When the New York Giants look throughout the sector on Sunday afternoon, they’re going to see fairly a couple of acquainted faces carrying a Seattle Seahawks uniform.
On protection, they’ll be going up in opposition to quarterback Geno Smith, who made historical past by beginning in favor of Eli Manning, ending a 222-game iron man streak in November of 2017.
Smith at present leads the NFL with 1,182 yards passing.
“He’s taking part in at a excessive degree. He’s a veteran now. He’s performed a extremely good job if you research the tape. Final yr and this yr, right here to begin out, clearly, he threw for a bunch of yards in a back-and-forth sport there for some time. He’s bought command,” head coach Brian Daboll mentioned of Smith on Wednesday. “I feel Geno is a man that leads all of it. Does a great job of getting the ball to these playmakers.”
If he’s elevated from the follow squad, the Giants may additionally see vast receiver Miles Boykin, who frolicked with the group this previous summer season earlier than being launched in late August.
When quarterback Daniel Jones is below middle, he’ll be wanting throughout the road at a number of distinguished former Giants, together with defensive finish Leonard Williams, nostril deal with Johnathan Hankins, and security Julian Love.
“Once more, one other man that he’s a really good participant,” Daboll mentioned of Love. “We knew that, clearly, right here. Instinctive. He’s made a pair actually good performs for them at the beginning of this yr. I do know he’s out, has a quad. We’ll see the place he’s at. However, that sort of man, with the appropriate mindset, that works the appropriate means, you actually wouldn’t anticipate the rest.”
By way of 4 weeks, Love is second amongst all NFL safeties with a Professional Soccer Focus grade of 89.9. His protection grade of 85.6 trails solely two gamers, paradoxically together with ex-Giants security Xavier McKinney, who leads the league at 89.5.
Williams, in the meantime, is seventh amongst inside defensive linemen with a PFF grade of 80.1.
It’s definitely attention-grabbing to see all these ex-Giants discovering success league-wide whereas the group in East Rutherford continues to flounder.
