Monday Reading

Giants

Lombardo NJ.com: Giants training camp preview: 3 position battles that could shape the 2019 roster
https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/07/giants-training-camp-preview-3-position-battles-that-could-shape-the-2019-roster.html

Dunleavy NJ.com: Giants 53-man roster projection entering training camp: No room for rookie CB, veterans at WR and RB? Cap casualty?
https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/07/giants-53-man-roster-projection-entering-training-camp-no-room-for-rookie-cb-veterans-at-wr-and-rb-cap-casualty.html

Giants.com: Giants Huddle: Inside look at preparing for Training Camp
Head Groundskeeper Rob Davis and Head Equipment Manager Jackie Miles talk Giants Training Camp prep (Video)
https://www.giants.com/podcasts/giants-huddle-inside-look-at-preparing-for-training-camp

Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton)
7/22/19, 7:03 AM
NYGiants rookies and select veterans report for training camp today in East Rutherford.
Third-round OLB Oshane Ximines has agreed to terms on his rookie deal.
Expectation is same will be for first-round QB Daniel Jones. Saquon Barkley signed when rookies reported last year

Coach

Serby NYP: Pat Shurmur can’t mess up this Giants challenge
https://nypost.com/2019/07/21/pat-shurmur-cant-mess-up-this-giants-challenge/amp/

RB

Ragazzo Giantswire USA Today: Sunday interview: Jon Hilliman chats with Giants Wire

“Hilliman: Coach Shurmur is a great guy. He’s big on guys understanding why they are doing what they’re doing on the field rather than just what they have to do. He also encourages players to let their personalities show on the field which is pretty cool. The play book was pretty tough at first but like anything if you continue to stay on it and dissect it, it becomes understandable.”

https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2019/07/21/new-york-giants-jon-hilliman-exclusive-interview-wire/amp/

WR

Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: Alex Wesley
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/api/amp/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-alex-wesley-VbiNBnZPuEyUKgah7fnUuw/

NT/DT

Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: Dalvin Tomlinsonj
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/api/amp/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-dalvin-tomlinson-vAf8Iw66j0yXZQ-62gBWgQ/

OLB

RV SNY: Third-rounder Oshane Ximines agrees to terms with Giants
https://www.sny.tv/giants/news/third-rounder-oshane-ximines-agrees-to-terms-with-giants/309272258

CB

Valentine BBV: Giants’ 90-man roster: CB Ronald Zamort another transplanted Cardinal
https://www.bigblueview.com/2019/7/21/20697922/ny-giants-90-man-roster-preview-cb-ronald-zamort-arizona-cardinals-james-bettcher

NFL

King FMIA: Annual NFL Training Camp Tour Begins—And It’s Already In Jeopardy
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/07/22/nfl-training-camp-tour-james-holzhauer-fmia-peter-king/

Breer MMQB: In Atlanta, Dan Quinn Is Ready to Show Off the Falcons’ Coaching Overhaul
The Falcons kick off training camp on Monday, and their head coach can’t wait to uncover the changes he’s made this offseason. Also, the latest on Tyreek Hill (and what the NFL should have done), Melvin Gordon’s and Ezekiel Elliott’s contract situations, where the CBA negotiations stand and much, much more.

“THE DEBATE OVER RUNNING BACKS GETTING PAID
The Melvin Gordon and Ezekiel Elliott contract situations flared up over the last few weeks, causing the debate over tailbacks getting paid to rage. And I think a lot of people are missing the mark on it, mainly because those two guys, as most NFL teams see it, are in different categories.

I asked some scouts this week about the state of the position, and what the league is getting from its feeder system. It’s clear that the NFL has a smaller top tier at the position than it does at other positions, and a much, much larger second tier.
That brings us to the new mold for the elite NFL back, which is a 225-pound (or so) bruiser who can play on all three downs. That’s Elliott. It’s also Todd Gurley and Saquon Barkley and was, and may be again, Le’Veon Bell. David Johnson, for a time, probably was in this category too.
“Those four are all from the same mold—they’re 220 pounds, they can play all three downs, they’re rare,” said one NFC personnel man, who evaluated all of them coming out. “Maybe they become less rare in time, but they’re unicorns now. And to replace one, you need three guys – two first- and second-down runners, and then a third-down guy.”
They also give a team something it can’t get from a combination of players: a queen-on-the-chess-board dynamic facilitated by their versatility, which is brought to life in how defenses aren’t getting a tell on what the offense is doing when they’re on the field.
So where does that leave a player like Gordon? His problem isn’t that he’s really good. He is. His issue is that there are too many good players at his position, which makes backs who aren’t in the aforementioned “unicorn” category replaceable (and even those unicorns at the position can be approximated to a degree, as C.J. Anderson and James Conner showed last year). And proof of it is how Justin Jackson and Austin Ekeler kept the Chargers rolling in Gordon’s stead last year.
There’s also a third category here, encompassing players like Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara with outrageous versatility that can play all over the formation. And the value of that type was shown in how Jerick McKinnon, a lesser player than McCaffrey or Kamara, got paid last year by the Niners.
This is all why my guess now would be that the Chargers, based on their own history and the state of the position, sit tight and wait for Gordon to show up. And it’s why I think that Dallas has to pay Elliott, who is both their offense’s engine and a big piece of the equation in how they’ve developed their young quarterback (like Gurley was with Jared Goff).
I asked two scouts that work, and have worked, for teams that never pay backs whether or not they’d pay Elliott if they were Dallas. One quickly said yes. The other came around, after about 15 seconds of consternation.
“I’d be nervous,” said this AFC exec. “You have the injury question, you see what happened with Gurley, and you have to take care of Dak and Amari (Cooper). But would I pay Zeke? I probably would. He’s that good.”

“9. I mentioned this in the Game Plan mailbag last week, but it bears repeating: my sense is that default language connected to guarantees continues to be a problem with first-round contracts—it concerns what would trigger a team voiding a player’s guarantees—and it may explain why the four remaining first-rounders are still unsigned (49ers DE Nick Bosa, Jets DL Quinnen Williams, Giants QB Daniel Jones, Panthers DE Brian Burns). This was an issue last year with Bears LB Roquan Smith. We also saw this come into play, by the way, last year with Leonard Fournette, when the Jaguars voided the remaining guarantees in his rookie contract after he was suspended.”

https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/07/22/dan-quinn-atlanta-falcons-tyreek-hill-melvin-gordon-cba-negotiations-nfl-training

Raanan ESPN NY: How do you stop pass-rushers like Von Miller? Blockers gather, swap secrets
https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/59172/how-do-you-stop-pass-rushers-like-von-miller-blockers-gather-swap-secrets

ARIZONA
McManaman AZ Republic: Arizona Cardinals scouting report: Quarterbacks
https://amp.azcentral.com/amp/1738112001#click=https://t.co/oOA4fDku91

ATLANTA
Ledbetter AJC: They’re back: Falcons upbeat as they report to training  camp
https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/falcons-upbeat-they-report-for-camp/V64XQqbYfDO5RdIyuNrlTL/

BALTIMORE
Preston Baltimore Sun: Lamar Jackson’s development will determine the success of the Ravens’ new era
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/analysis/preston/bs-sp-preston-ravens-lamar-jackson-training-camp-20190722-femfip3thzemfalovoyar4wvie-story.html

Kasinitz Penn Live: Michael Pierce, two Baltimore Ravens rookies pass physicals to come off injury list
https://www.pennlive.com/baltimore-ravens/2019/07/michael-pierce-2-other-baltimore-ravens-pass-physicals-to-come-off-injury-list.html

BUFFALO
Brown Bills.com: Why GM Brandon Beane could not relax during the 2019 free agency period | Buffalo Bills:
https://www.buffalobills.com/news/why-gm-brandon-beane-could-not-relax-during-the-2019-free-agency-period-buffalo-

Maiorana Rochester Democrat: Buffalo Bills training camp: 10 questions as the team prepare to arrive in Rochester
https://amp.democratandchronicle.com/amp/1737675001

CHICAGO
Wiederer Chicago Tribune: Anthony Miller and Trey Burton looking good for the start of Bears training camp. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix likely to be sidelined
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-bears-injuries-ha-ha-clinton-dix-20190721-73apjqp4zvctjcvilua4iwbztm-story.html

Campbell Chicago Tribune: Bears resume their ‘open competition’ at kicker, unsure the answer is in training camp
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-bears-kicker-training-camp-20190722-3wedao42rfhi7jvqjyof2fstdm-story.html

CLEVELAND
Cabot Cleveland Plain Dealer: How Baker Mayfield changed the fortunes of 5 Cleveland Browns teammates from 2018
https://expo.cleveland.com/sports/g66l-2019/07/8c29b923098519/how-baker-mayfield-changed-the-fortunes-of-5-cleveland-browns-teammates-from-2018.html

DENVER
O’Halloran Denver Post: Broncos training camp rewind, Day 4: Early-practice penalties irk coach Vic Fangio
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/21/broncos-training-camp-day-4-fangio/amp/

Mike Klis (@MikeKlis)
7/21/19, 5:51 PM
Fangio on WR vs DB drill: “To me, 1-on-1’s a teaching drill. It’s really not football. In all my years as a coordinator, I’ve never watched a 1-on-1 drill. I’ve never watched it in person nor on tape because if you watch that drill you’d be afraid to call man coverage.''

DiLalla Broncos.com: 'Perfect complements': OC Rich Scangarello has seen a duo like Lindsay and Freeman before
https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/perfect-complements-oc-rich-scangarello-has-seen-a-duo-like-lindsay-and-freeman-

Klis 9News Denver: Broncos notebook: Lindsay could be bigger weapon as receiver this year
https://www.9news.com/mobile/article/news/broncos-notebook-lindsay-could-be-bigger-weapon-as-receiver-this-year/73-8313c643-9a90-408e-b511-a75c5d86f722

O’Halloran Denver Post: Lessons learned: Broncos’ Courtland Sutton intends to apply rookie year experience to become elite in 2019
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/21/broncos-courtland-sutton-enters-second-year/amp/

Klis 9News Denver: Broncos big receiver Tim Patrick ready to grow in second season
http://www.9news.com/mobile/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/mike-klis/broncos-big-receiver-tim-patrick-ready-to-grow-in-second-season/73-630220ec-eb31-4f0c-99fa-7543fac8bf42

Fredrickson Denver Post: “I took a different look at life”: Broncos’ Jeff Holland reflects on arm amputation of Dolphins’ Kendrick Norton
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/21/jeff-holland-kendrick-norton-arm-amputation/amp/

GREEN BAY
Wilde State Journal: Packers by position: Despite additions at outside linebacker, Blake Martinez may hold key to Packers’ defensive success
https://madison.com/sports/football/professional/packers-by-position-despite-additions-at-outside-linebacker-blake-martinez/article_e207493e-1d78-5e8b-b98c-9b78531d8c54.amp.html

HOUSTON
Wilson Houston Chronicle: Floyd Allen’s path to Texans a tale of never giving up
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/amp/Floyd-Allen-s-path-to-Texans-a-tale-of-never-14112196.php

INDIANAPOLIS
Erickson Indianapolis Star: Colts training camp: 5 position battles to watch
https://amp.indystar.com/amp/1776027001

JACKSONVILLE
Reid Florida Times Union: Josh Allen, Jaguars rookies set to report to training camp
https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190721/josh-allen-jaguars-rookies-set-to-report-to-training-camp?

Jones USA Today: As his Jaguars chapter begins, QB Nick Foles focuses on physical, spiritual health
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1778580001

MIAMI
Deen Sun Sentinel: Will anyone step up and have a breakout season for the Dolphins in 2019? | Countdown to camp
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-camp-countdown7-20190721-6rrkkh4ybvfltpgplnu5abkcji-story.html

Schad Palm Beach Post: Miami Dolphins' Cordrea Tankersley, Dwayne Allen not ready to practice
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/20190721/miami-dolphins-cordrea-tankersley-dwayne-allen-not-ready-to-practice?

Kelly Sun Sentinel: Will Dolphins’ Minkah Fitzpatrick ever reach his full potential if Miami keeps moving him around? | Countdown to camp
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-camp-countdown6-20190720-ycw7ldcn55affpngbewjauidk4-story.html

MINNESOTA
Krammer Minn Star Tribune: A year after his death, Tony Sparano's influence still being felt by Vikings
http://www.startribune.com/a-year-after-his-death-tony-sparano-s-influence-still-being-felt-by-vikings/512996222/

Tomasson Twincities.com: Vikings rookie Austin Cutting to be used for Air Force recruiting while being permitted to play in NFL
https://www.twincities.com/2019/07/21/vikings-rookie-austin-cutting-to-be-used-for-air-force-recruiting-while-being-permitted-to-play-in-nfl/amp/

NEW ENGLAND
Volin Boston Globe: More intrigue than usual at Patriots training camp this year
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2019/07/21/more-intrigue-than-usual-patriots-training-camp-this-year/kWCxjHmt6T0uFCHNh58Z6L/story.html

Reiss ESPN Boston: RB Sony Michel, WR Demaryius Thomas, OT Cole Croston, S Nate Ebner, DE Deatrich Wise Jr. and DB Ken Webster open training camp on the active/PUP list, while OT Yodny Cajuste (3rd round, West Virginia) opens on active/non-football injury list
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27235047/source-pats-rb-michel-open-camp-pup-list

Volin Boston Globe: Sony Michel, five others to start Patriots camp on PUP list
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2019/07/21/sony-michel-five-others-start-patriots-camp-pup-list/Q6n8BBojx9hfVVHDn2IRrN/story.html

NEW YORK JETS
Serby NYP: Sam Darnold sounds off on playoffs and catching Patriots
https://nypost.com/2019/07/21/sam-darnold-sounds-off-on-playoffs-and-catching-patriots/amp/

OAKLAND
Florio PFT: PFT 2019 storyline No. 5: Will the Raiders’ chemistry experiment work?
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/07/21/pft-2019-storyline-no-5-will-the-raiders-chemistry-experiment-work/

PHILADELPHIA
Bowen Phil Inquirer: Taking stock of the Eagles as training camp draws nigh: Lots of talent, and some injury questions
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-training-camp-doug-pederson-carson-wentz-injuries-20190722.html

Kempski Phillyvoice: Doug Pederson has the enviable task of figuring out how to feed many mouths in his loaded offense
https://www.phillyvoice.com/doug-pederson-has-enviable-task-or-figuring-out-how-feed-many-mouths-his-loaded-offense/amp/#click=https://t.co/lIE0APvu8x

McLane Phil Inquirer: How Miles Sanders escaped Saquon Barkley’s shadow at Penn State to end up with the Eagles
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/miles-sanders-philadelphia-eagles-saquon-barkley-shadow-penn-state-20190722.html

Fierro Allentown Morning Call: Eagles victims of depth: Too many WRs, only one football
https://www.mcall.com/sports/eagles/mc-spt-eagles-depth-victims-wide-receiver-20190721-oj73bpjs5fantjtaoknklibqla-story.html

PITTSBURGH
Rutter Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Steelers training camp preview: 4 money-related questions
https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-training-camp-preview-4-money-related-questions/

Benz Pittsburgh Tribune Review: 1 stubborn stance about Steelers that Mike Tomlin must drop
https://triblive.com/sports/tim-benz-1-stubborn-stance-about-steelers-that-mike-tomlin-must-drop/

Adamski Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Steelers 2-a-days: Stephon Tuitt poised for big season? Alejandro Villanueva another Pro Bowl?
https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-2-a-days-stephon-tuitt-poised-for-big-season-alejandro-villanueva-another-pro-bowl/

Adamski Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Steelers training camp preview: Breaking down the special teams
https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-training-camp-preview-breaking-down-the-special-teams/

SAN FRANCISCO
Chan NBC Bay Area: 49ers impressed by 'different Solomon' Thomas a year after tragedy
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/49ers-impressed-different-solomon-thomas-year-after-tragedy

TENNESSEE
Bacharach The Tennessean: Alabama's Nick Saban on Titans' Derrick Henry: ‘The more he gets it, the better he runs it’
https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2019/07/22/derrick-henry-nick-saban-tennessee-titans-alabama-football/1753769001/

Wyatt Titans.com: Titans Training Camp Preview: A Look at the Defensive Line
https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-training-camp-preview-a-look-at-the-defensive-line

Colleges/Draft

WR
Kelly The Draft Network: MICHIGAN WIDE RECEIVERS READY TO BREAK TRENDS
https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/michigan-wide-receivers-ready-to-break-trends

T
Tuls The Draft Network: BUILDING THE 2020 PROTOTYPE: OFFENSIVE TACKLE
https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/building-the-2020-prototype--offensive-tackle

History

Monarrez Detroit Free Press: 20 years later, Barry Sanders 'not sure' he'd change his retirement
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/07/22/barry-sanders-retirement-detroit-lions/1780256001/

Birkett Detroit Free Press: This Detroit Lions player tried to talk Barry Sanders out of retirement
https://amp.freep.com/amp/1784299001

Giants Birthdays 7-22

Ian Allen LT/RT W-KC 2002 NYG 2002-2003 7-22-1978

Kenny Parker DB D16-Fordham 1968 NYG 1970 7-22-1946

Doug Riesenberg RT D6-California 1987 NYG 1987-1995 7-22-1965

Shuck BBV: Where are your former Giants now? OT Doug Riesenberg (11-24-2018)
https://www.bigblueview.com/platform/amp/2018/11/24/18107676/where-are-your-former-giants-now-ot-doug-riesenberg

Roger Wallace WR W-STL 1976 NYG 1976 7-22-1952