for linemen. Is his a name to watch later in the draft?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 White Lorenzo Carter Jerseys , Week 172019 NFL DraftWould Minnesota’s Donnell Greene help reinforce the Giants’ offensive line?New,9commentsMinnesota’s Donnell Greene fits Gettleman’s mold for linemen. Is his a name to watch later in the draft?ESTShareTweetShareShareWould Minnesota’s Donnell Greene help reinforce the Giants’ offensive line?Raj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsDespite blowing up and completely rebuilding their offensive line in 2018, the New York Giants still need to find offensive linemen. They have potential holes at center, right guard, and right tackle, as well as a concerning lack of depth and developmental players. So not only do they need to invest premium resources (free agent money and potentially high-round draft picks) in their offensive line, they also need to find players with their many selections on the third day of the draft who could contribute in some way. Dave Gettleman has a very well established “type” when it comes to offensive linemen, and it is generally summed up as “big” and “strong”. Those two words describe Minnesota left tackle Donnell Greene exceptionally well. Green is certainly big, strong, and a mauling run blocker on power concepts, all of which means that we should probably take a closer look.MeasurablesProsBig, powerful tackle with a prototypical frame who doesn’t carry much bad weight.Bulldozing bully of a run blocker.Mauling blocker and generates plenty of torque once engaged. Easily anchors to absorb bull rushes.ConsNeeds to be more aggressive firing his punch in pass protection.Limited athlete. Occasionally lunges and plays out over his toes.Might struggle on outside zone plays in the NFL. Prospect VideoWhat They’re Saying Wide-body tackle prospect who could get looks as a backup swing tackle but would likely benefit from a full-time move inside to guard. Greene’s holes in pass protection can be improved, but not fixed as he lacks the athletic traits and technique to handle life on an island. He shows an ability to clear the running lanes of debris when he fires off into double teams and down blocks. A move inside to guard would minimize his weakness and maximize his strength as a backup guard with upside in a power-based run scheme. Lance Zierlein (NFL.com - Scouting Report) Does He Fit The Giants?The Giants need starting offensive linemen, but they also need depth and developmental linemen as well. Picking out where Greene would fit on the Giants roster is a bit tricky at the moment, but it is clear that his frame, physicality, and brute strength will certainly appeal to Dave Gettleman. Green is a limited athlete Lorenzo Carter Jerseys 2019 , and that shows up on tape. His feet are adequate in a short area, but when he has to expand his arc or match against speed, he struggles to keep up and winds up lunging. Likewise, he falls behind on outside zone runs and should not be used as a blocker on screen plays. But that being said, his feet were adequate to play offensive tackle for Minnesota, and with some coaching and work in the strength and conditioning program, could be adequate for the NFL as well. If not, and if he isn’t too tall, Greene could be a candidate to transition inside to guard, increasing his value as a depth player (or in the pursuit of a starting job). Of course, he would have to clean up his hand usage in pass protection in any case. While his hands aren’t bad, and are certainly heavy when it comes to run blocking, he doesn’t fire them with nearly the same authority in pass protection. Instead, he seems to prefer to “catch” rushers, rather than knocking them off their rushes with his punch before creating room. That will need to be cleaned up whether he stays at tackle or is tried inside, where the action only happens faster. Considering the Giants’ needs and Dave Gettleman’s preferences, Donnell Greene is a name to watch on the third day of the draft. EAST RUTHERFORD White B.J. Hill Jerseys , N.J. (AP) — It’s hard to say whether the New York Giants are engaging in wishful thinking or there is something to their optimism these days.The reality is the Giants have a 1-4 record heading into Thursday night’s game against the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) and they are facing long odds in a bid to make the playoffs in coach Pat Shurmur’s first season.The struggling Eagles have beaten New York in their last three meetings and seven of the last eight. The Giants are coming off an excruciating last-second 33-31 loss to Carolina on a 63-yard field goal by Graham Gano, and now they have to rebound with three days of preparation.But the Giants believe there is reason for hope. Their offense scored 30 points for the first time since the end of the 2015 season. The team rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to take a lead with just over a minute to play, only to be denied by a near-record kick. And they did all this despite dealing with some ill-chosen words by star receiver Odell Beckham Jr., about Eli Manning and the team’s heart in the days leading up to the game.“Very optimistic,” Beckham said Tuesday when asked about the team. “I’ve always said, it’s a long season, and we have an opportunity to come in here in a big, big division game and be able to reshape our season. We know what we have in front of us, short week, just coming off of a tough loss, so we’re all just trying to get our minds wrapped around what the game plan is, how we can come out and best beat Philly.”The Eagles tend to bring out some of the best in the Giants. Despite winning only three games last season, they lost two games to Philadelphia by eight points, with the first coming on a last-second 61-yard field goal by Jake Elliott. The second was 34-29 in a game New York trailed by two points entering the final quarter.The Giants also could be getting some key players back. Linebacker and leading pass rusher Olivier Vernon, who has yet to play because of a high ankle sprain,is very close to ready. Tight end Evan Engram, who missed the last two games with a sprained knee B.J. Hill Jerseys 2019 , was going to test his knee in practice on Tuesday. Both were limited.Engram watched the telecast of the game in Charlotte this past weekend and was encouraged.“There was a point in that game where maybe last year or the old DNA of this team would’ve given up or would’ve tapped out,” Engram said.Rookie halfback Saquon Barkley said the Giants scored 30 and left points on the field.“We got to continue to keep growing, continue to keep working and to be able to put up 30 points,” Barkley said. “I think that game showed it was the toughness, the grit, the passion that we played with as a team, and obviously the outcome wasn’t the way we wanted to be, but you could learn a lot of things from that game and take that game a long way.”NOTES: PK Aldrick Rosas, perfect on field goals and PATs this season, did not practice again because of a sore quad. The Giants have signed Marshall Koehn to their practice squad. He was in training camp. He was working for Randy’s Flooring in Coralville, Iowa when the Giants called Monday. “I looked at my phone because I was making a delivery and there were two calls from my dad, two from my mom and two more my agent. Everyone was freaking out.” Needless to say, he found his way to New Jersey. The Giants can wait until 4 p.m. on game day to active Koehn if needed. … LB Connor Barwin(knee) and WR Russell Shepard (neck) also did not practice. Barwin has been dealing with a knee issue all season.__