Cover 3: What to look for at Giants’ spring practices

With OTAs getting underway this week, the Giants.com crew discusses what to look for in spring practices:

John Schmeelk: OTAs are always tricky. I always get excited for them to start because it is the first on-field work that resembles football since January. At the end of the day, however, there’s no contact because of the rules for this time of the year. Thus, it is difficult to make any true evaluations, especially on offensive and defensive line play. You can see some things on the perimeter where cornerbacks have to cover wide receivers, but until contact is allowed at training camp, wide receivers have a huge advantage.

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t things I’m keeping my eyes on:

How does Daniel Jones look? All indications from the team are that Jones is on schedule, and the quarterback participated in 7-on-7 drills in OTA No. 1.

I want to see Malik Nabers use his athleticism to get open and make plays all over the field. It will be hard for us to see it, but Nabers growing comfortable in the offense and building chemistry with his teammates will be key heading into the summer.

I know we won’t get any real competitive reps, but I want to see Brian Burns’ athleticism up close up because it’s special.

Do we see any significant difference in offensive line drills and how the unit works together under new position coach Carmen Bricillo? Does Evan Neal look healthy? I want to see where players line up, including newcomers Jon Runyan Jr. and Jermaine Eluemunor.

Do we see more Dexter Lawrence at three-technique?

What does the depth chart look like at the outside cornerback position opposite Deonte Banks? Is Cor’Dale Flott with the starters? Who are the second and third guys lining up behind him?

If Darren Waller is not at OTAs, how quickly does Theo Johnson get up to speed?

Who is the second running back on the field after Devin Singletary?

These are all questions we might get some answers to during OTAs.