#Giants don’t share Shannon Sharpe’s worry over Joe Judge

There are those outside the Giants’ sphere of influence hot and bothered about new head coach Joe Judge demanding his players and assistant coaches run a penalty lap during Monday’s training camp practice.

This caught the attention of Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe. The former NFL tight end tweeted, “This isn’t going to end well.’’

There is always rampant concern, usually followed by derision, when a first-time head coach tries to lay down the law by using old-school tactics on NFL players. This is especially so for any coach who grew out of the Bill Belichick coaching tree.

Here is the thing about that: At this point, the Giants are not sweating running — actually jogging — a penalty lap after a series of mistakes. It is not as if Judge is halting practice every time there is a miscue to send the offending players, plus the assistant coaches for that particular group, on a Herb Brooks-style blue line-to-blue line U.S. hockey punishment binge.

And, if those wondering if Judge is taking too much of a hard-line approach actually saw what went down in his first padded practice, they would have realized the slow-paced penalty laps could hardly be described as cruel and unusual punishment. Or even remotely embarrassing.

“The way I see it, it just goes with coach Judge’s philosophy,’’ veteran guard Kevin Zeitler said Tuesday. “He said we’re going to be detail oriented and there will be consequences for our actions that aren’t good for the team. It’s just a way of playing it through, for players and coaches. We all need to get better every day and there are no exceptions.’’

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Last summer, DT Dexter Lawrence sought out his 2019 rookie classmate Daniel Jones to be his roommate in their first NFL training camp. Jones credits Lawrence for keeping things light and serving as a stress reliever. The two developed a friendship.

The 342-pound Lawrence took notice in their second camp together how Jones gained nearly 10 pounds of muscle to hover near 230 pounds heading into his second season.

“He’s definitely looking a little buff out there,’’ Lawrence said. “He’s looking good. He’s felt like he needed a little more beef. I gave him a hard time but it’s all good.’’