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New York Giants Mailbag: The "Methods" Edition

Welcome to another edition of our weekly reader mailbag.
Patricia Traina|

Welcome to another installment of our weekly mailbag. To take part in the mailbag, you can do one of three things. The first is to tweet your questions to me @Patricia_Traina with the hashtag #askPtrain.

If you have a Giants Country account (registration is free, in case you didn’t know—just hit the FOLLOW button to register for your account), you can send your question to me by clicking the DIRECT MESSAGE option found under the hamburger menu at the top left corner of the page.

Or, if you want to e-mail the question, send it to nygiantsmaven@gmail.com.

Hi Ruth. There is no question that Judge is cut from the same cloth as Tom Coughlin. If you trace their roots, you can trace it back to Bill Parcells, who had Coughlin and Bill Belichick on staff, with Belichick going off on his own. And then, of course, you have to factor in Nick Saban, another major influencer of Judge.

But yes, you’re spot on that Judge is fiercely protective of the players and the franchise in general. And if you’re a player, how reassuring is that to know that if you screw up, you won’t be tried and embarrassed in the court of public opinion? 

Those are the types of coaches players love to play for, and I think come free agency, you might see several players want to be a part of the Giants if the financials can be worked out.

Great question, Renato. My gut tells me they already know what Peart can and can’t do—Colombo alluded to it, noting that when you flip sides, there are some things you’ll do better on one side versus the other. 

I would like to see a series or two with Peart at left tackle and Thomas at the right tackle. I don’t think we’ve seen that yet, and I have a gut feeling that if you flip the two, that might be the way to go.

Hi Bryan. I missed this for the podcast, so my apologies for answering it here—I realized the #askPtrain tag showed up on both Twitter accounts, so I have to find an easier way to separate questions for the podcast and the mailbag.

Anyway, I'm afraid I have to disagree that Jones has, to use your words, “regressed big time this year.” 

I think he’s played well enough to win the last two or so games, and I think considering that he doesn’t have Saquon Barkley, he doesn’t have a legitimate No. 1 receiver, that he spent half a season learning an offense, unlike the one he ran last year and behind an offensive line that was still coming together, he’s done well enough to retain the starting job. 

Now there is still a lot of football left, obviously, so I’m not saying the verdict is in regarding next year, but I will say that I’d be stunned if Jones isn’t the quarterback next year.

Hi Adrian. I think the Giants are bullish on their offense line moving forward. 

The unit’s rebuild isn’t finished yet, but it's moving toward that direction, and I think the coaches’ decision to rotate linemen is a smart one because it gives them a chance to see what they have and what they don’t have. 

(I don’t think they’ll rotate linemen as much next year—they’re more than likely doing it this year since they didn’t have an off-season or a preseason.)

As of right now? Less than 1%. As I’ve outlined on the LockedOn Giants podcast, the top three needs next year are pass rusher, cornerback, and wide receiver.

Hi, again, Renato. I do think Andrew Thomas has been playing better. I saw an article—I forget who had it—that mentioned that he went back to doing what he did at Georgia. I don’t know how true that is, but whatever it is Marc Colombo has Thomas doing, he does seem to have settled down.

And if I may piggyback my response to your third question about the podcast and spoiler alerts, I haven’t decided to be honest. I know Monday will be a recap show, and I’ll do a listener mailbag on Friday.

 I might take a day off somewhere along the line as the new season of The Crown drops Sunday, and I’m very anxious to watch it (I’m planning a binge-watch affair if my husband and I can finagle a day off.)

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What’s up, Brock? I think Xavier McKinney is the team’s future at free safety, though in this defense, I believe the safeties have to be interchangeable. 

Julian Love, I think, has the potential to develop into that Swiss Army mold, you know, a guy who can play anywhere. While he continues his development, he’s been a key on special teams.

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John, that’s usually how it’s done. But Judge, who has had to improvise at every twist and turn this year thanks to COVID-19, has found a way to evaluate all his offensive linemen despite not having an off-season or preseason. 

As I’ve said previously, I don’t think they will continue to do this much moving forward once they set their offensive line unless we have a similar set of circumstances as we had this year.

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PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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