5 NY Giants who disappointed in the preseason loss to the Lions

5 of 5

1. The entire NY Giants offensive line

While the only likely starter who received a hefty amount of snaps was John Michael-Schmitz, who looked fantastic, we can't say the same about the rest of the Giants' offensive line. Most notably, Korey Cunningham and Wyatt Davis were so disastrous that they very well could have played their way out of the league.

Through 59 snaps, Cunningham allowed eight pressures and two sacks. As for Davis, he allowed six pressures, two sacks, and was penalized twice in just 27 snaps. To make matters even worse, Davis got absolutely demolished on back-to-back plays and ruined any chance the Giants had at putting together a game-winning drive.

Even aside from these two, several other noteworthy players did not meet expectations. Most notably, Joshua Ezeudu, who started this game, looked rather poor at times as a pass protector. While this is what we expected out of him coming out of college, Ezeudu is in his second season and has to show improvement. Fortunately, he wasn't disastrous like Davis and Cunningham, just disappointing conisdering that he is fighting for a potential starting job.

For the game, the Giants allowed five sacks and a ridiculous amount of pressures. Regardless of whether it was on the ground or through the air, the Giants didn't have room to do much at all offensively. It may be the bench, but with New York's injury history in the trenches, they can't afford to have their depth perform so poorly.

Home/NY Giants News