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• Make or Break: Can John Michael Schmitz become the player he was drafted to be?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Schmitz has yet to play up to second-round draft status There will come a day when the New York Giants offensive line isn’t a significant concern. Today, however, is not that day. The Giants had hoped that John Michael Schmitz would step in and solidify their center position early in his career. He was widely considered one of the top two center prospe...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Kool-Aid, Wan’Dale Robinson, more NYG questions

The mail’s here! Bob Colot asks: What Giant players are likely to be cut for salary cap reasons? Ed says: Bob, if players were going to be cut for pure salary cap reasons it would have been long before now. Teams usually do that so they can have more financial freedom when free agency starts, or make players June 1 cuts so they have money to sign their rookie class. All of that is past at this poi...2025
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• New York Giants post-minicamp 53-man roster projection

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Let’s see who’s in, who’s out The last time we did a 53-man roster projection for the New York Giants, we had yet to see a practice. Now that offseason practices — rookie minicamp. OTAs, mandatory minicamp — have concluded, let’s update our prediction. Things will change during training camp. Padded practices, injuries, preseason games, and additions to t...2025
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• Are the Giants really all-in on Russell Wilson as their 2025 quarterback?

Russell Wilson | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Well, yes ... sort of .. until the time comes to go all-in on Jaxson Dart Russell Wilson may or may not still have the ability to play football at an elite level. The New York Giants quarterback, though, is undoubtedly an elite name-dropper. During a post-practice session with media on Thursday that lasted roughly 12 minutes, Wilson managed ...2025
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• Giants’ John Michael Schmitz considered a bottom-tier starting center

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Schmitz has shown improvement, but that needs to continue Two years into his NFL career, John Michael Schmitz of the New York Giants is considered a bottom-tier NFL starting center. In a ranking of the starting centers for all 32 NFL teams, Pro Football Focus ranks the 2023 second-round pick No. 26. PFF says: Although the former second-round pick hasn...2025
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• Are the Giants actually among the NFL’s best drafting franchises?

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Do the Giants have more talent than we think? One of the common refrains over the last couple years is that the New York Giants are at a talent disparity compared to the best teams in the NFL. Yet year after year, the Giants are lauded for their work on draft day and consistently earn “A” grades in the immediate aftermath of the draft. Don’t believe me?...2025
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• Giants news, 6/6: Recap of a fight-filled OTA, Daniel Bellinger, Jaxson Dart, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Friday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View New York Giants OTA 6 takeaways: Jaxson Dart has a rough day Fight ends New York Giants practice Giants safety cracks Top 10 of PFF rankings Daniel Jones’ path to starting appears set Make or break: Can Daniel Bellinger be more than an afterthought in 2025? A story a...2025
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• Can the Giants get their money’s worth from their $69 million offensive line?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Giants haven’t been cheap, but is it worth it? The New York Giants offensive line is always a topic of conversation among media and the Giants’ fanbase. The team has seemingly been “rebuilding” their offensive line for the last decade, and the unit is often blamed for the team’s struggles. And while things are rarely as simple as they may appear in ...2025
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• ‘Man of the people’ Greg Van Roten is confident in the Giants’ offensive line

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images 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 ...2025
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• Jaxson Dart’s first-team reps, more notes from New York Giants OTAs

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Malik Nabers has a toe, Evan Neal is a guard, Jameis Winston is ... well, Jameis, and more from practice EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Head coach Brian Daboll said on Wednesday that the New York Giants have “a detailed plan” for how they will divide practice reps among their four quarterbacks, most importantly veteran starter Russell Wilson and probable future s...2025
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• Giants news, 5/28: Jaxson Dart, OTAs begin, Brian Daboll, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Wednesday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Is Week 1 a must-win game for the Giants? Could Jaxson Dart start more games than Russell Wilson? Better or worse in 2025? New York Giants defensive line Fantasy Football ‘25: The safest players to draft this season Other Giant observations 2025 NFL season: Teams m...2025
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• Did the Giants close the talent gap? Ranking NFC East offenses position-by-position

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s see how the Giants fare in our unscientific ranking The New York Giants are in the midst of their offseason program now that the draft — which was viewed optimistically by many — has concluded. After a second consecutive dismal season, New York is ready to put up or shut up in a talented and deep NFC East that featured two teams in last year’s NFC...2025
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• Better or worse? New York Giants offensive line

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Could the Giants finally get a full season of competent play from a unit that has been a perennial problem? The New York Giants have struggled for so long to put together a competent offensive line, and complaining about how awful the line is has become so ingrained into Giants’ fanhood that it is difficult to recognize viable offensive line play when it ...2025
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• The Linc - Derrick Henry to the Eagles?
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/22/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Eagles Rumors: Is Philadelphia closing in on a big deal for Derrick Henry? - PSNThe Philadelphia Eagles have been as relevant as they can be this off-season. After signing Jalen Hurts to a historical deal, it has been rumored that they are not done yet. Accordi...2023
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"DID NOT PARTICIPATE LB Micah McFadden (neck)C John Michael Schmitz (ankle)OT Evan Neal (rib/hip)DL Armon Watts (knee) LIMITED PARTICIPATION OLB Brian Burns (illness)DL Cory Durden (shoulder)WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (shoulder)WR Malik Nabers (toe)CB Greg Stroman (shin)LB Ty Summers (neck) FULL PARTICIPATION OL Jake Kubas (shin)OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (toe)CB Dee Williams (toe)"

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"Giants inactives WR Parris CampbellCB Deonte Banks (shoulder)OLB Benton WhitleyC John Michael Schmitz (shin)TE Tyree JacksonDT Timmy HorneQB Jacob Eason What’s next?"

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"The offensive line is beat up, patched together, and needs to get Andrew Thomas and John Michael Schmitz healthy."

• Make or Break: Can John Michael Schmitz become the player he was drafted to be?
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Kool-Aid, Wan’Dale Robinson, more NYG questions
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• New York Giants post-minicamp 53-man roster projection
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• Are the Giants really all-in on Russell Wilson as their 2025 quarterback?
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• Giants news, 6/6: Recap of a fight-filled OTA, Daniel Bellinger, Jaxson Dart, more headlines
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• Can the Giants get their money’s worth from their $69 million offensive line?
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• ‘Man of the people’ Greg Van Roten is confident in the Giants’ offensive line
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• Jaxson Dart’s first-team reps, more notes from New York Giants OTAs
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• Giants news, 5/28: Jaxson Dart, OTAs begin, Brian Daboll, more headlines
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• Giants’ John Michael Schmitz considered a bottom-tier starting center
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• Giants news, 6/6: Recap of a fight-filled OTA, Daniel Bellinger, Jaxson Dart, more headlines
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• Survey results: Giants fans believe John Michael Schmitz most likely to improve

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Can the Giants center take the next step in his third year? The New York Giants are facing a pivotal season in 2025. They need to show improvement or ownership will once again be forced to clean house. The Giants also have one of the youngest rosters in the NFL, and have many players who are technically veterans but also need to improve for the team to ...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Draft fallout, more questions

The mail’s here! Alex Sunderland asks: Really liked the recent column on Schoen’s drafting through the years. It got me wondering just how much he felt limited by the lack of basic tech he inherited from Gettleman. If I recall correctly, it was a literal magnet board upon his hiring. Do you know specifically some of what was overhauled? How bad was it, and how good is it compared to now? Ed says:...2025
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• The education of New York Giants GM Joe Schoen

Thomas Salus-Imagn Images The differences in his drafts from 2022 to 2025 are stark Unsurprisingly, the verdict around the NFL and among New York Giants fans is that Joe Schoen had a great three days at the NFL Draft. None of it means anything until the games begin, but for a team coming off a dispiriting 3-14 season, the optimism now is higher than anyone might have imagined. For whatever...2025
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• Giants NFL Draft results 2025: New York selects Marcus Mbow, OL, Purdue in Round 5

Marcus Mbow | Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Giants add youth to their offensive line With their fifth-round pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, No. 154 overall, the New York Giants on Saturday selected Marcus Mbow, offensive lineman, Purdue. Mbow had a second-round grade on the Big Blue View Big Board. BBV draft analyst Chris Pflum expects the Giants to put Mbow in the mi...2025
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• Ed’s 7-round New York Giants mock draft: QB deal leads to even more dealing

Jaxson Dart | Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images With the 2025 NFL Draft just days away, we have arrived at my final 7-round New York Giants mock draft. Some of you would, I know, say “mercifully arrived.” I did this mock draft three different ways on Friday before deciding that this, admittedly somewhat out of the box, draft was the one I wanted to publish. There are so many ways this d...2025
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• Are the Giants really all-in on Russell Wilson as their 2025 quarterback?
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• Can the Giants get their money’s worth from their $69 million offensive line?
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• The Linc - “Jihaad Campbell’s skill set is much more suited to off-ball linebacker than on the edge”

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 5/9/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Projecting first-year roles for each of the Eagles’ 10 rookie draft picks - PhillyVoiceRound 1: LB Jihaad Campbell: I suppose the first question that should be asked about Campbell is, “Where is he going to play?” Campbell was recruited as an edge rusher out of high school, ...2025
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• PFN says New York Giants should sign this veteran guard

Brandon Scherff | Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images This is a player somebody at BBV pounded the table for ... a decade ago With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror it is time for the New York Giants and the 31 other teams to assess what they have done this offseason, what they have not done, and see if there are any veteran free agents remaining on the market who might fill a hole. Pro...2025
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• 7-round New York Giants mock draft: Nick Falato takes his swing

Clare Grant/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK The New York Giants and the NFL world are less than one week away from the 2025 NFL Draft. Joe Schoen and company hold the third overall pick in a draft that has a consensus Big Three: Miami quarterback Cam Ward, Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter, and Penn State edge defender Abdul Carter. The Giants need for a long-term solution at quarterback, h...2025
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• New York Giants roster review: Color-coding starters and key reserves

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Let’s see how many top-tier players the Giants actually have The New York Giants are less than two weeks away from the 2025 NFL Draft. We want to take an honest look at the Giants’ roster ahead of the draft, using former Washington and 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan’s color-coded scheme, inspired by Mark Tyler’s article at Hogs Haven. Here’s the co...2025
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• Justin Pugh is signed to the Giants’ active roster

Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images Pugh now part of 53-man roster The New York Giants signed offensive lineman Justin Pugh to their active roster on Wednesday. Pugh, who in his Sunday Night Football intro stated he was straight off the couch, was signed to the Giants practice squad two weeks ago after tearing his ACL with the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6 of last season. The 33-year-old ...2023
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• Giants-Eagles final score: Giants vanquish Philadelphia, 27-10

Micah McFadden (41) and his teammates celebrate a fumble recovery. | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Giants stun reeling Eagles, end five-game losing streak to Phill7y EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants stunned the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10, on Sunday. The Giants finished the season 6-11. The Eagles, once 10-1, finished the season five losses in six games. At 11-6, they placed second ...2024
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• The Linc - Derrick Henry to the Eagles?
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• ESPN columnist names Olusegun Oluwatimi as ‘the biggest steal of the draft’
Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How was the Outland Trophy winner still on the board in Round 5? Michigan center Olusegun ‘Olu’ Oluwatimi, whose first name means “God gave me victory”, had to wait until the middle of the 5th round to hear his name called during the 2023 NFL Draft. Worse, before getting his phone call from the Seattle Seahawks, Olu had to watch as five...2023
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• New York Giants NFL Draft 2023 results: Giants select John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota in Round 2
John Michael Schmitz | Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Giants get a badly-needed center with 57th overall pick With their second-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, No. 57 overall, the New York Giants on Friday night selected Minnesota center John Michael Schmitz. The Giants lost starting center Jon Feliciano and backup Nick Gates in free agency, and had been expected to target a p...2023
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• 49ers defender mocks Daniel Jones following Seattle blowout

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Arik Armstead isn’t impressed by the Giants’ franchise quarterback It probably isn’t accurate to say “Let the Daniel Jones slander begin,” since it never really stopped even when the New York Giants’ quarterback was beginning to silence his doubters last season. So, let the Daniel Jones slander continue. Following the Giants’ disastrous 24-3 loss at home to ...2023
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• Giants-Commanders final score: Giants hold on for second win, 14-7

Saquon Barkley | Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Giants improve to 2-5 after sloppy victory The New York Giants and Washington Commanders fought a miscue-filled battle on Sunday, but the Giants emerged victorious in the end, 14-7. A late red zone stand preserved the win for New York, earning them their second win of the season. The Giants did almost everything in their power to give ...2023
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• New York Giants NFL Draft 2023 results: Giants select Eric Gray, RB, Oklahoma in Round 5
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports The Giants get some help for Saquon Barkley in the backfield With their fifth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, 172nd overall, the New York Giants selected Oklahoma running back Eric Gray. Gray is the Giants’ fourth selection of the draft after they traded out of the fourth round. Obviously he’s no Saquon Barkley, but Gray will provide some depth in the b...2023
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• The Linc - “This is not Kellen Moore’s offense. This is Jalen Hurts’ offense.”

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 10/16/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... NFL Week 6 spin: What’s next for Cowboys, Anthony Richardson - ESPN+Under center? That has been 4% of Jalen Hurts’ dropbacks, an uptick of less than 1% from his previous seasons. The only delivery on what we were promised is pre-snap motion, ...2024
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• Giants-Rams ‘things I think’: Loss to Rams an example of what happens to bad teams

Brian Daboll looks during Sunday’s game how a lot of Giants fans probably felt after Sunday’s loss. | Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK Giants could have won this game, but got in their own way The New York Giants are 5-11, with one more game to get through before packing it in for the offseason and trying to figure out what went wrong. Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Ram...2024
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• ‘Man of the people’ Greg Van Roten is confident in the Giants’ offensive line
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• The Linc - “Jihaad Campbell’s skill set is much more suited to off-ball linebacker than on the edge”
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• NFC East news: Two former first round picks could be replaced in the draft

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Who do you NOT want to see Cowboys division rivals draft? NFL Draft ‘Could Spell Doom’ For Eagles Starter - Patrick McAvoy, Sports Illustrated Draft prospects and defensive depth could be bad news for an Eagles starter. The Philadelphia Eagles have already lost a handful of pieces so far this offseason and there could be other guys on the way out of town soon as...2025
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• Giants news, 3/21: Todd McShay mock draft, Russell Wilson, more

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Friday Good morning New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Todd McShay mock draft: Travis Hunter AND a QB to New York Giants in Round 1 New York Giants free agency tracker: Latest signings, rumors, news, analysis New York Giants’ QB search: Everything we know about pursuit of a veteran quarterback 2025 NFL Draft prospect p...2025
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• Are Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen still a pair? ‘Ask John,’ says Daboll

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images We will know the answer next week The job security of general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll is front and center as the New York Giants prepare to finish their season on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Are Schoen and Daboll a package deal? Can ownership separate a coach and GM who were brought in from the same place during the same hi...2025
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• Where did the 2024 season go wrong for the New York Giants?

Darius Slayton after Sunday’s loss to New Orleans. | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Before the season began there was a day media members were sitting in the press room surveying each other on how many games each thought the New York Giants would win during the 2024 season. I predicted seven, as did several others in the room. That did not seem unreasonable. The 2024 Giants were never going to...2024
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• Change is coming to the New York Giants’ coaching staff

Wink Martindale | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images How much change will there be? We recently looked at a handful of potential free agents who could be playing their final games with the New York Giants on Sunday. Several coaches on Brian Daboll’s staff could also be in that situation. Let’s assess some of the potential changes. Wink Martindale Around midseason, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports ...2024
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• Mel Kiper mock draft: A stunner for Giants in Round 1
DJ Turner | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Kiper actually makes a pair of unexpected choices for New York in two-round mock Unexpected things always happen in the NFL Draft. Mel Kiper’s newly-released two-round mock draft [ESPN+] is certainly an example when it comes to his choices for the New York Giants. Kiper offers a stunning selection selection for the Giants in Round 1, and picks ...2023
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• Giants news, 3/27: BBV four-round mock, Daboll on Jones, more headlines
New York Giants news for Monday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Ed’s Giants mock draft, 9.0: A trade at the top, and familiar names with the first two picks In his latest mock, BBV's Ed Valentine explores the trade market. Finding it too rich to move up, we have a trade down from No. 25. I want the fifth-year option on a player, so I am not trading out of Round 1. That gives me only the six ...2023
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