The New York Giants’ 2024 wide receiver corps promises to be much more dynamic and productive than in recent years.
The addition of rookie Malik Nabers to a group that already consists of Wan’Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, Darius Slayton, Isaiah Hodgins, Allen Robinson, and Isaiah McKenzie is giving the Giants’ coaching staff a world of new possibilities going forward.
“Malik can play in all different spots outside, inside,” Robinson told reporters after practice on Tuesday. “I feel like a lot of us can do all those similar things. That just allows us to all move around in a lot of different places and do a lot of different things to get a lot of different mismatches.
“We’re kind of throwing the ball a little bit more, a little bit more vertically. All the guys know that we can make some plays. We’re just kind of going out there each and every day, just trying to be the best version of us.”
Of course, much will depend on the health of starting quarterback Daniel Jones, who missed 11 games last season due to neck and knee injuries.
Robinson, who like Jones, was coming back from a similar situation last summer after ACL surgery, spoke about Jones’ effort to make it back in time for training camp.
“I’m definitely not surprised he’s out here. If you know Daniel, (you know) he’s one of the hardest workers that we have. You knew he was going to do everything he could to be out here and just to be able to go through the team stuff to be ready for Week 1,” he said. “We have just little differences with what we had to do with our rehabs, just because obviously I have to run a little bit more than he does. But, he attacks it each and every day like he’s supposed to.”
At practice on Tuesday, which was an ugly one by all accounts, Jones hit several wideouts for scores, including Robinson.
“Today, I would say, it was a little bit up and down,” said Robinson. “We would have some good times and then we would have some lows. Just trying to be consistent each and every day and just continue to get better.”
This season, head coach Brian Daboll is running the offensive meetings. Robinson gave his take on the change.
“He’s a little intense. I mean, he’s going to let us know what his expectations are of us and that he wants us to play at the highest level. Never worried about him coming in and not us working too hard and things like that. He’s always going to be on us,” he said.
With Nabers in the fold and Hyatt taking the top of the defense, Robinson was asked where he expects to line up on offense this season.
“I’d say I play all five skill positions,” he said. “For offense, it’s really important for guys to be able to be mixed and matched, and obviously you want to get the right matchups and things like that. The more you can handle, the better. Coach Dabes will call those plays and the more he’ll call.”
