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Youth Saquon Barkley Jerseys , Jonathan Stewart, roster choices among this week’s questions Let’s open up the Big Blue View mailbag and see what is on the mind of New York Giants fans with a Week 2 game against the Dallas Cowboys looming.Ed says: Fullback Shane Smith played only 5 snaps in Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. There might be weeks where Smith sees a few more snaps than that, but I really don’t think you will see a heavy dose of Barkley running behind a fullback. He didn’t do that at Penn State. Against Jacksonville the Giants showed a willingness to use an extra offensive lineman or even a third tight end at times instead of the pure fullback. I’d expect to see them continue to mix their personnel groups.Ed says: I can’t answer that definitively. I’m not in the meeting rooms and don’t know the game plan. I do think, though, that if Jonathan Stewart is going to have a regular role in the offense that eventually it will be as a short-yardage and goal line specialist. He is a 240-pound guy who has been good in that role throughout his career. Here is a chart that gives an indication of Stewart’s success in that role over the years. As long as Wayne Gallman is healthy, it looks like he will be the guy who comes in occasionally to give Barkley a breather for a full series. Stewart, if he is really going to contribute on the field, is going to have to be the short-yardage hammer.Ed says: Coach Pat Shurmur was asked indirectly about that this week. Here is what he said:“I try to change the protections in a lot of ways. It’s not always obvious schematically. You change the protections, you provide chips. That’s just part of what we do.”In regards to DeMarcus Lawrence, who will likely line up against Ereck Flowers most of the time, Shurmur also said “the guy assigned to block him has to block him.”That doesn’t mean it’s always going to be Flowers. It doesn’t mean the Giants will leave Flowers isolated 1-on-1 vs. Lawrence
Saquon Barkley Jerseys Stitched , Dallas’s best pass rusher.A variety of things can be done. Backs can chip. You can leave a tight end on that side at times. You can leave a back in and have him favor that side. You can move the pocket on occasion.The Giants did all of those things at times against the Jacksonville Jaguars. They will do all of them at times against Dallas. You just can’t line up, though, and protect one guy on every play. That leave you incapable of even trying to run big chunks of your offense.At times, as Shurmur said, whether it’s Flowers or the rest of the offensive linemen, these guys are just going to have to lineup and block the guy they are assigned to block. It’s what they are in the NFL for.Daniel Badillo asks: [Saquon] Barkley and [Odell] Beckham are both electric with the ball in their hands. Do you think either will have a chance to return punts going forward? If so, who would you prefer?Ed says: Punts? That has to be Beckham? Barkley has never returned punts. I have never seen him practice catching them — which isn’t easy. Beckham has done it in the past and Shurmur continues to say that he would consider using him to do so in the right situation.Both Beckham and Barkley have returned kickoffs in the past. I think there could come a time when either, or both, are options there.CTscan123 asks: Here is a hypothetical based on my nagging feeling that perhaps our new leader ship is throwing the baby out with the bathwater a bit with respect to personnel. Who, if anyone, no longer on the team do you think the Giants should have held onto from last year‘s roster? Jpp
Youth Will Hernandez Jerseys , Webb, Darkwa? Somebody els? And no copping out with “the new leader ship has the right to bring in its own players!? Who do YOU think played well enough to stick based on your observations?Ed says: First of all, when you go 3-13 and bring in a new coach and general manager of course there is going to be massive change. I think, by the way, that you are seeing that NFL teams are not exactly banging down doors to sign most of the players the Giants let go. That tells you what they think of the talent the Giants had.That said, there are a couple of players I wish were still Giants. I think Weston Richburg is a good player and, while I absolutely understand the salary cap ramifications and the fact that re-signing him for what he got in San Francisco was never going to happen, the Giants have downgraded at center. I’m not sure Patrick Omameh over D.J. Fluker is an upgrade. Also, I once again understand the monetary aspects of it and agree with the Giants’ decision to ask Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to take a pay cut, but I would feel better about their cornerback situation had they been able to work something out with him. Didn’t happen, though
Will Hernandez Jerseys Stitched , and both side moved on. Let’s check your Friday headlines"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015, Week 17New York Giants NewsGiants news, 4/5: Drew Lock over Dwayne Haskins? Yes, that’s possibleNew,141commentsLet’s check your Friday headlinesEDTShareTweetShareShareGiants news, 4/5: Drew Lock over Dwayne Haskins? Yes, that’s possibleDrew Lock throws at the Missouri Pro Day.Jeff Curry-USA TODAY SportsGood morning, New York Giants fans!NFL Draft 2019: Several teams, including Giants, reportedly may prefer Drew Lock over Dwayne Haskins | NFL | Sporting NewsVia Peter Schrager of NFL Network on the ‘Rich Eisen Show:’Valentine’s View: I have been saying for a while that I believe there is no quarterback consensus as of yet among Giants’ decision makers. Haskins, Lock and — yes — Daniel Jones of Duke all have varying degrees of support within the building. So
Youth Lorenzo Carter Jerseys , too, does the idea of trading for Josh Rosen. For good measure, toss in the idea of punting quarterback entirely into 2020. What idea will win? We will know in three weeks.What Does the NFL’s Changing Pass-Rusher Value Mean for the 2019 Draft? - The RingerThe idea of valuing players who can cover over pass rushers is one our Dan Pizzuta endorsed back in January.Detroit Lions GM open to trading down in first round - NFL.comWould the Lions being “open for business” affect the Giants? Maybe. Could the Giants move — up or down — to No. 8? Again, maybe. That probably depends on how the board falls over the first five picks and who the Giants really want in the top 10.Josh Rosen deserves a second chance to make a first impressionDoug Farrar writes:In Thursday’s ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast, Matt Waldman of The Rookie Scouting Portfolio said the Giants would be making a “smart play” by trading their second-round pick (No. 37) for Rosen. Yours truly also agreed with Farrar’s assessment, stating basically that the 3-13 Cardinals were such a mess in 2018 that Rosen’s poor statistical season shouldn’t be held against him. Point is, if you’re judging whether or not Rosen can be a good player based on his rookie year with the Cardinals that’s a mistake.AAF suspending operations: Players who could land in NFL | SI.comMount Rushmore TournamentBe sure to vote in the Elite 8 round of our Giants Mount Rushmore Tournament. Polls for this round close at 5 p.m. ET on Friday, so if you haven’t voted you better hurry up.Owen RegionCoughlin RegionParcells RegionMara RegionBBV MailbagHave questions about the Giants? E-mail them to bigblueview @ gmail.com, and the best ones will be answered in an upcoming mailbag. Thanks!BBV PodcastYou can find and subscribe to Big Blue View radio from the show’s home page.You can find all the shows on our Big Blue View Radio Hub Page.You can also find the shows and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS