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If we can all agree that there is no “next,’’ then maybe we can come to the understanding that Abdul Carter is “the one’’ after the one and only.
Since Lawrence Taylor, the Giants selected 18 defensive players in the first round. The latest is Abdul Carter. “He’s as hyped as any defensive player they’ve brought into that program since LT. I don’t think you’re wrong by saying anything like that.’’
The lasting image of Malik Nabers from his first-ever game inside Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., is of the New York Giants wide receiver flat on his stomach and face down into the grass at the 11-yard line.
The fourth down throw had slipped through his hands, giving Washington possession for a drive that led to the game-winning score in Week 2 last season, and all Nabers could do was pound the ground with his fist in frustration because of the opportunity lost.
New York Giants coach Brian Daboll confirmed Thursday that assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will be the offensive playcaller this season. Kafka called plays this preseason from down on the field, which was a change from previous years when he served as the playcaller from the booth. He anticipates that continuing throughout this season.
“It was good to be on the sideline,” Kafka said. “It’s always to be right there with the players and see it eye to eye and communicate with them more directly. You can do certain elements of that up in the box. But there’s really no substitute for being on the field. I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer. Guys obviously operate a bunch of different ways. So I thought it was cool. It was fun.”
Playing multiple quarterbacks wouldn’t be something new...
