Saquon Barkley is a thoroughbred. He could be a 233-pound Marshall Faulk. Could be the face of a franchise. Could be a gold-jacket guy. And boy, would he help Eli Manning. “He’s one of those guys that my mother could have scouted,”…
It is an interesting choice of words and, in the short time since Pat Shurmur’s updated résumé includes the line about him being the head coach of the Giants, it does seem as if he chooses his words carefully, and purposefully. Monday,…
Yes, Odell is in the building. No, Pat Shurmur is not turning the attendance of Odell Beckham Jr. at Monday’s opening day of the Giants’ offseason workout program as some sort of springboard to a long-term commitment or contract for the star…
Welcome to the official attempted start of Let’s Make A Deal. “Hey everybody, the one, the only, Odell Beckham Jr. reporting to work! The haters’ favorite diva receiver! “See? Told you I’d be here for the start of the voluntary workout program….
Pat Shurmur would not have revealed “it is my understanding’’ Odell Beckham Jr. would be in attendance when the Giants open up their offseason workout program unless he was assured by the superstar receiver that he indeed would be in the building…
Every move made by the Giants this offseason was designed to improve the talent level on the roster and ensure the culture in the building and environment in the locker room is in lockstep with the demeanor and personality of Pat Shurmur,…
Your move, Odell. The ball is in your court … for now. Will you ask for the moon in contract negotiations and force the Giants to reluctantly trade you? Or will you negotiate in good faith and accept a fair and reasonable…
ORLANDO, Fla. — It is no great revelation that Saquon Barkley is going to be quite high on or, more likely, at the top of the Giants’ draft board, but there is, if not an ongoing debate, certainly plenty of discussion over…
ORLANDO, Fla. – Yes, he can. Davis Webb can, if not entirely change, certainly affect what the Giants do with that highly anticipated No. 2 selection in the draft. Thus far, new head coach Pat Shurmur likes what he knows and sees…
On Dec. 29, the day he was introduced as the new general manager of the Giants, Dave Gettleman made one thing perfectly clear: “We’ve got to fix the O-line, let’s be honest,’’ he stated. “Let’s not kid each other.’’ Now, the personable…
INDIANAPOLIS — It does not take an expert to watch Josh Rosen set up and throw to determine he is a gifted passer. It does, however, take real foresight to determine if Rosen is a perfect fit for the Giants, who own…
Familiarity goes a long way in life and certainly in the NFL. John Greco, a veteran guard, re-signed Wednesday with the Giants, reconnecting with two coaches who undoubtedly have a favorable impression of Greco from their first tour together. Greco, 32, was…
Pat Shurmur has finally found an offensive coordinator to add to his first Giants coaching staff. He will hire Mike Shula, who has an extensive NFL resume on the offensive side of the ball. The hiring will be made official later on…
Pat Shurmur no doubt put together wish lists filled with names of coaches he wanted to hire for his newly assembled Giants staff. It looks as if the list Shurmur jotted down for the role of offensive coordinator needs to grow. Already…
It looks as if the Giants and Pat Shurmur will have to see if they can pry Duce loose. Shurmur wanted to interview and, presumably, hire Kevin Stefanski as the Giants’ new offensive coordinator, but the Vikings denied permission Saturday, ESPN reported….
Kyle Shurmur was 14 when his father began coaching the Browns. Maybe that was when and where the boy discovered the strength of character Pat Shurmur has carried through his football life all the way to head coach of the New York…
The best coaching staffs knit together so neatly there are no seams showing. The best staffs are a smooth swatch, a blend of personalities where intellect and intensity come at the players from different directions, where age, youth, varied degrees of experience…
Pat Shurmur is starting to make his mark on the roster of his new team. The Giants were awarded tight end Kyle Carter off waivers from the Vikings. Shurmur was the offensive coordinator in Minnesota and worked with Carter the past two…
The Eagles dethroned the Patriots and along the way might as well have wagged their fingers in disparaging fashion at the Giants and the rest of the NFC East. Let the stunning 41-33 victory in Super Bowl LII be a warning shot…
Phil Simms remembers the first meeting Dan Reeves had with his players after he was named the Giants’ head coach before the 1993 season. They had just finished a difficult two-year reign under Ray Handley where discipline had slacked after the Super…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Pat Shurmur is the Giants’ new head coach, Eli Manning is still the quarterback and there is a new offense to learn. However, NFL rules prohibit Shurmur giving such an assignment to one of his players in the offseason….
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Pat Shurmur does not need a formal introduction, as he knows Duce Staley quite well from their time together with the Eagles. Heck, Shurmur coached Staley as a player and then coached alongside him on Andy Reid’s staff. If…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Mike Holmgren, in addition to being a Super Bowl-winning coach with the Packers, was Pat Shurmur’s boss in Cleveland, a gig that lasted two seasons. Holmgren believes Shurmur has learned from his first go-round and will be a better…
BLOOMINGTON , Minn. — Danny Amendola is a championship example of how Pat Shurmur can alter a career. His message for Odell Beckham Jr: You will love him. “I feel like he relates well to the players,” Amendola said Tuesday. “He has…
Pat Shurmur’s first coaching staff is rounding into shape. The latest addition is Hal Hunter, a veteran offensive line coach, who fills that role with the Giants and thus takes command of a unit that had its fingerprints all over last season’s…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The word Pat Shurmur used to describe his sense of Odell Beckham Jr.’s mindset is a word the Giants and their fans hope is deadly accurate: inspired. Shurmur has been on the job one week as the Giants’ head…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Eli Manning surviving his season from hell to return as quarterback of Pat Shurmur’s Giants and perhaps retire a Giant one day is music to Archie Manning’s ears. “I think there’s something special to play a career in one…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Matt Patricia and Josh McDaniels are in town for a full week of practice before Super Bowl LII. Pat Shurmur heads into his second week as the head coach of the Giants. This is not the way the…
MINNEAPOLIS — It may be that Tom Brady is wearing you down and out. The guy is a marvel of modern science, the George Foreman and Bernard Hopkins of professional football. The likely MVP at age 40, Gisele’s hubby, the G.O.A.T. —…
While Pat Shurmur was sitting in the stands in Mobile, Ala., watching Senior Bowl practices last Wednesday, his first official assignment as head coach of the Giants, his cellphone rang. On the other end was the franchise quarterback, Eli Manning. It was…
