Raanan: Giants opt for 90-man roster to start camp

Also, I think I read we are at 87 players right now

robbieballs2003 : 7/27/2020 7:40 pm : link

until Catanzaro and Golden sign. If they sign we'd be at 89. So it would be 7 to 9 names right now.

Robbie ...

Spider56 : 7/27/2020 7:42 pm : link

Exactly ... and by keeping 10 UDFA a bit longer, you send a message to 10 ‘older guys’ that maybe they need to work a bit harder to keep there slots come September .... by the way, does anyone understand exactly how the squads will be split? There’s only about 25 rookies on the roster.

RE: Robbie ...

robbieballs2003 : 7/27/2020 7:44 pm : link

In comment 14939521 Spider56 said:

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Exactly ... and by keeping 10 UDFA a bit longer, you send a message to 10 ‘older guys’ that maybe they need to work a bit harder to keep there slots come September .... by the way, does anyone understand exactly how the squads will be split? There’s only about 25 rookies on the roster.

Rookies, guys recovering from injuries, and a QB. I think that's what I read.

Thanks

Spider56 : 7/27/2020 7:47 pm : link

Much

I actually think they went with 90.....to get double the training

George from PA : 7/27/2020 8:11 pm : link

Not so much each player....but the coaches will have double the time....with smaller group....

So more coaching per player

I think the people that want 80 or in denial about what the reality

Zeke's Alibi : 7/27/2020 9:01 pm : link

of COVID. You are going to want as many guys that are familiar with your system on a short notice available as possible. There's the possibility you could lose 3 players at the same position in one fell swoop. In fact thats probably going to be quite a few teams considering the positions groups are the ones eachothers presence constantly. This will make or break seasons.

Maybe I missed this point. With some teams at 90 and others cutting to

Ivan15 : 7/27/2020 9:09 pm : link

80, won’t there be some veterans released and available?

Or can teams not sign new players for 2 weeks?

Andrew Thomas is getting thrown into fire

90.Cal : 7/27/2020 9:58 pm : link

He may start the season off having to block TJ Watt, Khalil Mack and Nick Bosa.

We could be thrilled or scared by what we see from him by just week 3.

RE: Maybe I missed this point. With some teams at 90 and others cutting to

BlueLou'sBack : 7/28/2020 1:20 am : link

In comment 14939594 Ivan15 said:

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80, won’t there be some veterans released and available?

Or can teams not sign new players for 2 weeks?

Not so much as scraps available from the "bottom 10" off of a 90 man roster,. Dontcha think?

Those cut were at most hope and a prayer types.

Vets

Dragon : 7/28/2020 3:16 am : link

To the rookies look keep your head up we’re a good team we just loose over 3/4 of our games every season so just follow us not sure where we’re going but keep your head up.

I guess the only down side is the splitting into 2 groups

figgy2989 : 7/28/2020 9:54 am : link

But couldn't that just mean going offense and defense with the two separate groups? Obviously if it has to be equal 45/45 split, mix in the specials to even it for either side.

I am surprised more teams wouldn't want to go the 90 man route. With the limited preseason, wouldn't you want to evaluate as many players as possible?

When you have as many unknown players as the Giants have

Marty in Albany : 7/28/2020 9:55 am : link

you want to keep them all for as long as possible so you can evaluate them and pick out the best ones.

When the coaches start out not being familiar with the players, not cutting players who have potential overrides how fast the team gels and how fast the rookies are going to develop.

As a position coach...

Brown_Hornet : 7/28/2020 9:58 am : link

...I much prefer this approach.

More hands-on/individual opportunities.

RE: I guess the only down side is the splitting into 2 groups

robbieballs2003 : 7/28/2020 9:59 am : link

In comment 14939760 figgy2989 said:

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But couldn't that just mean going offense and defense with the two separate groups? Obviously if it has to be equal 45/45 split, mix in the specials to even it for either side.

I am surprised more teams wouldn't want to go the 90 man route. With the limited preseason, wouldn't you want to evaluate as many players as possible?

No. The first group is first year players, select players recovering from injuries, and a QB.

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