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The Weekly BEast Report: Reviewing The New York Giants Offseason
By DawnMacelli
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...ly-nfc-east-report-new-york-giants-off-season
The 2013 NFL season was one that New York Giants fans would just as soon forget. The Giants finished the season with a 7-9 record to finish in third place in the NFC East, but only as a result of a serious turnaround in the second half to allow them to reach that point. It took Tom Coughlin's squad seven weeks to notch the first tally in the win column, and veteran quarterback Eli Manning never really got on track, even once the team started winning. It was the defense who helped the team turn things around to close the season. A squad that had failed to hold an opponent under 30 points over the first several games managed to finish the last ten weeks of the season by allowing an average of 17.5 points per game. That was the one significant bright spot in the Big Apple in 2013.
One of the biggest issues that hampered Big Blue was a familiar one to the Dallas Cowboys; the offensive line was a train-wreck and their issues played a large role in why Manning floundered his way to his worst season in several years. The franchise is not going to give up on the younger Manning brother, but they clearly need to get him some help up front. The lack of a consistent ground game (only partially due to the struggles up front) is another area that the G-men needed to address, as is the departure of Hakeem Nicks. Even the once vaunted defensive front required some special attention. All told, the front office in New York entered the 2014 NFL year with several glaring needs to fix. Less glaring but still of concern was the need to bolster both the DB's and linebackers.
Jerry Reese, the GM in New York, made replacing Nicks the biggest priority during the draft. The team passed on strengthening themselves in the trenches by skipping over both Aaron Donald on defense and Zack Martin on offense. Instead they went after a playmaker for Manning, Odell Beckham, Jr. from LSU. The issues up front were addressed with the team's second- and third-round selections, center Weston Richburg out of Colorado State will add some young beef in front of Manning while third-rounder Jay Bromley from Syracuse will get after opposing passers from the DT slot. They used a fourth-round selection to bring in a running back, Boston College's Andre Williams. Returning to the need to bolster the pass rush, the Giants also added edge rusher Devon Kennard of USC later in the draft...
By DawnMacelli
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...ly-nfc-east-report-new-york-giants-off-season
The 2013 NFL season was one that New York Giants fans would just as soon forget. The Giants finished the season with a 7-9 record to finish in third place in the NFC East, but only as a result of a serious turnaround in the second half to allow them to reach that point. It took Tom Coughlin's squad seven weeks to notch the first tally in the win column, and veteran quarterback Eli Manning never really got on track, even once the team started winning. It was the defense who helped the team turn things around to close the season. A squad that had failed to hold an opponent under 30 points over the first several games managed to finish the last ten weeks of the season by allowing an average of 17.5 points per game. That was the one significant bright spot in the Big Apple in 2013.
One of the biggest issues that hampered Big Blue was a familiar one to the Dallas Cowboys; the offensive line was a train-wreck and their issues played a large role in why Manning floundered his way to his worst season in several years. The franchise is not going to give up on the younger Manning brother, but they clearly need to get him some help up front. The lack of a consistent ground game (only partially due to the struggles up front) is another area that the G-men needed to address, as is the departure of Hakeem Nicks. Even the once vaunted defensive front required some special attention. All told, the front office in New York entered the 2014 NFL year with several glaring needs to fix. Less glaring but still of concern was the need to bolster both the DB's and linebackers.
Jerry Reese, the GM in New York, made replacing Nicks the biggest priority during the draft. The team passed on strengthening themselves in the trenches by skipping over both Aaron Donald on defense and Zack Martin on offense. Instead they went after a playmaker for Manning, Odell Beckham, Jr. from LSU. The issues up front were addressed with the team's second- and third-round selections, center Weston Richburg out of Colorado State will add some young beef in front of Manning while third-rounder Jay Bromley from Syracuse will get after opposing passers from the DT slot. They used a fourth-round selection to bring in a running back, Boston College's Andre Williams. Returning to the need to bolster the pass rush, the Giants also added edge rusher Devon Kennard of USC later in the draft...
