Giants 53 Man Roster Prediction
By Jesse Connor
Oct 21, 2013; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants long snapper Zak DeOssie (51) recovers Minnesota Vikings safety Robert Blanton (36) fumble during the second half at MetLife Stadium. New York Giants defeat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. Mandatory Credit: Jim O
Kicker
Josh Brown
Brown has been around since 2003. He hit 81% of his filed goal attempts before joining the Giants and he currently has hit 90% of his kicks in New York. He’s not going anywhere
Punter
Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Steve Weatherford
I had to sit and think about this one longer then you would expect. Weatherford has averaged over 46 yards per punt in the past 2 seasons but looked like he was slipping a bit at the end of last season and even in the pre season he seems to be missing spots and over punting balls instead of pinning them inside the 20 yard line. Either way hes been a very good punter for the Giants. He should make this roster.
Long Snapper
Zak DeOssie
I like DeOssie. I just wish the Giants had a lineman who could long snap as well as be a reserve on the line. It seems very foolish to keep a guy on the roster just to snap the ball. That’s easy to say though, it’s easy to forget about Giant abomination Trey Junkin (sorry, I really hate even bringing up his name) when DeOssie has been so good at what he does.
KR/PR
Dwayne Harris was brought it to help the Giants return game that has been missing since the days of Domenik Hixon. I don’t know how much time he will see on offense but he is a lock for this roster as a return man as well as special team ace.