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Darius Slayton Offers Theory on Why Giants’ Deep Passing Game Has Struggled

Slayton said the deep passing game's early struggles aren't all on the quarterback.

Patricia Traina

East Rutherford, NJ -- July 24, 2024 -- Wide receiver Darius Slayton during the first day of training camp for the 2024 New York Giants.
East Rutherford, NJ -- July 24, 2024 -- Wide receiver Darius Slayton during the first day of training camp for the 2024 New York Giants. / Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA
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New York Giants receiver Darius Slayton can always be counted on to tell it like it is.

So, when Slayton was asked about the ups and downs of the Giants' deep passing game, as usual, he provided an honest answer.

“Some of it is us,” Slayton said, referring to the receivers. In some cases, we could do a better job getting the ball. In other cases, quarterbacks are human. Sometimes, they overshoot a little bit or undershoot a little bit, whatever protections off. So, just different levels of offense and areas that we could have executed better would have led to a different result.”

Slayton has been a staunch supporter of quarterback Daniel Jones, who, like him, was part of the team’s 2019 draft class. He praised his teammate for successfully returning from a torn ACL despite the inconsistencies shown.

“Looks great moving around. I think he's done a pretty good job these first four days. I'm sure he's hard on himself. So, I'm sure he would probably say he'd like to have someone back,” Slayton said. 

“But like I said, we're four days in a lot of new faces, a lot of new things we're trying to do. So, it'll get better as camp goes. But I think he's done a pretty good job over these first four days.”

Slayton also believes that with more practice, the inconsistencies will be reduced. 

“Execution will grow with time and all that, but we have been getting it down the field a good bit,” he said. 

“We have a lot of guys who can run and a lot of guys who can go get the ball. And at the end of the day, it's something for the defenses to have to worry about. So, I think it's something that we have to take advantage of.”

    

 

 

  



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Patricia Traina

PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for over three decades for various media outlets. She is the host of the Locked On Giants podcast and the author of "The Big 50: New York Giants: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants" (Triumph Books, September 2020). View Patricia's full bio.

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