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12 must-watch Giants games to stream on NFL Game Pass

With NFL Game Pass now streaming for free, here are 12 much-watch New York Giants games to enjoy during coronavirus quarantine.

The sports world is in a freeze as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic and fans are going through an obvious withdrawal. In an effort to help combat that, the NFL is currently offering Game Pass for free, meaning fans now have a massive archive of old games to watch.

Currently, Game Pass offers every single NFL game from 2009 through 2019, so here’s a look at 12 games New York Giants fans can enjoy during their quarantine.

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12. 2018 Week 13: Saquon Barkley erupts

Barkley dominated in his first NFL season en route to the Rookie of the Year Award, but many of his top performances came during ugly losses, including his debut game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

However, later in the season with the game slowing down for him, Barkley erupted against the Washington Redskins to the tune of 197 scrimmage yards, including 170 yards on the ground and one touchdown.

The Giants absolutely dominated the Redskins in the game and Barkley was a major reason why. To this day, it remains Barkley’s best all-around statistical game (factoring in yards per carry).

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Rashad Jennings: Eli Manning ‘beer guy’ story is bogus

Former New York Giants RB Rashad Jennings says the Eli Manning “beer guy” story is bogus.

Last week we were told by several former players and others surrounding the team that New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning had a “beer guy” in every stadium in the league that would procure him with post game suds.

Former kicker Lawrence Tynes broke the news that Manning always drank beer on the team bus back to the airport after road games and had a guy at the ย ready to hand him beers in every town.

Another former Giant, running back Rashad Jennings, disputes Tynes’ tale, telling TMZ Sports that it’s simply not true.

“That’s not a true story, said Jennings. ย “You can’t listen to everything that comes out of people’s [mouths],” Jennings says … “Especially when it’s by pen.”

“Did he have a beer guy at every single [stadium]? I don’t know. I can tell that he wasn’t on the plane or in the bus after every game because I sat beside him.”

Jennings says he wouldn’t have a problem with the story — if it were true — explaining that he likes the idea of Manning kicking back some brews with the boys. But, Jennings says that just didn’t happen.

Jennings even made a joke that he wished Eli handed out gluten-free beer — because Rashad keeps a strict gluten-free diet.

To be clear, Jennings and Tynes did not play on the Giants at the same time, so it’s very possible that both are correct in this case. Tynes played from 2007-2012 while Jennings joined the team in 2014 and played through 2016.

Its very possible Manning cut out the tradition as he got on in age.

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Giants’ Eli Manning has a beer guy in every single NFL stadium

New York Giants QB Eli Manning has a secret beer guy in every single NFL stadium who will deliver him a pack after each game.

New York Giants veteran quarterback Eli Manning like a cold brew. He’s a beer guy, he’s always been a beer guy and after every single NFL game, he enjoys cracking one opening and sharing a few with his teammates.

It’s an unknown staple of Manning’s career — a consistent routine that’s only ever been witnessed by his teammates and remains relatively unknown to the public.

Well, until now.

Ian O’Connor of ESPN reports that Manning has someone in each stadium across the country to deliver him either a six-pack or a 12-pack on the team bus after every game regardless of the result.

Eli Manning always drank beer on the team bus. It was a Broadway Joe kind of thing to do, and a fact that might run counter to an image Manning spent absolutely no time crafting. But win, lose or draw, Manning would find someone on the road to buy him a six-pack or 12-pack that he would carry to the back of the bus, on ice, and share with some veterans as they discussed the game on the ride to the airport.

Even then, Manning’s consistency stunned his New York Giants teammates. “It was unbelievable,” said Lawrence Tynes, the kicker who won two championships with the quarterback. “He had a guy in every f—ing stadium in the league to get him that beer.”

The revelation of Manning’s remarkably effective weekly beer distribution comes just days after — for the first time in his NFL career — he was spotted out at a Hoboken bar playing flip cup and celebrating a victory with his teammates.

Rookie quarterback Daniel Jones, who took Manning’s starting job, admitted it was probably just a one-off.

“That was a one-shot deal there. It’s fun. Like I said, he’s a fun guy to be around, he’s a fun guy to hang out with, and I’ve really enjoyed being with him,” Jones told reporters on Thursday.

Manning will suit up for what will likely be the final time in Giants blue on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Whether or not he gets into the game remains to be seen, but it will be a bittersweet moment for all to have to say goodbye.

If you happen to be enjoying an ice cold beer as the final seconds tick off of Sunday’s game clock, be sure to send Eli a few cheers. Somethings tell us he’ll feel it and salute everyone back once he gets his final beer delivery after the game.

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Lawrence Tynes is right: There’s nothing exciting about these Giants

Lawrence Tynes has called the New York Giants out in a scathing way and you know what? He’s absolutely spot on.

Former New York Giants placekicker and social media star, Lawrence Tynes, was dead-on with his tweet after watching his former club get bested again on Sunday.

Tynes, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Giants and the franchise’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer behind Pete Gogolak, is saying out loud what every ex-Giant and Giant fan is thinking these days.

Tynes isn’t kidding. The Giants went 3-13 when Dave Gettleman took over in December of 2017. Since then, they’ve won just seven of their next 27 games. This is New York. The fans pay a premium to watch this team. They deserve more.

The Giants are headed for their sixth losing season in seven years with another 3-4 win season at best. They will get a top five draft pick but who knows what they’ll do with it.

General manager Dave Gettleman has been so unconventional in his personnel moves and the fans are getting restless. CEO John Mara might be getting restless, too.

Gettleman already made a misstep last month by trading his 2020 third-round pick to the Jets for defensive lineman Leonard Williams, a player who will make minimal impact. Williams will be a free agent who will demand a large payday. Gettleman would be foolish to take the bait. He’ll be out the third-round pick and a 2021 fifth-rounder as a result. What a folly.

This offseason, the Giants may look to make a coaching change, but if it’s to hire Jason Garrett, Mara may as well just sell the team. That would be just more of the same. Let the Washington Redskins hire Garrett.

Tynes is like the rest of us, wondering when this nightmare will end. I’m guessing no time soon with these turkeys calling the shots.

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Ex-Giant Lawrence Tynes has nothing but love and respect for Eli Manning

Retired New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes backs Eli Manning against the mob, says there’s nothing but love and respect for No. 10.

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Retired New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes has become an exceptionally vocal and public figure after walking away from the game in 2014 following a lengthy battle with MRSA.

Unsurprisingly, Tynes has focused much of his attention on the Giants, proving daily commentary (and comedy), which has helped some fans ease the misery of constant losing.

On Wednesday, Tynes sat down with Ed Valentine of Big Blue View and discussed a number of topics, ranging from Sterling Shepard’s health to Aldrick Rosas’ struggles. He also addressed Eli Manning and the unceremonious end to his Big Blue career.

“Itโ€™s tough because of all the things heโ€™s done for us and for the city and for the organization. I think itโ€™s more strange than it is tough. Father Time is undefeated in football, and Eli had an unbelievable run in a really tough market for the greatest football franchise in the NFL,” Tynes said.

“I think itโ€™s just strange to see him standing with a ball cap on and an earpiece and not playing, but I will give management and the coaching staff my full backing on that. It was the right thing to do. Thereโ€™s clearly kind of a drop-off.”

While Tynes acknowledged a decline in Manning’s play, he stopped short of saying the two-time Super Bowl MVP was “washed,” as the cool kids like to say these days.

“I still think he could do it if he needed to, but I just think where we were as a franchise, you draft Daniel Jones sixth overall, you’ve got to play that kid,” Tynes added. “He just wants the best player to play, who right now is Daniel Jones . . . heโ€™s the ultimate great teammate. Heโ€™s just the best.

“I have an enormous amount of respect and love for Eli Manning. Always will.”

The love and respect that Tynes expresses for Manning are a common theme among his former teammates, all of whom would go to war for him. Unfortunately, it’s in stark contrast to Manning’s current teammates, who were reportedly “demoralized” when learning Eli would return in 2019.

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Lawrence Tynes recalls helmet-swinging fight in 2000s Chiefs practice

Thursday Night Football wasn’t the only time that a former Kansas City Chiefs player saw a helmet used as a weapon.

A former player for the Kansas City Chiefs claims that the Browns-Steelers fracas on Thursday night wasn’t the first time he saw a helmet used as a weapon.

Kicker Lawrence Tynes recalled a fight in practice between defensive tackle Junior Siavii and offensive tackle John Tait, and well, he got the story half-right. There was a fight, and it did involve John Tait and a helmet used as a weapon, but it happened in 2002, not 2004. Tynes was just in his second season with the Chiefs in 2002. He spent those first two seasons as a member of Kansas City’s practice squad before playing in NFL Europe and the CFL.

The folks at the Kansas City Star looked into their archives and found the story of a fight at Chiefs training camp back when they went to River Falls, Wisconsin.

Instead of Siavii, as Tynes recalled, the fight occurred between defensive lineman Eddie Freeman and Tait. The results were actually quite a bit scarier than what occurred on the field between Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph. Tait required 17 stitches in his forehead and had a broken nose. He wasn’t allowed to play or practice because of swelling and the fear of infection, according to the Star.

โ€œFights happen, and things happen in fights,” Tait said via the Kansas City Star. “But I donโ€™t know about hitting people with a helmet. I definitely think disciplinary action should be taken. Itโ€™s not my place to say what or how much. Iโ€™d be disappointed if nothing is done.โ€

The team fined Freeman $2,500 for the incident, and everybody moved on.

The difference between this incident and the Garrett-Rudolph fight is glaring. One occurred during the course of a heated moment at training camp practice, the other in the final seconds of a nationally televised game. You can expect the NFL to get involved with fines and suspensions to be handed out swiftly in the case of the Browns-Steelers game.

The one common denominator is that an NFL helmet, weighing roughly six pounds, should never be used a weapon against another football player. Rudolph is lucky to not have suffered any significant injuries, as Tait did back in 2002.

What are the Giants doing to help DeAndre Baker?

New York Giants CB DeAndre Baker is among the worst in football and his hole is only getting deeper, so what is the team doing to help?

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New York Giants rookie cornerback DeAndre Baker is out on an island right now and not the kind of island Darrelle Revis was on, either.

Baker’s island is a deserted one. He’s more like Tom Hanks in the movie “Castaway,” left for dead with no help in sight.

The Giants’ defense is devoid of leadership at the moment as their lineup is stocked with rookies and younger players and the veterans on their team are struggling themselves, so their ability to lead has been compromised.

Baker is being asked to do things that go against the grain of his talent. When the Giants traded up to select Baker with the 30th overall selection, they were getting a quality press corner who used his stickiness and cover skills to shut down receivers.

The Giants’ defensive scheme under coordinator James Bettcher has Baker playing in zones and in soft coverage models where he’s 8-to-10 yards off the line of scrimmage instead of confronting wideouts within five yards.

If they are going to get the most out of this promising youngster, they must meet him halfway and get him some help. Former Giant great and current radio analyst Carl Banks agrees.

Baker has admitted he is having issues grasping Bettcher’s defense and it is showing in his performance. He is ranked at the very bottom of the league at his position after giving up a slew of huge plays this season.

Then, there is the surrender factor. Baker is so screwed up, he appears to give up on some plays as if he’s given up trying to figure things out, which is what Lawrence Tynes was addressing in his tweet prior to Banks’ reply.

The Giants were hoping that veteran Janoris Jenkins would assist in grooming Baker, Sam Beal, Corey Ballentine and Julian Love, but he’s been dealing with his own issues. He was rumored to be on the trading block last month, so his mind was not on developing talent here.

Will the Giants reach back and hire that “tutor” for Baker and the others that Banks suggests or just continue on to shrug their shoulders each time the defense gets torched?

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