NY Giants Unit Review: Receivers and Tight Ends Have Been More Productive

Gunner Olszewski

Getting a handful of snaps on offense this week, last week’s busiest wideout caught two of his three targets today for 17 yards, and handled most of tonight’s punt returns (with Ihmir Smith-Marsette inactive).  

Olszewski has shown a lot more as a receiver than Smith-Marsette, but he’s smaller than the incumbent and would probably not be picked up off waivers. 

Montrell Washington

Getting just a smattering of snaps and chances tonight compared to last week’s busy preseason afternoon, Washington did come through big on a deep middle throw when he adjusted his route to his quarterback’s throw and completed a neat 19-yard reception with a smooth catch.  

We think Washington has this team made despite his lack of size, at least based on the first two preseason games..

Lil’Jordan Humphrey

This big-bodied wideout caught 3 of his four targets and also drew a defensive pass interference penalty.  

With all that said, we’re not enamored with Humphrey’s lack of great feel for the position and inability to be creative with the ball.  That being said, he can certainly take a hit and block effectively.

Zach Pascal

Another big body on the outside who can catch the ball and throw a block, we like a lot of what we’ve seen these two preseason games from this sure-handed vet.  This week, he went 2-27, catching both his targets and mixing things up in the running game without hesitation. 

If Pascal doesn’t stick with the Giants (and we don’t see him doing so), he’s going to be picked up by somebody, as it’s pretty obvious he can still play.   

Dalen Cambre

This interesting rookie special teams ace – he’s extremely aggressive and equally smart on specials – is raw as a rookie, but he’s got some size, some speed, and so far, good hands.  

This week, he broke off a short settle route and ran it deep, and Jamison Winston found him deep for a 34-yard catch.  

Cambre then followed up that tough catch with an 11-yard crossing route, looking smooth on this catch.  

We can’t see him making this team right out of the gate, but the Giants would be crazy not to try to get him to one of those pricey practice squad contracts.

Antwane “Juice” Wells 

After pretty much ignoring him last week, the Giants quarterbacks gave Wells some love this week, and he responded with a solid performance.  

His three catches for 13 yards probably weren’t enough for him to make this team, but his 11-yarder was a catch-and-run where he made big red zone yards after the catch.  Wells also drew a defensive holding call. 

He’s got some skills, and he catches the ball well.  He’s another practice squad candidate who this organization could work with.

Jordan Bly

Yet another practice squad candidate, Bly made a big play (like the one big play he made last week) by flying open downfield and hauling in a deep ball for a big 41-yard gain.  Bly is small, but he’s also quick and fast.

Theo Johnson

Getting the serious first team snaps as mostly the offense’s in-line tight end, Johnson executed several of those in-line blocks against the Jets’ defensive ends that sprung his back for exploitable space.  

Later on, Johnson executed one of this offense’s best plays, the screen, and turned it into a big 30-yard catch-and-run.  By the way, how nice it has been to see, after years of stumbling and bumbling trying to run screens, this current running screens?  

Thomas Fidone II

Getting just a smattering of snaps, Fidone’s lone catch was one of those screens, probably the only Giants screen that did not work this preseason.  

Fidone did hold up to several of his blocking assignments tonight, not dominating, but he did hold his own.

Greg Dulcich

Though Dulcich made the big play tonight with his pristine route and catch to finish off a third-quarter drive from 20 yards out, it was his blocking that came up short.  

We thought he looked less impressive than the rookie Fidone when asked to block in-line, failing on several of those attempts.  

Neither player is a big-time blocker.  They’re very similar players, but Fidone is the draft pick, which doesn’t bode well for this interesting and still-young prospect with the big-time receiving college numbers on his resume.

Jermaine Terry

Yet another intriguing tight end prospect on this roster, it’s been Terry’s impressive move blocking that has caught our eye.  

Even tonight, he was an aggressive bear moving from one defender to another to get a piece of as many defenders on one play as he possibly can.  

Terry was thus rewarded when the team ran him out in the flat and he finished off a neat catch-and-run reception 21 yards later.  

We don’t know yet if he can block in-line, but he sure impresses when he’s on the move.

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