John Harbaugh: Isaiah Likely will have better stats in New York than he did in Baltimore
New Giants head coach John Harbaugh was eager to sign tight end Isaiah Likely after coaching him the last four years on the Ravens. Not so much because of what Likely has done, but because of what Harbaugh believes Likely will do. Harbaugh acknowledged that Likely's stats in Baltimore — he never had 500 receiving yards in a season — weren't overwhelming.
But he said on the Giants, Likely will have a bigger role and better production. "I'm certain he's going to be able to put up the numbers, the stats," Harbaugh said. "That wasn't the thing in Baltimore because of the supporting cast.
" Harbaugh said he's very aware of everything Likely is capable of. "I've seen him every day in practice," Harbaugh said. "I've seen him make plays.
I know how he plays the game. So, you try to kind of create a vision for a player. What do you think they're capable of doing?
And one thing that we always have tried to do is see what players can do. Not so much concerned about what they don't do, what they haven't done, what they can't do. What can they do?