Giants The first game of the New York Giants 2018 season is in the books. It wasn’t a pretty game Phil Simms Jerseys Stitched , and considering it was a loss, it didn’t leave a particularly pleasant taste in the mouth. There were many things the GIants need to work on in this week of practice, but the team showed some positive signs as well. This was also our first chance to get a look at Pat Shurmur’s and James Bettcher’s schemes for the offense and defense. Let’s dive in to the snap counts and some of the statistics to see what we can learn about the Giants as they head into Week 2.OffenseThe Giants played a total of 71 plays on offense, and managed to hold a slight advantage in time of possession — 30:29 to 29:31 for Jacksonville. In our first look at the Giants’ offense with both Odell Beckham Jr. and Saquon Barkley, we got a good idea of the personnel grouping which Pat Shurmur wants to make the core of his offense. Odell Beckham played 68 of the 71 possible offensive snaps in his first game since breaking his ankle in week five of the 2017 season. Beckham was obviously the focus of the Giants’ passing attack, being targeted 15 times, catching 11 for 111 yards. Beckham was used all across the offensive formation, to threaten every level of the Jaguars’ defense, from the backfield to the third level.Meanwhile, TE Evan Engram played 64 snaps (5 targets, 2 catches, 18 yards), WR Sterling Shepard played 61 snaps (7 targets, 5 catches, 48 yards).Saquon Barkley was clearly the team’s workhorse running back, playing 55 of 71 snaps (77 percent), running for 106 yards (and a touchdown) on 18 carries, adding 2 receptions for 22 yards on 6 targets. Barkley finished Sunday as one of the league’s most efficient runners. He averaged just 3.47 yards behind the line of scrimmage (sixth-fewest so far in Week 1). Thanks to his 68 yard run, Barkley finished with the league’s second most yards and the highest yards per carry total so far. Embarrassingly for the offensive line, Barkley only faced 8 or more defenders in the box on 27.78 percent of runs, and he only averaged 2 yards per carry outside of his big run.Beyond those four players, the Giants rotated the final spot as they moved between 11, 12, and 21 personnel groupings. The Giants used third receiver Cody Latimer on 47 snaps (66 percent), TE Rhett Ellison on 29 snaps (41 percent) Youth Doug Kotar Jerseys , FB Shane Smith on 5 snaps, and TE Scott Simonson on 4 snaps. Interestingly, Ellison proved to be the Giants’ most effective option for exploiting the Jaguars’ coverages, averaging a full six yards of separation. Beckham was second, averaging 4.71 yards of separation — league average was 2.75 yards of separation.DefenseOn defense, defensive backs Landon Collins and Eli Apple, as well as linebacker Alec Ogletree, led the way by playing all of the defense’s 63 snaps. Both DBs had strong games, with Collins notching 5 total tackles and a pass defensed, while Apple had 3 tackles and 2 passes defensed.Janoris Jenkins was close behind with 62 snaps, as were FS Curtis Riley and EDGE Kareem Martin, each with 61 snaps. Jenkins might have had the best day of the Giants’ defenders, with 7 total tackles, 2 passes defensed, and his spectacular tip-toe interception (nearly two interceptions). On the defensive line, Dalvin Tomlinson and Damon Harrison did the bulk of the work, with 46 and 45 snaps, respectively. And despite being credited with the start, rookie linebacker Lorenzo Carter played just 24 snaps, while veteran Connor Barwin played 41 snaps (65 percent). The Giants’ most effective pass rusher, Kerry Wynn, only played 20 snaps. But in those 20 snaps, he got 3 total tackles and half a sack. Per Next Gen Stats, Wynn was also the Giants pass rusher to finish his rushes closer than league-average, coming to within an average of 4.41 yards (4.49 is league average). B.W. Webb was the only cornerback to play besides Apple and Jenkins Doug Kotar Jerseys Stitched , totaling 34 snaps (54 percent). Likewise, linebackers B.J. Goodson and Ray-Ray Armstrong played 33 and 30 snaps, respectively. Let’s open the mail"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015, Week 17New York Giants NewsBBV mailbag: Mike Remmers, draft scenarios, Josh Rosen trade ideas, moreNew,172commentsLet’s open the mailEDTShareTweetShareShareBBV mailbag: Mike Remmers, draft scenarios, Josh Rosen trade ideas, moreGood morning, New York Giants fans! Let’s get right to your Big Blue View mailbag for this Saturday.Robert Pafundi asks: Any news on Remmers? Is he the best FA option at tackle right now? Any sense on how DG wants to solve RT; FA or draft? Last question: Any chance DG trades 1 of the 3 centers we have and what would you expect for a return?Ed says: Mike Remmers, for those who don’t know, is a free agent offensive lineman who visited the Giants after free agency began. Remmers is a veteran Dave Gettleman and Mike Shula know from the Carolina Panthers, and Pat Shurmur knows from the Minnesota Vikings. He would be the right tackle if they signed him, at least heading into the draft. I do believe both sides remain interested, but there was word that Remmers had offseason back surgery. Perhaps nothing will happen until and unless Remmers has recovered sufficiently to pass an NFL physical. Even should they sign Remmers I would expect them to draft a young tackle, they just wouldn’t necessarily need to do that in Round 1.The centers? There would be zero market for any of them. Robert J. Simon: Why didn’t the Giants show interest in RT Daryl Williams?Ed says: Robert, how do you know they didn’t? Just because a guy doesn’t sign with a particular team doesn’t mean that team didn’t have interest in the player. To my knowledge the Giants did have interest in Williams to play right tackle, but he made the choice to return to the Carolina Panthers. That was his prerogative.CTSCAN123 asks: I don’t know Jabrill Peppers or Antoine Bethea very well, but they are both listed as strong safeties. I recall reading that Peppers is likely to play the box safety roll, is Bethea rangy enough to play free safety at this stage in his career?Ed says: Read Dan Pizzuta’s breakdown of the Giants new safeties. Bethea still played well last season. Peppers has been better close to the line of scrimmage, but I think part of the appeal for the Giants is they believe the two players are flexible enough to be moved around. Also, they just like the veteran leadership Bethea presents.Joseph Galiszewski asks: Giants have a good blend of No. 2 & No. 3 type receivers signed for this season. Do you think the Giants might consider D.K. Metcalf, who is bigger Youth Harry Carson Jerseys , faster, stronger than OBJ was, with their first pick and then go for the OT with 17. This would finish off the offense for this year and the rest of the draft could be used on defense. Also, if Rosen becomes available, how about if the Giants could offer a 4th and or a 5th this year, and a 2nd in 2020 when the money they would have could offset the loss of a 2nd round pick.Ed says: No, no, no and no to a wide receiver with the No. 6 pick. Make that NO, NO, NO and NO. If you aren’t taking a quarterback there, and I don’t believe the Giants are, it’s almost general manager malpractice if you don’t take the best defensive player on the board. There are maybe four to six elite front seven defensive players in this draft class depending on who you ask. If the pick isn’t a quarterback, the Giants have to come away with one of those difference-making defensive players.I have said this for years — you have to build from the inside out. That means lines first. If you can’t control the line of scrimmage on either side the quality of your receivers or your corners or your safeties — or your quarterback — doesn’t mean a thing.As for Josh Rosen, to think you could get him for a fourth- or fifth-round pick this year and a second-round pick in 2020 is living in fantasy land considering the reports I have seen and the whispers I have heard.T.A. Campbell asks: What do you GUESS it would take to trade back into the mid to high 20’s of the 1st round?Ed says: From No. 6 or No. 17? If you are trading back from No. 6 to, say, 25 you probably also have to get a second-round pick. From 17 maybe a couple of Day 3 picks.My question is, why on earth would you even consider that move? At No. 6 you are going to get either a quarterback or, if you don’t want to go that way, one of the absolute elite talents in the draft. Why would you drop all the way to the mid-20s and pick from second- or third-tier talent? That just makes no sense to me at all.Patrick Boliver asks: If the Giants go defense with the No. 6 pick what amount of draft capital would they have to give up to move back into the top 10 to get a quarterback?Ed says: Now THIS is a scenario I believe is worth exploring. I’ve been looking at the Buffalo Bills, who have the ninth pick, and wondering if they might take the 17th pick, plus other assets to get to No. 9. I would try to offer 17 and maybe 95 and 108 and see if the Bills would bite. If I was really, really, really convinced on a quarterback — and I’m not sure the Giants would be if they didn’t take one at No. 6 — I would offer 17 and 37.Paul Miller asks: If the Giants decide to wait until the 2020 draft to get their franchise quarterback do you think that they extend Eli’s contract after this year’s draft to insure they follow the Kansas City plan?Ed says: I think they are on a year-to-year basis with Eli Manning right now. Depending on how the draft and the 2019 season play out I think it’s possible Manning could be back in 2020. Then again, if the Giants get their heir apparent this offseason and the season goes south Harry Carson Jerseys Stitched , he might not last the year as the starter.Bruce Frazer asks: As many scribes have projected the possibilities of Haskins to the Giants at No. 6 or perhaps Rosen for the No. 37 Round 2 pick, which choice in your view would be the better option, if indeed the Giants are committed to getting a QB at the top of the draft? Or, are they better served using the 6th and 17th picks on foundation players and then using No. 37 on the next best QB on the board?Ed says: I have written about this a few times. The idea of trading for Josh Rosen is one I like — provided it only costs the 37th pick and maybe a Day 3 pick. That nets you a quarterback, and two potential first-round difference-makers. If Rosen costs the 17th pick, I don’t want to go there and I don’t think the Giants will. In that scenario, I think they would draft their own quarterback at 17 or 37, or possibly just build the roster and kick the can into 2020. I know that isn’t what they want to do, but there are 31 other teams and it could play out that way.Bgblue56 asks: So, let’s play fortune teller for a second. If the rest of the off season includes the following...1. Third rounder (plus a later round if needed) for Rosen, who sits for a year behind Eli2. Two first rounders for the best pass rusher/RT (with Remmers signed as depth or early starter)3. Rest of draft used to fill holes such as future free safety, edge, LB, corner, O-line depthConsidering all of this seems quite reasonable and, dare say, even possible/probable, what would you give Gettleman for an off season grade? Would you be comfortable with his past two off seasons and the future of the team as it would sit on opening day? What might you do differently then stated above? Lastly, do you think it would finally soothe the natives from their “hang ‘em high” current condition?Ed says: I think I have established in some of my other answers that I don’t think there is any way the Arizona Cardinals move Rosen for less than the Giants 37th overall pick. As for the sum total of all of the moves that could happen I keep saying that we just have to wait and see. Let’s suppose the Giants end up with Rosen, a stud edge rusher, a starting right tackle and a couple of other promising defensive players in the draft. Things look a lot different than they do today. Dave Gettleman keeps saying there is time, and the roster-building season isn’t over. He is right about that. With 12 draft picks he is in position to have an impactful draft. He needs to have an impactful draft. Let’s see if he can.