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Jeff Jenkins asks: I noticed on your latest 53-man projection Joshua Ezeudu did not make the roster. Did all the moving him to tackle screw him up, or was he never a good player to begin with? Does he have any shot to make the roster, or is he just another in a long line of unproductive Giants’ 3rd round picks?
Ed says: Jeff, I don’t know for certain that the moving around screwed him up. Let’s remember that in his first and second seasons — before he was moved to tackle — he had opportunities to win a starting guard job and failed to do so.
Ezeudu is a pretty sensitive guy, and what I think happened is that his failure at tackle and the criticism he received for it destroyed his confidence. I think he would have been better served to stay at guard and try to hone his craft there.
Does he have a chance to make the roster? Sure he does. He is still a third-round pick on an inexpensive rookie contract, and he will only be 26 this season. There is still time for him to become a capable guard.
Rob Doherty asks: Ed, a question that’s been burning in me for years: Kudos and Wet Willies. Wet Willies and Kudos. How did it occur to you to pair these two particular terms? Is it something you Valentines have been saying for generations? Or did it just pop into your head one day? First time I saw it on the site (many Giant moons ago), it sounded so odd to me. Now it’s as natural a pairing as peanut butter and jelly.
Ed says: Rob, when I first started Big Blue View I recognized that there were many different places where people could get Giants information. There are even more now. Standing out from the crowd isn’t easy. Everybody does “winners and losers” or some form of that. I was just looking for a way to write something along those lines, but with a twist I hoped would get noticed. In terms of ‘Wet Willies,’ I was just looking for something a player or coach would not want to receive.
When I first had the ‘K&WW’ idea and started doing it, some thought it was a gimmick that would never really be accepted. Now, it’s become what I consider the signature post at BBV. I’m the ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’ guy.
I’ve even gone so far as to do K&WW quizzes with players in the locker room if they were willing to play along.
Chesapeake Blue asks: Two years ago, a lot of the pre-draft scouting reports listed, as one of Jalin Hyatt’s strengths, that he was good at tracking the long ball in the air, could find it and run under it.
Obviously, the last two years didn’t give him much of an opportunity to show that skill.
*But now, with Russ Wilson and his “moon ball” throws, Hyatt...
