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New York Giants news for Tuesday
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Frustration spilled out on the Giants’ sideline Monday night, with star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence screaming at some of the Giants’ defensive backs after a Steelers second-quarter offensive drive.
After the game, Lawrence said he was urging his teammates that “we’ve got to play harder.” He said Deonte Banks “could have competed better on that TD pass (to Pickens that didn’t count). That was the only play I saw with my own eyes” that he had a problem with
Lawrence is very frustrated because “we’re a good team and we keep beating ourselves every week”
Schoen resisted a full housecleaning last year despite the team’s 2-6 record at the trade deadline. He held on to running back Saquon Barkley and safety Xavier McKinney, and both players left in free agency.
Schoen was conscious that trading two of the team’s best players would send a message to the locker room that the season was over. This season, he doesn’t have such considerations because none of the team’s top players are realistic trade options.
Instead, Schoen should consider his intention to sign impending free agents like wide receiver Darius Slayton and outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari. Schoen also must have a handle on those players’ interest in returning to the Giants once they hit the market after the season. If Schoen doesn’t plan to pay the market rate for Slayton or Ojulari, or if he believes they’ll covet a fresh start from the highest bidder in free agency, he shouldn’t hesitate to make a deal to add draft assets.
10. NEW YORK GIANTS: QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU. The Daniel Jones experience is nearing an end in New York. Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen, assuming no firings, will get their chance to pick the next guy. That could be gunslinger Garrett Nussmeier, who — as we saw in his rollercoaster of a game versus Texas A&M — can deliver big-time NFL throws but also puts the ball in harm’s way too much. Nussmeier has talent but needs to grow as a decision-maker. And that’s understandable, with this being his...
