8 plays from camp that NY Giants fans should still be talking about

The NY Giants continue to work overtime in East Rutherford getting themselves ready for the 2022 campaign. The first week of camp has created immense buzz and excitement in New York, and judging by fans’ reactions to him, new Giants head coach Brian Daboll may be the most popular person around.

There is nothing more important for the Giants to see during training camp than growth from their young players. Daniel Jones, Wan’Dale Robinson, Darnay Holmes and Kadarius Toney have shown just that. These four have created multiple highlight reel plays, creating quite the excitement about what they can do when the games start to count.  Here are the eight plays from training camp that Giants fans should still be talking about.

8. Kadarius Toney’s jaw-dropping catch

They call him Danny Dimes for a reason! This play is exactly what Giants fans want to see often this season – Jones throwing tight window passes to Toney. Toney uses his crazy athleticism during this play to somehow get both feet down in bounds and make the acrobatic catch.

When Toney was healthy last season, he looked like a young Odell Beckham Jr., producing multiple highlight reel catches and he let his big personality shine. Let’s hope we can see the Jones to Toney connection produce deadly results this season.

7. Darnay Holmes pick-six

There’s some mixed emotions for Giants fans on this play. On one hand, Jones made a tough read and forced the ball right into harms way. On the flip side, Darnay Holmes has been tearing up training camp, forcing four turnovers including three interceptions already.

This pick-six is incredible, as Holmes recognized the screen and jumped the route. With the Giants secondary being the weakest position group on the team, it is terrific to see Holmes finally locking down the slot corner position.

6. Dexter Lawrence blows up Jamil Douglas

Ever since he was drafted in the first round in 2019, it feels like we have been waiting for Dexter Lawrence to finally break out. If this play is any indication, Lawrence is ready to do just that.

Lawrence goes right at center Jamil Douglas and takes him for a ride backwards as if Douglas was the football sled in the defensive lineman’s sled drill. Lawrence breaking out this season would be a big boost for the Giants defense.

5. Andrew Thomas stifles Kayvon Thibodeaux

How fun is it to watch the Giants star pass-rusher battling the Giants star outside ‘backer? After a decade of not having stars at either position, the Giants now have two star edge-rushers in Kayvon Thibodeaux and Azeez Ojulari and two star tackles in Andrew Thomas and Evan Neal.

In this battle between Thomas and Thibodeaux, Thomas locked down the rookie. These two have battled numerous times so far in camp and Thomas has gotten the best of Thibodeaux so far. Thomas is looking mighty impressive this summer, and it is incredible to see the tackle tasked with protecting Jones’ blindside ball out.

4. Saquon Barkley for six

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Does this look like the old Saquon Barkley? While it is hard to judge a clip where the offense and defense are clearly not playing at full speed, the burst and cut of Barkley through the open hole looks really strong.

Getting 2018 Barkley back would make this Giants offense truly explosive. Oh, by the way, look at that hole the offensive line created for Barkley! He has not seen many holes that big in his career. Things are looking good for No. 26 right now.

3. Leonard Williams destroys Mark Glowinski

Leonard Williams is showing early in camp that he is still the best player on the Giants roster. In this play, Williams absolutely blows up new Giants right guard Mark Glowinski, driving him straight into the backfield.

While you don’t want to see the Giants best guard getting destroyed off the point of attack like that, it is pretty sweet to watch Williams dominate.

2. Daniel Jones throws dart to Wan’Dale Robinson for a TD

Jones whips it across the field to Robinson for the touchdown! That is a call you may hear announcers say a lot this upcoming season. It is clear that Jones and Robinson have developed  chemistry this summer, as Jones has looked his way often.

New Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka has made it a priority to feed the ball to the speedy Robinson, and it is paying dividends for the offense so far in camp. It’s undeniable that the Giants offense has produced anemic results that past two seasons, so continually getting the ball to your speedy new weapon could help to change the offensive tides in New York.

1. Daniel  Jones to Kenny Golladay for a score

This duo clearly never got on the same page a year ago, so this is an awesome sign.  Jones does everything right on this play, scans the field, and finds Kenny Golladay across the back line of the end zone for a touchdown.

The Giants had a conservative offensive philosophy a year ago, and did not take downfield shots, especially contested catch shots, a facet Golladay thrives in. If these two can get on the same page in 2022, it will make the Giants offense much more dangerous this season. Golladay will surely be a player to watch.