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Good morning, New York Giants fans!
It is the start of July. That means your favorite Giants players and coaches are somewhere other than the team facility, probably on vacation.
The early weeks of summer are upon us, and if you cannot muster up some level of optimism about your favorite team, you are either a doomsayer or do not want to get your hopes up, at all.
New York Giants futures picks: Under 7.5 wins (-110). I get having optimism with the Giants considering the wins left on the board last year and the likely upgrade at head coach. I’m just not sure the offense will be ready to push for a winning record in Dart’s first year under Matt Nagy, who was largely underwhelming in Chicago before serving as offensive coordinator in Kansas City, where the offense took a step backward the last two seasons. If Dart’s play style results in injury, the offense turns over to Jameis Winston, who is capable of making big plays for either team on every drive. I think this is probably a seven-win team and if the market will give me even odds on Under 7.5 at some point, I’ll likely jump on it.
At least the Giants can feel better about the running back position with Skattebo near full health. Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr. give them two solid options at the position. Tracy has averaged 4.3 yards per carry in his first two professional seasons and topped 1,000 total yards in each of the campaigns. Skattebo flashed with seven total touchdowns in eight games. Skattebo seems to be the kind of running back that Harbaugh prefers.
“I thought he was just what you saw, a downhill runner, a tone-setter type runner. He’s a tough tackle. That’s what you look for,” Harbaugh said. “How many guys can make yards when they’re not supposed to make yards on their own? It seems to me he was that kind of guy at Arizona State and the exact same guy that I saw on tape last year. You guys know better. You watched him up close and personal. He’s a top tier back, and he’s planning on playing that way this year.”
Jaxson Dart tops the leaderboard after converting more than half of his scrambles into first downs...
