Giants Now: Tyrone Tracy Jr. named to 2025 All-Breakout Workforce – Matt Citak, Giants.com
New York’s working again seems poised to shine this upcoming season.
Following his stable rookie marketing campaign, may working again Tyrone Tracy Jr. be in for an excellent larger season this yr?
NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks just lately launched his 2025 All-Breakout Workforce, which consists of second- and third-year gamers from across the league that the analyst believes may have huge performances this coming season.
When it got here to the working again place, Tracy was the choice.
“After speeding for 839 yards as a rookie, the fifth-round working again has a chance to surpass the 1,200-yard mark in an offense that options extra environment friendly quarterback play with veteran chief Russell Wilson set to take over from Daniel Jones,” wrote Brooks. “The improved passing recreation will result in extra gentle bins (six or fewer defenders) and wider lanes for the previous faculty huge receiver to scoot by way of on off-tackle runs and designed cut-back performs. With Wilson additionally anticipated to focus on Tracy steadily on swing, display and choice routes within the cross recreation, the Giants’ unheralded RB1 may put up huge scrimmage yard totals as a multi-purpose menace from the backfield.”
Alongside along with his 839 yards on the bottom, Tracy additionally added 284 receiving yards, which gave him 1,123 complete yards from scrimmage.
Tracy and huge receiver Malik Nabers grew to become simply the third rookie duo in NFL historical past to every have 1,000+ yards from scrimmage.
The younger working again scored six complete touchdowns, 5 on the bottom and one by way of the air, to go along with his 4.4 common yards per carry. His 284 receiving yards got here on 38 receptions, which ranked fourth on the workforce.
What made his rookie yr efficiency much more spectacular is the truth that it got here in what was solely Tracy’s second full season taking part in the working again place. The previous huge receiver transitioned to working again in his remaining yr at Purdue, which led to the Giants choosing him within the fifth-round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
“I wouldn’t say it’s any completely different than final yr, actually,” Tracy stated to the media throughout OTAs about his ideas going into the upcoming season. “The one distinction is I’ve been right here earlier than. I do know what’s going to occur. I do know coaching camp is arising. I do know I’ve acquired to organize my physique, put together my thoughts, put together my soul for what’s going to occur in the course of the season. However I’m nonetheless grinding, man. I’m nonetheless grinding. There’s actually no protected area within the league. Within the NFL, everybody’s making an attempt to take your spot. I’m grinding daily making an attempt to ensure that the coaches can belief me and that my teammates belief me…’
Eagles’ Nick Sirianni Blasts Criticism Of ‘Nice’ Jalen Hurts – Daniel Arwas, Heavy.com
Philadelphia’s head coach stepped up for his quarterback.
Even now as world champions, the Philadelphia Eagles really feel they don’t seem to be fairly getting the credit score and respect they deserve.
Properly, correction – two folks seemingly really feel that means: head coach, Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts.
Sirianni has all the time been seen as a second-tier head coach, regardless of main the Eagles to the playoffs and a Tremendous Bowl look again in February 2023.
Nevertheless, having garnered a Tremendous Bowl ring of his personal with Philadelphia, their second in franchise historical past, the previous Colts OC has begun to subject extra respect – particularly in media circles, the place two seperate NBC and CBS head teaching rankings had Sirianni as a top-five HC within the NFL.
But this uptick in respect the identical can’t be seen for Hurts. In a latest ballot of head coaches and execs by ESPN, Hurts was ranked as simply the ninth greatest quarterback within the league, behind the likes of Justin Herbert and Jared Goff, who’ve a mixed one playoff win with their present franchises.
And Nick Sirianni, for one, is fed up with the disrespect proven in the direction of his franchise quarterback amidst critiques from followers and media that Hurts is scaffolded by the wonderful roster round him constructed by future Corridor of Fame normal supervisor, Howie Roseman.
“That’s bull-“, Sirianni stated per NBC Sports activities, when requested concerning the notion that Hurts is only a recreation supervisor with a superb workforce round him.
“Anytime I hear that, it’s cool,” Sirianni continued, “it’s like a pleasant debate factor that folks wish to have. And I get it, there’s a variety of hours that TV exhibits and radio stations must fill to have the ability to fill that debate. I perceive that, however we’re speaking concerning the final workforce recreation there may be and he does no matter he must do to win every recreation.”
The place does Commanders’ Dan Quinn land in head coach rankings? – Jeremy Brener, RiggosRag.com
After one exceptional season in Washington, the place does DQ rank amongst head coaches?
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn has labored arduous to get to the place he’s within the NFL.
He’s along with his second workforce as a head coach and he hopes to take the Commanders the place he took the Atlanta Falcons — all the way in which to the Tremendous Bowl.
CBS Sports activities author Cody Benjamin doesn’t assume Quinn is among the many elite head coaches within the NFL, inserting him at No. 14 on his rankings.
Quinn lands in center of the pack
“Few coaches loved such a catapult in inventory in 2024. That could be principally as a result of Jayden Daniels’ magical dynamism at quarterback. His coordinator rent of Kliff Kingsbury was a part of the equation, although, as was his expertise on the playoff stage,” Benjamin wrote.
The coaches that landed forward of Quinn have been Kevin Stefanski (Cleveland Browns), Sean McDermott (Buffalo Payments), Sean Payton (Denver Broncos), Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh Steelers), Kevin O’Connell (Minnesota Vikings), Matt LaFleur (Inexperienced Bay Packers), Kyle Shanahan (San Francisco 49ers), Jim Harbaugh (Los Angeles Chargers), Dan Campbell (Detroit Lions), Nick Sirianni (Philadelphia Eagles), John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens), Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams) and Andy Reid (Kansas Metropolis Chiefs).
The position within the rankings is barely disrespectful to Quinn, who tripled Washington’s win complete and took the workforce all the way in which to the NFC Championship.
Certain, Daniels deserves the credit score, however Quinn was additionally a giant a part of the workforce’s success.
Quinn will look to show these critics improper as he enters his second season with the workforce. He’ll kick off coaching camp when rookies report later this week and veterans are available early subsequent week.
