Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The Dynamic Trio

Going into this NFL football season, many people had very different views on how good the New York Giants receivers group would be this year.  Everyone knew that Odell Beckham Jr. would most likely continue to play as well as he had in the past, but some people did think that the defenses would eventually figure out how to guard him.  So far this year, they have not found a way to shut him down, and besides a few unfortunate drops, he has played very well.  Though Odell Beckham Jr. is not the receiver that most people were worried about.  The past Giants star wide receiver had been injured nearly two years ago, and had not been able to play since then.  Many were concerned that he would get injured again, or that he would not be the same player that he was before.  Neither of these things have occurred yet though.  Victor Cruz has been looking healthy, and possibly even better than before his injury.  In his return back to the NFL, he only had 34 receiving yards, but caught a very impressive touchdown that eventually helped the Giants claim their first win of the season.  In his second game, he played even better.  Even though he did not score in this week, Victor Cruz caught 6 passes for 91 yards.  One of these catches, lead to the Giants being in great field goal position, and lead to the team with a last second field goal.  Sterling Shepard was a college football player out of Oklahoma, taken by the Giants in the second round.  Many didn't know how good he would be, coming right out of college, into being apart of such a talented receiving core, but he has handled the pressure quite well.  Many people also worried that even if all the Giants wide receivers were to play well, how the team receivers would interact with each other on and off the field.  So far, all the players seem to get along, and take sacrifices for the benefit of the team, in order to increase the chances of the New York Giants winning a game.  If the Giant's wide receivers continue to play this well, or even get better, it will be a very good year for the Giants, and will make the opponents defenses suffer throughout the season.

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