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To celebrate a 20-year anniversary, a new generation of Giants offensive linemen were gifted the same biting criticism that once helped to fuel a transformation.<\/p>\n
During a preseason broadcast in 2004, then-ESPN analyst Joe Theismann declared that the Giants \u2014 after finishing No. 31 in sacks allowed and No. 28 in rushing yards the season prior \u2014 had the NFL\u2019s worst offensive line.<\/p>\n
There was no way to know then that newcomers Shaun O\u2019Hara and Chris Snee would become culture-changers, and Theismann\u2019s words would become a multiyear rallying cry for the foundational pieces of two Super Bowl winners.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wore that like a badge of honor,\u201d O\u2019Hara recalled years later. \u201cWe were not going to let them say that about us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The more things change, the more they stay the same: Theismann is retired, but a different authoritative voice \u2014 analytics-based Pro Football Focus \u2014 ranked the Giants as the NFL\u2019s worst offensive line after the draft and free agency, writing that \u201ceven after earning the worst offensive line grade of any team in 2023, the Giants did very little to improve their unit this offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n
Right guard Jon Runyan Jr. \u2014 whose three-year, $30 million contract was the biggest free-agent outlay aimed at improving the No. 30-ranked scoring offense \u2014 disagrees with that assessment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a job to do and we know this organization really invested heavily in the offensive line and elsewhere this season,\u201d Runyan said. \u201cThat\u2019s the priority, and we\u2019re wearing that on our shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n
Runyan, 26, left guard Jermaine Eluemunor, 29, and offensive line coach Carmen Brucillo were the notable additions after the Giants allowed the second-most sacks (85) in NFL history last season.<\/p>\n
The rest of the plan for improvement involves hoping injury-plagued All-Pro left tackle Andrew Thomas stays healthy, center John Michael Schmitz improves dramatically in his second season, and injury-plagued right tackle Evan Neal both stays healthy and improves dramatically in his third year. <\/p>\n
If not, there is more game-tested depth (Aaron Stinnie, Austin Schlottman) than last year.<\/p>\n
The first 10 years after Theismann\u2019s criticism \u2014 coinciding with Eli Manning\u2019s prime \u2014 resulted in a golden era for the Giants.<\/p>\n
But if he made the comment in 2014 instead of 2004, he would\u2019ve looked like a soothsayer because the Giants arguably have been the worst for running on 10 years while cycling through seven offensive line coaches and busting on virtually all major acquisitions (Nate Solder et al.), mid-level veteran acquisitions (Patrick Omameh et al.) and premium draft picks (Ereck Flowers et. al.)<\/p>\n
\u201cOutside criticisms are always going to be there,\u201d Kareem McKenzie, who joined the Super Bowl-winning offensive lines in 2005, later said. \u201cThe guys in the room are the ones who hold each other accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The response to owner John Mara\u2019s decree in March that \u201cit\u2019s time to get [the offensive line] fixed\u201d and his expectation \u201cfor us to be a hell of a lot better this year\u201d actually is one of the riskiest plans undertaken during that time.<\/p>\n
The Giants are counting on Neal despite no evidence that he can live up to being the No. 7 pick in the 2022 draft.<\/p>\n
They are playing Eluemunor out of position rather than letting him battle Neal to start.<\/p>\n
Those two decisions combine to leave Josh Ezeudu as the swing tackle despite last year\u2019s film and metrics \u2014 his pass-block win-rate was one of the NFL\u2019s worst, per ESPN \u2014 suggesting he is a better fit at guard. <\/p>\n
The front office doesn\u2019t see it that way as it tries to rebuild Ezeudu\u2019s shattered confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs an offensive lineman, confidence is one of the biggest factors in being a great player,\u201d Eluemunor said. \u201cYou have to be able to go out there on third-and-long and know what it\u2019s going to take in order to get the job done. The way the O-line is going right now, the confidence is growing and it\u2019s really cool to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
PFF recently ranked the NFL\u2019s top 32 guards. Neither Runyan nor Eluemunor was included, but three former Giants (Kevin Zeitler, Will Hernandez and Mark Glowinski) made the list. <\/p>\n
Other teams getting more out of Giants\u2019 castoffs is a troubling offensive-line trend over the last decade.<\/p>\n
Runyan, who left the Packers, is looking to make the reverse happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you first get in the league, you\u2019re trying to figure out where you\u2019re going to fit in, stuff is flying through your head,\u201d Runyan said. \u201cI submitted myself as a good player in this league, and I feel like it\u2019s time to take that next step. I also feel like it\u2019s time for the Giants to take the next step to win the division, get in the playoffs, and make some noise in the big dance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Giants went from (allegedly) worst to first 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
Time has been on a negative loop since then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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