"The bottom line is that the Giants' offensive line is a massive question mark. They need their young players to develop and their veterans to provide career years just to rank in the middle of the pack for 2021"
Now they need to feed off of that insult and prove them wrong
Ya know, I always believed in this. You think players don't "hear" about these kinds of projections and thoughts by pundits? Of course they do. Most don't care a bit but it can be used to motivate.
My thing is this: they say players make the biggest leaps between year 1 and year 2. Year one this OL had no camp and a new system to learn and struggled mightily. This year, if they stay healthy and get a real camp in along with last year's game experience (and film to learn from...) they can make a big leap. A very big leap.
Thomas is talented with long arms.
Peart is also talented with long arms.
Lemiuex is already a good run blocker but clearly needs a ton of technique work in pass protection and he'll get it with a camp.
Gates was playing OC for the first time and held his own the 2nd half of the season so I expect a big leap.
Hernandez somehow came to camp not in his best shape AND then got sick and well hurt his stock with the coaches and fell off. I pray he rebounds cause at his best he is average and serviceable.
As a unit, this OL is young and all have upside. If we finish ranked say 14th-16th, I'd be ecstatic. But I think this group can have a top 10 run grade and hopefully no worse than 14th-16th in pass protect.
But if this unit as a whole finishes 10th to 12th overall, this offense will score a ton of points, especially if Barkley is 99.9% for the year!
No way we finish 30 something this year. No freaking way. And if injuries hit we do have veteran backups everywhere to plug and that is big in this league.
My thing is this: they say players make the biggest leaps between year 1 and year 2. Year one this OL had no camp and a new system to learn and struggled mightily. This year, if they stay healthy and get a real camp in along with last year's game experience (and film to learn from...) they can make a big leap. A very big leap.
Thomas is talented with long arms.
Peart is also talented with long arms.
Lemiuex is already a good run blocker but clearly needs a ton of technique work in pass protection and he'll get it with a camp.
Gates was playing OC for the first time and held his own the 2nd half of the season so I expect a big leap.
Hernandez somehow came to camp not in his best shape AND then got sick and well hurt his stock with the coaches and fell off. I pray he rebounds cause at his best he is average and serviceable.
As a unit, this OL is young and all have upside. If we finish ranked say 14th-16th, I'd be ecstatic. But I think this group can have a top 10 run grade and hopefully no worse than 14th-16th in pass protect.
But if this unit as a whole finishes 10th to 12th overall, this offense will score a ton of points, especially if Barkley is 99.9% for the year!
No way we finish 30 something this year. No freaking way. And if injuries hit we do have veteran backups everywhere to plug and that is big in this league.