Than Vet Min. I’m all for it. Locker room guy & you can do a lot worse as a depth guy (solid edge setter, below avg pass rush)
The hope is he isn’t forced into such a large role this year. He’s be more effective If he was only out there for maybe 20% of snaps, and mostly in running situations.
he had to play too much last yr, due to lack of depth
so that showed his warts
he is a solid, set the tone guy that u want on the field 10-15 snaps per game
good leader too
Than Vet Min. I’m all for it. Locker room guy & you can do a lot worse as a depth guy (solid edge setter, below avg pass rush)
The hope is he isn’t forced into such a large role this year. He’s be more effective If he was only out there for maybe 20% of snaps, and mostly in running situations.
didnt see your post i agree diminishing returns the more he plays but nice vet leader to have
He can set the edge, plays hard, and has value on early downs for a fraction of cost. He’s a Wink guy that saw the field more than planned tho, so hopefully he doesn’t see the field as much as last year.
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The Giants are re-signing veteran OLB Jihad Ward to a one-year deal, per source. A Wink Martindale favorite and locker room favorite. He had 43 tackles and 3.0 sacks last season.
he plays a specific role that is important in Wink’s defense. Hard to find those guys. He had to expand his role last year due to injury and it hurt the defense. Good re-sign!
He started eleven games last year.
Klaatu : 3/16/2023 2:53 pm : link : reply
If we're smart (or merely lucky), he won't be starting any next year. He's a good guy to have on the team...in the locker room, the classroom, on the practice field, off the bench from time to time...but that's where it ought to end with Ward.
Statistically, Ward had his best year since he was a rookie in 2016. Of course, he played a lot more than he ever has since then thanks to injuries to Ojulari and Thibodeaux (and most likely Elerson Smith, too), so there's that. It's just hard for me to get too excited about a guy whose PFF grade was a whopping 43.7.
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The hope is he isn’t forced into such a large role this year. He’s be more effective If he was only out there for maybe 20% of snaps, and mostly in running situations.
so that showed his warts
he is a solid, set the tone guy that u want on the field 10-15 snaps per game
good leader too
The hope is he isn’t forced into such a large role this year. He’s be more effective If he was only out there for maybe 20% of snaps, and mostly in running situations.
didnt see your post i agree diminishing returns the more he plays but nice vet leader to have
He is a leader, we need guys like him. I wasn’t a fan when we signed him but he proved me wrong
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The Giants are re-signing veteran OLB Jihad Ward to a one-year deal, per source. A Wink Martindale favorite and locker room favorite. He had 43 tackles and 3.0 sacks last season.
Agreed, happy about this!
Pumped he’s back. He gives me Kawika Mitchell vibes. A physical tone setter that this defense needs.
Klaatu : 3/16/2023 2:53 pm : link : reply
If we're smart (or merely lucky), he won't be starting any next year. He's a good guy to have on the team...in the locker room, the classroom, on the practice field, off the bench from time to time...but that's where it ought to end with Ward.
Statistically, Ward had his best year since he was a rookie in 2016. Of course, he played a lot more than he ever has since then thanks to injuries to Ojulari and Thibodeaux (and most likely Elerson Smith, too), so there's that. It's just hard for me to get too excited about a guy whose PFF grade was a whopping 43.7.