NY Giants QB Russell Wilson Leaves No Stone Unturned on Offense

What has quarterback Russell Wilson brought to the New York Giants?

Veteran leadership, a positive attitude, and a freakish attention to detail, the latter being something to which veteran offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor can attest.

“There was a play in that game on Saturday (against the Jets) where (Wilson) had that bomb (80-yard pass to receiver Beaux Collins), and I'm just jogging downfield. 

“ I was like, ‘Oh, we're good,’ and I slowed down a little bit, but we were trying to go fast. So, for me, I need to get to the line.”

Wilson, Eluemunor said, made sure to let his offensive lineman know. And rightfully so, as it’s those little details that, when they add up, can often mean the difference between a win and a loss. 

While the Giants would go on to win the game 31-12, neglecting attention to detail could have compromised the playcalling, resulting in lost seconds or affecting the overall game tempo.

That attention to detail, amassed through years of experience that includes ten Pro Bowls and two Super Bowl appearances, is what the Giants are counting on from Wilson, who’s already been anointed the team’s starter. 

It’s a level of expected detail and discipline that one could say the Giants have lacked consistently, but which they’ll get from Wilson every play, every week. 

“Yeah, Russ has a super high standard and he's a perfectionist, so it's cool to see how he's dialed in with every single position,” Eluemunor said.

“The receivers are running the correct route so he can get them the ball on time, the tight ends are running their route. And just the little details that he's making sure they remember can't affect whether we win or lose the game. 

“And then also with the offensive line, making sure that we're on our Ps and Qs and just a little bit of effort.  But then also just knowing that at tackle, his thing is the tackles, they set the line obviously, so you have to be the first ones out there to kind of see everything going on.

"He has a high standard and just the throws he can make and the type of person he is, and player he is, it just makes me want to go out there and be great for him.”