“Absolutely”, Cruz said. “I think this one is more of just the game”. “Yeah, it’s coming along nicely”. Just guys having a good understanding of a game plan week and maybe some of the new wrinkles and knowing how to run certain routes versus certain coverages. “I definitely have been embracing it a whole lot more now”.
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And what about this rivalry, which most recent players on both sided really don’t buy into?
“This one is crossing so many hurdles, so many barriers”, Cruz said.
Still, Harrison said he isn’t feeling much of a rivalry between the MetLife Stadium co-tenants. And you know, a respect thing around the town, seeing each other out, the Giants and the Jets.
“Everything was a big deal [under Rex]”, said the man Ryan named “Snacks”. Here’s everything you need to know about the game on Saturday.
“To me this is bigger than just a game, although it’s obviously a preseason game”.
The Jets’ current five-year playoff appearance drought is their longest since 1992-97, while the Giants’ current four-year drought is their longest since 1964-80.
Thus far, all signs are pointing to New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo treating this weekend’s game against the New York Jets as such.
“I kind of hate that it’s a preseason game”, he said. “Because, again, all games count, preseason or not but it would be that much more fun and exciting if it was a regular season game and if it was a year ago”.
Harrison said he talks to his former teammates – Muhammad (Wilkerson), Sheldon (Richardson), Leonard (Williams), T.J. Barnes, Stephen Bowen – “every other day”.
If you look at the Wide Receiver crew led by Victor Cruz and Odell Beckham Jr who if injuries don’t hit Victor Cruz or Odell, this could be one of the most lethal combinations among Wide Receivers in the NFL. A lot of this is due to a number of injuries the Giants had last season. The second edition of Locked on Jets has Art Stapleton, the Giants beat writer for The Record and the host of Locked on Giants, the network’s Giants show.
The Jets’ most important free-agent acquisition is expected to make his debut for the team Saturday after nursing a hamstring injury for most of training camp.
“It’ll be fun to have on a different jersey and go up against them. Yesterday he got through a three-hour practice in good shape”, McAdoo told reporters on Thursday.
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“You can’t write it any better than this”.
