The New York Giants are no strangers to facing complaints about the offensive line. One of the main problems in the last years of Eli Manning, and the rookie year of this year’s starter Daniel Jones, was pass protection – a problem that forced the team’s quarterbacks into making bad throws on a number of occasions thanks to the line not holding up long enough for openings to appear. Names from Ereck Flowers to Nate Solders have been regarded as busts at offensive line positions for the Giants, among others.
But the team is taking a step forward to change that this season, and the Giants showed a serious commitment to that by spending the number four overall pick on tackle Andrew Thomas over others such as outside linebacker Isaiah Simmons, a more expected pick.