5 NY Giants with the most to prove during the 2020 season

2. CB Sam Beal

Welp, looks like we’ve happened to transitioned right from one badly misappropriated third-round draft pick in the Dave Gettleman era to another, as Sam Beal checks in at #2 on our list.

Gettleman has gotten a pass mostly here, and somewhat rightly so, as Beal’s issues have been with injuries and ‘DG’ isn’t at fault for that. However, the clock is ticking for Beal to prove his worth to the NY Giants, and the rest of the league should he end up get getting cut down the line.

After only participating in one padded practice in his first two offseasons with the NY Giants, Beal finally made his way onto the field midway through his second season in 2019 — the results weren’t pretty.

Beal was roasted to the tune of 16-21 passes allowed (76.4%) to go along with an allowed QB rating of 115.4.

To be level-headed about the situation, it was essentially his rookie year and he was pretty green (and undersized) when he entered the supplemental draft, anyway. He’s added some bulk and so far has stayed healthy through this virtual offseason (not all that hard to do for a normal player I guess, but for Beal…) which inspires some hope that he can play to his potential.

Let’s not forget that Beal was dubbed by many as the best supplemental draft prospect to come out since Josh Gordon in 2012, which is high praise. And, most draft experts had him pegged as a first-round prospect heading into his senior year before he made the decision to enter the rarely used supplemental draft, giving up on his senior year.

If he could just add a few more pounds, Beal’s got the perfect size and speed qualities to be your prototype outside corner in today’s NFL which is so valuable.

All we need to hope for now is a healthy offseason, so we can finally see what Sam Beal is all about.

To say there is a lot of pressure on Sam Beal right now to prove his worth is like saying you need air to breathe.