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| No matter how many times he peeks at a depth chart or gets waved onto the field by his coaches, Julian Love still can’t believe his eyes. After building a reputation over his first three seasons with the Giants as a super sub with the versatility to play any position in the secondary and the unselfishness to accept all-or-nothing roles from one week to the next, Love is penciled in as a starting safety. That comes with the luxury of lining up in the same spot next to rising star Xavier McKinney on every snap. “I don’t know if it’s what these past few years have done to my mindset about how I approach things, but I still feel like — despite what it seems right now — I have that chip on my shoulder,” Love told The Post. “I feel like my back is always against the wall. That’s just been instilled in me. I’ve really had to fight for what I’ve gotten.” ... (MORE) |
And yet people on here wanted to cut him to save a few million dollars
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after Thomas, McKinney, and Ojulari.
And yet people on here wanted to cut him to save a few million dollars
All you have to do is read Sy's weekly write ups on Love to know that Love is a gamer. Not the most physically gifted DB, but always where he is supposed to be on every play. He needs to be a touch more sure in his tackling - probably his weakest point - and that is borderline nitpicking.
They trusted him enough to cut Ryan. That isn’t quite the same as starter by default. They made that choice.
Why? He is always in position. Always seems to diagnose the plays. Yeah he is not really special in anyway, except for what I just stated. Yet, he is relied upon in all kind of instances throughout the game. Something to be said for the guy who is available every game and is perfectly prepared.
I am a little biased because at the Miami game he sought out my 8 year old to give him his gloves after the game. So for that alone he gets props for just being a good guy.
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And a handful of unknowns. He's a starter by default.
They trusted him enough to cut Ryan. That isn’t quite the same as starter by default. They made that choice.
He's just one of several players on the team who are starters by default, pressed into a starting role due to the attempt to rebuild the roster with limited resources. There aren't many other teams he'd start for. He's not a bad player, but as I said before the draft his value is as a versatile "super sub," first guy off the bench.