New York Giants’ Kayvon Thibodeaux celebrates a sack during overtime of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J.
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Brian Daboll’s second training camp as head coach of the New York Giants is just under two weeks away from beginning.
A heightened increase of expectations follows Big Blue as they try to improve off of last year’s team that won a playoff game for the first time in over five years. Improved personnel, the same coaching staff returning, and a hopeful change with injuries should leave plenty of fans excited for the start of the 2023 season. New York’s season hinges more on just their elite coaching staff though.
There are five players that need to step up in a major way during camp to show they are capable of leading the Giants to another season of success.
Evan Neal
Andre Thomas has emerged as a top offensive lineman in the game. John Michael Schmitz is a massive upgrade at the center position. But the success of the Giants’ offensive line hinges on last season’s seventh overall selection. Neal had an inconsistent season during his rookie year but showed signs of promise down the stretch. If he can have the kind of jump that Thomas had, New York’s offensive line will arguably be the best they’ve had in over two decades. It’s a big “if” though.
Kayvon Thibodeaux
New York’s history is full of vaunted pass rushers over the years. In the Giants are to improve off last year’s season, the pass rush must be a lot better than they were in 2022. Big Blue’s 41 sacks were good for 13th across the league but they did not have an edge rusher tally more than 5.5 sacks last year. That must change in 2023. The player under the most pressure to improve those numbers is Thibodeaux. The former fifth overall pick from last year caught fire later in the year but will need to be a lot better next season. He should be able to easily break his rookie…
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