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watched his team go toe to toe with a playoff contender Sunday.Then Corey Ballentine Buffalo Bills Jersey , in the final 10 minutes, everything started slipping away.The offense committed two penalties near its goal line, forcing a punt. The defense drew two penalties, helping the Indianapolis Colts continue to march downfield. And when Andrew Luck changed the play call from a run to a pass on the goal line, not a single Giants player came close to stopping Chester Rogers on his decisive 1-yard touchdown catch that gave Indy a dramatic 28-27 come-from-behind victory.“You win or you lose and we didn’t win,” coach Pat Shurmur said. “That’s the reality, that’s the big boy part of this — just keep working and you keep trying to get better, and you keep trying to find ways to make plays at the end, and both sides,really all three sides.”For New York (5-10), it’s been a season full of tough lessons.It looked like the Giants turned the corner after starting the second half with four wins in five games. Now, though, they’ve lost two straight Color Rush Corey Ballentine Jersey , been eliminated from playoff contention, and rookie running back Saquon Barkley has been held in check the last two weeks.The latest loss will be tough to stomach.While the Giants had plenty opportunities to close out the Colts (9-6) and spoil their playoff hopes, Andrew Luck & Co. made New York pay dearly for the inability to deliver a knockout blow.After driving to the Colts 7 early in the fourth quarter, New York could have made it a two-possession game. Instead, Denico Autry tackled Barkley for a 2-yard loss, Eli Manning was forced to throw the ball away on third down, and they wound up with a 27-yard field goal that gave the Giants a 27-21 lead.“We knew we needed to score more points,” Manning said. “Not getting a touchdown when we were down there that last time and had to settle for a field goal, that was tough. We have to do a better job there. We did a lot of good things, but obviously not quite good enough.”Despite forcing a punt on the Colts’ next possession, the Giants self-destructed after taking over at the 4-yard line. Scott Simonson was called for a false start on the second play, wiping out Barkley’s 3-yard run. A 9-yard pass from Manning to Barkley was negated by a holding call on John Greco, and Barkley was stripped of the ball on a third-down run that nearly went for a touchdown.But the officials ruled Barkley’s forward progress had been stopped — giving the Giants a brief reprieve.When Luck got the ball back with a short field and the playoffs potentially on the line Youth Corey Ballentine Jersey , he took advantage of the Giants’ shortcomings. Linebacker Tae Davis was called for a 2-yard pass interference on third-and-3 from the Giants 46. Cornerback B.W. Webb drew the same infraction in the end zone with 59 seconds left. On the next play, Luck threw the 1-yard TD pass to Rogers and Manning’s interception with 23 seconds left sealed the Giants’ fate.“It’s one of those deals: throw high over the middle, those guys are going to make a play,” Manning said. “But I thought I threw it in a spot where he could make a catch on him and get a chunk right there.”Manning was 25 of 33 with 309 yards and one touchdown, while Barkley was held to 43 yards on 21 carries and five receptions for 34 yards. Barkley scored on a 1-yard run .Luck wound up 31 of 47 with 357 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, leading the Colts to touchdowns on three of the first four second-half possessions before taking a knee on the final series.“I can’t say enough about how clutch Luck was.” Colts coach Frank Reich said. “I mean, he was just clutch that whole last drive making throws, checks.” Shurmur, Shula laud rookie’s ability to learn from mistakes" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBig Blue Viewa New York Giants communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryGiantsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015, Week 17Filed under:New York Giants NewsGiants’ rookie quarterback Daniel Jones off to good start this springNew,82commentsShurmur, Shula laud rookie’s ability to learn from mistakesEDTShareTweetShareShareGiants’ rookie quarterback Daniel Jones off to good start this springDaniel Jones (8)NorthJersey.com-USA TODAY NETWORKThere are many reasons why New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman fell in “full-bloom love” with quarterback Daniel Jones and made him the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.Throughout the spring Womens Corey Ballentine Jersey , from rookie mini-camp to Thursday’s conclusion of the three-day mandatory mini-camp, Jones has displayed many of them. He has answered the arm strength question by showing plenty of zip on deep outs and has thrown a number of excellent deep balls during sessions viewed by the media. He has shown off the maneuverability that allowed him to run for 17 touchdowns at Duke. He has displayed Eli Manning-esque tendencies in his handling of the media.Jones has made mistakes. There have been interceptions and errant throws. When yours truly was in attendance on Wednesday, Jones twice followed brilliant throws by air-mailing passes on the next play. Like any rookie, he is learning. He has only been a pro for a few weeks and there is still much for him to take in. We have previously addressed the idea that he sometimes seems to be indecisive and a touch late throwing the ball. Luckily for Jones and the Giants, coach Pat Shurmur believes Jones’ intelligence and background are helping his transition.“Fortunately for Daniel, he is extremely intelligent. His head is swimming much less than most rookies for a couple reasons. He’s very smart, he was coached extremely well in college, he’s been around it. He’s been coached by one of the best [David Cutcliffe] in college,” Shurmur said on Thursday. “He understands the process. Again, we call it a cat, they call it a dog, it doesn’t matter. He’s been around the process enough to know.”Asked about his young defensive players the other day, Shurmur said: “We don’t accept mistakes White Lawrence Taylor Jerseys , but we understand at times they happen.” The same applies to Jones. To this point, Shurmur has been pleased by Jones’ ability to learn and move on from the mistakes he makes.“(He’s) very perceptive, he doesn’t make the same mistake twice,” Shurmur said. “There’s a lot of things he’s doing out there for the first time. Every once and a while, if you are aggressive, a mistake will happen. He’ll come back in, fix it and the next time he runs that play, he will do it properly. “It’s different for all players, when it starts to slow down and the game starts to make sense. Very certain that it’s going to make sense to him very quickly.”Those remarks dovetail with what offensive coordinator Mike Shula said about Jones on Wednesday:“He’s got a fast mind, he picks things up pretty well,” Shula said. “The things that you ask him to do to maybe make a couple changes, maybe that were different to what he was used to in college, he does pretty quickly. Whether or not it’s technique in the pocket Authentic Corey Ballentine Jersey , everything that we have asked him to do, he’s done it pretty quickly. I think the other thing is he’s pretty athletic and he’s very serious about his job. We all are, but you see that maturity level in him. Which is obviously one of the reasons we got him here.”Forget the narrative some are pushing that Jones will — or at least should — challenge Manning for the Week 1 starting job. That, bluntly, is agenda-driven click bait. Feel good, though, that to this point Jones has shown legitimate reasons why the organization believes he can be the answer to the “who comes after Manning?” question. Whenever that time comes.