The New York Giants had to play without Saquon Barkley in their preseason
game against the Detroit Lions
Phil McConkey Jerseys Stitched , but the other rookies on the roster got a chance to make an impact. Just about every rookie got more playing time than they did
in Week 1 regardless of where they stand on the roster.Let’s take a look at how
they did Friday night in Detroit.Will Hernandez, OL26 offensive snaps (44
percent)Hernandez and the starting offensive line got a lot more run in the
second preseason game. While some parts of the line had their struggles against
the Lions, Hernandez had a much better showing than in his debut against the
Browns.On the first pass play of the game, Hernandez picked up a delayed stunt
among the defensive tackles that allowed Davis Webb time to complete a 10-yard
pass to Rhett Ellison.On the following drive, the Giants tried to pick up a
first down on the ground on a 2nd and 1. They ran behind Hernandez, who pushed
Sylvester Williams all the way back and to the ground to complete the play.At
the end of the first quarter the Lions ran another stunt, this time with an end
and tackle against Hernandez and Nate Solder. Again Hernandez picked it up,
though pressure was allowed on the other side of the line. Communication and
comfortability between Hernandez and Solder on the left side of the line appears
to already be what Giants had hoped.Lorenzo Carter, LB29 defensive snaps (39
percent)Carter was much more active against the run, but still had some issues
on pass plays when he was lined up as strictly a pass rusher. He did have a sack
on a 3rd and 5 called back because of a questionable lowering the head penalty
on Mark Herzlich, who was the second defender in on the hit. Carter would have
picked up the sack on his own had Herzlich not also gotten to the quarterback.
It helped that Lions quarterback Jake Rudock did back himself into a deeper drop
than his left tackle was expecting, but good on Carter to recognize that and get
outside of Taylor Decker.B.J. Hill, DL11 defensive snaps (14 percent)For the
second straight game., B.J. Hill barely played. But not barely played in a bad
way — he was with the starting defensive line that was rotated out quicker than
the other first-team units on the field. Hill’s 11 snaps were the second fewest
on defense ahead of only William Gay’s seven, though they were right in line
with Damon Harrison and Dalvin Tomlinson, who both played 13.Hill did make an
impact on the limited snaps
Youth Mark Bavaro Jerseys , though, and had a quarterback hit working as a defensive tackle in a four man front. He snuck through two blocks on a stunt with Kerry
Wynn to rush a pass on a third down.Kyle Lauletta, QB18 offensive snaps (31
percent)Somehow Lauletta only threw five passes on the night and three of them
were badly overthrown. He did have a sixth when he ran to his right off
play-action and threw a jump pass back to his left, but that ball was
underthrown and caused a defensive pass interference penalty.The three sailed
passes were troubling and not particularly close to being completed. Though
after one on second down, he came back to step up in the pocket and deliver a
strike to Jerell Adams on third down.Of course the highlight of Lauletta’s night
was the 10-yard scramble for a touchdown off a play-action bootleg where he made
multiple Lions miss on his way to the end zone.Still, it was a disappointing
performance and amount of playing time for the quarterback who flashed the most
during the first preseason game.Grant Haley, CB60 defensive snaps (78
percent)The coaching staff clearly wanted to get Haley some time on the field.
His 60 snaps led the defensive by a fair amount — Mark Herzlich had the
second-most snaps at 45 and Ray-Ray Armstrong was third at 35. But Haley’s night
was long enough to experience quite and few ups and downs. Earlier in his night,
he allowed a completion on a comeback from Marvin Jones and a completion to T.J.
Jones while he was all over the receiver. He was also behind Jones on the pass
that bounced off the the receivers hands, but Haley was there to deflect the
ball up into Ray-Ray Armstrong’s arms for an interception.Haley was also victim
to the referees letting some physical play from the wide receivers go uncalled.
A touchdown to T.J. Jones should have been called offensive pass interference
with an extended push well past the five-yard gace area.There were some other
hits and misses during the game. Haley’s great at reading plays in front of him
and breaking in off his man on a ball carrier. He did that a few times during
the game, but one came with a missed tackle. He also had a nice pass breakup
late in the game in the end zone.Robert Martin, RB14 offensive snaps (24
percent)Martin had the most impressive night of the running backs, nothing
against Wayne Gallman. Over the two preseason games, Martin has been the best
running back at reading the line in front of him. He had a 16-yard touchdown
late in the fourth quarter with a nice bounce outside when the middle was
clogged.It’s still yet to be known if the Giants will keep more than three
running backs — Jonathan Stewart’s lackluster performance might be more
influential there than those of the potential fourth backs — but Martin has made
the case it should be him if that roster spot is open.Sean Chandler, S29
defensive snaps (38 percent)Chandler made three tackles on the night, all of
which were in cleanup duty of missed plays in front of him. His tackles came
after gains of 16, 7
Mark Bavaro Jerseys Stitched , and 26 yards. If he’s going to make the team it will be on special teams, but after a nice game on that unit in Week 1, he didn’t make
any plays there against Detroit.Mike Basile, DB12 defensive snaps (16
percent)Basile, an undrafted free agent of of Monmouth University in New Jersey
and alum of Brick Memorial High School (go Mustangs!), was signed last week and
got some run at the end of the game. He was credited with a sack, but it reality
it was a nice play across the field to cut off Jake Rudock from scoring on a
scramble to the corner of the end zone.Giants news, 9/29: Russell Shepard teams
with Odell Beckham again, more Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are a
few headlines for your Saturday.The band is back togetherRussell Shepard and
Odell Beckham Jr. were teammates at LSU. With Cody Latimer (knee) already ruled
out for Sunday, Shepard will almost certainly be the third wide receiver on
Sunday vs. the New Orleans Saints. After Beckham, Russell Shepard and Sterling
Shepard the only receivers on the roster are Stacy Coley and newly-signed
undrafted rookie Jawill Davis.Shepard is excited to line up with Beckham
again.“Last time I played with Odell Beckham, we were like 20, 21 so extremely
excited to get to go out there and make plays for this team, help put this team
in great position going down this big run,” Shepard said.Shurmur: Giants need to
maintain urgencyAt 0-2
Color Rush Darius Slayton Jersey , the Giants knew they desperately needed a victory last Sunday vs. the Houston Texans. They got it. Now, coach Pat Shurmur
believes a key heading into this weekend’s game vs. New Orleans is to keep that
mentality.“You have to play with the same urgency and confidence as you did the
week before. So part of what you try to do is if you believe in the work that’s
necessary to get you to Sunday, you have to try to replicate the work you did
last week and make it even better. I think that’s where we’re at.”Around the
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NJ.comThe Giants aim to build momentum against Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara, Michael
Thomas and the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.History tells Giants just how far a
little momentum can take themThe 2007 Tom Coughlin Giants were 0-2 when they
staged that memorable goal-line stand on the road against the Redskins.“I think
it just raised everybody up...Saints: NY Giants rookie Saquon Barkley is great,
but not this SundayStar power on display for Giants-Saints at QB (Eli Manning,
Drew Brees), WR (Odell Beckham Jr., Mike Thomas) and RB (Saquon Barkley, Alvin
Kamara)NY Giants TE Garrett Dickerson's patience pays off as NFL long shotFormer
Bergen Catholic star and Englewood native Garrett Dickerson's journey from
rookie tryout to active roster culminates Sunday against the SaintsDamon
Harrison: The New York Giants' one-man run-stopping machine - New York Giants
Blog- ESPNThere's no room in the middle of the Giants' defensive line for
opposing run games, so it might help New Orleans that it's more of a pass-first
team.
