New York Giants news for Thursday
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From Big Blue View
- Giants’ co-owner John Mara preaches patience with Joe Schoen, Brian Daboll
- Giants chasing solutions to problems they created — ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast
- Could Dexter Lawrence win the Defensive Player of the Year award?
- Giants’ offensive lineman Jon Runyan not expecting any lineup changes
- Giants-Steelers preview: 4 storylines for Week 8
- Week 7: Tales from the timeline
- New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Week 8: Everything you need to know
Other Giant observations
How two spotty Giants draft classes have them on a downward spiral again | New York Post
Player development is essential for building a successful NFL franchise. The first two draft classes in the Joe Schoen era have not shown enough, at this point.
Tiki: Schoen and Daboll can’t be truly evaluated until they have your guy
.@TikiBarber and @ShaunMorash don’t understand the calls for Daboll and Schoen to be fired. pic.twitter.com/LcqRpdVPWW
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) October 22, 2024
Giants veteran on Bill Belichick’s criticism: ‘I don’t really care about his (opinion)’ | NJ.com
“Bill was my coach before, and you know, I talk about how much I disliked New England,” Eluemunor said on WFAN, via Audacy. “So, whatever Bill thinks is what Bill thinks; everyone’s free to have their opinion and I don’t really care about his. We’ve been one of the best when it comes to pass blocking in the league, and when we get the opportunity to run block, we’ve been pretty damn good, too. So, I couldn’t care less what a coach outside the building who’s not even a coach right now has to say; that’s not a shot towards him, obviously he’s a legendary coach, but I couldn’t care less what someone outside the building has to say about our unit when there’s a lot worse situations than ours right now.”
Giants’ Brian Daboll must stop overthinking offensive line tweak | NJ.com
We all knew that Andrew Thomas’ season-ending injury had the potential to derail any progress the Giants offensive line had made to this point.
It’s obvious why, too. Up until his foot injury, Thomas, a former All-Pro, ranked 20th among tackles with an overall grade of 74.3, according to Pro Football Focus — with nearly identical grades in pass blocking (71.8) and run blocking (71.6).
Thibodeaux talks about his timeline to get back on the field
Spoke to Giants OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux at his second annual Jream Foundation Gala. Thibodeaux said the timeline to return from the broken scaphoid bone in his wrist is 4-to-8 weeks. He will be on IR for at least the next two games.
I asked if it would be ambitious to return… pic.twitter.com/HWzTiZkzYn
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) October 22, 2024
Bull-Rush Win Rate: Highlighting the NFL’s most effective bull-rushers | PFF
Dexter Lawrence leads the way: Through seven weeks, Lawrence has won 58.28% of his bull-rush snaps, the highest rate in the league.
2024 NFL Trade Block Big Board Entering Week 8 | Bleacher Report
Giants pass-rusher Azeez Ojulari remains in our top spot for the second successive week. New York may look to add to its offensive line so it can better protect (and evaluate) quarterback Daniel Jones before the offseason. However, the 2-5 Giants should be willing to move impending free agents like Ojulari.
Detroit, naturally, should be interested in acquiring Ojulari before the trade deadline. The Bills could also be interested. While their defense has recorded 19 sacks through seven games, A.J. Epenesa leads the team with only four. Buffalo’s play for Cooper also shows that the franchise is going all-in on the 2024 campaign, and it may not be finished.
Chiefs, Steelers expected to aggressively pursue a wide receiver as NFL trade deadline draws closer | CBSSports.com
The wide receiver market saw a flurry of activity this week, and there’s more to come as the Nov. 5 trade deadline gets closer. Sources around the league believe the Giants could part with Darius Slayton as the deadline nears.
Buyers and sellers ahead of 2024 NFL trade deadline: Can Lions add key piece? Titans teardown on? | NFL.com
With a significant investment already made in Brian Burns, Big Blue could have one of the better trade chips heading toward the deadline in Azeez Ojulari. The 2021 second-rounder’s snaps increased following an injury to Kayvon Thibodeaux, and Ojulari has surged, generating three sacks, nine pressures and a 20.5 percent pressure rate in the past two weeks. The impending free agent could be enticing to a pass-rush-needy club. Veteran receiver Darius Slayton, another impending free agent, could also be shopped.
Slayton: Issues playing at home a “coincidence”
Darius Slayton calls it a “coincidence” that the Giants have not played well at MetLife Stadium pic.twitter.com/MzByXUJAa6
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 23, 2024
Ranking 8 NFL Teams That Need the Hardest Reset | Bleacher Report
Admit Daniel Jones isn’t the answer, tank the rest of the year and find your next quarterback so that you don’t waste prime years for Malik Nabers, Andrew Thomas, Brian Burns and Dexter Lawrence.
Head coach Brian Daboll hasn’t worked out great, either. That might be stale, too. Thus, they’re sort of in a similar situation to the Jets, except with less non-quarterback talent on both sides of the ball.
32 NFL observations after Week 7: DK Metcalf is peerless in contested-catch situations | PFF
Malik Nabers returned to action this week and continued to be the top-ranked rookie wide receiver grading-wise. His 81.5 grade is getting closed in on by Brian Thomas Jr. (79.6), though.
Giants getting to know Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders
Giants assistant GM Brandon Brown speaking at Colorado practice
Via @KingDarius_NS pic.twitter.com/jSuczryty9
— Talkin’ Giants (@TalkinGiants) October 22, 2024
2025 NFL Mock Draft: 3 QBs go top 10 | CBSSports.com
9. New York Giants: Jalen Milroe QB, Alabama. Milroe has All-Pro upside, and he’s slowly but surely demonstrated progression in his ability as a passer.
Eli Manning advances in Pro Football Hall of Fame voting process | Giants.com
Exactly 50 Modern-Era Players have advanced in the voting process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, including first-year nominee Eli Manning and Giants all-time leading rusher Tiki Barber.
This week’s opponent
Justin Fields or Russell Wilson? The Pittsburgh Steelers have a decision to make | PFF
The question with this Steelers’ quarterback battle becomes: Would you rather have the pocket passer who can’t run like he used to or the dynamic playmaker who has some flaws throwing the ball? The Steelers have a decision to make over the second half of the season.
Steelers favorites to acquire Rams All-Pro WR Cooper Kupp | Behind the Steel Curtain
According to SportsBettingAg, the Steelers are the favorites to land Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp at -125 odds. Other teams in the mix include the Los Angeles Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The origin of Russell Wilson’s moonball and how it could ignite the Steelers’ offense | The Athletic
Since Wilson entered the league, no quarterback has been more effective on passes of 40-plus air yards. Over the last 12-plus seasons, Wilson ranks first in pass attempts (172), completions (62), touchdown passes (23) and yards (3,143) on throws that travel 40 yards or more downfield, per TruMedia.
Around the league
Are Jerry Jones’ fan tours a hurdle to a Cowboys Super Bowl? | ESPN.com
Vic Fangio admits Cooper DeJean being the Eagles punt returner is concerning | Bleeding Green Nation
Texans sign former Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White | ESPN.com
Dan Quinn Presser: Jayden Daniels will not practice today | Hogs Haven
Sources: Chiefs finalizing trade for Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins | ESPN
Panthers’ Bryce Young to start on Sunday vs. Broncos after Andy Dalton sprains thumb in car crash | NFL.com
Rams open Puka Nacua’s practice window after time on injured reserve | The Athletic
Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa returns to practice, set to wear safest helmet for QBs | CBSSports.com
Buccaneers place Chris Godwin on injured reserve | Pro Football Talk
49ers place Brandon Aiyuk on IR, sign Evan Anderson to 53-man roster | Pro Football Talk
Lions’ Jameson Williams practicing while awaiting possible ban | ESPN.com
Browns to start Jameis Winston at QB vs. Ravens; OC Ken Dorsey to call plays | NFL.com
Robert Saleh is at Packers practice today | Pro Football Talk
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