One of the clearest signs of improvement in the New York Giants’ defense from last season to now is that the Giants currently have some good players whose snaps are being limited. The best examples are cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and linebacker Devon Kennard.
Rodgers-Cromartie, moving into the slot while Eli Apple plays outside when the Giants have three corners on the field, has played 116 snaps, 82.86 percent of the Giants’ defensive snaps thus far. Against the New Orleans Saints last week, Rodgers-Cromartie played only 39 of 59 snaps, 62.