Dynamic Andrew Thomas, Jermaine Eluemunor duo giving Giants elite support

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich was introduced nearly 125 years ago — just before the Giants started searching for their own perfectly complementary combination to put at offensive tackle.  Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.OK, that’s an exaggeration, but it certainly has been a long time (14 years?) since the bookends of the offensive line were as big of a combined strength for the Giants as is the case right now with left tackle Andrew Thomas and right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor protecting rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart. “Everyone knows who A.T.

is,” Eluemunor said.“I want to be the same status as A.T.

— supposed to be in the Pro Bowl and All-Pro because that’s what I’m capable of.If we do that, Dart will have all the time in the world to stand back there.” Thomas arguably has been the best offensive lineman (regardless of position) in the NFL since making his season debut in Week 3.

He has the highest pass-block win rate (96 percent) among all tackles, per ESPN, and zero sacks allowed. “There are some things that I want to tighten up, especially in the run game, and I think that just takes time,” the modest Thomas said.“I’m getting the continuity back in my body, too — just getting adjusted to playing this much and missing training camp.” The Giants don’t need to look past last week against the Broncos — when then-NFL sacks leader Nik Bonitto was quieted by Thomas and Eluemunor no matter whom he tried — to see what they have in the fold. Together, they have allowed two sacks, two quarterback hits and seven hurries, per Pro Football Focus. “Jermaine and A.T.

are playing really good ball right now,” offensive coordinator Mike Kafka said. The Giants don’t have to look past Sunday against the Eagles — who have paired right tackle Lane Johnson and left tackle Jordan Mailata since 2020 to create the NFL’s gold standard — to see wh...