Morning Donut With The Giants: All About Rookies
It is a beautiful morning to be a New York Giants fan because it always is a good morning to be a Giants fan. But sometimes getting out of bed is hard. Weekend or not, facing the day isn’t always as fun as thinking about how the newest Giants will do this season. That’s why today’s Morning Donut features articles from around the web that talk all about the Giants rookie players. Let’s get into it!
New York Giants 5 Hidden Gems Among UDFAs by Nafisa H (nflspinzone.com FanSided)
"At 6-3, 245 pounds, Farrand is a tough, tackling machine. In his senior year at the University of Maryland, he played through injury and led the team with 118 tackles. Farrand also has the great ability to locate the ball and stifle the run. In September, his 19 tackles helped Maryland limit Indiana’s star running back to 79 yards on 21 carries."
Landon Collins gets number he wanted on New York Giants jersey by Mark Inabinett (AL.com)
"Rodgers-Cromartie will be on his fifth NFL number. He wore No. 29 with the Arizona Cardinals, No. 23 with the Philadelphia Eagles and No. 45 with the Denver Broncos. Collins had been wearing No. 27 at Giants’ practices. No. 26 for New York is rookie running back Orleans Darkwa"
Ereck Flowers must stabilize Giants’ O-line, as injury bug returns by Judy Battista (NFL.com)
"Flowers barely had time to put his bags down before he was thrust into the left tackle spot. Losing a starting LT for at least five months is never good. Losing one when the offensive line was already such a point of concern that owner John Mara mentioned it specifically during his 2014 season postmortem is worse. To the list of issues for the line that already included blocking for a meager average of 3.6 yards per rush last season, you can add this: Flowers just turned 21, and was projected to be something of a work in progress at right tackle this season."
10 most indispensable Giants for 2015 by Jordan Raanan (NJ.com)
"So did several other young players, including this year’s second-round pick, safety Landon Collins. Yes, two of the Giants’ most indispensable players have never played a snap in the NFL."