EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Let’s examine a handful of plays from Saturday’s New York Giants practice, the third of training camp, that tell us the story of the day.
The first 12
This was the first padded practice. Coach Pat Shurmur and GM Dave Gettleman have preached a) the importance and running the ball and b) the importance of stopping the run.
Shurmur said early on Saturday that he was particularly interested to see the guys up front — the ones Gettleman calls hog mollies — work in full pads.
Well, it should come as no surprise that the first portion of practice was extremely run heavy.