Offense, defense and ST snap counts

The New York Giants opened their preseason with a 21-16 loss to the Detroit Lions on Friday night at Ford Field. The game featured solid defense play from Big Blue early followed by an especially ugly second half.

Depth issues along the offensive line are apparent but mixed in with all the negatives were quite a few positives. Chief among them was the play of safety Jason Pinnock, who played so well head coach Brian Daboll pulled him from the game early.

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There’s a lot to break down and a lot to go over but before we look ahead, let’s look back. Here are the snap counts that contributed to the Giants’ loss.

Offensive snaps: 59
Defensive snaps: 72
Special teams snaps: 25

Korey Cunningham was the only player on the Giants team to take 100 percent of the snaps on Friday night and the tape isn’t going to look good. Like most of the offensive linemen outside of rookie center John Michael Schmitz, Cunningham put a lot of bad play on film.

Defensively, rookie nose tackle Jordon Riley took 60 percent of the snaps and unlike Cunningham, he put good play on film. It wasn’t perfect but the big-bodied Riley showed coaches he’s got some skills and with a little development, he might prove to be a diamond in the rough.

And then there’s the aforementioned Pinnock. On just five snaps he recorded an interception, a tackle for a loss and two passes defensed. Talk about production.