When last we heard from Giants coach Pat Shurmur
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was sending, the truth may be that the Giants remain to veteran Eli Manning, at
least for the start of the season.Mike Garafolo of the NFL reports that it’s
his “understanding from talking with folks from the Giants over the last couple
of weeks” that there’s no open competition, and that rookie Daniel Jones would
start Week One only in the event of an injury to Eli Manning. Shurmur, as
Garafolo understands, merely was hoping to ensure that Jones will be ready to
go, if needed.Time will tell, especially if Jones performs in a manner worthy of
the sixth overall selection that the Giants invested to get him, and if Eli
performs in a manner that underscores why the Giants used the sixth overall pick
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Week 17Filed under:New York Giants NewsJon Halapio film study: Not a great
player, but a center the Giants can win withNew,84commentsThe Giants have
praised the two games Halapio played last season, so we had former scout Matt
Williamson break them down. Here is what he found.EDTShareTweetShareShareJon
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HalapioIsaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsWord out of the New York Giants
organization is that they were quite happy with what Jon Halapio gave them in
2018. Now, the 27-year-old center only played 116 snaps before breaking his
ankle in Week 2. That injury ended Halapio’s season, but he is poised to return
to man the pivot for New York next year after being resigned to a one-year
contract in March. Halapio was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth
round in 2014, but didn’t make their final roster. He had short stints in
Denver
Womens Daniel Jones Jersey , Arizona and again with New England before the Giants added Halapio to the practice squad in September of 2016. Now he is their starting
center. Here is a scouting report of what we saw from Halapio during his two
games in the Giants starting lineup last season. Halapio’s two games began at
home to open the season against the Jaguars followed by a visit to Dallas, the
game in which he inevitably was lost for the season. The first thing you notice
with Halapio is his thick build. He has long arms for a center and big, powerful
hands. Going back to his time in college, Halapio plays the game with aggression
and a nasty edge that you want out of your starting center and was known to play
through pain while at the University of Florida, where he was a team captain.
Performance wise, what stands out with Halapio in that small sample size is his
ability in pass protection. This was somewhat surprising, but Halapio didn’t
just hold up as a pass blocker, he did quite well when it was said and done. It
wasn’t always pretty for Halapio when protecting Eli Manning and you can tell
that quick movers could be problematic for him, but the results were certainly
there in 2018. The best way to describe Halapio in protection is a “Battler” and
he does have a powerful heavy punch. He also shows good upper body power when
displaying proper hand placement and the ability to lock out his opponent.
Halapio also generally protects with a nice wide power base. While the results
were there, leaving Halapio in one-on-one situations against a top interior
pass-rusher with top athleticism probably won’t go well and the Giants did
scheme their protections around not leaving him on an island with regularity.
The run game wasn’t as kind to Halapio
Authentic Daniel Jones Jersey , however. Changing direction is more and more important in the NFL for interior offensive linemen and that is an area in which
Halapio can struggle when he gets in space searching for targets to hit. Also,
while he is a big, powerful man with a thick lower body, he doesn’t have a lot
of snap in his hips on contact. He also doesn’t have much in the way of range,
which comes into play on the second level and on screens and other blocks when
he gets out of his comfort zone. Halapio’s balance is questionable for a
starting center and he ends up on the ground more than you would like. His
initial quickness off the snap also leaves something to be desired. Whether it
is in the run or pass game, the later the snap goes, the more Halapio is exposed
athletically and he regularly shows stiffness in his movements and too often
overextends. Three playsAll three of these come from the 2018 season opener vs.
the Jacksonville Jaguars, Halapio’s first regular-season game at center.Play 1 —
Second-and-17 with 9:13 in first quarter:Matt says: Real good example of staying
square in protection, his punch, grip strength and lockout ability.Play 2 —
First-and-10 with 4:17 in first quarter:Matt says: Great tenacity and finish
while showing power at both levels.Play 3 — Third-and-5 with :27 left in third
quarter:Matt says: Gets out in space and in the end
Daniel Jones Jersey Boys , does his job, but doesn’t look very natural or easy-moving in doing so.ConclusionIt was a small sample size, so it is difficult to see on
tape how well Halapio commands the line from a mental perspective. Judging his
communication skills and mental game has to get an incomplete grade, but he
obviously doesn’t have a lot of experience starting at the NFL level. In these
two games, Halapio did miss a few pickups that he should have seen and
recognized.Overall though, based off his 2018 film, Halapio looks like a center
that New York can win with and he usually finds a way to get the job done. It
also should be noted that with the addition of Kevin Zeitler and the continued
progression of Will Hernandez, Halapio looks to be surrounded by an excellent
pair of guards in 2018. Zeitler also should be a very positive influence on both
Halapio and Hernandez, especially in pass protection. Again, it was just a
two-game sample size
Color Rush George Asafo-Adjei Jersey , but considering the many other issues that New York needed to address this offseason, you can see why the Giants
decided to give Halapio another shot as the starter in the middle, especially
with the excellent pair of guards they now have flanking him. To Halapio’s
credit, he was more comfortable and more impressive in his second start on the
road than opening weekend. This isn’t a high upside player though and
“Serviceable” is probably the best New York should expect overall here. In the
perfect world, Halapio is a high–end backup.
