Post by stonedinvestor on Aug 23, 2020 9:12:22 GMT -5
It's very hard to get straight answers aNd no ones seeing what's going on..... THE Andrew Thomas FRONT-it's been TOO QUIET FOR A 1st Round Pick! I've read several NYG previews and no-one even mentions this kid. That cannot be worth it! can It? Wouldn't we assume to hear about Andrew blowing people out and off the line of scrimmage not the other way around.
EAST RUTHERFORD — This is not a place Andrew Thomas is used to being.
All eyes were on the Giants' first round pick, and he was initially exactly where he wanted to be: lined up for the true man-to-man, prove-it opportunity Tuesday night when the offensive linemen assembled against the defensive linemen and edge rushers for 1-on-1s focused on pass protection.
The ball was snapped, Lorenzo Carter took off and Thomas went tumbling to the grass.
Carter may have surprised Thomas with the sudden speed and power combination of his rush, knocking the rookie back, and Thomas lost his footing, hitting the ground near the goal line. Had fans been in attendance, the gasps would have spread throughout the Meadowlands: This is our No. 4 overall pick?
->Cam Fleming -- Steadiest of the group! He held his own in 1-on-1s against Markus Golden and Oshane Ximines. Golden has mixed it up with Fleming, rookie Matt Peart and Thomas.
New York Giants OT Andrew Thomas Says He Has a Lot of Work to Do
When Giants rookie offensive tackle Andrew Thomas looks at his work in Giants practices so far on tape, he is honest with himself about what he sees.
“A lot of work to do,” Thomas told reporters during a video conference call.
That’s not simply a rookie being modest, but rather one who is trying to be true to himself. Thomas, the fourth overall pick in the draft this year, was widely regarded as the most pro-ready of the class, but the college game is quite different from what Thomas has experienced at the pro level so far.
During Tuesday evening’s practice, Thomas, out of the University of Georgia, had some good moments, but otherwise was taken to school by the veterans during one-on-one pass-rush drills.<----
“At this level, there's so much technique that you have to learn so many things before the snap that you have to understand,” Thomas said of the most significant differences he’s seen since joining the NFL.
Not that he’s not capable of handling it all. Thomas, who said that he’s been taught some new techniques by offensive line coach Marc Colombo, is cross-training at both tackle spots, though it’s believed that he’ll ultimately settle in as the Giants starting left tackle.<- THIS IS THE NO. 4 OVERALL PICK.
Colombo mentioned hand strike as one area that Thomas needs to work on, a sentiment with which the rookie agreed.
“For me, the biggest thing right now, especially in the past pros, are my hands,” he said. <--
“In college, I had a bad habit of having my hands outside my frame, so I'm working on keeping my hands inside to get a good strike. And then in the run game, just making sure I'm keeping my feet and keeping a good base. Sometimes I'll get a little too excited and try to get into the block, so just make sure I keep a good base each time.” NOW YOU TELL US!
Colombo, himself once a first-round draft pick who played tackle his entire NFL career, believes that in addition to Thomas' focus on cleaning up some of his technique issues, a key for the rookie's success is putting in the time to study his opponents.
“It’s going to be a premier pass rusher, so being able to study that rusher, know how to study him, know what his moves are, know everything that he’s thinking--those are some of the things that we’ve been working on and some of the things we’ve been talking about,” Colombo said.
“I love where Andrew is heading. Again, we have a long way to go, but he has the right mindset, he’s smart, he knows where some of his deficiencies are right now and he’s working every day to get better.”
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I'm sure we are going to hear about better things but I've got the 4th overall NFL draft pick and he's trying and learning and has a long way to go... Common!
I haven't touched base with any Tampa fans.. I don't think Wirf's is blowing the roof off either... it would be a shame if this offensive line class let us down.