New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll addressed the media on Friday morning earlier than the group’s eighth follow of coaching camp.
The climate has change into particularly harmful within the Northern New Jersey space as temperatures had been within the low-to-mid-90s by the point follow bought underway.
It’s hotter than you realize what out right here as we speak.
— Patricia Traina (@Patricia_Traina) August 2, 2024
The Giants, in change from final yr’s extra lenient camp, are in full pads within the oppressive warmth.
Daboll gave a fast rundown of the group’s well being, revealing veteran huge receiver Darius Slayton was experiencing some ‘tightness’ and can be restricted.
The coach mentioned that quarterback Daniel Jones, who had a powerful exhibiting at Thursday’s follow, would get as many reps as potential together with his high receivers as potential to construct “chemistry.”
“What he’s carried out eight months, or eight and a half months, no matter it could be, and to come back again and take each rep. He feels good,” Daboll instructed reporters. “I’ve talked to him about various things. Hey, ‘scrambling, be sure you really feel snug out of the pocket, be sure you really feel snug shifting up within the pocket. Making performs along with your toes.’ He’s been proper on observe. It’s fairly spectacular to me when it comes to you could have that harm, that is the place he’s at, that is what he’s seemed like bodily. I’m pleased with him.
“So, the timing, the physique language, there’s so much to the passing sport to make it work. So, we’re doing as a lot as we are able to, whether or not it’s particular person routes, whether or not it’s sure performs we’re making an attempt to try for these guys. However it’s necessary to construct that chemistry.”
Daboll credited the offensive rookies (Malik Nabers, Theo Johnson, and Tyrone Tracy Jr.) for having good soccer instincts and having carried out a superb job choosing up the offense.
Veterans that Daboll talked about as having strong showings to this point in camp embrace defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches (aka Nacho), citing him as an “glorious chief.”
One other participant opening eyes has been linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux. The addition of Brian Burns has had a constructive impact on the previous first-round choose.
#Giants100 Daboll – Thibs is a professional….previous 2 days been actually good vs run and move…good camp up to now…engaged on some new move rush strikes
— GiantsWFAN (@giantswfan) August 2, 2024
Daboll additionally talked about the heated competitors on the second cornerback spot throughout from Deonte Banks. Cor’Dale Flott and Nick McCloud have each performed properly up to now in camp.
