New York Giants: TE Travis Beckum
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Everyone that follow the New York Giants knows that quarterback Eli Manning will throw the ball to whoever is open. That keeps the defenses honest, and prevents teams from picking up on tendencies. The only problem with that philosophy is when somebody keeps dropping the passes or is not playing up to par.
Such was the case last weekend against the Green Bay Packers, when starting tight end Jake Ballard just had a huge clunker of a game. Manning targeted Ballard eight times during the game, and Ballard just managed to catch one pass of the eight. He either wasn't coming back to the ball or was simply dropping the passes. He dropped a touchdown pass and that might Manning thinking twice this coming weekend.
The tight end that stepped up his game was the other Giants tight end, Travis Beckum. Beckum was only targeted twice last weekend, but he caught both passes, good for 22 yards. Beckum had a 10-yard catch and a 12-yard reception. Beckum is not dealing with any injuries like Ballard is (knee injury), so with so much as stake for the Giants, don't be surprised to see Beckum take on a larger role in the passing game this weekend.