Giants beginning left guard Shane Lemieux (foot) is “probably not” taking part in within the Sept. 11 common season opener at Tennessee, Giants coach Brian Daboll stated Friday.
“He’s coming along, but I wouldn’t anticipate him anytime soon,” Daboll stated earlier than a light-weight follow.
Edge rusher Azeez Ojulari (calf) isn’t any positive factor to face the Titans, both, though checks a minimum of revealed he prevented a catastrophic harm Thursday.
“I don’t know yet. Don’t know,” Daboll stated of Ojulari’s Week 1 standing being doubtful. “I’d just say day-to-day. That’s where he’s at. When he’s out there is when he’ll be out there.”
Ojulari was absent from Friday’s follow, although, together with Lemieux, edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux (sprained proper MCL), edge rusher Elerson Smith (proper foot in boot) and nook Rodarius Williams (undisclosed).
Thibodeaux is unlikely to play in Week 1 primarily based on his harm’s preliminary 3-to-4 week timeline. And Daboll stated of Smith’s standing: “We’ll see.”
So whereas the Giants’ quick focus is on Sunday’s preseason finale in opposition to the Jets at MetLife Stadium — and Tuesday’s roster cutdown to 53 — Daboll’s overarching aim is to have a wholesome sufficient workforce to compete with the Titans in two weeks.
“It’ll give some time to guys to get rested up and healed up, and hopefully we’ll have as many out there as we can,” Daboll stated of the two-week break after Sunday’s exhibition.
The workforce’s general well being may influence whether or not Daboll performs a few of his starters in opposition to the Jets Sunday. He didn’t anticipate finalizing plans till Saturday morning.
The head coach has tried to get his starters a variety of work this preseason, however accidents and a precedence on Week 1 availability have prompted some dialing again.
Saquon Barkley sat out the second preseason recreation in opposition to Cincinnati, for instance, and the Giants presumably have seen sufficient of his robust coaching camp to place him in bubble wrap for the Titans recreation.
“I’m ready,” an keen Barkley stated Friday.
The following gamers have already got been dominated out as unavailable to face the Jets as a result of harm, although:
Offensive line: Lemieux, Ben Bredeson (proper arm), Josh Ezuedu, Garrett McGhin. Wide receiver: C.J. Board, Sterling Shepard. Edge: Thibodeaux, Ojulari, Smith. Secondary: Williams, Dan Belton. Kicker: Graham Gano (concussion).
And three different gamers are up within the air: huge receivers Kadarius Toney and Darius Slayton, and edge rusher Jihad Ward.
Based on the standard and well being of the Giants’ roster, GM Joe Schoen is predicted to be energetic subsequent week with participant acquisitions — whether or not by commerce, waiver declare or signing — to assemble a aggressive roster for the opener.
Just on Friday, he lower veteran security Andrew Adams and signed huge receiver Travis Toivonen and kicker Ryan Santoso. Santoso is right here as a result of Gano hasn’t cleared the protocol. The workforce additionally waived receiver Bailey Gaither after he failed his bodily.
The roster turnover has been fixed, and it’ll proceed. So control the 31 different workforce’s cuts subsequent Tuesday, not simply the Giants’ strikes to get to 53.
FRIDAY PRACTICE REPORT
Co-owner John Mara and Schoen spent a couple of half-hour speaking to one another whereas they watched Friday’s follow from behind an finish zone. …
Devery Hamilton, the Giants’ second-string left sort out, has been taking part in left guard with the first-team offense within the absence of Lemieux and Bredeson. But Daboll wouldn’t decide to anybody particular at that place on Friday: “I think that’s probably a better one for next week or the week after that. We’ll see where we’re at physically. We definitely have people that have played inside there, and in a week or two, we’ll make sure we have who we think is the right person in there.” …
Wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson returned to follow after being held out of workforce drills and sprints in opposition to the Jets on Thursday. Daboll stated Robinson will “be fine,” and the coach had dialed him again as a result of “he’s had a lot of reps.” …
There was an animated backwards and forwards at one level Friday between Daboll and offensive line coach Bobby Johnson. It wasn’t clear in the event that they had been discussing substitutions, however there have been a number of exchanges. All in an effort to iron out wrinkles on offense, presumably. …
Daboll stated Thibodeaux is right here in New Jersey rehabbing his knee on the Giants’ facility. Thibodeaux has not been seen the previous few days. …
Daboll stated it’s attainable the Giants may hold three quarterbacks on their energetic roster, which implies Davis Webb may make the 53-man. “We could,” he stated. “I’m not saying we will. But I think everything’s on the table at this point.” …
Cam Brown performed some edge snaps in opposition to the Bengals as a result of others’ accidents, and it’s attainable each Brown and Coughlin may play there once more Sunday as a result of numbers. …
Daboll stated the Giants is not going to drill down on Titans recreation prep till Labor Day week. “We’ll focus on ourselves still here coming up this week,” he stated. “I think you can overdo preparing for a team both as a coaching staff and as players.”
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