Big Blue View
The New York Giants easily cruised by the New York Jets with a 31-12 victory at MetLife Stadium. Brian Daboll gave the first team on both sides of the football a decent complement of snaps after the two teams shared the practice field twice during the week. It was the Giants who outgained the Jets 478 to 333 (yards).
It wasn’t a flawless game by the blue New York team, but there was plenty to get excited about, including a Russell Wilson moon ball and further development from rookie first-round pick Jaxson Dart. Here are grades for each position group with analysis on their performance.
Quarterback
Russell Wilson showcased the moon ball off a play-action pass that followed a solid Tyrone Tracy Jr. first down on second-and-8. Wilson connected on an anticipatory pass over top the safety Andre Cisco for 80 yards to rookie UDFA Beaux Collins. It’s refreshing – to say the least – to see a quarterback connect deep with a wide receiver.
Wilson also found Wan’Dale Robinson on a third-and-6, but Brandon Stephens knocked the football away from Robinson, forcing a punt on Wilson’s second drive. Wilson started on his own 2-yard line on his third drive; he found Jalin Hyatt on a 21-yard comeback off play-action on the first play of that drive.
Wilson did end his day with an interception on a miscommunication with Beaux Collins. You win some, you lose some. Wilson finished 4 of 7 for 108 yards with an interception.
Jaxson Dart performed exceptionally well and led the Giants on a nine-play, 71-yard touchdown drive and a 12-play, 55 yard touchdown drive. He looked poised while clinically dissecting the Jets’ second-team defense for a rushing and passing touchdown. He had answers to the Jets’ defenses and proved himself well in his second preseason game.
Dart finished 14 of 16 for 137 yards with a touchdown through the air and on the ground.
Jameis Winston had exciting plays and also had his mistakes. He finished 6 of 11 for 112 yards with a rushing touchdown. The Giants did run a lot of tempo with Winston and Dart. The Jets did not seem to have much of an answer for either.
Grade: A+
Running Back
Tyrone Tracy Jr. picked up 39 yards on seven carries with one impressive 10-yard second-and-8 DUO run. Tracy Jr. had a few other very impressive runs, including this one:
Devin Singletary had two carries for five yards with the Giants’ first touchdown, as well as a catch for one yard. Dante Miller was heavily involved in the screen game and continues to show his explosiveness. Miller is a valuable player who has a shot to make the 53-man roster, which would be heavily assisted if he can prove his worth on special teams.
Miller caught screen pass after screen pass from multiple quarterbacks, while he received work well into the fourth quarter.
Grade: B
Wide Receiver
Beaux Collins started the game with a BANG, but had the miscommunication with...
