Why Giants changed tune on Ereck Flowers so quickly | More changes coming to offensive line?

Ereck Flowers impressed his third Giants position coach with his attitude and work ethic.

Then the games started.

"The big thing is you don't really know until you get into the heat of the battle — you are out there running around in sweats in the spring and then you get into preseason games and real games," Hal Hunter said. "That's where the rubber meets the road and either you are productive or you are not productive."

The Giants gave their former first-round draft pick virtually every first-team rep at right tackle through each iteration of offseason practice. He started the first two games of the season, was benched for Chad Wheeler before Week 3 and cut before Week 6.

"A lot of times you…