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New York Giants headlines for July 10th
Good morning, New York Giants fans!
Wan’Dale Robinson made it clear this spring that he wasn’t happy with his role last season when he was fed the 12th most targets in the league (140) but ranked last among wide receivers with a 7.5 yards per catch average. There were no indications of any changes to Robinson’s usage in the spring. He was still mostly thrown a steady diet of screens and dump-offs despite Nabers’ absence opening more opportunities. Robinson is playing in the final year of his rookie contract. The Giants will need to determine if Robinson is worthy of a contract like the four-year, $53 million extension Buffalo’s slot receiver Khalil Shakir signed this offseason or if they could replace his production with a mid-round draft pick next year.
This team became more undisciplined as the game progressed, with the highest percentage of Giants penalties occurring in the fourth quarter of games last season. Among the notable trends, the Giants were a top-five penalized road team, the offense accounted for 60% of the team’s penalties and pre-snap infractions accounted for 50% of Giants penalties, significantly higher than the NFL average of 38.5% in this category. The three primary issues were all on the offensive side of the ball: false start, delay of game, and illegal shift.
It is the time to get away from the field, the game and the playbook. This is the quietest period on the NFL calendar. Even general managers and head coaches are on vacation. Players are scattered across the country, preparing their bodies and minds for what comes next.
The Giants parted ways at the end of the third week of June, and there is no need for any player to be back in the building until July 15, when rookies report for training camp. Jaxson Dart and Russell Wilson have spent some of their offseason together trying to get on the same page with some of the Giants’ receivers.
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After racking up 12 sacks during his first year...
