Big Blue View
It’s the morning after yet another woeful opening week for the New York Giants.
The good vibes that accompanied a dominant preseason disappeared in a puff of smoke as the Giants’ offense once again looked utterly inept on their way to a 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders. The news of the day is all about digesting the loss as the team tries to turn the page to the Dallas Cowboys.
“It’s a new season, but it does hurt,” Daboll said. “You got a good camp, felt good about coming into this game against a really good football team, and it does hurt. We got to pick up, move on, learn from it and obviously not good enough.”
It’s a mistake to overreact to Week 1 results in the notoriously fickle NFL, but it’s hard not to feel like Sunday was more of a continuation of last season than a fresh start.
LANDOVER, Md. — Kayvon Thibodeaux and Abdul Carter shared a sack, and the latter even blocked a punt later in the game.
In many ways, the New York pass rush was as advertised in the season opener against Washington. It just didn’t matter because of another anemic offensive showing.
LANDOVER, Md. – When the first game of a new season looks too familiar to the way last season ended, the New York Giants have a lot for which they need answers.
If you just turn on the tape of Sunday’s 21-6 Week 1 loss to the Commanders, other than the new faces and the change in venues, an untrained eye might not be able to tell the difference between this year and the previous two games that opened the season.
Washington’s defense smothered Russell Wilson and the New York Giants offense, and Jayden Daniels was efficient, if unspectacular, in throwing for 233 yards and a touchdown as the Commanders began their season with a 21-6 victory at home on Sunday.
Giants coach Brian Daboll doesn’t want to be pressured into starting Dart, his first-round rookie quarterback, before he’s ready. Daboll doesn’t want Dart to feel that pressure, either. But when...
