Giant with most to gain at training camp

With the training camp schedule set, the Giants.com crew discusses which players have the most to gain this summer:

Dan Salomone: The off-season departures of Logan Ryan, James Bradberry, and Jabrill Peppers created three voids to fill in the secondary from an Xs-and-Os standpoint and in the veteran leadership department. There is now an opening in the safety tandem alongside Xavier McKinney, a rising playmaker in the league. Julian Love, who earned his impeccable reputation largely on special teams, now has a starting role on defense within his grasp.

“I definitely feel a sense of leadership, a sense of urgency more than anything,” said Love, whose emergence on defense began last season. “I saw some stat somebody sent to me about me and Dex [Lawrence] playing the most games as a Giant on the defense, which is crazy to think about. But I’m just really trying to be a resource for all the young guys to get them going. My position is guys like [rookie fourth-round pick] Dane Belton are really coming along, some other young guys who are on their way right now. I’m just trying to be that personable guy. I’m not super old. I’m pretty young. So I’m right there to fill in the gap and kind of be that leader for everybody. Also just making plays. I feel like I’ve known [defensive coordinator] Wink [Martindale] forever now and I’ve been here for a couple years, so I’m excited to take that next step forward.”

With Bradberry gone, Adoree’ Jackson moved up a notch in place of the former Pro Bowler. The domino effect also leads to players like Aaron Robinson and rookie Cor’Dale Flott, who will compete for reps this summer.

“It’s definitely a blessing to have an opportunity to have a shot at it,” Flott said. “Definitely going to take it one day at a time and focus on practices and getting better.”

Lance Medow: If you’re going to argue someone has the most to gain during training camp then they have to be part of a position group where there’s a wide-open competition and they need to…