Studs and duds from New York Giants’ Week 2 preseason loss to Texans

Your entire offensive line performed extraordinarily effectively on Saturday however left sort out Andrew Thomas stood tall above the remainder. To the bare eye, he didn’t lose a single rep and was stonewalling anybody who tried to get round him. Stunts and blitzes didn’t trigger Thomas to bat an eye fixed. He seems again to elite type.

It was a fully brutal begin for quarterback Daniel Jones. He threw a close to interception on his first cross of the sport, tossed an unpleasant pick-6 on the next sequence on a really avoidable play, after which did not back-shoulder huge receiver Jalin Hyatt for a second interception.

Jones, to his credit score, settled in after that and made a number of good throws however closed out the second quarter with a cross behind working again Eric Grey, costing the Giants an opportunity for a game-tying landing.

Nostril sort out Dexter Lawrence is a person amongst boys. There’s actually no different approach to put it and Saturday’s efficiency was actually simply extra of the identical. Attractive Dexy was a monster inside, clogging up run lanes and collapsing the pocket. He might not have recorded a sort out, however he did bat down a third-down cross and like Thomas, didn’t seem to lose a rep.

The Giants intend to depend on Azeez Ojulari in a Justin Tuck-like function however he was lower than impactful towards the Texans. He was routinely overwhelmed in one-on-one matchups, generated little to no strain, did not set the sting, and easily didn’t think about regardless of seeing period of time on the sphere. The protection wants rather more from him.

The only constructive from Ojulari on Saturday was a third-quarter sack/pressured intentional grounding.

Rookie huge receiver Malik Nabers did have a drop on third-down of the opening sequence and that deserves criticism. He shall be relied on in huge conditions and he should come by way of. However Nabers rapidly shrugged that misstep off after which performed a really strong sport, full with a big-time catch within the second quarter. He completed the sport with 4 receptions for 54 yards.

Whenever you’re on the roster bubble, you may’t afford to make psychological errors on the sphere. Sadly for huge receiver John Jiles, that’s precisely what he did towards the Texans. After hauling in a 20-yard catch and run, Jiles forgot concerning the defenders monitoring him and allowed cornerback Lonnie Johnson Jr. to select his pocket. Not solely did it finish a drive and price the Giants some factors, however it successfully sealed the sport for Houston.

This spot is often reserved for a “studly dud” however rookie defensive sort out Elijah Chatman deserves his flowers. He performed so effectively that it warranted greater than “different stud” recognition.

For those who had been to have a look at the field rating, you’d see a single sort out for Chatman and nothing extra, however his influence was a lot larger than that. And his finest play of the day didn’t even rely. It did, nonetheless, present his hustle.

Chatman additionally drew a holding penalty.

• WR Darius Slayton
• LB Darius Muasau
• RB Devin Singletary
• S Alex Johnson
• Your entire first-team offensive line

• CB Tre Hawkins III (poor tackling)
• CB Tre Herndon
• CB Breon Borders
• DT D.J. Davidson
• S Dane Belton
• TE Chris Manhertz
• RB Lorenzo Lingard