It looks hopeless and hopeless. Thoughts that can make an already lost season even worse, as those feelings can linger, take root, and spill over into 2025, continuing a cycle that must end.
The Giants' 11th loss was novel only in the way it unfolded and how abruptly it ended, with Graham Gano's 35-yard field goal attempt thwarted with eight seconds left, potentially leading to a game against the Saints at 14 instead of overtime. It became certain. , the Giants XI and the way this latest debacle unfolded was an incredible surprise.
“The initial reaction is almost unbelievable,” tight end Daniel Bellinger said. “We were fighting to get back in this situation and to end it this way. It was just a cruel feeling.”
The brutal sentiment is everywhere — on the sidelines, inside the locker room, in the seats outside where paying customers were sitting, and even in the banner pulled by a small plane 90 minutes before the game, showing the Giants' joint Even above the sky I begged the owner. John Mara please do something to fix this mess.
On the ground, the players who are here and are definitely part of a team moving forward have to deal with a 2-11 record, eight straight losses, and the danger of a anything-can-happen mentality taking up space. . In the minds of the players who are expected to participate next season.
“There's always the big picture,” outside linebacker Brian Burns said. “We're trying to get the players to understand that there's a bigger problem than what's going on. Obviously, especially the young guys, they're just getting caught up in the process of getting better. There's a lot of young players in this defense, but they need to evolve, not just for themselves but for next year's future.”
Next year can't come soon enough.
With Daniel Jones already on the bench and then released as the starting quarterback, there's no doubt the Giants are eager to acquire their next quarterback — especially with their current collection of Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito. I wonder if there isn't.
Cam Ward and Shedur Sanders, currently the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, have already attracted the Giants' attention.
Both quarterbacks are being studied. The investigation and evaluation is ongoing and will continue into the offseason.
The natives are becoming restless.
The message conveyed by the plane that flew over MetLife Stadium on Sunday was not a plea for Mara to sell the team — something that is always popular (and rarely successful) at times like this. It's a request.
He did not insist on firing general manager Joe Schon and head coach Brian Daboll and giving them a clean slate.
It was more of a plea than a threat, and it was actually respectfully worded. Enough Mara—fix this dumpster fire. ”
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It was a passionate request for Mara to do something.
No doubt he has received tougher and more emotional letters and emails as this season has spiraled out of control.
Of course, putting it on an aerial banner is a public display, which is even more embarrassing.
It goes on and on. “Unfortunately, it has happened,” Daboll said Monday when asked if he had ever been part of a losing streak during this period.
“When you’ve been doing it as long as I have, I think you’re a part of a lot of different things,” he said. “I've been in a few of them where we started and lost quite a bit and then finished strong. Again, every season is different and every game is different.”
After the Giants' 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers two weeks ago, receiver Darius Slayton, who along with Dexter Lawrence is the Giants' longest-tenured player, said losing so much is “tiring.” he said.
That was two losses ago.
“I'm speaking from my perspective having been here for six years, and a lot has happened in that time, so I made a statement after the game,” Slayton said. “I think that was probably somewhat unique to me and my experience. Obviously Sunday's loss was especially bad, but you look at how we fought and were in a position to have a chance to win the game. , it was clearly not enough. No matter what the record is, this is a terrible loss.”
The record stands, and apart from the banner that went up overhead the other day, it shows that this has not been a strong year.
