The NY Giants and New York Jets are playing live on the NFL preseason slate on Saturday night and the game from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford has the Big Apple rivalry going on and players like Eli Manning, Odell Beckham, Andre Williams, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brandon Marshall will be in action getting ready for the season to start.
The Giants have had a tough summer with injuries and the team has been hit hard at the safety position and on the offensive line. The team needs Landon Collins to make it through the next couple weeks or they will be in some major trouble. Collins had a knee issue earlier in the preseason, but it was not a serious injury. The team has already lost Mykkele Thompson, Bennett Jackson and Nat Berhe to serious injuries and that puts even more pressure on the rookie.
The Giants have Eli Manning coming into the final year of his contract and he will be looking to have another strong season after playing well last season under Ben McAdoo. The offense should be even more comfortable when Manning starts things off this season and he will have some great weapons with Odell Beckham, Victor Cruz and Rueben Randle. If those players can stay healthy, the Giants should have a very solid chance to at least finish with a winning record this season.
The Giants have some expectations for the season, as Tom Coughlin could be on the hot seat if the team falters again and it comes after the team had a losing record last season. Odell Beckham may have saved a few jobs and McAdoo looks like a brilliant hire and now the team has to find a way to keep things going after a strong offensive finish last season. The Giants are coming in after losing to the Bengals and winning against the Jaguars in the preseason and now they have the Jets and Pats in what have become yearly games.
The Cowboys are on the schedule to start the season in primetime and the Giants next play against the Falcons and Redskins at home. The team then has the Bills on the road and the team then plays against the 49ers, Eagles and Cowboys before trips to play the Saints and Buccaneers. The Giants have a tough task of trying to pass the Eagles and Cowboys in the division and some early success could be very helpful if they want to have a strong season.
The Giants signed Shane Vereen and Dwyane Harris this offseason and both players could be major contributors for the G-Men. The team will use Vereen a lot on screens and that is a big part of the offense that the team could not utilize enough last season with David Wilson retiring.
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