Before we start of, I would just like to say that my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby boy this past week. Now back to business!! We all know that the New York Football Giants had one frustrating season this past season. Their defense was not great(even though it slightly improved). JPP was the highlight of the defense. They suffered a season ending injury to star wideout Victor Cruz against Philadelphia. The team, as a whole, did not click. The biggest positive that came out of this season for the G-Men was Odell Beckham, Jr. He is really knocking on heaven's door!
The Giants had the 12th overall pick in last years draft. With all the offensive lines problems last year, a lot of us figured they would address that with the draft. Instead, the picked Beckham with that pick. They picked someone to take over for the departed Hakeem Nicks. At first, it was figured that he would be, at best, a number 3 receiver behind Cruz and Ruben Randle. NFL experts knew he could be special, but did not know how special.
Coming to camp, Beckham got injured. He missed preseason games and the first 4 games of the regular season. There was said to be some kind comments made by Tom Coughlin that being injured is not an excuse to not attempt to practice or play. Odell had to go and talk to him because he was frustrated he could not help the team.
Once he got back on the field, he slowly started to progress with stardom. He made one of the best catches I've ever seen against Dallas a few weeks ago. He has 79 receptions in first 11 games of his career, which is the most in NFL history. While catching is 10th and 11th TD passes today, he set a franchise rookie record. He has also gone over 1000 receiving yards. There has been talk of possible tying Hall of Famer Michael Irvin's record of 9 straight 90 yard games next week.
We see how much flash and potential he has in him. The fact the Beckham has been mentioned in the same breath as a hall of famer shows what the Giants knew they were doing. Even though there were some people thought it would be a miracle, Odel has the start of something special. He will become a top 3 wide receiver in the NFL in the next 2-3 years. Mark my Word!!!
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