Revamped Offensive Line Far from New York Giants’ Key to Redemption

July 19, 2014   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

Based on what you see in the comment sections right here at Bleacher Report as well as on forums and Reddit, there does seem to be a strong belief among New York Giants fans that improved play from the offensive line could be the key fix for a team that is running out of time to redeem itself after missing the playoffs four times in five years. 
And there's no doubt that better play from the line will help. During the first nine years of his career, Eli Manning was never sacked more than 30 times. But in 2013, he went down on 39 occasions. Injuries to veteran interior linemen Chris Snee and David Baas were tough to overcome, as was a string of putrid performances from highly paid left tackle Will Beatty. 
So it's a good thing that the Giants made a very real effort to bolster the line in the offseason. Veterans Geoff Schwartz and J.D. Walton were brought in, likely to start, and well-reputed Colorado State center Weston Richburg was added in the second rou...

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