EAST RUTHERFORD -- Much was made of the Giants' supposed a commitment to a more physical offense this season.
The Giants handed blocking tight end Rhett Ellison a four-year, $18 million contract in free agency and they kept undrafted free agent Shane Smith as their fullback. While the Giants are showing more variety in their formations after running everything out of three-receiver sets last season, they haven't leaned on their "heavy-handed" players thus far.
Ellison played just 24-of-56 snaps in Monday's 24-10 loss to the Lions. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound Ellison has played just 38 percent of the Giants' offensive snaps in the first two games.