Last spin of the year through Newark Airport as I head off to St. Louis. Might as well take some New York Giants questions. Let's see who used that handy-dandy #nygmail hashtag on Twitter this week...

@DanGrazianoESPN #nygmail of all the Giants on IR, which 1 or 2 would have had the biggest impact if they remained healthy?

— Monty (@miguellean) December 12, 2014

@DanGrazianoESPN: So many choices from among the 22 Giants players on injured reserve. Wide receiver Victor Cruz is the most obvious answer, as the offense seemed to be clicking and Odell Beckham Jr. had just returned from injury when Cruz blew out his knee in Week 6 against the Eagles. And based on the Giants' preseason plans, they'd likely give a nod to middle linebacker Jon Beason, who never recovered from a minicamp foot injury, but I don't know that we can put the Giants' defensive struggles solely on the absence of Beason. I think the potential impact of Walter Thurmond as the nickel cornerback was a major one, and he went down early. He could have solidified them in the slot, and he could have played on the outside once Prince Amukamara went down with his injury. With a nod toward offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz, I'm going to go with Cruz and Thurmond as my answers here. But as I said, lots of strong choices, unfortunately for the Giants.

@DanGrazianoESPN #nygmail Will Randle be on this team next year. Since he has been benched twice. What are the teams feelings on him

— Ibleedbigblue (@tmerritt51) December 18, 2014

@DanGrazianoESPN: In spite of this odd disciplinary fracas between wide receiver Rueben Randle and coach Tom Coughlin, I don't see any reason the Giants wouldn't bring back Randle next year. He's only going to be making about $800,000, and he'll only cost about $1 million against the salary cap. He's on pace to finish this season with 67 catches for 741 yards. He caught six touchdown passes last season, when he was the No. 3 wide receiver on the team. None of those numbers are dazzling, I'll grant you, but he's obviously a competent NFL receiver, and no one's roster has 53 superstars on it. The Giants believe Cruz will return to full health, which would make Randle a pretty good-looking No. 3 behind Cruz and Beckham (likely playing outside with Cruz in the slot in their preferred three-wide receiver sets), especially for the price. Again, it's possible that the issues he's having with being late for meetings and whatever else is ticking off Coughlin could pave the way for Randle to head out of town and be replaced by someone from the mid-range receiver market. But I find that unlikely, especially since they just used a second-round pick on him two years ago and the Giants are not inclined to give up on draft picks this soon.

@DanGrazianoESPN are @Giants more likely to address O-line via draft or FA? Donnell done enuf 2 trust as starting TE next season? #nygmail

— Dan Butcher (@DanButcher2) December 18, 2014

@DanGrazianoESPN: Hey! That's two questions! Pretty good work for 140 characters. In spite of the Justin Pugh pick from 2013, I still think the Giants are disinclined to use a first-round pick on the offensive line. Considering where they'll likely be picking (7-to-9 range), and considering that this draft seems more top-heavy with defensive linemen than it does with offensive linemen, my way-too-early prediction is that they go with a pass-rusher in the first round and maybe hit the offensive line in the second or third. Or, as you said, free agency. As for Larry Donnell, I would not say he's "done enough to trust as a starting tight end next season." But I would say he's shown enough to make the Giants believe he'll continue to develop as that, and that at this point their plan would be to go into 2015 with him as their starter at the position. That'd be the first time since 2010 (Kevin Boss) that they didn't change starting tight ends in the offseason, but they like Donnell and believe he can blossom into a major playmaker for them.

@DanGrazianoESPN #nygmail have you heard any rumors regarding potential staff changes outside of head coach?

— Fred Dove (@freddove) December 18, 2014

@DanGrazianoESPN: Just rumors and inside whispering, but yeah. At this point, I think the odds are better that Coughlin is back than that he's gone. They're not planning to cut bait with offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo after just one year. I think a lot of people would be surprised if defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is back, and if they do make a change there you'd have to think some of the other defensive assistants would be in trouble as well, since a new coordinator would likely want to bring in at least some of his own people. And don't rule out a little bit more tinkering on the offensive side of the ball in McAdoo's second season. Offensive line coach Pat Flaherty is a good coach and well respected, but it was a bit of a surprise that spot didn't turn over last year when they made moves to get younger on the coaching staff. He might not be safe this time around if they do make more changes.

Thanks for the questions, and enjoy the start of bowl season.