Giants WR Report Card: Week Two

Each Week, I’ll be breaking down the performance of the Giants many wide receivers. Here’s hoping this column does go on for too long and the Giants find a starting duo before too long. My god. What a win. I can’t believe that after all those losses on defense and the terrible performance by the front seven that was out there (because they were super gassed) that the Giants had enough to pull this thing off. A lot of credit will go to the wide receivers, but before anyone anoints the Giants a passing team, remember that the Cowboys played NINE in the box most of the games. Don’t get too worried about the running game until after next week. On with the grades: Steve Smith – 13 targets, 10 catches, 150 yards, 1 TD – Wow. Smith is really becoming a reliable weapon for Manning. He showed great hands tonight and consistently made great plays on 3rd down. He is quickly becoming Eli’s favorite target and while he’s never be a big play receiver, he’s going to be a hell of a number two.Grade: A Mario Manningham – 13 targets, 10 catches, 150 yards, 1 TD – Manningham is the new big play threat on this team. Forget that fact that he apparently is covered in Vaseline before the game, He is really starting to get on track with his quarterback and his route running has improved significantly since last preseason. Manningham is going to be counted to take on more of the offensive load as the season goes on, and I am beginning to trust him with it. Grade: A Domenik Hixon – 3 targets, 1 catch, 13 yards; Left game is 1st quarter due to knee injury – Really? How much more injured can this team get? Hixon was on his way Continue reading Giants WR Report Card: Week Two