The New York Giants held their second consecutive padded practice Tuesday afternoon as they get ready to play the New York Jets on Friday night. That game is always a special one. League-wide that’s because it is the one coaches typically use to most closely simulate a regular season game Authentic Nate Solder Jersey , with game-planning and extensive use of the starting personnel. But for the teams which share Met-Life Stadium, this game has become an annual tradition where the Giants and Jets play out their intra-city rivalry — at least in the years when the NFC East and AFC East don’t play each other in the regular season. As such, this practice was a “carded” practice, and conducted like a practice before a regular season game. But even though this isn’t a practice as we’ve grown accustomed to seeing over the last month, we’re still bringing you the sights and sounds as best we can.On the practice fieldAs the Giants warmed up, it was obvious that Saquon Barkley would continue to slowly work his way back from his hamstring strain. All warmed up, it was time for individual drills:But with real, meaningful, regular season football looming, we’re less concerned with individual drills and more concerned with team work. Meanwhile, Barkley and rookie defensive tackle R.J. McIntosh were doing work on the side as they come back from their respective ailments. While the defense was getting some work in, the Giants’ offensive linemen got work in on their own. As did Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. Back to team drills, the Giants’ were working on their Red Zone play.On the day that Victor Cruz formally announced his retirement from the NFLThere was at least one former Giant in attendance today. Maybe Antrel Rolle was hoping to sneak his way on to the Giants’ depth chart at defensive back.Giants news, 10/6: Olivier Vernon, read option woes Youth Dalvin Tomlinson Jersey , more Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are a few non-Odell Beckham Jr. headlines for your Saturday morning.Could Olivier Vernon debut vs. Eagles?The Giants have a short week coming up after Sunday as they host the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football.Maybe, just maybe, Olivier Vernon will debut after missing five games with his high ankle sprain.“(Olivier Vernon) had a really good week, he was close [to being ready for the Panthers], but not quite close enough. So we backed off just a little bit today to give him some rest. I think you probably saw that he wasn’t out there with a helmet on, so that’s really what happened. Best week, no setbacks, just we felt like here at the end of the week because he did so much more and he was involved in team activity, just give him a little rest moving forward,” head coach Pat Shurmur said. “I’m optimistic [about Thursday]. I felt really good about this week too, so we will just have to see.”McGovern: No single reason for zone read issuesLinebackers coach Bill McGovern was asked for his perspective on defending the zone read, and why the Giants have struggled with it this season.“For a defense, it’s doing your job, being responsible. One guy gets his wrong Color Rush Alec Ogletree Jersey , you get out of your gap, you don’t have the guy there, because the quarterback being a runner now adds an extra gap,” McGovern said. “It’s all of it, it’s not one person. If it was one person, we would change that guy. We’ve missed an assignment here, we’ve missed an assignment there, or a guy being in the wrong spot, and maybe it was a bad call on our part, too. It could be all of that.”Around the Inter-GoogleFox's Brian Baldinger says of Eli Manning: 'He looks old out there' | NewsdayOther observers say Giants QB's production can rebound with better protection.Giants’ other standout rookie continues getting betterCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Through four games, Will Hernandez is the highest-rated rookie offensive lineman in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus, performing...