Brian Burns not satisfied despite Giants defenses dominant day

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.— Nope.That is basically how Brian Burns responded when it was suggested to him that the defense he leads had six sacks during Thursday’s joint practice with the Dolphins.

Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.“We had more than six,” Burns said.So, how many?“I don’t know the number of sacks,” Burns said, “but it was more than six.”These edge rushers often give themselves sacks in practice when they get within reach of the quarterback, so sometimes their assessment is a bit skewed.

It does not matter much what the exact total was.It was clear this matchup was one-sided in favor of the Giants.“Yeah, it was ferocious,” head coach John Harbaugh said.

“That’s practice, so you’ve got to come do it in the game.But I was impressed with it.”It was not only the guys up front.

Safety Jevón Holland and nickel back Dru Phillips both stormed in to wreck plays against the Miami offense with clear paths to the quarterback.There were times when Malik Willis, working with the Dolphins’ starting offense, had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.

Burns, Abdul Carter and Kayvon Thibodeaux were too much for the Dolphins’ offensive line to handle.Chauncey Golston had at least two sacks.“I got to look at the film to really figure it out,” Willis said afterward.

“That’s what’s hard to kind of tell when your eyes are downfield.I just hear the whistle.

But I think those guys have a great front and all due respect to them, but we’ll figure out what we were doing wrong when we get to watch the film.”Burns called the defensive showing “overall, dominant,” but he is holding his unit to the highest of standards.He was pumped up by how the Giants defense finished but was not satisfied with the intensity from the outset. Perhaps it was the earlier start time — they were on the field at 9:30 a.m.

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