This Evan Neal clip alone confirms Giants can't trust him in pass protection

This was supposed to be the year where Evan Neal broke out for the NY Giants. We hate to keep writing negative things about this kid, as the former No. 7 overall pick continues to take a step backward. He lost his right tackle spot to Jermaine Eluemunor, a move that plenty of people saw coming.

For this season, No. 73 is going to be spending most of his time on the bench, but he'll also be ready to give it his all when his number is called. The issue with that, however, is that it doesn't look like Neal has improved all that much, even with savior Carmen Bricillo in town. One play in particular in the preseason finale was quite disappointing to see out of the third-year lineman:

Is it time for NY Giants OL Evan Neal to be moved to guard?

The way Jets pass-rusher Takk McKinnley flew past Neal is probably giving plenty of you out there some PTSD from what you saw out of him consistently last campaign. This was vintage Neal, as he had no chance in trying to keep McKinnley from getting to Tommy DeVito. The second-year QB had to be frustrated throughout the night too, as he was sacked eight times.

From start to finish, this rep looked off for Neal. He keeps on showing that he doesn't have a prayer going up against speedy edge-rushers. We're sure you've heard this before, but is it time to potentially move him to guard? In the first half, Neal's run blocking was on point and he looked pretty dang good in that department. It's the pass-pro that's the issue.

The same can be said for Joshua Ezeudu, who is lining up at left tackle for this team. He'll be the backup option behind Andrew Thomas, but goodness, Ezeudu himself has had a summer to forget going to work in the trenches for this team. To make matters worse for Neal, he felt discomfort in his ankle vs. Gang Green and called it an early day.

Neal's ankle issue isn't serious and he'll be ready to practice leading up to the showdown with the Vikings. With that said, he'll be watching most of that game from the bench due to Eluemunor earning that starting spot on the opposite end of the line from Thomas. Should Neal hit the field, he's done little to give people confidence he'll be able to keep Daniel Jones upright. That's not something we were hoping to write about the former Alabama superstar at this point of his career.