{"id":97669,"date":"2020-10-26T06:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T03:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nfl-expert-breaks-down-andrew-thomas-cruel-giants-struggles\/"},"modified":"2020-10-26T06:42:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T03:42:00","slug":"nfl-expert-breaks-down-andrew-thomas-cruel-giants-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfl-expert-breaks-down-andrew-thomas-cruel-giants-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"#NFL expert breaks down Andrew Thomas’ cruel Giants struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NFL expert breaks down Andrew Thomas’ cruel Giants struggles<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n The safe choice. A plug-and-play starter. Not going to bust.<\/p>\n

Those descript<\/a>ions were the most commonly attached to Giants rookie Andrew Thomas before the 2020 draft, when personnel evaluators across the NFL couldn\u2019t reach a consensus ranking on the four premier offensive tackles. But Thomas was said to have the highest floor for his future \u2014 a draw for a general<\/a> manager under win-now pressure and a franchise scarred by recent whiffs in the top 10.<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s cruel that the Giants are in a position they acted to avoid: Thomas leading the league in quarterback pressures allowed. Requiring weekly votes of confidence from coach Joe Judge as it appears a better rookie option in Matt Peart is on the bench. Critics asking if the No. 4 pick is a flop like Ereck Flowers and Eli Apple instead of a blue-chip building block.<\/p>\n

Who could\u2019ve seen this coming?<\/p>\n

\u201cAndrew Thomas was the most risky,\u201d future Hall of Fame left tackle Joe Thomas told The Post. \u201cWith an offensive lineman\u2019s eye, you look at him right away and say, \u2018He has a lot of room to grow, and he needs a ton of work and reps.\u2019 [Others] were basing it on accolades not game<\/a> film, playing in the SEC and tons of starts. He checked a lot of the boxes that typically have not failed for offensive tackles, but then you watch the tape and clearly see biomechanically he doesn\u2019t match up to those other guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joe Thomas is an analyst for NFL Network who made the Pro Bowl in the first 10 of his 11 seasons with the Browns and set a NFL record with 10,363 consecutive snaps played. He studied college tape on Andrew Thomas, Jedrick Wills, Mekhi Becton and Tristan Wirfs \u2014 all of whom were top-15 draft picks.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I watched Andrew, I saw a guy with a lot of potential \u2014 great athlete, big, strong, fast, moves extremely well, all the things that get you to be a top-15 draft pick as an offensive tackle,\u201d Joe said. \u201cBut he was the least natural from a technique standpoint. If you watch offensive linemen, when they get in a bad position \u2014 because they eventually will \u2014 can they recover? That was the big thing that concerned me with Andrew.\u201d<\/p>\n

Technique is an offensive line buzzword. More specifics, please.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe gets his shoulder pads way out over his toes a lot,\u201d Joe Thomas said. \u201cYou see him bending at his waist. He\u2019s got to learn to be an ankle- and a knee-bender, which takes time. He leaned on guys a lot. You could see the quickness in his feet, but he wasn\u2019t natural in reacting to the defense. You get away with a lot of that playing in college when you are a bigger, stronger, more athletic version of the guy you are going against.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expectations around the league were that young offensive linemen would be most adversely affected by the COVID-19-canceled spring workouts. Andrew \u2014 a two-time All-American with 37 starts at Georgia \u2014 is the embodiment of that.<\/p>\n

Giants general manager Dave Gettleman liked that Andrew Thomas had a \u201chell of a pedigree\u201d and a personality, but also singled out length, open-field athleticism and, yes, ability to bend from studying tape.<\/p>\n