New York Giants news for Saturday
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From Big Blue View
- Roster move: Carter Coughlin released from 53-man roster, will be on practice squad
- Giants-Vikings injury report: Brian Burns limited in practice
- Giants vs. Vikings Week 1: What to expect when the Vikings have the ball
- 1-on-1 with Jakob Johnson: Expecting nothing, taking advantage of opportunities
- Giants-Vikings staff picks: BBV staff is bullish on the Giants in Week 1
- Poll results: Giants fans take the over on the Giants’ season
- Giants-Vikings 2024, Week 1: Everything you need to know
Other Giant observations
NFL Week 1 Preview: Schedule, storylines and matchups to watch | PFF
Matchups to watch: Giants WR Malik Nabers vs. Vikings CB Stephon Gilmore
The second receiver off the board in the 2024 draft, Nabers possesses rare traits we don’t often see at even the position’s highest levels. His elite ability to separate helped him to generate a 93.1 PFF receiving grade in his final college season. The former Defensive Player of the Year has entered the mercenary phase of his career, but that’s not a slight. Gilmore still has plenty of good snaps left in him, having recorded 18 forced incompletions (17% of his coverage targets) in his 12th year.
Ringing in the 100th Year of the New York Football Giants
Thanks for having us, @NYSE
We rang the opening bell to start #Giants100 Celebration Weekend ‼️ pic.twitter.com/5PHSbR8BT6
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 6, 2024
New York Giants ownership expects ‘significant improvement’ in 2024. Will they get it? | The Athletic
For Schoen, he needs his draft picks to deliver. None of the picks from Schoen’s first two draft classes are established yet as upper-level players, although 2022 first-round pick Kayvon Thibodeaux showed promise with 11.5 sacks last season. The biggest hope for a star draft pick is this year’s first-round selection, Malik Nabers. Second-round rookie Tyler Nubin is in line to start at safety, while third-round rookie Dru Phillips will be the starting nickel cornerback. Picks like that need to develop into core players.
On one hand, Schoen and Daboll deserve credit for not gifting starting jobs to young players who haven’t earned them. But stopgaps like Van Roten and Jackson aren’t part of the long-term vision Schoen has been preaching this offseason.
High Giants draft picks Tyler Nubin, Deonte Banks team up to set tone in huge challenge against Vikings’ Justin Jefferson | New York Daily News
Tyler Nubin is confident. People are sleeping on the Giants’ 2nd round safety, according to Pat Leonard, as he intends to make his presence felt on Sunday against the Vikings.
Giants’ Brian Daboll encouraged by what he’s seen from Adoree’ Jackson | USAToday.com
Daboll appears to be pleased with Jackson’s progress this week in practice.
“He looks good. In shape,” said Daboll. “He’s had a couple good practices. Picked up the system well. He’s been with Shane (Bowen) before. Encouraged by the last few days with him.” The head coach added “We’ll make that decision. We’ll have someone in mind. We’ll talk about that after practice today.”
Five Ways the Giants Must Show Improvement in 2024 | SI.com
Everyone has been pleading for the Giants offense to produce more explosive plays. The Giants had just 31 explosive passing plays last season, with an average explosive pass rate of 5%, which was dead last in the league. Their rushing output wasn’t much better, producing only 37 explosive rushes with an average explosive run rate of 9%, which was 28th in the NFL. To make matters worse, the Giants also averaged just 6.5 yards per passing play. This is clearly not the recipe for success.
Daboll on Jones: Make the right decisions
Brian Daboll talks about Daniel Jones and the Giants potentially taking more deep shots this year: pic.twitter.com/wDNV59jDPF
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) September 6, 2024
10 things to watch in Giants vs. Vikings | Giants.com
“I feel like we’re in a good spot,” the 27-year-old Jones said. “I think we’re confident. We’ve had a good camp, we’re prepared and we’ve got to go out and execute on Sunday. I think it’s about taking the work that you’ve put in over these last, really since this spring, and translating that to the field. Understanding this game plan, getting on the same page and then executing on Sunday. I feel good, I think we’re confident and ready to go.”
NY Giants: These 5 factors to decide if they can return to playoffs | The Record
The Giants brought Burns here to be a centerpiece with Dexter Lawrence, and we’ll get to Kayvon Thibodeaux in the next entry. There will be some growing pains in Shane Bowen’s first year as defensive coordinator, especially with a young secondary, but this unit can’t finish ranked 26th in points allowed this year. Approach the Top 15 and put the onus on the offense to hold up its end.
Devin Singletary is ready to be the Giants’ bell cow running back | New York Post
After five years spent in split backfields with the likes of Frank Gore, Zack Moss, James Cook and Dameon Pierce, Singletary’s days being told to share (carries) might be over now that he is with the Giants.
“That’s what you work for, so I’m excited for this year,” Singletary said. “You see a little bit across the league there are still a few guys doing it. That’s the name of the game when you are a back. You want to be able to do everything…My [mentality] has always set me apart from a lot of people. Just the way I go about things, being a dog. I’m going to give you everything I’ve got. And the guys can feed off that energy.”
Giants are among NFL’s youngest teams. Will that save Brian Daboll, Joe Schoen from firing? | NJ.com
The results for the Giants’ Brian Daboll/Joe Schoen head coach/general manager regime started out great in 2022. The Giants opened 6-1 and then 7-2. And though they won just two of their next seven games — with a tie thrown in — they managed to reach the playoffs with a 9-7-1 record. And then they beat the Vikings on the road in a wild-card playoff game.
This week’s opponent
Jordan Addison is good to go for Week 1 at Giants | Pro Football Talk
Although he was listed as limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday, Addison was upgraded to full participation on Friday. He has no injury designation. As a rookie, Addison had 70 catches for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Stephon Gilmore & Harrison Smith Form Unique Duo After 24 Combined Seasons | Vikings.com
According to Stats Perform, this will mark just the third instance since 1920 where a pair of defensive back teammates enter the season each having five-plus Pro Bowls and at least 165 career games to their name.
J.J. McCarthy on missing the season: “It’s tough, it’s kind of a kick in the b@lls” | Pro Football Talk
McCarthy said that he didn’t realize during during the preseason game when he suffered the injury that anything was wrong, and he’s still not sure exactly when in the game he tore his meniscus. Only the day after the game, when his knee started to buckle when walking downstairs, did it occur to him he needed to get the knee checked out.
‘We about to go crazy’
Q: How good of a matchup is it for you guys on Sunday, your defense vs. Giants offense?
Vikings LB Ivan Pace Jr.: “We about to go crazy man, it ain’t even going to be no matchup.” #Giants100 #MINvsNYGpic.twitter.com/E7FXfgVUqE
— Giants Fans Online (@NYGFansOnline) September 6, 2024
Around the league
Mike McCarthy declares Cowboys will have a good running game | Pro Football Talk
Steelers, TE Pat Freiermuth agree to terms on four-year, $48.4 million contract extension | NFL.com
Bills sign RT Spencer Brown to four-year extension | Pro Football Talk
Sources: Dolphins make Jalen Ramsey NFL’s highest-paid CB | ESPN.com
Tee Higgins injury update: Bengals WR doubtful to face Patriots in season opener | CBSSports.com
Russell Wilson “doing everything” he can to play on Sunday | Pro Football Talk
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