Giants Twitter has been abuzz this week with clips of New York Giants first-round draft pick Evan Neal’s difficulties handling the rushes of various Giants edge defenders. BBV’s Nick Falato has analyzed some of these clips to explain where Neal needs to improve. These early struggles have planted seeds of doubt about Neal in the minds of some Giants fans, however.
What can we expect of a high first-round pick at the tackle position in his rookie year? Neal played at Alabama, a veritable factory that churns out NFL starting players and a school that routinely plays other factories for the pros like Georgia.