The magnitude of alarming post-game comments from receiver Malik Nabers, nose tackle Dexter Lawrence and offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor had just come into focus Sunday evening when Saquon Barkley — in a primetime slot with the two-loss Eagles instead of a booing NoLife Stadium with the nine-loss Giants — only exacerbated the dire state of the franchise.
A week that began with Big Blue benching Daniel Jones, dropping him to fourth on the depth chart, naming Tommy DeVito the starting quarterback and then granting Jones’ request for a release ended with the same dull rationalizations from head coach Brian Daboll — they had a good week of practice, they didn’t execute, other predictable lines that fill most of his press conferences — after a 30-7 embarrassment Sunday.
And an eight-month stretch that began with the Giants’ highly scrutinized decision to let Barkley walk in free agency and sign with their NFC East rival might have hit the lowest of lows that same day with Barkley erupting for a career-high 302 total yards during the Eagles’ win over the Rams.
While the Giants certainly miss Barkley’s production, even his career year (an NFL-leading and career-high 1,392 rushing yards) probably wouldn’t have been enough to cure the issues plaguing Big Blue.
