{"id":14369,"date":"2022-05-13T20:50:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T20:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/takeaways-from-day-1-of-giants-rookie-mini-camp\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T20:50:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T20:50:40","slug":"takeaways-from-day-1-of-giants-rookie-mini-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/takeaways-from-day-1-of-giants-rookie-mini-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Takeaways from Day 1 of Giants rookie mini-camp"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rookies, including all 11 draft pick, were on the field Friday for Day 1 of New York Giants rookie mini-camp. This was not, though, a high-intensity practice where you could clearly see players like Kayvon Thibodeaux, Evan Neal and Wan’Dale Robinson showcase their skills.<\/p>\n
This was shorts and t-shirts work, much of it done at a walk-thru pace. There were 14 7-on-7 snaps tossed, but even those weren’t really high intensity.<\/p>\n
So, what were the Giants trying to accomplish? Head coach Brian Daboll explained the purpose of the mini-camp to the rookies this way:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s for you [players] to get to know us, us to get to know you. There’s only a couple days we’ll do stuff on the field. There’s a long way to go, as they can see, \u201dDaboll said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it’s really important, particularly in terms fo some of the tryout guys to really minimize the package, not motion, shift and do all these crazy things. Just see who can perform out there and maybe we find a couple guys in terms of the tryout guys. “<\/p>\n
After the draft, Giants third-round pick Cor’Dale Flott, a cornerback, said Giants’ second-round pick Wan’Dale Robinson was the toughest wide receiver for him to cover in college. Friday, Robinson returned the favor.<\/p>\n
\nCor’Dale Flott said Wan’Dale Robinson was the toughest receiver he had to cover in college. Wan’Dale returns the favor to Cor’Dale:<\/p>\n
“That was the best slot corner I had to play against” pic.twitter.com\/4Tx3Vnfxa8<\/a><\/p>\n
– Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) May 13, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
Giants’ rookie safety Dane Belton, a fourth-round pick from Iowa, played against Robinson for three years in college.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe’s a real quick player, gets in and out of his breaks really well,\u201d Belton said. “I think he’s an electric player.”<\/p>\n
Robinson caught a few balls from quarterback Brian Lewerke during the 7-on-7 drills, including short grabs on three straight plays.<\/p>\n
Robinson and Flott did match up a couple of times.<\/p>\n
\n\n“Whatever they want me to do – whether that be run the ball, catch the ball, screens, jet sweeps … I’ll be able to do it.”<\/p>\n
– Wan’Dale Robinson pic.twitter.com\/Y2q5gRZvYN<\/a><\/p>\n