B.W. Webb smiled at the suggestion, fully aware of what’s in store for him Sunday in Houston. The journeyman cornerback may as well have a bull’s-eye on his jersey. He is expected to make his first start as a Giant in a virtual must-win game against the Texans.
“Every play I expect the ball to go to my man,” he said on Friday.
Minutes earlier, it became official Eli Apple will be inactive Sunday with a groin injury, thinning out the Giants’ already paper-thin depth in the secondary.
Webb will be tasked with dealing with one of the Texans’ two star wideouts — 2017 All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins or explosive Will Fuller — most of the game.