The offensive line was a topic of conversation for the past week -- and it had nothing to do with the performance on the field. New York had no depth on a line that was plagued with retirements and injuries. and abruptly retired while was out with an injury and was limited Sandy Alcantara Jersey in practice.Heading into Saturday's preseason opener against the , the front office had to do something. On Friday, New York signed veteran guard to help out the offensive line. Larsen spent 2020 on the practice squad, after spending 10 years in the league with the Buccaneers, , , and . He's played 137 games and started 88, giving the Giants veteran depth on a line that actually had a sistant offensive line coach Ben Wilkerson on the second team in walk-throughs. Wilkerson spent three years in the as a player and 2021 is Miguel Rojas Jersey currently his seventh season as an a sistant coach, the fourth as the Giants a sistant offensive line coach. is also banged up, leaving the Giants extremely thin on the line -- thus the need to sign Larsen.Are the Giants offensive line injuries and retirements related to Judge having a hard camp? The Giants head coach doesn't think that's the case, saying he has a camp that gets his players physically prepared for the season. "Everything we do has a purpose. So when I talk about old school, I talk about more my philosophy and the fundamentals of the game and how I believe the game is built Neil Walker Jersey and how a team has to be centered on discipline and fundamentals," Judge said Thursday. "In terms of using information and the new tools we have, I just think it's a responsibility of the coach and of the organization to do the best thing for the players."Prior to the Giants pivoting and signing Larsen, Judge was more than comfortable with the offensive linemen he had -- regardle s of the lack of depth on his roster."Look, it's our job to go ahead and develop everybody on the roster," Judge Sergio Romo Jersey said. "Right now, with the guys we're working with, we see daily improvement, we've got to keep pushing them forward. In terms of when we get closer to the season, there is going to be a lot of things that go ahead between now and then that change. "At this point, I would say it's early in camp, but we're phasing to that kind of midpoint right there with the transition in camp. In terms of my focus, it's on how they improve every day and making sure we're put in the right Martin Prado Jersey position to be succe sful."