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From George B: The Giants seem to have suffered more season-ending knee and ankle injuries than any other team! I have read many times that it will be done. Firstly, is there a true or real theory that the turf causes these injuries? Secondly, is the turf going to be replaced? If so, what is it replaced with?
Hello George. some things. First, there’s no data to suggest the Giants would have been the team with the most injuries this summer if the preseason was over. Second, I’m tired of this “blame it on the grass at MetLife Stadium” argument.
I believe 10 NFL teams use the Field Turf surface at MetLife Stadium, and they don’t seem to have the problems the Giants have. (MetLife Stadium turf was replaced in his 2019, so let’s put an end to that discussion, too.) And while he hasn’t recorded an injury this summer, most of the Giants’ injuries that have occurred are his. no doubt occurred in the GRASS practice of field.
Let me tell you what General Manager Joe Shane had to say this week when the topic of injury came up.
It’s soccer. Injuries happen. We are constantly evaluating every part of the process. However, another concussion occurs. It’s a contact sport. I get sore muscles. It happens every year. And we can appreciate it and see, but these things happen everywhere. But we will continue to evaluate it. So there was a guy with a concussion and they were both wearing guardian caps. There’s not much we can do about it. We try to be as safe as possible in such situations, but it still happened. If something can be improved, find a way to improve it.
When someone followed up with a question about whether there were any changes he could point to with this new sports science team, Schoen said:
We spent a lot of time in the spring developing plans, practice plans and monitoring yardage. And he probably has statistics on where we’ve been, but I think it’s actually pretty low. I think there are a lot fewer injuries this year than last year.
In short, football is a violent sport. I know that’s not what many of you want to hear. I’m going to track
People point to Ronnie Burns as the problem, but Ronnie’s job is to treat injuries. When Aaron Wellman was here, the Giants didn’t have half the injury problems they’ve had since. I also asked how the men were training when away from the facility. Are they getting soccer drills, or are they doing workouts designed to become beach bodies?
There are many factors here, George. I don’t know if I have the correct answer, but I get it. I’m annoyed.
From Joe G.: Yes, Trade Slayton. But let’s be smart about it. Trade him and a draft pick to your team for a starting CB. Ours is mediocre at best. What do you think?
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Joe, I don’t know if you want my opinion on the proposed trade or if the starting cornerback is “mediocre at best”, so I’ll give you both. As long as Adoree’ Jackson is healthy, I think she’ll be fine.
I’m concerned that Aaron Robinson is playing out of position.He’s always been a cornerback a lot and I haven’t seen enough evidence to be confident he can succeed outside. But I hope I’m wrong.
Regarding the proposed trade, I’m sorry, but I don’t see a team trading starting caliber cornerbacks for 3-4 receivers at most. Also, I’m not advocating trading draft picks. Nor if there are enough holes this team still needs to address.
From Andrew G.: I’m glad you’re feeling better from covid. My wife also sends her best wishes. Aaron Robinson was less than impressive. do you think he will replace? And I heard OBJ isn’t ruling out a comeback.
Thank you, Andrew. COVID is [pretty rough–I think the last time I got that sick was when I was in my late 20s, and I got the flu–it took me about a month to fully get back to myself, so while I am better, there are still little things I’m addressing that I know COVID created. (Can’t be too careful, right?)
Do I think Aaron Robinson gets replaced? No. I mean, right now, who on the roster are you going to replace him with? This team is cap-strapped, so I can’t see it affording a top-notch starting-caliber cornerback. I mean, isn’t that how the team got into this mess, to begin with, by screwing its cap, which forced the general manager to cut its top cornerback, thus creating a hole the size of the Grand Canyon on the roster?
And I don’t get this fascination with people wanting OBJ back, given the circumstances. The guy tore his ACL in February. He’s probably not going to be ready to play for a while yet and certainly won’t be the player he was before the injury (which, by the way, is his second torn ACL, if I’m not mistaken). This team has far bigger issues and little money to deal with them.
I get the sentiments–OBJ was a fan favorite and was fun to watch when he was here, but I think it’s time we all look at the reality of the situation, and that is, OBJ alone isn’t going to push this team toward Super Bowl contention this year.
From Jon G.: Who is most likely to start at left guard for the Giants at Tennessee? Devery Hamilton has looked good this preseason but doesn’t have much experience. Jack Anderson looked good last year when playing with Philadelphia vs. Dallas, but I think most, if not all, of his snaps came at center or right guard. Will Ezeudu be healthy enough?
What’s up, Jon? I wish I had an answer for you, but right now, I don’t. I still don’t know what Ezeudu’s injury is–and even if he’s healthy enough, you face the same situation as you do with Hamilton and Anderson not having a lot of experience at left guard.
That said, I’ll probably get a better feel for what direction they’re headed this coming week, but right now, I can’t even put forth a guess until I have more information regarding Ezeudu’s injury status.
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