I know it’s only the pre-season but Giants’ fans have to be a little worried about getting beaten by the scrubs that the Patriots were playing last night.  Eli Manning made a brief appearance completing 5 of 8 passes for 58 yards.  After Manning left Coach Coughlin wanted to get a good look at his backup QBs as he decides which two to keep.  Based off of last night’s game you would think that Anthony Wright would get one of the spots as he completed 5 of 8 passes for 70 yards.  Jared Lorenzen completed 10 of 16 passes for 53 yards but he had problems getting rid of the ball as the Patriots were sacking him at well.  Tim Hasselbeck finished up the game completing 3 of 6 passes for 31 yards with a interception.  Brandon Jacobs didn’t run too well last night as he carried the football 8 times for 21 yards (2.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Reuben Droughns had a solid game with 5 carries for 38 yards (7.6 ypc).  Derrick Ward had another solid game with 4 carries for 25 yards (6.3 ypc).  Rookie Ahmad Bradshaw had another stellar game with 6 carries for 46 yards (7.7 ypc).  2nd year receiver Kevin McMahan had a solid game with 3 grabs for 57 yards and TE Jeremy Shockey was also busy with 4 grabs for 47 yards.  The offense of the Giants looked pretty good as they finished with 144 yards rushing on 28 carries (5.1 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 28 passes for 175 yards.

The Giants defense wasn’t too bad against the run holding the Patriots to 95 yards rushing on 26 carries (3.7 ypc) but the Patriots threw the ball all over them.  Despite Tom Brady not playing a down, the Patriots completed 24 of 34 passes for 237 yards.

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The Giants have lost WR David Tyree for the next 4-6 weeks with a fractured wrist.  He was in line to be the #3 or #4 WR for the Giants this season.  Now rookie Steve Smith will likely be the #3 WR on the Giants as he caught 6 passes for 57 yards (9.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Anthony Mix has been solid all pre-season with 13 grabs for 98 yards (7.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs.

With starting fullback Robert Douglas out for several weeks with a torn meniscus in his knee the Giants have decided to move Reuben Droughns to fullback.  Droughns was carried the football 17 times for 51 yards (3.0 ypc) and he has caught 3 passes for 25 yards (8.3 avg) in the pre-season so far.  The Giants wanted to get Droughns and Brandon Jacobs on the field at the same time and this will cause opposing teams problems because both of these guys are excellent power runners.  It was smart of the Giants to make this move as Droughns definately is one of the Giants best 11 offensive players and he deserves to be on the football field.

The Giants moved the football and played solid defense despite losing this football game.  Eli Manning looked sharp completing 17 of 25 passes for 146 yards with 1 TD pass.  Backup Anthony Wright followed Manning in the game and he did not look good completing only 3 of 7 passes for 14 yards.  Tim Hasselbeck finished up the game completing 3 of 6 passes for 33 yards.  Brandon Jacobs got his work in carrying the football 11 times for 43 yards (3.9 ypc).  Rookie Ahmad Bradshaw continued his fine pre-season with 42 yards on 8 carries (5.3 ypc).  Reuben Droughns also pitched in with 22 yards rushing on 6 carries (3.7 ypc).  Amani Toomer (4 rec, 47 yards) and Anthony Mix (7 rec, 45 yards, TD) both did well catching the football against the Jets.  The Giants finished up with 30 carries for 136 yards (4.5 ypc) and they completed 23 of 38 passes for 175 yards.

The defense was solid despite the final score.  The Giants held the Jets to 85 yards rushing on 28 carries (3.0 ypc) and the Jets completed 13 of 22 passes for 194 yards.

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The Giants have lost reserve WR Michael Jennings for the season after he tore his ACL against the Ravens last Sunday Night.  This is a shame for Jennings as he was in a battle to not only make the Giants but to also move up the depth chart.  Last season as a rookie Jennings played in 8 games and he caught 5 passes for 49 yards (9.8 avg) and he also carried the ball 2 times for 12 yards (6.0 ypc).  Jennings had 3 grabs for 33 yards (11.0 avg) in the pre-season.