New York Giants Running Backs Strong Behind Weak Offensive Line in Loss

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Published: August 23, 2009

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... starters on both sides of the ball have nothing to celebrate after poor performances in their second preseason game against Chicago losing, 17-3.

However, starting running back Brandon Jacobs had a few good runs behind another disappointing performance for the offensive line. Jacobs' numbers (seven rushes for 27 yards) didn't show his power Giants fans have come to expect as he fought for yards on every run and even plowed through feared Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher for a first down.

Despite Jacobs' efforts, the offensive line struggled even more than in Monday's win over the Carolina Panthers.

Both starting guards (Chris Snee and Rich Seubert) were out with injuries, but it was the starting tackles (David Diehl and Kareem McKenzie) who were the story as most of the pressure came because of their poor play, including a forced fumble by Alex Brown which was recovered by the Giants.

Because of the constant pressure the Giants were only abl...

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