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“We have to be urgent. If we let this linger like we did last year, we’ll be 3-14 again. I’ll be damn sure I’m not going to accept that,” Giants right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor said about the blowout loss.
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.
“You’ve got to put [Dart] in because Russell Wilson can’t play anymore, and I don’t know what the hell you’re doing with him,” Ryan said. “There’s never an easy time. Everybody has good players. What are you afraid of? Is it gonna be worse? Hell no. Put him out there, let him go, let him ride, and let’s see. Look, if all of a sudden this guy becomes a real player, which we all assume he will. I think the kid’s got talent. He looked really good — he outplayed Russell Wilson head and shoulders in the preseason. Put him in there. What are you doing? You’re gonna play a guy that can’t do it anymore? Stop.”
Wilson will not simply pass the torch to Dart; the rookie will have to take it. Despite the outcry from fans who want Dart, despite criticism over that past three or four seasons, Wilson said he has allowed himself to cherish the moments.
“You realize that the years add up, and the yards add up, the touchdowns add up, and the wins add up” he said. “It’s just embracing every moment. I’ve been fortunate to...
