Tyrone Tracys woes continue in Giants preseason win over Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.— With so many starters sitting, the Giants on a steamy Saturday in South Florida were more interested in figuring out various roster spots than they were getting their marquee players tuned up for the real season.This was going to be an afternoon for some to rise and others to fall.
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as having stumbled, again.The third-year running back, a productive player on bad teams the past two years, continued to struggle in a summer to forget.Just as it looked as if he hit his groove, he hit a wall.
And where this goes from here is anyone’s guess.Veteran Devin Singletary started at running back, with Cam Skattebo on the sideline with most of the other frontline players on offense, including quarterback Jaxson Dart.Tracy came in on the second series and stayed in for the third series and that is where it all went wrong for him as the Giants took a 17-point halftime lead en route to a 26-3 preseason win over the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium.Tracy ran for 11 yards and then, bottled up, made a strong cut to his left for a 12-yard pickup.
On the Dolphins 10-yard line, Tracy got it again and that is where disaster struck.He lost control of the ball without any contact for a brutal turnover.As the first quarter expired, Tracy stood on the sideline, by himself, looking skyward, clearly upset with himself.Singletary was on the field the next time the Giants had the ball and he ran through the Dolphins, finishing off a 71-yard drive by bursting to the right for a 13-yard touchdown scamper.
The 28-year-old veteran has had an impressive training camp.“I mean, obviously Motor is a really good football player,’’ Harbaugh said recently.“He always has been.
He’s had a great camp.You know exactly what he’s going to give you.’’Harbaugh cannot say the same right now about Tracy.
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