Giants news, 11/1: Potential suitors for Slayton, Tom Coughlin, Tyrone Tracy, more headlines

New York Giants news for Friday

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From Big Blue View

• Giants trade deadline 2024: Potential suitors for WR Darius Slayton
• Daniel Jones’ outburst a sign of growing Giants’ frustration
• 5 Giants-Commanders questions: What if the Giants had gotten Jayden Daniels?
• Giants’ RB Tyrone Tracy progressing in concussion protocol
• Ex-Giant Xavier McKinney is NFC Player Of the Month
• Giants trade rumors: Does failed No. 1 overall pick to Giants make sense?
• New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders 2024, Week 9: Everything you need to know
• New York Giants trade deadline 2024: Rumors, news, trades, and analysis

Other Giant observations

Would ‘frustrated’ Dexter Lawrence ever request a trade from Giants? – NJ.com

Asked that point-blank on Wednesday, Lawrence clarified what exactly has been making him frustrated.

“I’m more frustrated knowing that we can win and we aren’t winning,” Lawrence said. “I’m not frustrated being here as a player, it’s more of just knowing that we can win and we’re not winning. That’s the most frustrating part.”

Chuck Pagano criticizes Brian Daboll

Daniel Jones taking ‘heat’ for Giants teammate emphasizes how much Brian Daboll relationship has changed | New York Post

It was interesting that Daboll after the loss to the Steelers revealed it was a Jones mental gaffe that led to the strip sack. There are plenty of postgame sessions when Daboll will not get into specifics as to who messed up a particular play. Jones said he had no problem with this because the two discussed it before meeting with the media.

How Brian Daboll compares to other Giants coaches after 42 games | USAToday.com

Daboll, at 17-24-1, is just two games worse than the great Hall of Famer Bill Parcells and ahead of Ray Perkins, who is largely credited with helping to modernize the Giants under general manager George Young after decades of ineptitude.

2024 NFL Midseason All-Rookie Team: Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers lead NFL’s Best Rookies | The 33rd Team

WR: Malik Nabers. Despite only playing six games, Malik Nabers ranks second among NFL receivers with 72 targets. He leads the NFL in “Open Score,” according to ESPN Analytics, and his yardage total (498) would be significantly higher if Daniel Jones was a league-average deep passer.

NB: Dru Phillips. Phillips was a tenacious heat-seeking missile at Kentucky, but poor tackling severely limited his impact. This year, he’s been an excellent tackler, and his tone-setting play style is finally resulting in production. Phillips makes the majority of his impact within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage, erasing screens, checkdowns, and outside runs. At 187 pounds, he epitomizes “punching above your weight class” and has no issue escaping blocks.

Rookies make annual Halloween visit to pediatric hospital

Azeez Ojulari: Motivated by the moment, the future and ‘my little bro’ | The Record

BJ Ojulari, two years younger than Azeez, is out for the season after tearing his ACL this summer, and that perspective is something that drives Azeez to make the most of his chances.

“I know how bad he wants to be out there, and he can’t be out there,” Azeez told NorthJersey.com at his locker after Wednesday’s practice. “Every moment you get to play, every opportunity you get in this game, you never know when it’s going to get taken away. What happened to my brother, that gives me even more of a reason to take advantage of this, play the best I can for this team, for me and for him [B.J.].”

Giants DC Shane Bowen Opens Up About Expectations for CB Deonte Banks | SI.com

Bowen cited the second-year cornerback’s past response to adversity when asked why he was confident.

“He’s been locked in. Again, he’s a professional. It’s a professional football league. Being able to respond when adversity hits–that’s a big part of this game. You’ve seen it from him. I’ve seen that from him already, being able to respond, come back, play well in Seattle, came back when adversity had hit him a little bit. So, I think with all of them, just understanding being a pro and what that is and being ready to go and respond when adversity hits.”

Giants trade chips thrive at right time: Did Darius Slayton, Azeez Ojulari boost their value? | The Athletic

“Just see what happens,” Slayton said Wednesday when asked about his future in New York. “It’s not my first time being in the buzz during this time of year. Kind of like I’ve always done in the past is just show up, I do my job and where the chips fall, they fall.”

Malik Nabers on his college teammate

Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan among nine coaching semifinalists for Hall of Fame | Pro Football Talk

The group features four Super Bowl-winning coaches and three who won multiple rings, headlines by Tom Coughlin won two titles with the Giants. Three other coaches with ties to the Giants—former head coaches—Bill Arnsparger, Dan Reeves, and Marty Schottenheimer, coached linebackers before being named defensive coordinator in 1977.

NFL Draft 2025: These teams will be in QB mix with Giants, as they surely replace Daniel Jones | NJ.com

Just look at the eight teams currently ahead of the Giants in the 2025 NFL Draft order. Five of them likely will be in the mix for a quarterback — Panthers (first), Titans (second), Jets (fourth), Raiders (seventh), and Browns (eighth).

Then there are five more “maybe” teams, in terms of quarterback neediness — Saints (sixth), Rams (12th), Colts (14th), Seahawks (16th), and Steelers (27th). Obviously, all five of those teams won’t draft a quarterback in 2025. But some of them certainly could.

This week’s opponent

NFL 2024 midseason report AFC, NFC questions and stats | ESPN

Stat that defined the first half: 30.1. That’s how many points Washington has averaged offensively, ranking third. The Commanders averaged less than 20 points per game in five of the past six years. The last time Washington averaged more than 30 points a game was in 1991 — the last season the franchise won a Super Bowl.

NFL Week 9 Preview: Schedule, storylines and matchups to watch | PFF

Matchups to Watch: Commanders QB Jayden Daniels vs Giants CB Deonte Banks. Week 8 saw the Giants’ coaching staff elect to sit down former first-round pick Deonte Banks in favor of former seventh-round pick Greg Stroman Jr. After struggling in all but a single outing this year, the message has been sent that Bank’s issues in coverage—a 56.4 grade —won’t cut it, currently allowing 9.4 yards per coverage target.

Around the league

Micah Parsons, DaRon Bland, Trevon Diggs remain out of practice | Pro Football Talk

Dallas Cowboys’ struggles making 2025 cap casualties more predictable | Blogging The Boys

Doug Pederson offers advice to Nick Sirianni as Jaguars coach prepares to return to Philadelphia | NFL.com

Ravens’ Lamar Jackson (back/knee) misses second straight practice ahead of Week 9 game vs. Broncos | NFL.com

Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs limited in their return to practice | Pro Football Talk

Saints QB Derek Carr expected to return, says he’s ‘no savior’ | ESPN.com

Drake Maye limited in practice again on Thursday | Pro Football Talk

Jets place Allen Lazard on IR, likely to keep Mike Williams | ESPN.com

Joe Burrow tabs Bengals’ game vs. Raiders ‘must-win’: ‘Urgency’s very high every week from here on out’ | NFL.com

How Cardinals’ Trey McBride is ascending into a top-tier TE | ESPN.com

With a need at pass rusher, do the Lions make a trade or fill from within? | The Athletic

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