Daniel Jones– There were some good throws, consisting of a perfectly-placed slant to Darius Slayton that opted for 40 yards. There were, though, only 3 points produced in five possessions. There was also the fumble caused by Carter, a play which was too similar to last season for Jones.
” Hes a guy whos really flashed throughout the entire training camp,” coach Joe Judge stated. “Hes a man that weve challenged and informed him we desire to see how he reacts in competitive situations. Obviously this evening, he had a good night.”
Giants fans can just hope that Friday night was an indicator that Carters play could lastly be about to match his incredible physical tools.
Graham Gano– The veteran placekicker made all four of his field objective attempts, including a 47-yarder and a 41-yard “video game winner” as the clock ended.
Kudos to …
Wayne Gallman– A 44-yard touchdown work on which he made a nice cut at the line of skirmish. A 5-yard touchdown reception. Sometimes, I have actually questioned if Gallman may be an odd male out in the Giants backfield. The method he played Friday makes cutting him from the ultimate 53-man lineup seem unlikely.
Skirmish or not, we had New York Giants football Friday night. An excellent night to sit in the MetLife Stadium seats even though it drizzled for a bit, which I did for a great chunk of the scrimmage, and watch football.
Scrimmage or not, we had New York Giants football Friday night. Lets review.
Tae Crowder– The last player picked in the draft, the guy understood forever as “Mr. Irrelevant” revealed on Friday there is a possibility he might not be unimportant for the Giants at all. Crowder benefited from extra snaps supplied by the concerning absence of Blake Martinez.
Javon Leake– The undrafted complimentary agent concerned the Giants out of Maryland with a track record as an explosive running back and kickoff returner. In the 2nd half Friday, he revealed both. Leake had a kickoff return out to the 34-yard line and likewise a good run aorund right end that chose more than 20 backyards.
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” He did a good job in the return game right there. “He did an excellent job tonight in the run video game.
Nick Gates appeared to have a tidy night at center … Rookie Tyler Haycraft, bidding for the backup center task, bounced two shotgun snaps in the second half. Otherwise, he also appeared like he had a good night … Dion Lewis was busy, with a great deal of touches. He was likewise a handful, having a productive night receiving and running … C.J. Board probably didnt assist himself by muffing a punt and after that foolishly fielding one near the sideline at about the 3-yard line. Board did have a productive night as a receiver … Rookie Cam Brown opened the game by flying down the field to take on Corey Coleman inside the 20-yard line on the kickoff … Rookie cornerback Darnay Holmes had a good night, his best play being a pass break up on a crossing path for Sterling Shepard. Lets hope his “lower body injury” isnt serious … Colt McCoy is a really excellent backup quarterback. He was in command throughout his snaps in the very first half. His finest throw of the night was most likely a well-placed back shoulder fade to Corey Coleman to establish a field goal at the end of the very first half … Rookies Niko Lalos (long-snapping) and Carter Coughlin remained on the field to work for several minutes after the game … Count me as officially worried about linebacker Blake Martinez, who didnt even appear to be in attendance Friday night. Judge was evasive about Martinez, stating he would “contact the fitness instructors” about his status.
Obstacle flags in a skirmish– Cmon, Joe! I get why Judge challenged where the ball must have been identified when Saquon Barkley hardly stepped out of bounds after capturing a screen pass– he wanted to go through the mechanics of an obstacle. Geesh. Fortunately, officials took about 10 seconds to reveal “stands as called” and proceeded.
Wet Willies to …
He revealed an understanding of the history of racial stress in this country. He showed that he cares about this country, and that he wants to act on and not just complain about the oppressions he sees.
Does not matter. Carter was outstanding. He beat Andrew Thomas, Cameron Fleming and Levine Toilolo for sacks. He should have been credited with a strip sack of Daniel Jones, however Jones was improperly ruled to have actually been touched prior to the fumble.
He was also a handful, having a productive night receiving and running … C.J. Board probably didnt assist himself by muffing a punt and then mistakenly fielding one near the sideline at about the 3-yard line. Board did have a productive night as a receiver … Rookie Cam Brown opened the video game by flying down the field to tackle Corey Coleman inside the 20-yard line on the kickoff … Rookie cornerback Darnay Holmes had a great night, his finest play being a pass break up on a crossing path for Sterling Shepard. His best toss of the night was probably a well-placed back shoulder fade to Corey Coleman to set up a field goal at the end of the first half … Rookies Niko Lalos (long-snapping) and Carter Coughlin remained on the field to work for numerous minutes after the game … Count me as officially worried about linebacker Blake Martinez, who didnt even appear to be in presence Friday night.
Football! Giants vs. Giants. A fantastic night to sit in the MetLife Stadium seats even though it drizzled for a bit, which I did for an excellent portion of the skirmish, and watch football.
Friday, however, was rather the discovering experience for Thomas. Friday, they simply left the rookie on an island to fend for himself.
He is worthy of to be praised.
Lorenzo Carters play– You will read all sorts of varying numbers on the number of “sacks,” which were actually two-hand touches of the quarterback, Carter had. Some had him for as many as 4.5. Because one that was revealed as a Carter sack was clearly Leonard Williams, I had him down for 3.0. One play where some credited him with a half-sack was, to my view, a pass batted down by Dexter Lawrence.
Crowder showed his ability to cover running backs by blanketing Dion Lewis for a pass defensed. He was likewise active in the run game, with several “tackles” at or near the line of scrimmage. Friday was plainly benefit Crowder if he is competing with fellow rookie T.J. Brunson for one lineup area.
Lorenzo Carters post-game speech– I dont care what your politics are. I do not care what your beliefs are on the state of policing in this nation. I dont care what your feelings have to do with the state of racial and social justice (well, I do but were not here to talk about that). No matter how you see any of that, you just needed to be impressed by Carters post-game videoconference.
