Giants’ Deandre Baker starting to pick it up after rough start

He started shaky, a frequent target of opposing quarterbacks. But when taking into account Giants cornerback Deandre Baker’s summer, it probably shouldn’t be a surprise. The first-round pick out of Georgia missed key reps because of a knee injury and only played in the preseason opener.

“That’s valuable time, especially for a rookie corner,” safety Jabrill Peppers said. “Those reps that he needed that he’s getting now, some things in the game you have to physically see.”

Now that Baker has seen NFL game speed and route running up close, he has made adjustments. After allowing a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3 when the ball came his way in his first two games, according to Pro Football…