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What we learned from Giants’ 34-27 loss to Jets

The New York Giants lost to the New York Jets, 34-27, in Week 10 and here’s some of what we learned from that loss.

The New York Giants faced the New York Jets on Sunday in a game where the Giants were expected to fare much better than they did. The 34-27 loss was horrific and really hard to watch.

The Giants appear to be imploding at this point in the season, and there are still six games left. That said, here’s what we learned from the Giants loss on Sunday:

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Saquon Barkley should be shut down for the season

Barkley missed three games this season with an ankle sprain and since his return, he hasn’t been himself. Against the Jets on Sunday, he had just one rushing yard on 13 attempts and five receptions for 30 yards, and that’s not even touching his pass protection. He scored zero touchdowns in what was by far his worst game of his career. Now he has a shoulder injury to boot.

The Giants have no shot at making the playoffs this year, and Barkley’s sophomore season isn’t going as planned, so it’s better to just sit him now. Let him heal and be ready for next season instead of risking a serious injury.

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Giants’ John Mara, Dave Gettleman not scheduled to speak during bye week

Despite the ugly state of New York Giants football, neither co-owner John Mara nor GM Dave Gettleman will speak during the bye week.

New York Giants co-owner John Mara furiously stormed out of MetLife Stadium following a 34-27 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, and that very well may be the last time we see him for several weeks.

As the Giants enter their bye, their schedule is highlighted by, well… a lack of highlights. Neither Mara nor general manager Dave Gettleman are scheduled to speak and, in fact, there will be absolutely no media availability of any kind from Wednesday, November 13 through Sunday, November 17.

Head coach Pat Shurmur will address the media during his weekly Monday conference call and players will have a brief availability on Tuesday, but that will be all she wrote until Monday, November 18.

That means, barring a sudden schedule change, there will be no staff changes and that Shurmur will return as the head coach in Week 12, which should come as little surprise to anyone who has followed this team for any length of time.

That’s not to say all is right in East Rutherford — it very clearly is not. But Mara is not a reactive man for the most part and he’s likely to go stew about the current state of the team for a few weeks before speaking (if he speaks at all until the end of the season).

Additionally, Shurmur made it abundantly clear on Sunday night that now changes to his staff are coming despite the venomous calls for a fall guy.

That’s not going to sit well with Giants fans who are mired in the most miserable football stretch of their lives, but the bye week should allow for a little healing and acceptance. Then, in Week 12, we’re right back to the horrendous reality that is New York Giants football in 2019.

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Giants’ John Mara angrily stormed out of MetLife Stadium following loss to Jets

A visibly furious John Mara stormed out of MetLife Stadium following the New York Giants’ loss to the Jets on Sunday.

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New York Giants co-owner John Mara is a man of patience — too patient at times — but one way to test that is losing to the New York Jets, which is exactly what head coach Pat Shurmur & Co. did on Sunday afternoon.

Following a 34-27 defeat at the hands of their in-city rivals, which marks a legitimate low point for the franchise, Mara was approached by the beat pool.

That interaction went about as well as could be expected.

Rather than fielding questions, a clearly furious Mara didn’t bat an eye, storming by the media and angrily exiting the stadium without saying so much as a single word.

It’s not unusual for Mara to avoid the media after a game — whether it’s a win or a loss — but occasionally he’ll provide a one-liner out to acknowledge their presence. That was not at all the case on Sunday as he was likely attempting to avoid saying something he’d regret.

Mara’s frustration with the team’s losing has boiled over in recent years, resulting in a series of uncharacteristic instances highlighted by the in-season firing of Ben McAdoo and a little chair throwing here and there. However, that frustration has to be at an all-time high at this point.

The Giants are mired in a six-game losing streak, are headed for another top 5 pick in the NFL Draft and have become a legitimate laughingstock. The pressure is now on the owner to step up, step in and find a way to right this ship.

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