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HernandezJeremy Brevard-USA TODAY SportsDid you think I forgot the BBV Mailbag
this week? Of course not! It’s a day late, though, simply because of my travel
back from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.Nat Lipstadt asks: Doesn’t
the Hog Mollie concept seem outdated, given the way improved mobility of the
NFL, the mobile defenses, the increased use of stunts and shifts? More old
school thinking by a traditional coach and management and ownership team?Ed
says: Not to me it doesn’t. Then again, I’m only 10 years younger than Dave
Gettleman which, basically, means I’m also an older, more traditional
thinker.Seriously, I’m still a believer in building teams from the inside out.
If you don’t have good offensive line play the quality of your weapons doesn’t
matter, because you simply can’t optimize them. On defense, the best way to stop
offenses these days is to rush the passer. You can’t do that if you don’t have a
quality front seven. You can’t really do anything on defense if you don’t have a
quality front seven.Pat Shurmur said the other day that you can call yourself a
Super Bowl contender if the best unit on your football team is your offensive
line. Here is his quote:“We’re going to constantly look to improve that unit. I
believe that you can win it all when you can say the strength of your team is
the offensive line.”I will buy what Shurmur is selling there.John Neubauer asks:
Ed, what do you think of a 3 game Super Bowl series? Each team would get a Home
game with the third game at a neutral site
Will Hernandez Jerseys Stitched , if needed. You would have a bye week in between the second and third game , so that people could travel. The Pro Bowl could be
moved to the first pre season game the next year. Thus allowing all those voted
in to participate. Plus the fact that there would be more interest since we are
all starving for football before August. ?? Fans from both teams can get to see
them at home... It would extend the season for another week or two ... Plus more
money for the NFL and more football for us.Ed says: Nope. Nope, nope, nope,
nope. Why would you mess with the greatest single-day event in sports and turn
it into a three-week long series? And who cares about the Pro Bowl?Philip Gross
asks: I have been a follower for a long time and a Giant’s fan much longer. I
would love to have you call out the Giants and Gettleman for being so short
sighted for the way that they looked at the team last year and the poor choices
that they made in free agency and the draft. They had a chance to free cap space
and pick up many premium picks. Instead they signed poor players, let go some
good players and picked a running back (great) that can’t help them win. Now
they are in a terrible position and might draft the next Dave Brown. How do you
see this mess working out in a good way?Ed says: Sorry, Philip I won’t do that.
I think the Giants hoped they could win a few more games last season while
trying to rebuild the roster. I don’t, though, think they were short-sighted or
made poor choices in the draft.They made a decision at No. 2 overall to take
Saquon Barkley rather than a potential franchise quarterback in Sam Darnold. If
it’s me making that call I take the quarterback. If I don’t want the quarterback
I trade down and add picks. I can’t, though, kill Gettleman and the Giants for
taking the draft’s best player. Will Hernandez, Lorenzo Carter and B.J. Hill are
also all good players. It’s hard to complain about the quality of the Giants
draft.Yes, they had some mis-steps in free agency. You are never going to get
every move right, especially when you turn over as much of the roster as the
Giants did. Maybe it would be nice to have Romeo Okwara back. I do think
Gettleman is right that the Giants made some strides. I think there is a lot
left to be done. I have said it before, but it took nearly a decade of bad
decisions to get the Giants into this mess. It’s going to take more than one
offseason to get them out. As for drafting the next Dave Brown, they might. The
flip side is they could draft the next Phil Simms. It’s a roll of the
dice.Michael Daniels asks: I truly don’t understand why everyone is saying the
Eli’s playing is regressing. I still believe Eli still has a minimum of 3 good
to better than average years left. Do you think Eli has that left in him IF!!
they can give him a stable offensive line to protect him?Also, given the fact
that Eli hasn’t had a decent O-Line to play behind, do you think this is part of
the reason his playing has shown regression some? and that’s why everyone is
wanting to replace him?I sure believe that he hasn’t had a good O-Line to
protect him since the SB’s. What about you? What’s your theory?Ed says: Michael,
I think Eli Manning takes too much blame. I think everyone knows that’s where I
stand. Three more years, though? If that’s the case, they better not all be with
the Giants. As much respect as I have for Manning
Youth Lorenzo Carter Jerseys , I just can’t keep debating the Manning topic for three more years. I just can’t. My fingers hurt and my brain wants to explode
just thinking about it.I do believe that the offensive line deficiencies have
hurt Manning. Like Dave Gettleman, I still he CAN make every throw. I do see
that he doesn’t always make them. I think the biggest regression in Manning’s
game has been consistent pocket presence. He has been so poorly protected for so
long and taken so many hits because of that poor protection that I believe the
biggest issue is he’s not comfortable in the pocket. Sometimes he sees a rush
that isn’t there, and sometimes he’s getting rid of the ball too quickly. Is
that reversible? I really don’t know.Bruce Frazer asks: Gettleman made a point
of how much franchising Landon Collins would cost against the cap potentially
leaving very little money to deal with some real needs. Holding back 8 to 10
million for the unknowns and franchising Collins would leave the team with next
to no money for free agents. Do you get the feeling that they might actually let
Collins hit the open market so they can try to negotiate a more cap friendly
contract, or do they look to replace him with a lesser free agent and a safety
from this year’s draft?Ed says: The closer the March 5 franchise tag deadline
gets the more you do begin to wonder if the Giants actually will let Collins
test the market. I would still be surprised if that happens. There might be a
discrepancy between the kind of player Collins thinks he is and what the Giants
think he is, but he’s young and talented and I can’t see the Giants just
watching him walk out the door.Eric Chavis asks: My question is: “Why aren’t
people as concerned with Kyler Murray’s starting experience as they are with
Dwayne Haskins’? It looks like Kyler Murray played in some games at Texas
A&M as a freshman, but in both of their college careers, Haskins has more
overall pass attempts. I was just wondering why there is so much talk about
Haskins having limited experience, but not Murray.”Ed says: I don’t know that I
agree with the sentiment that “people,” whoever they are, are more concerned
about Haskins being a one-year starter than Murray. Not sure where that
impression comes from. It’s the same for both guys. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) —
It’s not uncommon for NFL players to be optimistic heading into training camp.It
happens every year as teams gear up in the summer and start thinking about
making the playoffs and dreaming about winning a Super Bowl.What was a little
surprising Wednesday was the optimism of Giants offensive coordinator Mike Shula
and defensive coordinator James Bettcher in May.Just days after the draft, both
men went out of their way to say how excited they were heading into 2019, Pat
Shurmur’s second season as coach.Shula said the offense — now without the traded
Odell Beckham Jr. — is light years ahead of last year; two-time Super Bowl MVP
Eli Manning is looking great at 38; and No. 6 overall draft pick and quarterback
heir apparent Daniel Jones will be ready to play if needed.Bettcher, whose
defense had trouble holding leads last season, is stoked to be working with a
mixture of veterans Janoris Jenkins, Antoine Bethea, Jabrill Peppers and Markus
Golden along with several recently added draft picks, led by defensive lineman
Dexter Lawrence II and cornerback DeAndre Baker, both taken in the first round
with Jones.“I am hoping it can be an aggressive, attacking defense that
dictates,” Bettcher said. “As I look at where it is at today and moving to
tomorrow
Lorenzo Carter Jerseys Stitched , I believe that is what it can be.”The Giants are going to have a different look on defense. Perennial leading tackle Landon
Collins signed with Washington and sacks leader Olivier Vernon was traded to
Cleveland for guard Kevin Zeitler. Edge rusher Connor Barwin, safety Curtis
Riley and defensive lineman Kerry Wynn all are gone.Like any other coordinator,
Bettcher admitted he would have liked the Giants to have taken a defensive
player with the sixth pick overall, but he said the needs of the team come
first.“You have had the conversations and given your opinion on the player, the
individual player as we would talk about them,” Bettcher said of his talks with
general manager Dave Gettleman. “The emotion gets taken out of it. There is
great communication and it is clear communication.”Shula said Jones has all the
tools. He has a good arm, is smart, asks good questions and learned plenty in
the recent rookie camp.“Obviously with any young guy, whether it is Daniel or
whoever you have, I think you have to make sure that those guys, you find out
what they can do best and get them on the field doing that to start with, and
then go from there,” Shula said. “I think he’s got that capability.”The big ask
for the offense this season will be replacing Beckham. Sterling Shepard and free
agent signee Golden Tate will carry the load with tight end Evan Engram and a
group of receivers, including speedy draft pick Darius Slayton.“The receivers we
put on the field are going to be the guys that we are confident in and who we
want to go out there to make plays,” receiver coach Tyke Tolbert said. “Doesn’t
matter what number you want to put on it, we are going to play the best players
at all positions, and I feel confident that whoever we put on the field, they
are going to be able to go out there and make plays and help us win
games.”
