Nick Gates best current Giants player

[Sodakred]

...according to the evil forces at ESPN. EVen though Giants are awful, that is high praise for the guy.

 

[steinek11]

I remember when people criticized him for leaving early because he was physically too weak for the NFL. I guess he turned that around

 

[BuckysBoys1]

Not true

 

[RedMyMind]

Good ole swinging Gates

 

[steinek11]

Not true

From NFL draft board. In fairness its tough for anybody to go up against Nick Bosa

"Gates has a tall, large and thick frame, with broad shoulders, wide chest, long arms, thick legs and despite his already massive physique, he still has room on his frame for additional growth. He compensates for a lack of initial quickness (5.46 in the 40-yard dash) with a long wingspan (79 ¼-inches) that he uses effectively to engulf the defender. He lacks good strength, but somehow demonstrates forceful hands and is an adequate fist fighter, doing a good job of widening the rush lanes.

Although Gates has some athletic traits, he struggled mightily against top-tier pass rush competition with his shaky performances against Derek Barnett (Tennessee), Nick Bosa (Ohio State) and Shaka Toney (Penn State) standing out on film. While the negative plays stand out, so does his physical grit and hockey tough attitude to bury defenders and compete through the whistle.

Gates is a liability moving in the second level due to very poor sustained speed, but he has some decent footwork in the short area, as he can redirect and take proper angles in his pass set, making him a better fit as an interior blocker (guard) than playing outside (tackle).

Gates is slow to set in pass protection at times, as he tends to bend at the waist and take false steps. He has the physical tools to be a productive starting right guard."

 

[Blackshirt316]

From NFL draft board. In fairness its tough for anybody to go up against Nick Bosa

"Gates has a tall, large and thick frame, with broad shoulders, wide chest, long arms, thick legs and despite his already massive physique, he still has room on his frame for additional growth. He compensates for a lack of initial quickness (5.46 in the 40-yard dash) with a long wingspan (79 ¼-inches) that he uses effectively to engulf the defender. He lacks good strength, but somehow demonstrates forceful hands and is an adequate fist fighter, doing a good job of widening the rush lanes.

Although Gates has some athletic traits, he struggled mightily against top-tier pass rush competition with his shaky performances against Derek Barnett (Tennessee), Nick Bosa (Ohio State) and Shaka Toney (Penn State) standing out on film. While the negative plays stand out, so does his physical grit and hockey tough attitude to bury defenders and compete through the whistle.

Gates is a liability moving in the second level due to very poor sustained speed, but he has some decent footwork in the short area, as he can redirect and take proper angles in his pass set, making him a better fit as an interior blocker (guard) than playing outside (tackle).

Gates is slow to set in pass protection at times, as he tends to bend at the waist and take false steps. He has the physical tools to be a productive starting right guard."

So basically exactly the same guy we saw here.

 

[catch54]

So basically exactly the same guy we saw here.

6'8 Zach Sterup was much better at guard for Nebraska than he was at tackle.

 

[buffbills78]

Nick Gates had a very good game. Locked up his defender consistently and got his head around on pulls when he reached the second level. Their best olineman hands down. He did look extremely trim and arms are very skinny but when you lock up your defender like he does it doesn’t matter.