00:09two games for a giant's tailback two mistakes and neither one has much to do with Tyrone
00:15Tracy's ability to run the football now that's what should concern him because after further
00:20review Tyrone Tracy's biggest problem right now isn't talent it's trust and that's what makes
00:27Saturday's preseason game against the Dolphins so frustrating Tracy was actually running the ball
00:32well he ripped off gains of 11 and 12 yards as the Giants drove deep into Miami territory then
00:38without even being hit the ball came out and Miami recovered it at its own 10-yard line now an
00:45isolated
00:45mistake you'd say whatever you move on because it's August but one week earlier against Minnesota
00:51Tracy missed a blitz pickup that resulted in Jackson Dart taking a huge hit so now the conversation is
00:56totally different because we're talking about two preseason games two errors in areas that coaches
01:01take very seriously protect the quarterback and protect the football because being an NFL running
01:06back isn't just about what happens when they hand you the ball coaches want to know whether or not
01:11you can identify pressure they also want to know can you keep your quarterback clean and if you could
01:16turn a good run into the next play instead of a turnover that costs the team possession and the
01:22timing makes these mistakes even more costly the Giants they already have Camp Scatterbo and Devin
01:28Singletary in their backfield and then they added Najee Harris last week and while Tracy lost a football
01:33Saturday Singletary ran eight times for 40 yards and a score so when you look at the G-men this
01:39isn't a
01:39running back room where opportunities have to be handed out equally under new head coach John Harbaugh
01:44they have to be earned and that's why I wouldn't look at this and say Tyrone Tracy can't play we've
01:51already seen
01:51what he can do on the field he's produced at the NFL level and even Saturday you could see the
01:56burst
01:57but here's the problem people the plays coaches remember aren't always a 12-yard run sometimes
02:02they're the play right after them where you put the ball on the ground and in a crowded backfield
02:07that distinction of what the coach remembers can determine everything from who gets third down snaps
02:13to who gets the ball with the game on the line simply put talent gets you opportunities
02:18but trust is what keeps you on the field so here's the thing Tyrone Tracy doesn't need to spend the
02:24rest of this preseason proving that he can make plays that's part of his resume already and it
02:29exists what he has to prove is that the Giants can put him on the field without wondering whether
02:34the next snap is going to break down because of something that he didn't do or something he didn't
02:40secure the football one missed block corrected one fumble you move on but when those plays start
02:46stacking up they can change how a coach looks at you and after further review that's the real issue
02:51for Tyrone Tracy right now it's not about whether he's talented enough to play it's about whether
02:56John Harbaugh trust him enough to keep playing him because for an NFL running back trust is playing time
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