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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Quarterback named New York Giants' biggest weakness entering 2025 season
Quarterback named New York Giants' biggest weakness entering 2025 season New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen had a long to-do list after a 3-14 showing in 2024. He managed to get most of it covered but there are still boundless questions about how well Schoen did. In their recent analysis breaking down each NFL team's "strengths, weaknesses and X-factors for every starting lineup," the folks at Pro Football Focus listed the Giants' biggest weakness from 2024 to be at the quarterback position. The Giants' passing game simply couldn't function consistently in 2024 with Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, Tommy Devito and Tim Boyle throwing passes. The team ranked 30th in the NFL in PFF passing grade while accumulating just 15 big-time throws and 24 turnover-worthy plays. Luckily, they've overhauled their quarterback room by adding veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, along with first-round pick Jaxson Dart, who led the FBS with a 91.9 PFF passing grade in 2024 Schoen attacked that vigorously this offseason by adding free agent veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and landing Jaxson Dart in the 2025 NFL draft. The quarterback play should be significantly improved in 2025. The Giants already look like a different team at organized team activities (OTAs). Wilson, a 10-time Pro Bowler, and a Super Bowl champion, adds legitimacy to the quarterback room and on the practice field. There's no denying Winston's strong arm and presence as well. Tommy DeVito adds a swagger and local flavor but Dart is certainly the future. He has shown talent, poise, and potential leadership in his short time here with Big Blue.
USA Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New York Giants urged to sign this veteran offensive lineman
New York Giants urged to sign this veteran offensive lineman New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen had another busy offseason. He took measures to fill the many holes on his roster through free agency and the 2025 NFL draft. One particular unit that has vexed Schoen, however, is the offensive line. He still doesn't have the five of his dreams. This offseason, Schoen whiffed on his attempt to reel in a quality veteran guard (Will Fries, Aaron Banks) and was relegated to re-signing 35-year-old Greg Van Roten. Schoen did land Purdue's Marcus Mbow in the draft, a player who could eventually be a starter, but for the moment the line is still not where the Giants want it to be. The folks at Pro Football Network are suggesting the Giants take a flyer on 33-year-old Brandon Scherff, the five-time Pro Bowler who the Jacksonville Jaguars did not re-sign. Late free agency doesn't bring many quality starting options. Scherff might be an exception to that rule, though he's 33 and last made the Pro Bowl in 2021. Still, he didn't allow a single sack in 592 pass-blocking snaps this season. Among guards, only Trey Smith of the Chiefs (665) had more pass-blocking snaps without allowing a sack. The Giants could use that level of reliability, as Greg Van Roten is the team's current projected starting right guard. The Giants' salary cap situation is tight at the moment. Per Spotrac, they have a Top 51 cap space number of approximately $6.3 million and have yet to sign three top draft picks -- Jaxson Dart, Darius Alexander, and Cam Skattebo -- who will eat up most of that free cap space.
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Shaun O'Hara: New York Giants moving Evan Neal to guard the 'right move'
Shaun O'Hara: New York Giants moving Evan Neal to guard the 'right move' New York Giants offensive tackle Evan Neal is entering his fourth -- and likely final -- season with the club after general manager Joe Schoen announced the team was not exercising his fifth-year option. Neal, the seventh overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft out of Alabama, has struggled to acclimate to the pro game and has, in effect, been replaced at tackle. Schoen said the team will retain Neal and try him at another position in training camp. "We have an idea of what we're going to do, but it'll be flexible. He'll do anything he can do to help the team," Schoen said after this year's draft. Neal will be thrown into a crowded field at guard come June. Schoen brought back 35-year-old Greg Van Roten for another season to be the starter. Jake Kubas, Aaron Stinnie, and rookie Marcus Mbow are all going to get reps in camp as well. Former Giants center and Super Bowl champion, Shaun O'Hara, believes a position change is the best course of action for the 6-foot-7, 340-pound Neal. "I think it's probably the right move," O'Hara told the New York Post. "I think last year was a year for him to either prove you can play tackle or you're gonna have to try to play something else. Knowing the type of kid he is, I think he's gonna attack it head-on and he's always had a positive attitude. Now he's just got to put it all together. He's got all the tools." Neal is still just 24 and his career can surely be salvaged. O'Hara thinks all the signs are there for him to succeed. "The physical side of it, he should be fine with, he's a big, strong kid," he said. "He's as big as a house. He's got to start using that size to his advantage." The shift from tackle to guard should be something Neal can do. His weakness at tackle was defending the edge rush. At guard, he won't have an edge to protect. Problem solved. "It's harder to go from guard to tackle than tackle to guard, in my opinion," O'Hara said. "What he's got on his side is it's not a new offense he has to learn, it's not a new technique, it's the same stuff he's been working on, he's got the same O-line coach. From that standpoint, it's just reps." Neal will get those reps during organized team activities (OTAs), minicamp, and training camp, but there's no guarantee he will win back a starting job.
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
NFL taps Bills for 'Hard Knocks' debut during training camp. NFC East as featured in-season division
EAGAN, Minn. -- The reigning NFL MVP will be a featured attraction this season on the league's training camp documentary, with the Buffalo Bills making their first appearance on 'Hard Knocks.' The New York Giants will get another shot, too, after their uncomfortable debut. The NFL announced Wednesday at the spring owners meetings that the Bills, led by quarterback Josh Allen, were selected for the behind-the-scenes show on HBO that's in its 25th year. The five-part series will air on Tuesdays beginning on Aug. 5. The NFC East was also picked as the featured division on the in-season show, with filming of the Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders and defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles set to air in December. The league reached a new multi-year deal with HBO to continue to broadcast the show. The Bills, who hold their training camp off-site at St. John Fisher University outside of Rochester, New York, have entered their ninth year under head coach Sean McDermott. Still seeking their first championship, having not appeared in the Super Bowl since their fourth consecutive loss following the 1993 season, the Bills have won five straight AFC East titles and qualified for the playoffs in seven of the past eight years. Allen has been a driver of that success, entering his eighth season and coming off his first MVP award. The Bills return a majority of their offense from a team that finished second in the NFL in scoring in the 2024 season. They retooled their defense, starting with the addition in free agency of edge rusher Joey Bosa. The NFL revamped its rules last year around 'Hard Knocks' appearances, previously allowing teams that made the playoffs within the previous two seasons to decline to participate. Such an opt-out is no longer an option. Teams now ineligible for selection include those with a first-year head coach, those that have appeared on the training camp version of the show in the past eight seasons, and those picked for the in-season version focusing on one division. The Chicago Bears were a first-time 'Hard Knocks' participant last season during training camp. HBO and co-producer NFL Films last year added the in-season show, filming around the four AFC North teams, and an offseason version that premiered — and perhaps ended — with a focus on the Giants. The awkward goodbye between running back Saquon Barkley and general manager Joe Schoen was a prominent part of that series, which has so far not been renewed. Barkley, who signed with the rival Eagles and went on to win the Super Bowl, later complained that his side of the conversation with Schoen was recorded and aired without his consent. Schoen's informing Barkley that the Giants would not make him a contract offer or put the franchise tag on him and thus let him become a free agent became a must-see scene, along with a pained reaction from owner John Mara about losing a popular player.
San Francisco Chronicle
21-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
NFL taps Bills for 'Hard Knocks' debut during training camp. NFC East as featured in-season division
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The reigning NFL MVP will be a featured attraction this season on the league's training camp documentary, with the Buffalo Bills making their first appearance on 'Hard Knocks.' The New York Giants will get another shot, too, after their uncomfortable debut. The NFL announced Wednesday at the spring owners meetings that the Bills, led by quarterback Josh Allen, were selected for the behind-the-scenes show on HBO that's in its 25th year. The five-part series will air on Tuesdays beginning on Aug. 5. The NFC East was also picked as the featured division on the in-season show, with filming of the Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders and defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles set to air in December. The league reached a new multi-year deal with HBO to continue to broadcast the show. The Bills, who hold their training camp off-site at St. John Fisher University outside of Rochester, New York, have entered their ninth year under head coach Sean McDermott. Still seeking their first championship, having not appeared in the Super Bowl since their fourth consecutive loss following the 1993 season, the Bills have won five straight AFC East titles and qualified for the playoffs in seven of the past eight years. Allen has been a driver of that success, entering his eighth season and coming off his first MVP award. The Bills return a majority of their offense from a team that finished second in the NFL in scoring in the 2024 season. They retooled their defense, starting with the addition in free agency of edge rusher Joey Bosa. The NFL revamped its rules last year around 'Hard Knocks' appearances, previously allowing teams that made the playoffs within the previous two seasons to decline to participate. Such an opt-out is no longer an option. Teams now ineligible for selection include those with a first-year head coach, those that have appeared on the training camp version of the show in the past eight seasons, and those picked for the in-season version focusing on one division. The Chicago Bears were a first-time 'Hard Knocks' participant last season during training camp. HBO and co-producer NFL Films last year added the in-season show, filming around the four AFC North teams, and an offseason version that premiered — and perhaps ended — with a focus on the Giants. The awkward goodbye between running back Saquon Barkley and general manager Joe Schoen was a prominent part of that series, which has so far not been renewed. Barkley, who signed with the rival Eagles and went on to win the Super Bowl, later complained that his side of the conversation with Schoen was recorded and aired without his consent. Schoen's informing Barkley that the Giants would not make him a contract offer or put the franchise tag on him and thus let him become a free agent became a must-see scene, along with a pained reaction from owner John Mara about losing a popular player.
