Without the logos on the helmets, you might not recognize the New York Giants as a professional football team. They were absolutely massacred for the second time this season by the Dallas Cowboys, 49-17, to fall to a paltry 2-8 record for the 2023 campaign. The G-Men are in quarterback purgatory with one starter injured (Daniel Jones) and a substitute on Sunday (Tommy DeVito) who looks like he could play in the XFL in a few months. Unfortunately for the Giants, veteran QB Tyrod Taylor is also out due to a rib injury.
The only positive for the Giants from this game is that they actually scored. In week one, the Cowboys blew them out at MetLife Stadium, 40-0. This time in Big D, the Giants almost dropped a 50 hamburger on their dome. This is what can happen when you give the wrong player a lot of money in the backfield. Paying Daniel Jones over Saquon Barkley has haunted the Giants all season and likely will in the future.
At halftime, the Giants had been outscored by the Cowboys, 68-0, through six quarters of play this year. It’s hard to believe that just a year ago this was a playoff team. Not only did they make the playoffs, but the Giants went to Minnesota and upset the Vikings in the wild card round.
Now the G-Men barely resemble a team owned by the NFL. DeVito passed for 86 yards and two touchdowns late in the game with the game out of reach. Barkley averaged over five yards per carry, but when you dig yourself into a hole that big, the only way to get out of it is to pass the ball.
Running Barkley well after halftime was no longer practical.
This team needs more than a makeover. Jones and DeVito must be shipped to an island and left there. Entering Week 10, New York was averaging a league-low 11.2 points per game. Scoring 17 was an improvement, but all hope was lost.
The defense is getting as much, if not more, blame as the offense after a second straight blowout. Last week, New York was mauled by Las Vegas, 30-6. The Raiders aren’t exactly one of the best teams in the league like Dallas. Brian Daboll has a reputation as a good offensive coach and, of course, it takes top talent to win. But if he can’t make this team at least more competitive, his days as head coach could be numbered. Maybe Daboll should take Colin Cowherd’s advice and resignation. Things aren’t going to get better in New York anytime soon.