The New York Giants coaching staff, led by first-year head coach Joe Judge, is extremely intense. And perhaps no one better exemplified that intensity than retired offensive lineman and current offensive line coach Marc Colombo.
From his violent style of play to his love of death metal, Colombo doesn’t dial things down for anyone — his players or the media who cover the team.
That was evident during Colombo’s Zoom conference call on Wednesday when he dropped the very first f-bomb of training camp when discussing rookie offensive lineman Matt Peart.
“There’s just a lot to work with as an offensive line coach. We like what we’ve seen so far,” Colombo said, adding that Peart is a tremendous athlete. “He just looks like a [expletive] football player.”
First #Giants Zoom F-bomb of the 2020 season comes from offensive line coach Marc Colombo while getting worked up talking about the potential of developing tackle Matt Peart.
Disappointed in the entire Giants beat, myself included, for not laying down odds on who’d be first.
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) August 26, 2020
The 6-foot-7, 318-pound Peart, who was selected in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft, was expected to be a long-term project for the Giants, but he arrived to training camp in remarkable shape and has looked every bit the dominant lineman experts projected him to be down the road.
That doesn’t necessarily means Peart will start, however. Similar to what Judge has said previously, Colombo anticipates the “best five” will start — whoever they may be.
One of those starters could very well end up being veteran Cam Fleming, who has already earned the trust of Judge.
#Giants #Colombo on fleming – incredible worker….first guy out there at practice….always working on pass sets…..gritty, smart, tough, played in big games…..always looking for things to improve….he wears me out, always asking to get better
— GiantsWFAN (@giantswfan) August 26, 2020
Meanwhile, as Judge previously alluded to, the battle at center is in a dead heat between Spencer Pulley and Nick Gates, who is making the transition from his previous role as everyman.
On the center competition, OL Coach Marc Colombo said Spencer Pulley and Nick Gates are both smart and tough. "I love what I've seen from both of those guys."
— Dan Salomone (@NYGsalomone) August 26, 2020
It’s been a long time since the Giants had a formidable offensive line, but like Colombo, you’ve got to be happy and excited with the way things are shaping up if you’re a Big Blue fan.
