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New York Giants offensive coordinator Tim Kelly delivered an encouraging evaluation of rookie offensive lineman Marcus Mbow after his Week 17 start at left tackle, highlighting both current performance and future potential earlier this week.
Asked what he saw on tape, Kelly was largely impressed.
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"Marcus did some good things. There are times where he passed protected well, was solid in the run game. I think, as always, when you watch the tape, you’re going to have one or two plays that you’re going to want to have back," he said. "Whether it's technical, finish, whatever it may be. But for the most part, I thought he did a good job. Always areas to improve, and I think you could tell having the entire week to prepare and take those reps and really get ready to go start a game showed up, and he played well enough for us to win."
On the value of an offseason dedicated to adding strength -- particularly power -- Kelly stressed the typical Year 1-to-Year 2 physical leap.
"I think for a lot of these guys, particularly in that position, but really from any position, the jump from Year 1 to Year 2, physically, is huge. There's more opportunities. They're now in a position to go and train year-round, if you want to call it that," Kelly said. "Not worrying about running a 40, not worrying about some of these things that you're never ever going to do again once you leave Indy. So now you’re preparing your body for those extra months to go and play football.
"So, for all these rookies that are going into year two next year, I think they all have a tremendous opportunity to go and get bigger, stronger, and get themselves ready to go play a full NFL season. I think that's another thing, the season's long for these guys coming and playing however many games. It’s a big difference coming here and having to go from, call it the middle of July, until hopefully February. You know what I mean?
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"So being able to mentally understand what you need to do in order to get your body ready to do that is just as important as the physical part of it. So, there’s definitely room for growth there in terms of his ability to go and get bigger and stronger, but I would say that’s the case for the majority of these rookies."
With full preparation reps paying off in his latest outing, Mbow appears poised for significant development heading into 2026.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: New York Giants expect significant Year 2 leap from Marcus Mbow in 2026
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