing well up until that?
The sooner both no longer wear the Blue jersey the better.
Donnell can't block, drops the ball far too frequently, runs the wrong routes regularly and is awful at ball security.
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I wouldn't point to this guy as the problem on the offense. And cutting him doesn't help anything.
This week he tries to run over 2 of them.
He's basically the Ian Allen of tight ends
He is the same type of player as Reuben Randle.
Two big mistakes last week in running out of bounds and trying to leap over defenders with the ball in the air.
And then the fumble yesterday.
These are not "one time" issues either. They have plagued him his entire career here. At this point, he is not going to out grow them. He has had plenty of time. He is who he is. He epitomizes the mistake-prone nature of this team.
Sorry but this is not a player you want on the field.