The New York Giants got their first win of the season in week one against the Titans. Several units played well, but other areas need improvement immediately. Even in a win, we can find things to critique, which is the best way for a team to improve. Overall this is a great foundation to build off next Sunday. Lets take a look at how each unit faired.In short, Daniel Jones cannot make the plays that lose games for teams. He was a manager, and if the skill positions and the offensive line performed the way they performed during game one, that might be all the Giants need from him.Being a game manager means not giving critical po se sions away, which he did on an interception intended for Saquon Barkley in the end zone. Overall Billy Williams Jersey , he was good enough to win the game, but he needs to be even better if this team is to win consistently. Explosive! That is how starting running back Saquon Barkley looked on Sunday against the Titans. He exhibited the quickne s and decisivene s he has displayed throughout training camp and reminded Giants fans exactly why he was so fantastic as a rookie and second-year player in the NFL before injuries made people believe he had fallen off. The most impre sive part of his game is that if you take the 64-yard run away from Addison Russell Jersey his 18-carry, 164-yard, 1-touchdown rushing performance, he still averaged 5.88 yards per carry. That is phenomenal, especially against one of the best run defenses in the NFL.The receivers and tight ends did a good job blocking in the run game, and they made timely catches when given the opportunity, but there should have been more opportunities that the quarterback mi sed. Most of the receivers that did get a chance made the most of their targets, especially Sterling Shepard, whom many Sammy Sosa Jersey believed would be on PUPto start the season. Instead, he was able to haul in a 65-yard pa s from Daniel Jones, shed a defender, and run into the end zone for a critical score. Scroll to ContinueThe other receivers and tight ends need to be more heavily involved in the offense to get it where Coach Daboll wants it firing on all cylinders.The offensive line gets an A for run blocking, given how they moved bodies and opened holes for the running backs. They get a C for their pa s protection, though. Giving up five sacks is unacceptable, regardle s of who is to blame. Tenne see is not a team known to have an intense or even highly productive pa s rush, even with a healthy Harold Landry (on IR) and Jeffrey Simmons. This is a pa s rush that a good offensive line should be able to keep off the quarterback. Improvement will be needed before they line up against one of the better Chicago Cubs Jersey pa s-rushing teams on the schedule.The defensive line was stout against the run and allowed the linebackers to make good quality tackles behind them. They got a push on the line of scrimmage and made life miserable for running back Derrick Henry, who finished with 82 yards on 21 carries. The defensive line was also able to get some pre sure and even some hits on Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill, but they could not bring him to the ground. Not having Aziz Ojulari and Kayvon Thibodeaux did not help their efforts.So many questions with the two starting outside linebackers out and a bunch of unproven commodities on the inside left many nervous about the defense's chances of holding up. Still, they were able to stuff holes and get one of the toughest backs in NFL down on the ground repeatedly. They limited any explosive runs and made Henry work for every yard he gained, holding "The King" to 3.9 yards per carry.The defensive backfield was probably under the most pre Chicago Cubs Custom Jersey sure of any group on this Giants team going into Week 1 of the season. They were eased into a season where they will undoubtedly be challenged regularly by taking on a team that relies heavily on the run game to get going. Fortunately for New York, they have defensive backs that have no problem coming up and tackling. Five defensive backs had five or six tackles in the game. There were gaps in coverage and pa sing windows, but the bend-but-dont-break philosophy worked well for this unit. They need to make some improvements, but they played solid this week. Join the Giants Country Community
