By: Tyler Ward
..New York Giants rookie receiver Victor Cruz.
Tremendous game. That's all I can say. Even though it's Week 1 of the preseason, Cruz has definitely had the best game thus far - Sage Rosenfels would be his only competition after a 310-yard/3 touchdown performance against the Rams.
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| Giants' Cruz makes catch against Jets |
In the Giants' 31-16 win over the Jets, Cruz caught 6 passes for 146 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Jim Sorgi and Cruz connected on an amazing one-handed 64-yard touchdown catch by Cruz.
The wide receiver has turned heads at practice and could be a serious contender for the final wide receiver slot. After the season-ending injury of Domenik Hixon and the retirement of David Tyree, the Giants are fairly thin at the receiver position.
When asked about the New York rivalry, Cruz said of the Jets, "There’s definitely a rivalry. You always want to beat them…actually you kind of always want to beat the crap out of them." Apparently, he doesn't like the Jets, and he certainly took out all his anger on them.
Cruz, an undrafted rookie out of UMass, definitely proved his worth on Monday night - Coach Tom Coughlin said that the final spot is between Cruz and Rutgers receiver, Tim Brown. But, with the performance against the Jets, it looks like Brown is going to have to do a lot to surpass Cruz.
Former Colts backup Jim Sorgi connected on 8 of 15 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Rhett Bomas also had a solid performance, completing 6 of 7 passes for 67 yards and one touchdown. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw did well through the air, catching two passes for 58 yards. Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez did marginally well after throwing an interception on his first attempt - he then completed 13 of his next 16 pass attempts, throwing for 119 yards and one touchdown.
The Giants play the Steelers next Saturday, in which Ben Roethlisberger is expected to make his return to the field. The Jets also play on Saturday, facing off against the Panthers.
