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The offense has operated at a high tempo all spring. That was the case again Tuesday, which was more of a game-like setting. In addition to the extended unscripted final period of practice, penalties were enforced and obvious sacks were blown dead. All the coaches wore headsets, with offensive coordinator Mike Kafka again calling the plays via a walkie-talkie.
“You know, my brother asked me, ‘Everybody always talks about the jokes and how funny you are, but don’t you ever want to prove how good you are, that you could be The Man,’” Winston told me. “And I just told him, I said I’m confident in what I have done and what I can do on the football field. But for me, at the end of the day, you’ve got to make the most of what the game gives you, and that’s why I’m here.”
And so, with that important disclaimer in mind, I offer a bit of springtime optimism for your consideration after watching the team’s OTA on Tuesday: What if Russell Wilson is ... good?
If Wilson is something approaching good, maybe the Giants can scratch out a few early wins against their brutal schedule. Maybe an improved defense — and, with the way top draft pick Abdul Carter has looked rushing the passer so far, there is real hope that unit will be more than merely good — will keep the team in contention longer than anyone expects.
“Man, it’s been a joy,” Wilson said when asked to describe the spring for him personally. “I think if I had to describe it, just the joy to be able to do what I love to do, No. 1 — and No. 2, to do it with the people that you really want to be around. I think that obviously the...
