Giants are at Evan Engram crossroad despite new tight end weapon
NY Post
Leading into the July 27 opening of Giants training camp, The Post will analyze 11 position groups based on personnel, strengths, weaknesses and key depth chart battles. Today’s look-in: Tight ends.
Show us an offense without a dangerous receiving threat at tight end and we’ll be looking at an offense lacking in at least one key area. It is the way the game is played nowadays. Tight ends rock. Evan Engram needs to be that guy for the Giants and he too often is not. He is talented and hard-working and an A-plus as far as his reliability as a teammate and locker-room presence, but more is required of a former first-round pick with so much ability. If it is not him, there is no one on the roster capable of getting this done. There are useful pieces here but Engram is the player who needs to be the lead dog in every way.
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