The New York Giants were ambushed by the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, losing 40-0. It was the third-largest shutout loss in the 99-year history of the franchise.
So, what happened?
To the naked eye, the Cowboys were much faster than the Giants and obviously more prepared. They were also more physical and aggressive.
It was a loss of mass proportions that have even the most staunch Giants supporters wondering if they are in for a step back this season rather than a step forward.
Veteran wide receiver Darius Slayton has seen his share of losing but nothing to this degree. The Giants had just 63 net yards passing and on Monday, he was asked how the wide receiver unit reacted to their substandard performance.
“I think the first thing when you’re watching film when you watch plays individually it’s easy to look at this play and be like, ‘This guy didn’t do that or this guy didn’t do this or I didn’t do this or that,’ and kind of the overarching thing that you come to is that we all had one too many ‘my bads,'” he told reporters on Monday.
“Ultimately, when you’re trying to win a football game, you can’t have everybody having multiple ‘my bads’ or, ‘I would’ve done this different, I would’ve done that different,’ so, I’d probably say that was just the main thing. We had too much of that.”
As Elvis Presley would say, “A little less conversation and a lot more action” is what is needed. How they’ll fix it is the bigger issue.
With the offensive line apparently not ready for prime time (again), the Giants’ offense may not reach their full potential this year.
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