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The Giants have lost three straight games, with Dart providing the sole source of excitement. It’s depressing to even imagine Russell Wilson trudging back into the huddle if Dart gets hurt. Remember, that even the bad seasons with Daniel Jones didn’t go fully off the rails until his backups took over.
So Daboll should start to practice an ounce of discretion with the one player who could save his job. And Dart would benefit from a touch of self-preservation by sliding or getting out of bounds when possible.
OLB Brian Burns vs. LT Theo Benedet – Burns enters Week 10 with a league-high 11 sacks on the season, with at least one sack in eight of nine games and multiple sacks in three. This week he will be matched up against Benedet, who has allowed just one sack but 15 total pressures since being inserted into the starting lineup in Week 4. Benedet allowed five pressures against the Bengals last week and was called for two penalties. Bears QB Caleb Williams has an average time to throw of 3.24 seconds this season, the longest average by a qualified QB in a season over the past decade.
Abdul Carter isn’t making enough of an impact right now, just like almost every other player on the Giants. The NFL Draft‘s No. 3 overall pick was the first one to say it this week when asked specifically about how he has defended the run.
“I gotta do better,” said Carter. “It’s about being more physical, more violent, being in the right gap. I just gotta do better.”
The Giants haven’t been able to stop the run this season — really, for the past four seasons. They’re allowing an NFL-worst 5.5 yards per carry and have allowed over 30 points in three straight games. It’s not going to get any easier against the Bears’ second-ranked rushing offense. Where are the answers for the defense? “We’re working, putting our head down, and hopefully we can get some better results here...
