Category: Giants Training Camp

2022 Giants training camp preview: Tight ends

The New York Giants are thin at tight end which means there will be some key training camp battles and some tough cutdown day(s) decisions.

Last year, the New York Giants were stacked at tight end with Evan Engram, Kyle Rudolph and Kaden Smith. Things didn’t go so well for the trio as the Giants’ offense sputtered once again.

None of those players are on this year’s roster, a decision of the new front office. And a new offensive scheme will likely change the way Giant fans value the position going forward.

The Giants will have a new approach on offense under head coach Brian Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. The new tight ends coach is veteran offensive assistant Andy Bischoff.

Here is a quick preview of the unit heading into training camp.

7 Giants with the most to gain at training camp

As the official start to training camp looms, here’s a look at the seven New York Giants who stand to gain the most.

New York Giants rookies and select veterans will report for training camp on Tuesday, July 19. The remainder of the team will report on Tuesday, July 26 with the first practice getting underway on Wednesday, July 27.

It may be hard to believe but football season is just around the bend.

With the start of Giants camp now just a week away, here’s a quick look at seven players who stand the most to gain.

2022 Giants training camp preview: Running backs

The New York Giants will be led by Saquon Barkley in 2022, but what does the team have as far as running back depth behind him?

The New York Giants were once a team that prided itself on running the football at will. Those days are long gone, as is the notion of running the football as a the primary source of offense.

Last season, the Giants were 23rd in rushing with a 99.3 yards per game average. Much of this had to do with lack of opportunity more than anything else. The Giants, who finished 4-13, were usually behind on the scoreboard and were playing catch-up.

This year, with a new head coach in Brian Daboll and a new offensive coordinator (Mike Kafka), the Giants don’t figure to be run-first offense based on their histories.

It’s not certain how the unit will be filled out or deployed this year. There is also a new running backs coach in DeAndre Smith, who is making the leap to the NFL after two decades in the college ranks.

Here is a quick rundown of the running back unit heading into camp.

2022 Giants training camp preview: Quarterbacks

Giants Wire previews the New York Giants’ quarterback situation ahead of training camp and Daniel Jones’ make-or-break season.

We’re less than two weeks away from the New York Giants’ 2022 training camp and, as usual, GiantsWire will be providing valuable news, information and insight surrounding the ongoings in East Rutherford this summer.

We begin with a unit by unit preview beginning with the quarterback position, the most important and pivotal on any NFL roster.

Let us preface the preview by mentioning there is a new coaching structure in place. Former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll is the new head coach. Mike Kafka, Patrick Mahomes’ quarterbacks coach in Kansas City, has been hired as the new offensive coordinator and Shea Tierney, an assistant under Daboll in Buffalo, is the new quarterbacks coach.

Here’s a quick rundown of the players.

Giants hold intrasquad scrimmage: 7 takeaways

The New York Giants held a sloppy intrasquad scrimmage on Friday night in the rain, and here are seven takeaways.

The New York Giants held their Blue-White scrimmage on Friday night at MetLife Stadium and were undeterred by occasional heavy rain.

In the end, the Blue team defeated the White team, 23-22.

Here are seven key takeaways from the scrimmage.

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Offensive line struggled

The Giants feel confident they have sufficiently rebuilt their offensive line with a group of Dave Gettleman’s famed hog mollies. But if Friday night is any indication, there’s still a long way to go.

The entire first-team offensive line struggled, but more specifically, it was offensive tackles Andrew Thomas, the team’s first-round pick, and Cam Fleming who played poorly.

Both players were beaten for at least one sack, while the interior offensive line had a rough time opening lanes for running back Saquon Barkley & Co.

“The offensive line, to be honest with you, it’s live competition. We’re going out there, there’s some different tools we can use to help these guys in games. We chose to keep this a little bit vanilla tonight so it takes a little bit of tools you can use through game planning away from it. We have to see more improvement in the one on one matchups and how they handle it across the board,” head coach Joe Judge told reporters.

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Joe Judge rips Giants for lack of intensity, players respond

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge stopped practice on Monday and ripped his players for their lack of intensity, and they responded.

The New York Giants practiced under the baking sun on Monday afternoon, and roughly two hours into that practice, first-year head coach Judge Judge lit into his players because he wasn’t pleased with what he was seeing.

Judge’s anger could be heard two states away as the R-rated monologue came rolling off his tongue. And despite several players exiting the field due to injury or cramping, Judge kept the team going for the final 30 minutes.

The players responded and picked things up over the final stretch of what became the longest practice of training camp so far.

“The guys came out and they definitely ended with a good intensity at practice with competing at the end,” Judge told reporters. “We have to get it where we come off a day off and we start sharp. That’s definitely something we have to work on as a team and improve there.”

Under NFL rules, training camp practices can not exceed the two-and-a-half-hour mark, so Judge likely called it quits before he truly wanted to. But he still made sure to maximize every single minute of that time.

“[I] wanted to make sure we just established the emphasis of what the rest of practice was. Little bit more of a move the field competitive period and then working some 2-minute end of the half, end of the game situations. I just wanted to make sure the players were aware of what we were trying to do at the end of practice, so they knew the speed of the drill and the emphasis of the drill,” Judge said.

“I thought they finished the practice with a lot of intensity. We definitely got some good quality work. You value the opportunity in camp like we had today where you can work on sustained drives. You have to build in the football conditioning through playing football. We’ve done a lot of work with our guys with post-practice conditioning and trying to work through the drills to finish everything to build our endurance. Really it comes through playing down after down with the right intensity and the right technique. Our guys really did that today to finish practice.”

Things may not have gotten off to the start Judge wanted after a Sunday walkthrough, but things certainly finished on a positive note. Now Judge just has to find a way for that energy to be sustained over the entire practice period, particularly after a day off or a light day.

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Giants training camp: 3 undrafted free agents standing out

Undrafted free agents face an uphill battle in 2020 thanks to COVID-19, but these three are standing out in New York Giants training camp.

2020 is not going to be the year where scores of undrafted free agents make NFL rosters and go on to stardom. The coronavirus restrictions have basically shut down all of the avenues needed for these players to show there wares to coaches.

The New York Giants have several undrafted rookies in camp who will have to break through during practice sessions as there are no preseason games this summer for them to get a traditional audition.

Here are three UDFAs that could find themselves on the Giants’ roster come Week 1 against Pittsburgh.

Binjimen Victor
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WR Binjimen Victor

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Binjimen Victor played all four seasons at Ohio State but went undrafted in this year’s deep wide receiver class. Is he likely a better prospect than many of the player who did get drafted? Yes, and the Giants are hoping that is the case.

“Victor got lost a bit amid the array of offensive talent at Ohio State, as did his teammate, Austin Mack, another rookie free-agent receiver and former Buckeye trying to make an impression,” writes New York Post reporter Paul Schwartz. “I could see Mack or Victor making a strong push to stay around, either on the roster or the expanded practice squad.”

Victor’s large frame will also help his chances as the Giants don’t really have a big target on the outside for Daniel Jones. Victor can also be used as a red zone option.

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Giants hold first intrasquad scrimmage: 9 takeaways

The New York Giants held their first intrasquad scrimmage on Friday and here are nine takeaways.

The New York Giants held their first intrasquad scrimmage on Friday and as expected, it was hard-hitting, fast-paced and physical — just the way head coach Joe Judge prefers it.

The offense started a little slow, but finished out the two-plus hour scrimmage on a high note. Meanwhile, the defense appeared stout against the run early, but struggled to generate a consistent pass rush.

Those are just two things to take away from Friday’s scrimmage, but here’s a more detailed look at nine more.

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Daniel Jones is quietly improving

Daniel Jones took a few lumps early during Friday’s scrimmage, starting out a little rough and tossing an interception — something he has vowed to correct.

But it certainly wasn’t all bad. Jones rebounded after his shaky start and finished the day strong, completing 15 of his 26 passes for two touchdowns and the aforementioned interception.

“I was very pleased with the tone he sets in the huddle. He does it every day in practice. But he went out there today in a competitive situation and really stepped up,” head coach Joe Judge said. “He has good command situationally. He knows how to use some of the variety of calls and checks within our offense. I thought he really showed up a lot at the end of the scrimmage. That no-huddle situation we had right there, I was very pleased to see how he commanded the entire team and kept everyone moving through the situation.”

Truth be told, Jones has really only logged two bad passes this camp (from what the media has been able to see). Other than that, he’s been quietly solid all-around.

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Giants training camp: 7 early standouts

These seven members of the New York Giants have stood out during the first week of padded practices.

With training camp and padded practices in full swing, many New York Giants players have begun to stand out. That’s good news considering the lack of a preseason and the team’s need for more depth.

Here are seven players that opened some eyes during the first week of padded practices:

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QB Daniel Jones

The Giants are looking for Jones to take a leap forward this year and it seems like he just might. He’s added some muscle and appears to be in sync with the new offense.

On Tuesday, Giants’ in-house reporter Dan Salamone wrote the below about Jones’ day:

“The second-year quarterback was nearly flawless during 1-on-1 drills, which pitted a receiver against a defensive back. Jones went through two rotations until his first incompletion, throwing red zone touchdowns to Sterling Shepard, Golden Tate, Corey Coleman, Austin Mack, Binjimen Victor, and Alex Bachman. Later, during team drills, Jones showed his decision-making and athleticism when he tucked the ball with nothing open and ran for a touchdown,” Salamone wrote.

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Giants practice report: Daniel Jones, C.J. Board impress

New York Giants QB Daniel Jones and WR Corey Coleman were among those to impress during Monday’s practice.

The New York Giants claimed wide receiver C.J. Board off of waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars over the weekend, and it took him no time at all to make his presence felt.

During the team’s first padded practice of the year, Board stood out, hauling in impressive touchdowns catches off the arm of quarterback Colt McCoy.

As ESPN’s Jordan Raanan alludes, practice under first-year head coach Joe Judge was fast-paced and intense. In fact, it was the exact sort of “max effort” the Giants’ staff has told the players to get used to.

And it’s clear an emphasis will be placed on ball security.

In addition to McCoy and Board, second-year quarterback Daniel Jones and wide receiver Corey Coleman each shined on Monday.

Jones looked calm, cool and accurate throughout much of the day. He did throw one interception that would have been returned for a touchdown (Darnay Holmes), but that was only errant pass of practice.

Coleman, meanwhile, looked healthy and his routes crisp. His best catch of the day came off the arm of Jones.

NJ Advance Media reports that cornerback Grant Haley did not practice on Monday after being injured on Friday. The injury is considered minor and Haley is expected back on Tuesday.

Haley was blind-sided during Friday’s practice, multiple individuals with knowledge of the situation tell NJ Advance Media, and was held out of Monday’s practice out of an abundance of caution. He could be back as early as Tuesday.

Finally, kicker Chandler Catanzaro did not get much work in on Monday as the team stayed away from kicking drills.

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