Tag: Wan’Dale Robinson

Giants’ offensive building blocks ranked among NFL’s worst

Bleacher Report ranks the New York Giants’ offensive building blocks among the NFL’s worst and offers this take: “Meh.”

The New York Giants’ roster has improved from where it was two years ago when general manager Joe Schoen took over.

In his first offseason as GM, the Giants were in salary cap hell and extremely limited in the moves they could make. Things cleared up a bit last year but there still wasn’t a massive spending spree.

Although some positions have seen a boost, the Giants remain needy — especially on the offensive side of the ball.

That’s something Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report recognized this week as he ranked every team’s offensive building blocks. The Giants checked in near the bottom under the “jury’s very much out” category.

22. New York Giants: The Giants are loaded with young offensive players who have failed to show significant signs of becoming major contributors. The list? It starts with practically the entire offensive line beyond 25-year-old Andrew Thomas (namely John Michael Schmitz and Evan Neal, who are 24 and 24, respectively), and spans into the pass-catching corps with Wan’Dale Robinson (23), Jalin Hyatt (22) and Daniel Bellinger (23). Meh.

Certainly, elite tackle Andrew Thomas gives the Giants one of the league’s top building blocks. After that, it is seemingly a bunch of unproven young players.

Wan’Dale Robinson showed flashes this past season. However, he needs to continue trending in the right direction and, most importantly, stay on the field.

As for John Michael Schmitz and Evan Neal, the Giants hope they can be long-term solutions on the offensive line. However, Neal is looking like a bust and Schmitz was a mixed bag during his rookie season.

Schoen has plenty of work to do to improve the roster, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Given the status of the offense, it would be no surprise if they spent their first few picks in the draft on offensive players and focused heavily on the O-line in free agency.

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Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb praises Giants WR Wan’Dale Robinson

Dallas Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb recently praised New York Giants WR Wan’Dale Robinson as a sleeper: “His routes (are) crazy.”

New York Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson had an impressive rookie season come to an end in 2022 when he tore his ACL in Week 10.

Robinson came back with a strong sophomore campaign in 2023, racking up over 500 yards, and was heavily featured in the Giants’ offense as the season wore on.

Given Robinson’s body of work, it seems the Giants have a nice piece to build around moving forward.

In fact, Robinson recently received some praise from division rival CeeDee Lamb, who was a guest on Micah Parson’s podcast. Lamb was naming his top five receivers when he mentioned the Giants receiver as a sleeper.

“You know who’s really a sleeper though? Wan’Dale Robinson from New York. He’s so fast but he’s so nice. His routes is crazy,” Lamb said.

With Lamb certainly being in the upper echelon of NFL wide receivers, it’s quite the compliment for Robinson.

The praise comes following Robinson’s first season back from a torn ACL, with a revolving door at quarterback and an injury-riddled season for key players on the offense including Andrew Thomas and Saquon Barkley.

Despite the need for an outside No. 1 receiver, the Giants certainly have a nice foundational piece in Robinson.

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PFF names Wan’Dale Robinson as Giants’ 2024 breakout candidate

Pro Football Focus names wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson as the New York Giants’ breakout candidate in 2024.

2023 is still ongoing — for four teams, anyhow — but the rest of the NFL is preparing for the upcoming 2024 season.

Pro Football Focus is staying ahead of the curve by identifying one early breakout player for each of the 32 NFL teams for 2024.

For the New York Giants, PFF’s Jonathan Macri chose third-year wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson.

After tearing his ACL in his rookie season, Robinson returned as a more stable part of the Giants offense in 2023. His 76 targets tied for the team lead with Darius Slayton despite appearing in two fewer games, and he finished with the fourth-highest catch rate (78.9%) among the league’s wide receivers (min. 20% of targets). The Giants currently have five pending free agents at the position heading into the 2024 offseason, which could allow Robinson to contribute even further in Year 3.

All true. Robinson seemed to be the Giants’ go-to guy after tight end Darren Waller went out with a hamstring injury. Why they are picking Robinson to be a ‘breakout’ player when his role appears to be a short-to-medium yardage option (his YPR average was just 8.8 in 2023 and scored just one touchdown) could be a stretch.

Although Macri does make a few good points about the Giants’ 2024 wide receiver room, they don’t actually don’t have five impending free agents.

Parris Campbell is not returning, Sterling Shepard could likely retire, Gunner Olszewski is basically a returner and Isaiah Hodgins is restricted.

The depth chart will have Slayton, Jalin Hyatt, and Robinson penciled in as starters with Bryce Ford-Wheaton and recently signed Chase Cota behind them.

Many expect the Giants to select a wide receiver early in the draft, possibly in the first round, so Robinson may actually see his targets reduced in 2024, especially if Waller stays healthy for the entire season.

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Giants’ 6 biggest surprises of 2023

The New York Giants’ 2023 season wasn’t all bad. Despite the drama issues, there are six players who surprised us with their performance.

The 2023 NFL season has come to an end for the New York Giants, who finished with an ugly 6-11 record.

There’s already been a ton of upheaval across the league, and the Giants are no exception. Still, as hard as this season was to watch, it wasn’t all bad. There were some high points, including a handful of wins under a third-string quarterback.

That’s not the only highlight of the season. Despite the turmoil in the front office, there are players on both sides of the ball who surprised us with their performance on the field.

Giants 2023 season awards: MVP, Rookie of the Year and more

Giants Wire votes on and hands out 2023 season awards, including MVP and Rookie of the Year, for the New York Giants.

The New York Giants finished the 2023 regular season with a record of 6-11 which was a far cry from their playoff appearance (and single playoff win) a year ago.

Despite the regression, there were quite a few bright spots that deserved recognition.

While the NFL announces its official awards at a later date, we’ll be discussing who deserves the MVP, Rookie of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year awards for the Giants in 2023.

Stock up, down after Giants’ 27-10 win over Eagles

Whose stock is up and whose is down following the New York Giants’ 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 18?

The New York Giants ended their dismal 2023 season on a high note, demolishing the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10, at MetLife Stadium in Week 18.

The final score wasn’t indicative of just how dominant the Giants were on Sunday as they caused the Eagles to quit at halftime and pull their starters. It was Big Blue’s biggest win over their NFC East rivals since 2012.

With the win, the Giants end the season with a record of 6-11 and will select sixth overall in the 2024 NFL draft.

Whose stock is up and whose is down after the Week 18 win? Let’s take a look.

Giants report card: How we graded Big Blue in Week 18 win

The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10, in Week 18 and the Giants Wire team grades reflect that performance.

The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10, to leave a bad taste in their mouth as they head into the playoffs.

The Giants had a wire-to-wire win in Week 18 as they ended their five-game losing streak against the Eagles. Even at home, the Giants came into this game as pretty heavy underdogs but the team proved the doubters wrong going up 24-0 by the halftime break.

With the win the Giants end the season with a 6-11 record and 3-3 record in the division. New York now owns the sixth overall pick and has a lot to think about this offseason. For now, they are happy to spoil the end of Philadelphia’s season.

Here’s a quick breakdown of what we saw during the game and how we graded the Giants in this win.

Giants snap the curse, dominate Eagles to close out 2023 season

The New York Giants wrapped up their 2023 season with a 27-10 thumping of the Philadelphia Eagles, finally ending an ugly string of losses.

The New York Giants hosted the defending NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon in their 2023 regular season finale.

MetLife was rife with Eagles fans and empty seats. Philly came into the game with a chance to win the NFC East. The Giants were simply there to play the role of spoiler.

Veteran wide receiver Sterling Shepard, possibly playing his last game for the Giants, represented the team as one of the game-day captains at midfield before the game.

Here is how things played out…

Studs and duds from Giants’ Week 18 win vs. Eagles

Here’s a look at the studs and duds (and studly duds) from a 27-10 win for the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 18.

The New York Giants closed out the regular season with a wildly unexpected drubbing of the Philadelphia Eagles — something they hadn’t done to such a degree since 2012.

The game was over by halftime with the Giants leading 24-0 and the Eagles waiving the white flag. Head coach Nick Sirianni began pulling his starters, acknowledging they could no longer compete with Big Blue.

Although the game itself meant nothing to the Giants in terms of playoff seeding, it was significant in the sense that it ended Philly’s dominant reign.

Here is a look at some of the studs and duds (and studly duds) from the Week 18 victory.

Stock up, down after Giants’ 26-25 loss to Rams

Whose stock is up and whose is down following the New York Giants’ Sunday afternoon loss to the Los Angeles Rams?

The New York Giants couldn’t get out of their own way in Week 17, repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

As a potential game-winning field goal sailed wide left with only seconds remaining, reality sunk in. The season was already lost but now it’s going down in the flames of frustration.

The chance to play spoiler was lost as the Los Angeles Rams hung on to win, 26-25.

Whose stock is up and whose is down after the Week 17 defeat? Let’s take a look.