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A few takeaways from the Jets-Giants joint practice …
– The biggest storyline heading into Wednesday was the matchup between Jets All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner and Giants rookie phenom Malik Nabers. It was … underwhelming. Reporters don’t have access to the all-22 film or replays, so it’s hard to review anything other than what happened live.
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones threw Nabers’ way six times (seven-on-seven, 11-on-11). He completed only three and just one when Nabers matched up with Gardner. Nabers shook free from Gardner in a 7-on-7 drill for a 15-yard gain in the middle of the field. Brandin Echols and D.J. Reed matched up with Gardner on his other targets. Nabers did get behind the Jets defense for a would-be touchdown in the two-minute, drive-the-field drill. He dropped a slight underthrow from Jones, though.
– Jones finished practice 12-of-18 passing. He threw a touchdown (Chris Manhertz) and ran one in, but in the red zone. Only two of his completions traveled 10-plus yards in the air. He dinked and dunked the majority of the day. In his one drive-the-field drill, he threw a three-yard pass to Nabers, then incompletions to Nabers (drop) and Darius Slayton (two). There was a drop by Theo Johnson (covered by Gardner) for a longer-ish gain over the middle. Johnson made the Giants’ lone offensive highlight with a sideline grab for a first down from Jones.
– The Jets had two sacks on Jones. Defensive tackles Javon Kinlaw and Quinnen Williams combined for one. Defensive ends Jermaine Johnson and Will McDonald had the other. Johnson probably would have had a solo sack. He got around Andrew Thomas. The play continued, though, which pushed Jones into McDonald’s arms.
– I chose to spend the majority of practice at the Gardner-Nabers show. Every few minutes you heard the crowd erupt on the other field, looked over, and saw Jets wideout Garrett Wilson running free behind Nick McCloud. That was a theme. The Athletic’s Zack Rosenblatt, who…
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Publish date : 2024-08-21 21:40:46
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