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New York Giants news for Monday
Good morning, New York Giants fans!
When the doors to an NFL locker room open to the media after a loss as bad as the beatdown the Giants suffered on Sunday afternoon, those of us carrying the cameras and the notepads never know exactly what we’re going to encounter.
Maybe it’ll be anger. Maybe it’ll be apathy. Maybe it’ll be a bunch of empty stalls, a sign that the players have given up on accountability altogether. After three decades of walking into these uncomfortable situations, I’ve learned to never be surprised.
As the waning moments of Sunday's 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers played out on the field, Mara walked quietly into the press box elevator and descended to the basement of MetLife Stadium. The doors opened and Mara, the Giants' co-owner and team president, stepped out and began the long walk through the hallway on his way to the locker room. The hustle and bustle of an NFL game, regardless of the scoreboard, was enough to cause distractions if he allowed for that, just not in this case.
A group of reporters waiting near the security checkpoint at the MetLife loading dock and Mara slowed just enough to extend a "Happy Thanksgiving" greeting, and that was that.
The head coach said the situation with Jones didn’t have any impact on the team and was “no excuse” for the team’s poor showing. But does Daboll regret benching the starter? “No, we’re moved on here,” he said.
When asked again if moving on from Jones – who many on the team believed was the best QB on the team – could impact the locker room, he reiterated they had moved past that and, “We just gotta do a better job, play better all around.”
