
According to sources close to ESPNs Jordan Raanan, Brown will draw the start for the Giants at right guard on Monday Night Football when the team plays the San Francisco 49ers.
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While speaking with Giants reporters on Thursday, head coach Pat Shurmur sounded confident in what Brown has shown since the Giants claimed him off of waivers last week and he even hinted that the former Rams starter will be the Giants starter this week when they play the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.
“We’re preparing Jamon Brown as if he’s a starter. From what I’ve seen, he’s a fast learner,” Shurmur said. “He’s a really big man and he can move his feet. He was a starter last year on a team that won over ten games. We were glad he was available and we’re excited about getting him going.
The Giants head coach also made it clear that if Brown is inserted into the starting lineup, it will be the only change along the starting offensive line. In other words, right guard John Greco will be sent back to the bench and Spencer Pulley will remain the starter at center. Earlier this season, the Giants turned to Greco at center once original starter Jon Halapio went down with an injury that landed him on injured reserve. Greco was moved over to right guard when the Giants benched struggling starter Patrick Omameh and Pulley has started at center in each game since.
Brown has already made his impact felt since signing with the Giants on their most important franchise player — rookie running back Saquon Barkley.
“I definitely can learn a lot from a guy who blocked for probably at the end of today, the MVP of the league, in my opinion,” Barkley said to Giants reporters on Tuesday. “I watch film of Todd Gurley, I love the way he plays. He’s an all-purpose back, a threat any time he touches the ball. He runs physical, running great in between the tackles.
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“[Brown] is someone that I’d be wrong if I don’t go and pick his brain and go ask that guy what he sees that Todd did or ask him what makes Todd exceptional and the reason why he is player that he is today. That’s something that I want to learn from him because I want to compete.”
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According to ESPNs Field Yates, Brown was a popular target in the NFLs waiver system, as the Bears, Packers, Ravens and Titans all put in a claim for him, per source. The Giants had top priority and so they were able to land the talented and massive mauler. Brown checks in at 6-foot-4 and 340 pounds. Brown was originally an early third-round draft pick at No. 72 overall by the Rams in the 2015 NFL Draft.
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Brown emerged as a consistent run-blocker and started all 16 games last season for Los Angeles in 2017 (including one postseason game), who ranked third in run blocking and ninth in pass blocking, according to Football Outsiders. He was suspended for the first two games of this year for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy, however, and backup Austin Blythe took over his position and played well enough to keep it.
With the Rams acquisition of Dante Fowler from the Jacksonville Jaguars before the trade deadline, Los Angeles needed to free up a roster spot and they surprisingly chose Brown. Its unclear if they attempted to trade him before the deadline.
According to Brandon Bate of SB Nations Turf Show Times Brown did not lose his spot with the Rams due to poor play. The best offensive line in the NFL (Rams) may not have a need for Brown, but the Giants surely do. Well find out what kind of impact he can have soon.
NewsMore NewsSporting Life HomeNew York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers: Latest NFL odds, prediction & best bets for Monday Night FootballNFLSaquon Barkley and Odell Beckham celebrate for the New York GiantsPaul Higham · ColumnistLast Updated15:06 · November 12, 2018 · 2 min readTwo struggling teams face off in the NFL on Monday night when the Giants and 49ers clash in San Francisco with both looking for a rare bright spark this season.
Theres just a combined wins between these two once storied franchises that are now battling it out for the first pick of the draft rather than play-off places.
Rookie quarterback Nick Mullens had one of the best NFL debuts of all time last week against the Raiders, and hes bagged the starting spot again against a Giants defence that has the fifth-fewest interceptions this season.
New Yorks defence will still present a bigger challenge than the hapless Raiders did on Mullens debut, and its hard to trust anyone on either of these teams with any confidence.
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The Giants have had a bye week to get themselves together and are going up against a third-string quarterback but still go into the game as 3.5-point underdogs due to the mess their season has become.
Eli Manning is under all sorts of pressure but in receiver Odell Beckham and running back Saquon Barkley the Giants have the two best players, elite players at that, on the field on Monday night so getting them the ball as often as possible should be their gameplan.
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The Giants have no problems moving the chains but they simply cant turn those yards into points as they average just under 19 per game and have scored 14 touchdowns. By contrast, the Kansas City Chiefs average 18 points a half and Todd Gurley has scored more TDs by himself.
The 49ers are relatively welcoming to opposing offences though as over one-in-three drives against them get into the red zone, so its a great chance for Big Blues playmakers to finally get some joy.
Dayes was a seventh-round draft pick of the Browns last year from North Carolina State, where he rushed for 1,166 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior.
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2. The Giants almost left too much time for Young Nick Mullens, who came down to earth a bit in his second prime-time start. Mullens threw two interceptions on Monday evening, both of them tipped into the hands of Big Blue linebacker B.J. Goodson. Mullens (250 yards) wasnt gun-shy over the middle, tossing pinpoint lasers to Kendrick Bourne and Marquise Goodwin on slants but oft-putting his receivers in compromising positions. Goodwin (69 yards) took two headshots in the span of one minute of game time but miraculously finished the game and played a pivotal role on the final march. With 53 seconds left, Mullens almost engineered a game-winning 75-yard drive, but threw one too many passes in the middle of the field with 18 seconds left. Goodwin was its recipient and, instead of immediately falling to the ground to save time for two more plays, ran in the direction of the sideline before bailing. Mullens spiked the ball with just one second left, and his final heave flew out of the end zone. A close finish for the rookie, and a learning experience for everyone involved.
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5. San Francisco and New York remain nowhere near playoff contention — though technically the Giants have a sliver of a chance to contend in the mediocre NFC East. Given that, might the Giants and their fans regret Monday nights comeback victory come April? New Yorks win takes the club out of a tie for worst record in the league with the Oakland Raiders (1-8). Behind the Raiders in the draft order now are, in this order, the 49ers, Giants, Cardinals and Jets.
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