Giants training camp: What we learned on Day 8

Giants were back in pads

The New York Giants wrapped up their eighth training camp practice in full pads on Friday. Overcast skies, wind, and chilly weather accompanied the Giants during an eventful session that featured five team periods with two-minute drill and red zone periods concluding the practice.

Quarterback stats

Here are the quarterback stats through the five periods:

• Russell Wilson: 10 of 19 with a touchdown and two interceptions (one possible sack on the completion)
• Jaxson Dart: 6 of 10 with a touchdown (including several designed QB runs)
• Jameis Winston: 4 of 11 (two exceptional passes during two minute drill; had three drops. A solid RPO glance to Pascal was dropped as well)
• Tommy DeVito had a rough practice. He missed several throws and had a pair of interceptions. The first interception was O’Donnell Fortune. The second was a one-handed-snag by Dee Williams; on the next play, DeVito almost threw another interception that was dropped by Makari Paige.

Overall, the quarterbacks didn’t impress. The defense made several plays on the football throughout practice. Russell Wilson threw two interceptions. His first ended the two-minute drill period; in fairness, there wasn’t much time left on the clock and Wilson was trying to overcome a six-point deficit with seconds left, but Tyler Nubin ended the period with this interception:

Dane Belton baited Wilson into a throw to Wan’Dale Robinson in the next team-period (red zone drills). Wilson tried to put the ball over Tae Banks, but Belton was waiting:

It wasn’t all bad for Wilson. He did find Malik Nabers for a touchdown on the backside of a play against Paulson Adebo:

Daily Dart

Dart started the two-minute drill with two consecutive completion to the tight ends. He hit Thomas Fidone II on a quick 5-yard out before rushing to the line of scrimmage to quickly call a play that resulted in a 12-yard seam ball to Daniel Bellinger.

After a spike of the football (not counted above), he found Dalen Cambry for five yards on a quick in breaking route and Dalen Cambry for 12 yards on a seven that went out of bounds. Brian Daboll ended that portion of the two-minute drill and put Jameis Winston in back at the 5-yard line.

Dart didn’t receive the opportunity to drive the whole length of the field but he appeared comfortable and in control of the offense during the high-pressure two minute drill.

Dart received reps with the second team exclusively. He threw his touchdown pass in the red zone to Lil’Jordan Humphrey:

Solid touch on the football for six. Dart did hold onto the ball too long on a few occasions, including the throw above. It didn’t appear like he would have been sacked, but it’s hard to tell. He did a good job maneuvering the pocket and finding a clean throwing avenue.

One-on-ones: DL vs. OL

The offensive line was respectable during the one-on-one drills that naturally put them at a disadvantage,...