Saturday Reading

Giants

QB

Schneier 247 Sports: Ending the 2019 quarterback dilemma: 17 options for the Giants
https://247sports.com/nfl/new-york-giants/LongFormArticle/Ending-the-2019-quarterback-dilemma-17-options-for-the-Giants-127872832/Amp/

OLB

Eisen Giants.com: 2018 laid foundation for big things from Lorenzo Carter
https://www.giants.com/news/2018-laid-foundation-for-big-things-from-lorenzo-carter

NFL

ARIZONA
McManaman AZ Central: Arizona Cardinals interview Hue jackson for vacant offensive coordinator position
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2019/01/18/arizona-cardinals-interview-hue-jackson-vacant-offensive-coordinator-position/2621324002/

ATLANTA
Cunningham AJC: NFL�s final four shows great offense overcomes bad defense, a good sign for Falcons
https://www.ajc.com/blog/mike-check/nfl-final-four-shows-great-offense-overcomes-bad-defense-that-good-sign-for-falcons/zVuSoMxB1NQdF8msDYhmTM/

BALTIMORE
Shaffer Baltimore Sun: As a Ravens rookie, Lamar Jackson had the NFL's worst fumbling habit. He should improve in 2019
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-lamar-jackson-fumbling-20190117-story.html

BUFFALO
Maiorana Rochester Democrat: Bills quarterback Josh Allen inspired by Patrick Mahomes' early success with Chiefs
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2019/01/18/josh-allen-patrick-mahomes-nfl-playoffs-buffalo-bills-kansas-city-chiefs/2606797002/

Gaughan Buffalo News: Bills turn special teams rebuilding project over to young Heath Farwell
https://buffalonews.com/2019/01/18/bills-turn-special-teams-rebuilding-project-over-to-young-heath-farwell/

CAROLINA
Rodrigue Charlotte Observer: Panthers change direction at wide receivers coach, add longtime offensive assistant
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article224761110.html

Rodrigue Charlotte Observer: Panthers thought �differently� to build a plan at cornerback. That process isn�t over
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article224195500.html

CHICAGO
Campbell Chicago Tribune: Bears add two assistant coaches to defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano's staff

�Townsend was the Giants assistant defensive backs coach in 2018. In the two seasons before that, he served as the Titans secondary coach. He coached cornerbacks at Mississippi State from 2013-15 and was the Cardinals assistant DBs coach from 2011-12.�

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-bears-defensive-coaches-deshea-townsend-20190118-story.html

CINCINNATI
Dehner Cin Enquirer: Frank Pollack departure proves Cincinnati Bengals owners invested in Zac Taylor's vision
https://amp.cincinnati.com/amp/2603273002

CLEVELAND
Patsko Cleveland Plain Dealer: Browns 2019: Ranking positions in need of an offseason upgrade
https://www.cleveland.com/expo/sports/g66l-2019/01/c6437729b47572/browns-2019-ranking-positions-in-need-of-an-offseason-upgrade.html

Burns Cleveland Plain Dealer: Todd Monken provides perfect complement to Freddie Kitchens' offense -- Film Room
https://www.cleveland.com/expo/sports/g66l-2019/01/dc545e00568746/todd-monken-provides-perfect-compliment-to-freddie-kitchens-offense-film-room.html#incart_big-photo

Cabot Cleveland Plain Dealer: Will the Browns move on from Jamie Collins and his big salary? Hey, Mary Kay!
https://www.cleveland.com/expo/sports/g66l-2019/01/7e9a6642565903/will-the-browns-move-on-from-jamie-collins-and-his-big-salary-hey-mary-kay.html

DALLAS
Moore Dallas Morning News: A Cowboys sacrifice has been made in Scott Linehan, and here's the added meaning behind the timing of it
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2019/01/18/cowboys-sacrifice-made-scott-linehan-added-meaning-behind-timing

Corry CBS Sports: Agent's Take: Here are the Cowboys' options with Dak Prescott as his rookie deal nears end
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/agents-take-here-are-the-cowboys-options-with-dak-prescott-as-his-rookie-deal-nears-end/amp/

DENVER
O�Halloran Denver Post: NFL Journal: Dom Capers� most memorable Vic Fangio game was history-making
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/18/vic-fangio-dom-capers-best-game/amp/

DETROIT
Birkett Detroit Free Press: Kerryon Johnson 'excited' about Lions offense under Darrell Bevell
https://amp.freep.com/amp/2608723002

GREEN BAY
Silverstein Mil JS: Report: Stenavich to be named Packers offensive line coach; Olivadotti to coach linebackers
https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2019/01/18/adam-stenavich-named-packers-offensive-line-coach/2617923002/

INDIANAPOLIS
Keefer Indianapolis Star: Colts lose tight ends coach Tom Manning to Iowa State
https://amp.indystar.com/amp/2615863002

JACKSONVILLE
Reid Florida Times Union: No winner will emerge from Fournette-Jaguars guaranteed money battle
https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190118/john-reid-no-winner-will-emerge-from-fournette-jaguars-guaranteed-money-battle?

KANSAS CITY
Worthy KC Star: Key to victory: Chiefs must learn from their mistakes in Week 6 loss to Patriots
https://amp.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article224791820.html

Babb Washington Post: In tragedies� wake, Andy Reid and the Chiefs found success through second chances
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/in-tragedies-wake-andy-reid-and-the-chiefs-found-success-through-second-chances/2019/01/17/7a2bb0f8-1a88-11e9-8813-cb9dec761e73_story.html

Reid The Undefeated: Patrick Mahomes can blaze new trail at quarterback position
https://theundefeated.com/features/will-patrick-mahomes-take-black-quarterbacks-to-the-next-level/

Sleezer KC Star: Chiefs Tyreek Hill gives Patriots head coach Bill Belichick nightmares
https://www.kansascity.com/latest-news/article224786525.html

LOS ANGELES RAMS
Klein LA Times: Rams return to New Orleans with a weapon Saints didn't see in first matchup
https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-saints-20190118-story.html

Kartje OC Register: How Aaron Kromer has Rams offensive line surging at precisely the right time
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/01/17/how-aaron-kromer-has-rams-offensive-line-surging-at-precisely-the-right-time/amp/

Klein LA Times: Rams Mark Barron feels super about playing in NFC championship game in New Orleans
https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-report-20190118-story.html

MIAMI
Jackson Miami Herald: Minkah Fitzpatrick would like an answer from the Dolphins on this key question
https://amp.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article224150900.html

NEW ENGLAND
McBride Boston Globe: When Robert Kraft bought the Patriots, it signaled a new beginning for the franchise
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2019/01/18/when-robert-kraft-bought-patriots-signaled-new-beginning-for-franchise/1UlJvHB4p9TkGlAvQf4tZM/story.html

Barnwell ESPN: Fact-checking Patriots' 18-year NFL dynasty: What's real, what's a myth
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25787154/fact-checking-patriots-18-year-nfl-dynasty-real-myth

McBride Boston Globe: Patriots� keys to victory over the Chiefs
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2019/01/18/patriots-keys-victory-over-chiefs/HFt3xPH3T7u1zwSdy5TgOP/amp.html

NEW ORLEANS
Brown NO Advocate: How the Saints class of veteran free agent signings set the tone for a Super Bowl push
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_99a20cca-1b37-11e9-a091-f30359d2768d.amp.html

Mays The Ringer: Drew Brees and Sean Payton Always Have an Answer
https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/nfl/2019/1/18/18188273/saints-constructed-prolific-passing-game-drew-brees-sean-payton

Walker NO Advocate: Ted Ginn Jr. eyeing third Super Bowl trip in seven seasons
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_cc3e6b2c-1b70-11e9-8811-23247c6b1b66.amp.html

Walker NO Advocate: �A pro's pro:' How Saints TE Ben Watson built a name for himself on field, in locker room
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_323052ae-1b73-11e9-8343-13667b2497ea.amp.html#click=https://t.co/Nje1cZYXc1

Johnson Nola.com: In an emotional game, Saints� Ryan Ramczyk is a constant
https://www.nola.com/saints/2019/01/in-an-emotional-game-saints-ryan-ramczyk-is-a-constant.html

Walker NO Advocate: Big O: Saints DT David Onyemata quiet off the field, but makes plenty noise on it
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_af3840e0-1b91-11e9-8102-a7e6ae892398.html

OAKLAND
Velotta LV Review Journal: Raiders reduce cost of some PSLs for Las Vegas Stadium
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders-nfl/raiders-reduce-cost-of-some-psls-for-las-vegas-stadium-1576390/amp/

Bair NBC Bay Area: Derek Carr hopes pivotal Raiders offseason can expedite rebuilding process
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/raiders/derek-carr-hopes-pivotal-raiders-offseason-can-expedite-rebuilding-process

PHILADELPHIA
Berman Phil.com: What�s next for Eagles quarterback Nick Foles?
http://www.philly.com/eagles/nick-foles-nfl-free-agency-eagles-quarterback-carson-wentz-contract-option-decision-20190118.html

Kempski Phillyvoice: Eagles stay or go: Wide receiver
https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-stay-or-go-wide-receiver-2019/amp/

PITTSBURGH
Bouchette Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Steelers opening a new kind of window
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/01/18/Pittsburgh-Steelers-opening-a-new-kind-of-window/stories/201901180111

SAN FRANCISCO
Biderman SJ Mercury News: Revisiting the 49ers� multi-layered decision to draft offensive lineman McGlinchey
https://amp.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article224783090.html

SEATTLE
John Clayton ESPN 710 Seattle: Seahawks set up to improve on defense with draft, free agency
http://sports.mynorthwest.com/588541/clayton-seahawks-set-up-improve-defense/amp/

TAMPA BAY
Encina TB Times: Offensive coordinator Leftwich thrilled about Buccaneers' potential
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/tampa-bay-buccaneers/os-sp-bucs-0119-story.html

Colleges/Draft

NFL.com: List of underclassmen eligible for 2019 draft
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001011444/article/list-of-underclassmen-granted-eligibility-for-2019-nfl-draft

Miller B/R: Matt Miller's Scouting Notebook: Best Landing Spots for Top QBs in NFL Draft

�So, where will the quarterbacks go?
It all starts on March 13 with the opening of the 2019 league year. Like one player personnel veteran told me this week, "It's pointless to predict right now because Nick Foles could go to Jacksonville or Joe Flacco could go to the Giants and throw it all off."
He's right. Everyone in the NFL has a plan coming together right now (or they should) about how the offseason will go. You make a plan for where you'll spend in free agency and identify targets. From there, you look at your team's remaining needs and match those with value in the draft. But if your team needs a quarterback, you can't go far in your plan without first considering where Flacco and Foles will land.
Thus, the domino effect of the quarterback position can't start yet. But that stops no one from hypothesizing about where the draft's top quarterbacks will land.�
"I bet you three [QBs] go in the top 10," said the veteran personnel man.�
That number might be low.
Another high-level scout recently told me that between current needs in the top 15 and potential trades up the board, he expects four quarterbacks to be drafted in the top 10.
It's easy to piece together possibilities, especially with some evaluators believing the Cardinals will trade Josh Rosen (which adds another domino) to get new head coach Kliff Kingsbury his guy in Kyler Murray.
If Arizona does move Rosen, Murray (Cardinals), Dwayne Haskins (Giants), Daniel Jones (Jaguars) and Drew Lock (Broncos) could all go in the top 10. It's even easy to plot it out without factoring in trades.�

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2816214-matt-millers-scouting-notebook-best-landing-spots-for-top-qbs-in-nfl-draft.amp.html

GBN: SHRINE WEEK 2019 DEFENSE
https://gbnreport.com/shrine-week-2019-defense/

Marino The Draft Network: FIVE BIGGEST WINNERS FROM SHRINE GAME PRACTICES
https://thedraftnetwork.com/2019/01/18/five-biggest-winners-from-shrine-game-practices/

Crabbs The Draft Network: THE FIVE MOST DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCES FROM SHRINE WEEK
https://thedraftnetwork.com/2019/01/18/the-five-most-disappointing-performances-from-shrine-week/

Jeremiah NFL.com: Daniel Jeremiah mock draft 1.0: Kyler Murray lands with Patriots

6. NYG PICK Dwayne Haskins School: Ohio State | Year: Sophomore (RS) Haskins lacks the ideal mobility, but he's a pure pocket passer with excellent arm strength and accuracy.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001011490/article/daniel-jeremiah-mock-draft-10-kyler-murray-lands-with-patriots

RB
Fawcett Inside Nova: As he prepares for the NFL, Hylton graduate Travon McMillian feels like himself again
https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/as-he-prepares-for-the-nfl-hylton-graduate-travon-mcmillian/article_337759ea-1b51-11e9-82ca-cb0a6d9771eb.html

FB
Layberger Forbes.com: West Point's Darnell Woolfolk Went From Overlooked Recruit To NFL Prospect
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomlayberger/2019/01/18/west-points-darnell-woolfolk-went-from-overlooked-recruit-to-nfl-prospect/amp/

OL
Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler)
1/18/19, 9:55 PM
"The more I talk to my contacts around the league, the more I think it is close to 50/50 regarding Jonah Williams and whether he is a tackle or interior player in the NFL.

DT
Rowe The Record: Rutgers football: Kevin Wilkins of Mahwah ready to impress NFL scouts
https://amp.northjersey.com/amp/2614244002

OLB
Kelly The Draft Network: THE CURIOUS CASE OF CHRISTIAN MILLER
https://thedraftnetwork.com/2019/01/17/the-curious-case-of-christian-miller/

History

Rotstein Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Jim Kelly's MRI comes back clean of cancer
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/01/18/jim-kelly-buffalo-bills-cancer-free-east-brady-nfl-hall-of-fame/stories/201901180164

Baker Bills.com: Bills remember AFL Champion OL Joe O�Donnell

�Briscoe, who was drafted by the AFL�s Denver Broncos in 1968, becoming the league�s first African American quarterback to start, formed a special bond with O�Donnell when he came to the Bills in 1969. For Briscoe, transitioning from quarterback to wide receiver had its challenges, but with the help of O�Donnell, who embraced him with open arms, he found his niche.
�He and Jack Kemp were the two leaders on our team�He also helped me and encouraged me, he and Paul Maguire,� said Briscoe. �That was the year that I made All-Pro in Buffalo and Joe was always in my corner. I got to tell you, because he knew what I had experienced as a quarterback...they knew things I had gone through. So, when I got to Buffalo, Joe took me under his wing so to speak [and] allowed me to be successful switching positions there in Buffalo, as did Paul Maguire and Jack Kemp.
�I�m going to miss him. He�s a standup guy. He�s a great leader. He was definitely a leader on that offensive line that we had in Buffalo when I was there.�

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-remember-afl-champion-ol-joe-o-donnell

Hutton Chicago Tribune: Miami Dolphins great Bob Kuechenberg learned how to be a tough guy growing up in Hobart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ptb-spt-mike-hutton-column-st-0119-story.html

Giants Birthdays 1-19

Ottis Anderson RB TR-STL 1986 NYG 1986-1992 1-19-1957

Conrad Goode T/C D4-Missouri 1984 NYG 1984-1985 1-19-1962

Dan Reeves Head Coach NYG 1993-1996 1-19-1944

Tyrone Wheatley RB D1-Michigan 1995 NYG 1995-1998 1-19-1972

Chad Wheeler RT/LT UDFA-USC 2017 NYG 2017-2018 1-19-1994

In Memoriam

Red Corzine FB/BB FA-CINC Disbanded 1935 NYG 1935-1937 Born 1-19-1909 Died 7-26-2003

Dave Dunaway P/WR W-ATL 1969 NYG 1969 Born 1-19-1945 Died 3-12-2001

Dutch Hendrian BB FA-GB 1925 NYG 1925 Born 1-19-1896 Died 12-13-1953