Accidents to Shane Lemieux, Jamil Douglas sting currently skinny Giants O-line

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Accidents to Giants guards Shane Lemieux and Jamil Douglas may have decimated the depth of an previously slim offensive line.

Lemieux, the club’s beginning left guard, suffered a toe personal injury during the game’s to start with collection. He needed a going for walks boot to stand on the sideline soon after.

And Douglas, a no cost agent signing at second-string appropriate guard, harm his ankle in the 2nd quarter and did not return to the sideline for the next half.

Rookie corner Cor’Dale Flott (groin) also received damage immediately after playing both equally outside the house and inside in his NFL preseason debut. And which is a position the place the Giants are paper slender, as perfectly.

“I often consider you can use as considerably depth as you can get,” head coach Brian Daboll stated of the offensive line. “But all those fellas who came in somewhat new up entrance definitely did a very good job. I believed [O-line coach] Bobby [Johnson] had them well prepared and mastering calls and communicating. And you can never have much too a lot of corners. But the men that competed, … I imagined they did a very good job.”

Next-string middle Ben Bredeson has been the team’s greatest reserve lineman this schooling camp. He was fantastic yet again Thursday, so that’s a additionally.

The Giants have substantial expectations for rookie guard Josh Ezeudu, but he’s knowledgeable all-natural escalating pains amid some beneficial flashes so far.

The Giants ran the ball properly as a team Thursday, with 33 carries for 177 yards (5.4 common), led by Antonio Williams’ 61 yards and a TD on nine carries and Gary Brightwell’s 40 yards on 7 operates.

But Daniel Jones was hit four instances in the backfield on 12 dropbacks throughout his two possessions. There were way too a lot of no cost runners at the Giants’ initially-string quarterback.

And they are limited on surefire, NFL starter-caliber linemen to plug any holes up front when the true games start off. Daboll could not say if Lemieux’s harm would be a more time-phrase concern.

“Hope not,” he claimed.

As well as, it is also significant to notice that still left deal with Andrew Thomas was restricted to only one particular sequence for relaxation functions on Thursday.

He explained his surgically-fixed remaining ankle is O.K. as he still left Gillette Stadium postgame, but Thomas has labored some in recent methods and that is certainly a thing to keep an eye on.

It was at least encouraging to listen to Jones say he wasn’t nervous about his neck whilst getting hits coming off last year’s harm.

“It felt fantastic to get out there and it was just like it used to be,” He reported. “That’s football, ideal? That is football and I felt fantastic out there. I didn’t believe a complete lot about the neck or nearly anything like that. I felt great and it was just football.”

The Giants would alternatively he not just take hits, though. And the extra linemen they shed, the more challenging it will be to make guaranteed that does not occur.

Which is why the staff said GM Joe Schoen advised the community broadcast that he and the staff employees would be fast paced the next three weeks, exploring each and every team for any achievable updates to the roster.

They will need them.

PATS Attack A-ROB

The Patriots showed no mercy on starting up Giants corner Aaron Robinson on New England’s next generate, attacking a obvious spot of concern in Wink Martindale’s protection.

New England rested leading QB Mac Jones and many other starters, but backup QB Brian Hoyer peppered Robinson for a 33-yard completion to Kristian Wilkerson and a 2-lawn TD to Tyquan Thornton that drew a keeping flag on the Giants’ CB.

Robinson broke up a 3rd-down go in the conclusion zone that could have forced a industry purpose, but then he was whistled for taunting.

The 2nd-yr participant said he’s “expecting” to be qualified opposite the a lot more seasoned Adoree Jackson and “you gotta embrace it.”

“It’s part of the video game, but with that arrives performs currently being designed,” Robinson explained. “They’re soccer players just like I am. I understand from it and go from there.”

He mentioned he could have had “better approach at the line of scrimmage” on Wilkerson’s deep reception and predicted the toss superior. But it was a “great ball” and “great perform made” by Wilkerson.

As for the taunting penalty, he called it a “learning experience” finding caught up in the “moment.”

“Now I know,” he reported.

Really like FOR SANDRO

Daboll identified as on Austrian RB Sandro Platzgummer, a third-12 months worldwide pathway program participant, to take the Giants home on the recreation-successful generate. And he delivered with 21 yards on 3 carries, attaining 15 on his initial contact.

“I required to make confident that everybody that came on the excursion had an possibility to play,” Daboll mentioned. “That’s not the easiest condition both when they are seeking to rip at the ball, and you are not free, and you warmed up. He is such a superior young person. I was content for him. I imagine his teammates had been, also.”

Saquon Barkley was jumping around on the sideline on Platzgummer’s big run.

“When you see a male, who places a good deal of tricky get the job done in, get on the subject and make a perform in a vital situation…,” Barkley said with a smile. “Sandro just brings a smile to everybody’s face. So we’re all excited for him.”

Platzgummer truly explained to me he believed he might have been able to rating, or obstacle for the finish zone, on his previous carry. But he realized he could not possibility likely out of bounds, mainly because the object was to wind the clock down and maintain possession.

He figures which is how he’ll get a lot more prospects: by showing the coaches they can trust him.

“You’ve gotta receive the trust 1st,” Platzgummer stated. “In that scenario, if I fumble, we eliminate the sport. So I guess I kind of earned that a little little bit.”

Daboll had Platzgummer crack the workforce down in the locker area just after the acquire, much too.

EYE IN THE SKY

Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka wasn’t on the sideline Thursday. He known as the plays from a booth upstairs alternatively. Daboll did the identical point when he was the Buffalo Bills’ OC with Josh Allen.

“I considered that was the greatest spot,” Daboll said of Kafka’s placement. “I known as the performs upstairs [in Buffalo]. We’ll see what we do [next] week towards Cincinnati. It was a superior operation.”

Activity NOTES AND NUGGETS

Wide receiver Collin Johnson led the group with seven catches for 82 yards functioning with both of those Jones and Tyrod Taylor, but he also had a fall and a misplaced fumble. He’s experienced a terrific teaching camp. He just has to hold the ball off the turf … Daboll challenged a Patriots capture close to the sideline in the fourth quarter, but the enjoy was upheld. “I lost the challenge,” Daboll said. “I was upset about that.” … Giants LB Austin Calitro jumped a slant route and intercepted Patriots rookie QB Bailey Zappe to set up a Graham Gano 40-yard field aim in the fourth quarter, but afterwards Calitro fully commited a 15-yard facemask penalty to assistance New England progress on a touchdown generate to take a late 21-20 lead … Zappe, out of Western Kentucky, was throwing tons of back shoulder fades on the Giants’ exterior corners. He finished 19 of 32 with 205 yards, just one TD to Lil’Jordan Humphrey on a terrific blitz read, and the INT … Restricted conclusion Chris Myarick built a fantastic distinctive teams deal with on a late Patriots punt return … Third-string QB Davis Webb was 8 of 16 for 51 yards, capped by a 15-garden completion to limited close Austin Allen on the match-profitable generate. Webb also chewed out WR Keelan Doss just after a third down incompletion earlier in the half, though, which was not a good look … on special groups, rookie Jashaun Corbin had a 34-property kick return. But the punt protection staff also surrendered a 30-lawn punt return in the to start with quarter to the Patriots’ Myles Bryant … Thursday was the media’s initial time back again in the Giants’ locker place given that in advance of the COVID pandemic.

FROM THE LOCKER Place

“We just can't get at ease. We have bought a lot of get the job done to do.” – edge rusher Jihad Ward

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