Big Blue View
The New York Giants enter the final stretch of their offseason program, with mandatory minicamp from Monday June 8 through Wednesday, June 10. Intensity will ramp up with practices of 2½ hours set for the first two days. Here is a look at how the team’s rookie class has done so far, and what we might look for going forward.
Reese, 6-foot-4, 243 pounds, and Tremaine Edmunds, 6-4, 251, look like hulking monsters aligned in the middle of the Giants’ defense.
Reese’s athleticism, instincts, range, ability to be an effective blitzer, and potential in coverage have all been on display.
It is really impossible to gain any real insight into offensive line play in non-contact, unpadded practices. What is noticeable about Mauigoa is that he looks comfortable, and he certainly isn’t intimidated.
“Sisi, he just wants to learn,” said veteran offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor. “He asks a bunch of questions. He’ll watch film, he’ll ask me a question about this, or a set and he’ll ask for my opinion and be talking to (Jon) Runyan, be talking to (John Michael) Schmitz but he’s also a really confident guy. Also, a really hard worker and doesn’t take BS from anyone.
“A lot of the times when me and (outside linebacker Brian) Burns are going at it and he’s sliding out to him, he’s not afraid to get in Burns face or get in (outside linebacker) Abdul’s (Carter) face. And let them know that when we put in pads on and like if it was a game, he would be waiting for him right there, waiting for him to spin back inside so he can smack him. It’s like that young-guy energy that you kind of feed off.”
Hood might eventually work his way into the mix with the starters, but his snaps throughout OTAs were almost all with the second team. He did knock down a couple of passes.
The 6-foot-4, 222-pound third-round pick has shown potential as a red zone and as a player who could help Jaxson Dart in the middle of the field. OTA practices are non-contact workout without pads, so we have to see how things go when practices are padded and cornerbacks are allowed to be physical with receivers.
So far, so good for Fields. Without Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton practicing, Fields has been working with the starters.
Jamison-Travis worked as the second-team nose tackle behind D.J. Reader during OTAs. It looks like the Giants are giving the 6-3, 328-pound Jamison-Travis every chance to earn regular playing time.
Davis, thought to have guard versatility, worked at left tackle during OTAs. It will be interesting to see if the Giants begin to move him around...
