New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll played it close to the vest on Monday when asked about his depth chart for Sunday’s season-opening game against the Washington Commanders.
Daboll is undeniably is regular-season form when it comes to not doling out any useful information.
Who is the No. 2 quarterback? Jaxson Dart or Jameis Winston?
“Any roster decisions based on who’s going to be in the backup or who this player is going to be, we’ll have that out there on Sunday,” Daboll said.
The plan at the beginning of training camp appeared to be for the veteran Winston to be QB2, with Dart as the inactive, emergency quarterback.
Dart’s promising summer, though, make whether or not he should open the season as the primary backup for Russell Wilson a legitimate question.
Who will start at right guard or at CB2 opposite Paulson Adebo?
“We have a good idea of how we’re going to play,” Daboll said. “That’ll all come out on Sunday.”
At right guard, it would be a stunner if incumbent veteran Greg Van Roten is not the starter. The Giants still have hope for Evan Neal as a guard, but he did not appear to do enough this summer to warrant taking Van Roten’s job.
At cornerback, 2023 first-round pick Deonte Banks and 2022 third-round pick Cor’Dale Flott competed for that spot all spring and summer. Who won is still unclear. Either way, we probably see both players get snaps on Sunday vs. Washington.
Andrew Thomas’s status unclear
Daboll, predictably, did not share any information on whether Andrew Thomas, who spent most of the summer on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list and has admitted his recovery from Lisfranc surgery has been difficult, would be available Week 1.
“We’re going to have a walkthrough today and everybody will be out there participating,” is all Daboll would say when asked about the veteran left tackle.
More than likely, with Thomas having gone through just one padded practice and admitting he is still not fully recovered, James Hudson will be the starting left tackle vs. the Commanders.
“He’s a guy I’m glad we signed. He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do, just like all the other guys have,” Daboll said. “Offensive line is five collective guys seeing it through the same set of eyes, or two tight ends, one tight end, whatever it may be. So those guys are doing everything they can do each day to be as productive as they can.”
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