Odell Beckham Jr. saw a different energy in the New York Giants

After two difficult losses Cheap Eli Manning Jersey ,on Sunday."We came out and played like we loved the game of football and we were kids just having fun," the star receiver said. "It wasn't like: 'We're down 0-2 and we've got to win.' It was like: 'Let's go out and have fun today.' That's what we did, and we got the win."Eli Manning threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns and rookie Saquon Barkley added a score as the Giants got a 27-22 victory over the struggling Houston Texans.The Giants (1-2) were up by 14 at halftime but had trouble moving the ball in the second half. The Texans (0-3) had cut the lead to five before Manning threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard with about two minutes left."I always knew they had great resolve, but (Sunday) we just made enough plays to win," coach Pat Shurmur said. "We went from being 'almost' in a lot of areas to finishing it."Deshaun Watson threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Lamar Miller with 1 second left to cut the lead to 27-22, but New York recovered the onside kick.Watson threw for 385 yards and two scores, but his interception was one of two second-half turnovers by the Texans, off to their worst start since dropping their first four games of 2008."I just try to think of ways to get us out of this," coach Bill O'Brien said. "I know that it starts with me ... I've got to figure out how to do a better job. It's as simple as that."Beckham had nine receptions for 109 yards and Barkley finished with 82 yards rushing as the Giants came one point shy of matching their points total from their first two games combined.A 54-yard field goal got Houston within 20-9 in the third quarter. The Texans forced a punt and were driving again when Miller caught a short pass and fumbled after a hit by Donte Deayon. The Giants recovered but couldn't move the ball and had to punt after a drive that featured a sack by J.J. Watt.But the Texans turned over the ball again, this time when Watson was intercepted in the end zone by Alec Ogletree.Houston cut the lead to 20-15 when Will Fuller grabbed a 6-yard pass from Watson with about 7 1/2 minutes remaining, but the 2-point conversion failed.After leading the NFL in yards rushing through the first three games, the Texans couldn't get anything going on the ground. They finished with 59 yards rushing, and Miller managed just 10 yards on as many carries.The Texans led 3-0 after a 23-yard field goal by Ka'imi Fairbairn on their first drive. The Giants took their first lead this season when Barkley shed multiple tackles on a 15-yard run that made it 7-3.New York added two field goals before Manning connected with Rhett Ellison on a 16-yard touchdown to push the advantage to 20-3 late in the second quarter.Watt had a strip sack on third down to make the Giants settle for the second field goal. Watt hadn't had a sack since Sept. 18, 2016 before taking Manning down on that play.Houston cut the lead to 20-6 at halftime after a 28-yard field goal.INJURY UPDATENew York tight end Evan Engram (knee) left in the second quarter. ... Giants CB Antonio Hamilton injured his groin in the first quarter and didn't return. ... Houston WR Bruce Ellington injured his hamstring in the first quarter and didn't return. ... Texans G Senio Kelemete (knee) left in the second quarter.WATT'S DAYWatt, who played just eight games in the 2016-17 seasons because of injuries, finished with three sacks, three tackles for losses www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-riley-dixon-jersey , four quarterback hits and a forced fumble. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year said he's feeling progressively better every week and is glad to be contributing again."It's good to finally end such a long drought in that type of way," he said. "But ... personal stats don't matter at all in a loss."SPREADING IT AROUNDManning did a good job of spreading the ball around, completing at least one pass to six players and finding three guys five or more times."I think you want to get everybody involved," he said. "We got off to a fast start and needed a big drive at the end to win the game and we were able to do it."ELIMINATING PENALTIESThe Texans are searching for a way to eliminate penalties on offense after committing several false start and holding penalties. Right tackle Julien Davenport was the worst offender and had three false start and two holding penalties."It's the story of penalties, mistakes," Davenport said. "I don't know how many penalties I had, but way too much. Hurt this team badly. I've got to eliminate it all."UP NEXTGiants: Host New Orleans next Sunday.Texans: Visit the Colts next Sunday. Everybody loves the backup quarterback. Thus, with the New York Giants at 1-5, 37-year-old Eli Manning playing inconsistently and the Giants’ offense struggling to find its footing, the calls we have been hearing from the fan base for rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta to play were inevitable.Those calls will grow louder should the Giants lose to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football. Even if the Giants win, they won’t subside. Not with the Giants almost certainly headed for a sixth season without a playoff berth in the last seven, and a dark cloud having been cast over Manning’s ability to finish out his contract as the team’s quarterback.On Friday, I asked Lauletta about the increased media traffic at his locker recently and what he has learned from watching everything that has gone on around the Giants during the first six weeks of his NFL career.“It’s very demanding in New York in general. Our fans and this city demands a lot. They want to see us win, they want to see us do well and obviously from the poor season we had last year a lot of fans were hopeful that we’d turn things around,” Lauletta said. “They just expect a lot of you, but that’s how you want it. You want a fan base that’s going to be with you and be great fans, but if they’re not disappointed then they’re probably not a great fan base.“We understand. It’s our job Cheap Sterling Shepard Jersey , it’s our responsibility to start winning some games.”The Giants are going through a change after four years in the Ben McAdoo offensive system. New head coach and play-caller in Pat Shurmur, new offensive line, new running back, new wide receivers beyond Odell Beckham Jr. and Sterling Shepard.Lauletta has experience — lots of it — with learning new offensive systems while trying to win games. He had a different offensive coordinator in each of his four seasons at Richmond, and played in three completely different offenses. Thus, he understands what it’s like to play while you’re still trying to become comfortable with a new scheme.“It’s very difficult. These are all new concepts and new stuff that these guys didn’t do last year,” Lauletta said. “Any time you’re exposed to something new you’re going to have some growing pains and make some mistakes here and there.”Still, as he watches from the sideline in street clothes each week, Lauletta sees reason for optimism.“We’ve had games where this game the o-line didn’t have a great game, or this game we dropped passes, or this or that, or Eli had a couple bad throws. Everybody wants to point fingers, but it’s a team sport and I think we just need to put it all together,” Lauletta said. “I think we’ve showed bright spots on offense. We have drives where we go and score and then we’re stagnant and we’re three-and-out the next two or three. We just need to pick it up in our consistency.”That stuff, though, isn’t really what many in the fan base want to hear. Or think about. They want to know when the rookie is going to get to play.That, of course Cheap Saquon Barkley Jersey , is out of his control. Reality is, that throwing him out there right now would be unfair to him. His practice reps have consisted to this point of running the Giants’ scout team, which means running the opposing team’s offense vs. the Giants’ starting defense. Lauletta has not been getting live reps running the Giants’ offense.As Lauletta told me, it’s “Eli getting the reps because he’s the one who’s going to be getting the reps on Sundays and Mondays.”Offensive coordinator Mike Shula said during a session with media on Friday that he likes what he has seen from Lauletta.“He’s talented, he’s got a good arm, he’s accurate. I think he’s got a lot of poise for a young guy,” Shula said. “He’s not just a smart young football player quarterback, but you kind of get a feel for rookies, quarterbacks or whatever position, but does football make sense to him outside of just what’s on the paper? And I think he definitely fits into that category.”I asked Giants’ defensive back Michael Thomas for his thoughts on Lauletta:“He plays hard. He’s trying to learn the game, he’s trying to get used to the speed, he picks up things fast, he can make every throw so far as what we’ve seen,” Thomas said. “I like the way the he’s developing.”There may come a time this season when that development includes live reps, a game day uniform and perhaps some playing time. Fans can’t shake the nightmare of the way the Davis Webb situation unfolded a season ago. The Giants have a new GM and coach, though, so it’s really unfair to tether them to the decisions of the previous regime. If the season continues to spiral out of control Cheap Odell Beckham Jr Jersey , the Giants figure to put a plan in place to get Lauletta ready to play. Until then, he says he will continue to do what he can to be ready.“In the NFL another thing I’ve learned is that you have to prepare and be responsible for all the information that Eli is getting. If he takes a rep and we see a look and ‘hey, you should have done this.’ If you go in the game you’ve gotta know that because you should have been paying attention,” Lauletta said.“The coaches do a great job preparing everybody. Obviously it’s hard when you haven’t repped it, but you still have to go out and execute. There’s no excuses.”The Giants were thrilled when they found Lauletta still available to them with the 108th pick in the draft.“He’s got all the stuff – he’s tough, he’s not shy in the pocket, he’s got pocket presence, patience and feel, which, again, those are instinctive things that you can’t teach,” GM Dave Gettleman said when the Giants drafted him. “He throws a really nice ball, he’s accurate, he’s got a sense of anticipation and timing and the other part is he’s a runner. He’s got legitimate escape dimensions and we’re really pleased about that.”When will Lauletta get a chance to show whether those traits that attracted the Giants to him in the draft could translate to long-term success on the field? No one really knows. Finding out what they have in Lauletta, though, figures to be where the Manning succession plan starts.