Rank in order of importance returning

[Ed Vette]

Jones, Thomas, JMS, Neal, Jackson.

[WheresDayne]

Thomas - elite
JMS  -  Difference maker
Jackson  -  Can be a difference maker
Jones  -  TT has been doing well, no rush
Neal  -  Has been bad but definitely needs playing time so we can see what we really have

[T200]

Quite honestly, the offense seems to be performing well without all of them. The line looks like they have some chemistry. While one or two players from that least may be clear upgrades individually, the overall unit may not perform as well.

[Uni]

Thomas - huge upgrade
JMS  -  upgrade
Jackson  - downgrade
Neal  -  downgrade
Jones  -  downgrade

[DaveBrown74]

Jones, Thomas, JMS, Neal, Jackson.

1. Thomas (not close)
2. Jackson
3. JMS
4. Jones
5. Neal

[babywhales]

Thomas - must develop high end talent
JMS - must develop high end talent 
JAckson - would help but he is gone at year end
Jones - final audition for his job, the decision on him will be made at the draft
Neal - rough road ahead to see end of rookie deal, even with 3 years left on it.  Giants need to learn when to cut ties with bad picks.  

[Ed Vette]

Thomas- an immediate upgrade in protection
JMS- his return upgrades one Guard position
Jackson- he's an upgrade over Hawkins and provides depth in case of injury
Jones- his return adds quality depth regardless if he starts or not. This exercise speaks for his worth and his contract.
Neal- a no confidence vote. He needs to show he's worthy of his high draft pick. A practice squad player replaced him and Phillips was not a downgrade.

[T200]

When Thomas returns, where does Pugh go?

[Gmo11]

When Thomas returns, where does Pugh go?

I assume you mean left or right guard?  And I would say if Neal is going to be back at RT they would be better off putting Pugh next to him to hopefully stabilize that side.  Maybe help eliminate Neal from having to do any thinking, not exactly his strong suit, because Pugh can call out everything to him.

[Ed Vette]

I assume you mean left or right guard?  And I would say if Neal is going to be back at RT they would be better off putting Pugh next to him to hopefully stabilize that side.  Maybe help eliminate Neal from having to do any thinking, not exactly his strong suit, because Pugh can call out everything to him.

Excellent point.

[aBladeOfBlue]

Jones, Thomas, JMS, Neal, Jackson.

Thomas : Absolute priority. Whoever is taking the snaps under center, we need our monster left tackle to protect the blindside. And besides this, he is also very good at run blocking.

Jones : You can hate the guy but seriously, you seriously want Tommy under center if Tyrod injures himself ?

Schmitz-Jackson : Same, we are thin at Oline and CB.

Neal : Sorry bro, haven't proved yourself yet. I haven't given hope.

[Sem]

When Thomas returns, where does Pugh go?

When Thomas and JMS return where does Pugh go? They'll have Pugh, Bredeson, and Glowinski for the two Guard positions. I'm not sure it's automatic that Glow returns to the bench.

But will JMS return this year?

[Uni]

Jackson- he's an upgrade over Hawkins and provides depth in case of injury

The depth thing I understand, but is Jackson really better than Hawkins on the outside? He's clearly a downgrade over Flott in the slot

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[MightyGiants]

When you lose a player, it's not really about the talent of the player lost, but rather the gap in talent between the player lost and his replacement.


Thomas-  Thomas is an elite or near-elite LT.  The replacements have been well below average.  The gap here is Grand Cayon like at the critical LT position.

JMS- Brederson hasn't played significantly worse than JMS. However,  Brederson plays better at his natural guard position and the backfill at guard is a downgrade (at least until Pugh was signed and Glowinski stepped up).

Jones-  Tyrod has done an excellent job subbing for Jones, so there isn't much of a dropoff (if any) for now.

Jackson-  I think there is a bit of a dropoff from Jackson to Hawkins.   It's tough to say how much because the Giants have been playing Jackson out of position at slot.

Neal-  Neal has played so poorly, I am not sure it's possible for there to be a dropoff

[Jclayton92]

I know people don't think he's getting better but Neal is trending in a positive direction especially the past two games before Injury. Because of injury he's just now played 1 full season.

Thomas- to stabilize the left side
JMS- to continue to develop
Neal- to continue to develop
Jackson- I'd rather Flott get the reps
Jones- Tyrod is doing fine