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Yeah, but now it is almost his calling card and almost something to brag about. Still retarded, but his perspective is likely(cue dumb frat boy voice)...yo, look at my hand. Look at what I played through. I am tough as shit

You're thinking Eli Apple and his mom, Annie (I think it was)

Also...just read that after season, if Simmons signs a multi year deal elsewhere, Giants will get a compensatory pick in return making the experiment free. If he does well for us and he is extended, even better. Even lower risk than previously thought

Yeah, thought he was gonna be resigned back in the day. Glad he had a good career and he's retiring a Giant

I also trust Wink to put him in position to succeed moreso than the Arizona coaching staff. Even if he is some mix of Landon Collins and Jaylon Smith (the LB from the Cowboys)...there is certainly some usage there from an off ball backer.

Can't complain for a 7th...was a combine freak...very athletic. Gotta believe he is best in space and clearly has range. A bit surprised to hear him linked to the inside as opposed to outside. Interested to see him in blitz packages. Don't see him holding the edge...so maybe that's the benefit to being inside. I do like him in coverage of TEs and RBs. Either way, as mentioned...a very low risk move and gives Wink something to get creative with.

Against a mix of starters and backups playing vanilla patterns and plays. Not saying it isn't good news...but need to pump the breaks a bit here

No debate there. Solid, reliable, available. Can excuse the occasional brain fart if 90% of the time the dude does the job...especially over 10 years

Diehl was one of the most underrated guys. Dude started wherever he was called/needed. Was the quintessential Jack of all trades, master of none in the offensive line. Solid, reliable...but not necessarily probowl calibur at any one spot. If Neal becomes that, I'd be ecstatic after his year 1 struggles...but given draft status, my hope and expectation is that he becomes more of a Kareem McKenzie and is healthy, solid, reliable...take ownership of the right side kinda guy

I think our ability to attack multiple levels of the defense is most worrisome for defenses. Not saying the guys are restricted to the areas below...but, Legitimate underneath stuff to Barkley, Campbell, Bellinger. Midrange to Hodgins, Shepard. Deep to Hyatt, Slayton And that doesn't include Waller who can hit all 3 levels. The quickest way to limit our offense is to pressure Jones and take away the deep ball, but id he has a 5 yard safety valve in Barkley or Campbell...or can escape for a 5 yard run...those pressures will stop and the long ball will open up. I'm excited to see what we do when the games count.

Way I see it...top 50 picks should be day 1 starters, save maybe a QB. Next 100 picks or so, I give a full offseason-season-offseason before I truly expect consistent play, even if it isn't an every-down player or ST only. End of the draft, I would look at whether they had any spot duty to cover injuries and effort given daily to evaluate. Methinks with only 53 or so roster spots and injuries in football...if you're in the roster for 2 or 3 seasons, you are gonna see 'some' playing time

Hawkins has done well in camp and had good showings in preseason. I don't recall ever having confidence in Williams. Look, you get overdrafted with Flott, Banks, and Hawkins in 2 drafts. And, for what it is worth, Wink has earned the trust of the organization and fanbase. If Williams was worth keeping, he'd be kept. Previous regimes never earned that respect.

Panthers were without starting DE's I think...and even so, they aren't very good. So I will take the win with a grain of salt. That said, there is a good bit to be excited about. Waller is a dude, that agreed, teams are already planning for. Hyatt will be interesting...not saying he's gonna be a game changer yet, but teams aren't going to single him up. The Hyatt/Waller combo is going to challenge defenses. End of the day, I still think the offensive line play dictates a lot...and is razer thin in depth. That alone is more the tipping point of improving over last year or remaining stagnant.

Really like what I have seen from DeVito...dude is gonna land somewhere as a backup. Beginning to wonder if he pushes Tyrod

No injuries that I saw

I think we wait to see who drops off teams rosters at cut down. A 1-year deal for a stop gap vet at OG might be they way to go. Draft next year IOL to keep that pipeline flowing

Brain fart by Neal to end the half. Really encouraged again by depth of secondary..and yeah...Riley seems like a find so far. Seems this year may be Williams last. Still want to see Thibs take over a series/game. Tuned in late...but seems DJ was sharp. Last preseason game will be meaningless given we play Jets in reg season. Gonna be real vanilla on both sides...may not see any starters

Love that they came right back to him...that was a nice route for the TD

Agree...but it's high time defenses catch up. And there isn't really room to do so within the confines of the current rules. Outside of Tampa Two, which is beatable by a talented TE or receiving RB in the middle...there hasn't really been a defensive breakthru in years. Hybrid DE/LB and CB/S to hide coverages is about it...

I just think the pendulum has swung too far in favor if offense. Spread out is fine, but it's more the rules that have been put in place to (over)protect the passer, the pass interference that really doesn't impede the WR, etc. that have lead to more use of the spread offense. Might as well watch arena/indoor league some Sundays. Again though, it's not gonna change so no use beating a dead horse

Neal cleared concussion protocol...good to practice with non-contact jersey...which is good cause he needs the reps if he is gonna take that step in year 2

Would much prefer the 21-13 game over the 35-31 game any day. I also appreciate the toughness over the finesse given the choice. I think though society is too impatient, and too prone to instant gratification for the trend to reverse. Information/news/etc. is 24/7...scoring in a football game is taking the same approach.

Hopefully it is just extra precaution to keep it from recurring cause we saw what our backup OTs could do and it wasn't much.

No doubt offensive line was the worst part...but missing tackles and starting QB and no gameplan...a lot can be excused there. Would definitely scour any cuts teams make to improve roster, but good backups don't usually get cut, so will hold breath on any signings that do come

Secondary does look much deeper and seems confident. The few designed pressures did their job. Offensive line is still thin and has some work to do to gel. Only about 50% starters...Beasley is gonna end up on this roster if this continues. The lunchpail guys like Sills are likely gone...which is a shame cause you like to have some of them on your team. I'd like to see Gray get some carries at some point with 1st team this preseason so we didn't end up drafting a return guy only. Still no Hyatt sightings...not sureif he dressed for game. Maybe 2nd half