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New York Giants' notebook, 5.19.09
Here's a few stories of interest during a slow week for football: In my opinion, the most underrated pick the Giants made this year was taking Travis Beckum in the fourth round, and that was before I read this piece from the Daily News detailing his switch from linebacker to tight end after...
Giants' draft history: The best 5th-round pick
Today we move on to the fifth round in our round-by-round look at New York Giants' drafts since 1970. Looking through the fifth-round selections, there are only two players who deserve consideration as the best fifth-round pick of the era we have been discussing. Current left tackle David Diehl,...
Meet the 'New York Block Exchange'
The voting in our poll to give the New York Giants offensive line a nickname is done. So, Big Blue View Nation, I present you the 'New York Block Exchange.' We had 206 votes cast in all, and 'New York Block Exchange' received 84 of them, or 40 percent. 'Bg Blue Paving Crew' earned 65 votes, or 31...
More love for Snee, Diehl
On Monday, we talked about how Football Outsiders had delved into just how underappreciated the Giants offensive line was last season. Here's a little more evidence of that. In a recent article predicting players who could head to their first Pro Bowl after the upcoming season, three Giants were...
Football Outsiders gives Giants offensive line a little love
Football Outsiders recently reviewed the drafts and remaining needs of each team in the NFC East in a regular segment it calls 'Four Downs.' Within FO's recap is some interesting statistical data about the Giants offensive line, an underappreciated unit that was one of the best in the league in...
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