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Van Roten thinks the Giants’ young linemen will take a step forward this year
The New York Giants were back on the practice field on Wednesday, giving us our first look at what will eventually become the 2025 team.
While the quarterback position got the most attention, there’s still plenty of interest in the Giants’ offensive line.
And while the Giants will have some new faces in their offensive line room, 35-year old guard Greg Van Roten is of the familiar faces from a year ago.
“I was hoping to come back,” Van Roten said. “I was glad that conversation started sooner than last year, so it worked out and I’m happy to be here.”
On the Giants’ quarterback situation
There are plenty of storylines regarding the Giants’ 2025 off season and regular season. But the most important of them is the quarterback situation. There isn’t intrigue or anything like a quarterback competition. However we’ve seen the most dramatic change in the Giants’ quarterback in about twenty years.
So it makes sense that just about every veteran player will be asked about the Giants’ three new quarterbacks.
“Yeah, there’s a lot of personalities in that room,” Van Roten said. “They’re all different. Not that one’s better than the other. Russ is definitely very detailed. Jameis is a great locker room guy, Tommy is Tommy, and then we’re learning about Jaxson, seeing what he’s all about. They all bring something kind of unique and special to the room, so it’s going to be exciting to watch them kind of progress throughout the off season in training camp.”
Wilson has already been named the Giants’ starter and took the lion’s share of the starting reps in the Giants’ OTA on Wednesday.
“Russ (Wilson), he’s been there, done that, he’s been the league a long time, competed at a high level – 10 Pro Bowls, Super Bowl, been to two, a lot of experience and he’s just been a really good voice to have in the offensive room.”
Van Roten mentioned how important it can be to have an experienced quarterback who’s played the game at the highest level.
“As far as the little things where it’s like, we’ll watch a clip, he’ll go back like, ‘Hey, look at this over here, make sure we watch this.’ Like no stone goes unturned with him and that’s very important,” Van Roten said. “I think a lot of guys this time of year are like, all right, it’s OTAs, it’s May, but that’s not his mindset and that’s going to trickle down to our offense and that’s important with him.”
As the saying goes, the devil is in the details. It’ll be interesting to see if having that veteran voice in the classroom will impact the Giants’ performance this year.
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The Giants’ offensive line is always a hot topic. Van Roten is high on the Giants’ offensive line room, particularly if the starters stay healthy. The Giants’ offensive line wasn’t a problem last...
