Starting jobs are not won or lost at this stage of the offseason program.
The work in the spring is more about getting in football shape, getting re-acclimated to techniques and practice habits, learning about new teammates, commanding any new nuances in the playbook and, most importantly, staying healthy.
When training camp opens in late July, the competition ramps up and the battles for a spot on the first-team offense or defense commence. Sometimes, several starting jobs are up for grabs and every practice session offers the opportunity for one player to gain and another to lose ground.
A scan up and down the Giants’ presumed offseason depth chart — the team does not issue one of those until the preseason games are near — hints that this could be a fairly quiet summer when it comes to starting-lineup battles.
