Alex Tanney somehow survives another round of NY Giants roster cuts

Somehow, someway, QB Alex Tanney keeps sticking with the NY Giants. Another young QB with potential hit the dust as a result of this latest decision.

Even though this time the roster cut Alex Tanney survived to remain a member of the NY Giants was only from 90 to 80, it still signifies an organizational ideal that Daniel Jones needs to have a mentor around him and that keeping players on the roster strictly for ‘mentoring purposes’ is still alive and well for now.

One of the most positive things I heard come out of Joe Judge’s mouth all offseason was that this practice would go on no longer; that NY Giants players would make the team based on their talent, and that the coaches were there to mentor and teach players — amen.

Tanney still has a long way to go before he makes the official 55*-man roster at the end of the summer, but he’s already left another promising young QB prospect in his wake in 2020 undrafted free agent Case Cookus.

While Cookus was a UDFA for a reason (mainly injuries he’s recovered from), he displayed an elite level of play in his first and last seasons in college (he was already on the NFL radar after the season), throwing for 37 TD’s in a historic freshman season at Northern Arizona and 31 in his final year.

In those two seasons, he only threw for 5 and 7 interceptions, respectively, while showing the ability to be a mobile quarterback and pick up first downs via his legs.

Yahoo Sports went as far as to call him the best FCS quarterback prospect since Jimmy Garrapolo, and although again, it’s a longshot he’d ever make his mark in this league, I’d sure like to see him getting reps this training camp over the 32-year-old journeyman Alex Tanney.

The NY Giants have gotten to evaluate Tanney for three offseasons now and there isn’t much more for them to see. Even the biggest Alex Tanney fan alive (I’d like to meet you, by the way) couldn’t argue that he has any future with the team, so again, why not give those reps to a high-upside youngster and see if we had something there?

Tanney has played for eight different teams over his nine-year career for a reason — he’s not any good.

While some may think this is making a mountain out of a molehill, I assure you its not, as finding a backup QB of the future to pair with Daniel Jones is paramount for when this team becomes relevant again and this type of move sends a message to other NY Giants players that there are favorites amongst the brass due to reasons other than football.

I really thought this was the offseason we were going to part with the perennial clipboard holder, but I’m fearing I may now be wrong as he’s now one of the last four QBs remaining, and the NFL now allows any player to be a member of the practice squad regardless of age or experience in the league.