My early thoughts on the team after a week in camp

[Ed Vette]

Casey Kreiter kicked a 50-yard FG yesterday. He's talented and can throw the ball too. Jude McAtamney is a kicker on the Roster. Rich, did you see him kicking at all? 

[todge]

Rich,

That is again fair, although RB is a young man's position. RBs who are good generally show you something as rookies. Gray did not.

As for Turbo and Tyrone, I agree we can't judge them until we see them in game action, but we're talking about a mid-late day three guy and an undrafted guy here. Moreover, Turbo is 25, and Tracy turns 25 during the season. Most RBs come into the league at 21 or 22.

With all the above said, I agree it's premature to judge the RB room in a firmly conclusive way. I didn't intend to do that. I'm just not especially optimistic about this unit based on what I know today. The mere fact alone that Singletary is our top RB is less than ideal. He has only carried the ball 200 times once in his career (216). He's a complementary/committee guy.

Good analysis. Let's remember that Turbo Miller would have been drafted (4th -5th Round?) but a NCAA snafu made him a Free Agent. I think you should find a role for a guy with 4.27 speed. Nabers ran a blazing 4.36.


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[DaveBrown74]

Good analysis. Let's remember that Turbo Miller would have been drafted (4th -5th Round?) but a NCAA snafu made him a Free Agent. I think you should find a role for a guy with 4.27 speed. Nabers ran a blazing 4.36.


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Fair enough, and good point.

I like Miller a lot on a personal level and would love to see him succeed in the NFL.

[MightyGiants]

Casey Kreiter kicked a 50-yard FG yesterday. He's talented and can throw the ball too. Jude McAtamney is a kicker on the Roster. Rich, did you see him kicking at all? 

I haven't seen him kick

[Bob In PA]

There was a drill specifically for TE's, WR's and RB's blocking downfield. I don't know how often they have done it as I've only been to two camps but it's something I would work on every practice.

I try not to take away too much from camp practices as I have in the past. The players don't go all out in the trenches, so RB blocking in pass protection is just on the surface of what they can do. There is less blitzing too and the heat/humidity factor has been brutal.

Ed: Thanks. That's the type of stuff I used to watch for. True "go-getter" WR's and RB's go all-out during the camp blocking drills (but so do players who figure they're on the bubble... which I why I asked). Bob

[kartanoman]

Casey Kreiter kicked a 50-yard FG yesterday. He's talented and can throw the ball too. Jude McAtamney is a kicker on the Roster. Rich, did you see him kicking at all? 

Nice input, Ed! Glad there's competition, at the very least. The Giants have to be prepared in case Gano cannot go or his performance drops below acceptable.

Peace!

[4 Aces]

I like what they've done on the OL.

Even with Schmitz and Neal out, they still have 5 vets that have started stringing snaps together:

Thomas - Runyan - Van Roten - Stinnie - Eluemunor

It's not the 95 Cowboys reincarnated, but they just need to be good enough to allow the offense to function.