Sunday’s critical win over the Commanders was the Giants pass rusher’s breakthrough performance. The No. 5 pick has 12 combined tackles and a strip-sack he recovered for a touchdown. He looked, dare we say, Lawrence Taylorish. And it’s about time this franchise found a player like him.
The Giants’ defense has boasted strong secondary players (James Bradberry, Landon Collins, Logan Ryan) in recent seasons. They have also been strong up front (Dexter Lawrence, Dalvin Tomlinson, Leonard Williams). But they have lacked a consistent presence on the edge, the premier pass rusher that creates nightmare matchups for opposing offenses.