When looking for positives from the Giants’ starting offense this preseason, sometimes you have to dig pretty deep.
Take a first-quarter incompletion from Ryan Nassib to Larry Donnell on Thursday night against the Patriots. A go-nowhere play from the 37 on a possession that ended with a punt. A forgettable line on the stat sheet. But inside that snap might be the biggest glimmer the Giants take away from their 17-9 win over the Patriots at MetLife Stadium.
Victor Cruz was able to get off the line of scrimmage against press coverage by Pro Bowl cornerback Malcolm Butler and was open down the sideline.