It is difficult not to focus on the inner-workings of an offense that has the potential to be highly-potent, and near-impossible not to dwell on what the attack will look like when Eli Manning has Odell Beckham Jr., Saquon Barkley, Sterling Shepard and Evan Engram as targets on the same field.
Tucked into the first two preseason games is the less-heralded work of the Giants on defense. Their starting group has been extremely difficult to run on, which is a good way to build a unit that, in terms of personnel, style and cohesion, will look a whole lot different than last year.