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Week 1: What, and who, to watch
« on: January 16th, 2019, 10:36am »
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College Football http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/will-hernandez-jersey , as season gets underway Happy Saturday Big Blue View, and welcome to the first weekend of college football! Okay, this isn¡¯t technically the first weekend of college football, this is the first week for the major programs and the top prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft. It isn¡¯t too early to start thinking, and talking, about the 2019 draft, but it is too early to start speculating about the New York Giants team needs come draft night in late April. So, let¡¯s just sit down and enjoy a strong slate of games for opening weekend. Oregon State at Ohio State (No. 5)ABC - NoonOhio State remains stacked with NFL talent, partiularly on the defensive side of the ball. The Buckeyes will be lead by edge rusher Nick Bosa, who could be in the conversation to be the first pick of the 2019 draft, and should definitely be off the board by the fifth pick. Also, Dre¡¯Mont Jones looks to be a potential first round defensive tackle, while Kendall Sheffield will look to be the fourth Ohio State cornerback to be selected in the first round in four straight years.On the offensive side of the ball, keep an eye on right tackle Isaiah Prince. He wasn¡¯t able to take the left tackle job following the departure of Jamarco Jones, but the big tackle has been a starter at right tackle for the previous two seasons and has the kind of mentality that coaches love. H-Back Parris Campbell is the offensive Swiss Arm Knife for Ohio State, and with great speed in the open field, he can make plays happen as a runner and a receiver.Washington (6) at Auburn (9)ABC, 3:30 p.m. You don¡¯t have to change the channel to see what is, on paper at least, the best and most talent-packed game of the weekend. Washington is loaded with future NFL players on both sides of the ball, but the Giants will likely be paying attention to offensive tackle Trey Adams. Adams went down last season to a torn ACL, but is back as the Husky¡¯s starting left tackle. Listed at 6-foot-8, 330 pounds, Adams is big and powerful, with rare athleticism for his size. Had he not been injured and decided to declare for the 2018 draft, he could have been one of the first offensive linemen selected. His health will be worth watching, but Adams will likely be on the Giants¡¯ radar this season. Also on the Washington offense is running back Myles Gaskin. The Giants are set at running back, but Gaskin is just plain fun to watch. He brings a combines power, agility, speed, and vision http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/b.j.-goodson-jersey , and is one of the best players not getting enough press right now. There are some who think he could be a number one receiver at the next level, but even if he isn¡¯t, he certainly has the potential to be a scary deep threat. Behind Richards is running back Travis Homer, who has the potential to grow into one of the most exciting running backs in the nation. Running much bigger than his listed 5-11, 195-pound frame would suggest, Richards is a tough, one-cut runner who also has the twitchy athleticism to break off chunk yardage at any time. With some more growth in the mental part of the game, he could be an early draft pick. On the defensive side is Joe Jackson, a powerful edge rusher who uses active, heavy hands to get into the backfield and make problems for the offense. He has had 10.5 tackles for a loss in each of the last two seasons, as well as 7.5 and 6.5 sacks (respectively). And unsurprisingly, Miami has a pair of defensive backs worth paying attention to. At corner is Michael Jackson, who is a stoutly built 6-1, 200-pound corner with a good ability to read and react. While Jackson can play in press coverage, but might be better in a Cover 3 zone scheme, such as is run by the Seattle Seahawks. At safety is Jaquan Johnson. Johnson was a highly productive safety from the Hurricanes, racking up 96 tackles, three for a loss, one sack, three forced fumbles, four passes defensed, and four interceptions. As his stats suggest, Johnson was equally at home at free safety and at strong safety, a trait which could intrigue James Bettcher, who values that kind of versatility in his defenders.Giants vs. Jaguars: 6 things we learned What did we learn about the New York Giants on Sunday? We learned that the thing that seemed most worrisome heading into the season, the offensive line, is still a major problem for the Giants.In a 20-15 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, GM Dave Gettleman¡¯s rebuilt hog mollies were the Giants¡¯ Achilles Heel. Jacksonville has a great defense with a number of dynamic players in its front seven. The Giants were never going to dominate this group, but what we saw Sunday is just not going to cut it.¡°We battled,¡± coach Pat Shurmur said. ¡°You¡¯re looking at a top 10 defense and we battled ¡®em. I thought they fought throughout the game. We could probably point to individual bad plays by everyone, me included. ¡°I feel like they battled. We¡¯ve just gotta go back and correct the mistakes.¡±Ereck Flowers is still Ereck FlowersA switch from left tackle to right tackle can¡¯t hide the simple reality that Ereck Flowers is the weakest of the weak links on the Giants¡¯ offensive line. Flowers was penalized for tripping on the Giants¡¯ first offensive play http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-janoris-jenkins-jer
sey , negating a 5-yard completion. He was then penalized for holding, negating a 34-yard pass to Evan Engram and putting the Giants in a second-and-20mess at their own 4-yard line.Flowers got the Giants off to an atrocious start, and he made the MetLife Stadium crowd restless right from the beginning.It didn¡¯t get better. Flowers gave up one of the two sacks of Eli Manning, helplessly watching Lerentee McCray beat him to the inside. On the game-altering pick 6 by Myles Jack it was pressure allowed by Flowers that forced Manning to step up and into a path where Jacksonville defensive tackle Abry Jones could tip the pass.Eli is in serious dangerManning was sacked twice. The official NFL stats have him being hit six times. He was under pressure constantly. The Giants went from taking a number of deep shots early in the game to throwing more short, quick routes as the game wore on.Take out the spectacular 68-yard run by Saquon Barkley, most of which he did on his own by breaking three tackles, the Giants rushed for 46 yards on their other 22 attempts, 2.09 yards per attempt. There were 6 runs for no gain or negative yardage.Without watching film it is difficult, other than Flowers, to point fingers at specific players. Left tackle Nate Solder had a holding penalty. Rookie left guard Will Hernandez surrendered a sack. Right guard Patrick Omameh was the blocker when Abry Jones got his hands up to deflect the pass that turned into a tipped Pick 6.¡°It was a tough battle,¡± Solder said. ¡°If we would¡¯ve kept it in manageable down and distances, we prevented ourselves from a lot of plays because we were getting the penalties and stupid things that we control ¡ª like I had that holding. That was totally in my control and I need to clean that up.¡±In the post-game, Manning tried to take some of the heat off his linemen.¡°This might be the most talented defense and front four we go against all season. They¡¯re good,¡± Manning said. ¡°Those guys coming out the first game, I thought things settled down in the second half and they did a good job. Picked up some of the blitzes and hit some nice plays, big plays.For the most part Jacksonville kept Beckham in front of them Color Rush Riley Dixon Jersey
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