The New York Giants dropped their record-tying ninth consecutive game on Monday night in Philadelphia and it’s clear — this team has forgotten how to win a football game.
They play each week expecting to lose and this self-fulfilling prophecy is manifesting itself into something historic. It is going to cost a lot of people their jobs and the fans are beginning to distance themselves from the team until ownership finally sets this storied franchise back on the winning track.
Running back Saquon Barkley is one of the many players having forgettable seasons in 2019 and he has not only lost his supernatural ability to shred defenses, his effervescent enthusiasm has dissipated as well.
“I know what we’re capable of doing,” Barkley said after the Giants’ 23-17 overtime loss on Monday night. “We’re just not doing it. We’re going out there but we’re not winning games. We’re up 17-3 on a team and they find a way to win the game. We get the ball first on offense and we don’t make anything happen right away. We see what the Eagles were able to do when they got the ball in the second half and that’s what we have to get to.
“We’re a talented team but, the good teams and the great teams find a way to make plays in critical situations and that’s what we haven’t done all year. All year. We’ve got to find a way to get better in that and that takes time and repetition. We have three games left to figure it out and we get to go back home against the Dolphins and try to finish the season off strong.”
But a culture of losing has permeated the locker room. The lack of leadership is evident and the coaching staff is inept for the most part and cannot pull this team out of its doldrums.
“We’re a team that finds a way to lose a lot of games. That’s what we are as of right now, yes. That’s our team. We’re just an inconsistent football team. We find ways to lose games,” Barkley said.
“We’ve lost nine in a row. Everyone is upset, everyone is frustrated. No one likes losing, especially how many times we’ve lost and the way that we’ve been losing games. We’re a way more talented team than what we are but your record shows who you are. We’re not playing up to our potential and to the talent that we have on this team. It sucks, it’s annoying, it’s frustrating but, we have to come to work and figure it out and keep working.”
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