saw that one coming

 

    The Giants once again got embarrassed due to an lackluster offensive performance by DJ and company. And because of that I am once again reluctant to write about this game because of how painful they have become to watch. With that said I'll do my best to get make this one quick and painless. 

    After yet again failing to score on the opening possession of the game the Giants gave the ball right to the Dolphins who took it down the field with ease. Miami's explosive offense ran it right down the Giants throats and scored almost immediately. New York was then forced to punt again the following drive, and the Dolphins rookie running back De'Von Achane took the third play of the next drive 76 yards to the house. 

    Despite a 102-yard pick six from Jason Pinnock before the half (which was the Giants only touchdown of the day) the Giants simply had no answer for the Dolphins. The only significant thing to happen for the Giants in the second half was the injury to Daniel Jones who left the game late in the third with a neck injury and did not return, With Tyrod Taylor under center the G-Men's offense was still just as stale and didn't score without #8. The game ended 31-16 Miami. 

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    The biggest question to come from this game is how long will Daniel Jones be out. Although that is still unclear, for reference he also injured his neck in 2021 and that caused him to miss 6 games. During post game press conferences on Sunday he said he was "sore" but he felt "fine". He will undergo an MRI on Monday morning which should give us more information on the severity of his injury, but considering we've seen this injury shut him down for a season already, it's plausible that Big Blue could be without their quarterback for sometime. 

    On the positive side, the Giants defense finally was able to create turnovers and did it multiple times on Sunday. They had their first two interceptions from the year, one from Okereke and one from Pinnock, and Kayvon Thibodeaux was also able to recover a fumble. Those three made most of the plays for New York's defense throughout the afternoon combining for 16 tackles.

    Thibodeaux has seemed much more comfortable the last few weeks and is finally getting consistent pressure off the edge. He has been one of the lone bright spots and is beginning to look worth the 5th overall selection. 

    In other news, the G-Men could be getting both Saquon Barkley and Andrew Thomas back within the next week or two. A classic two steps forward one step back situation if the loss of Jones is extensive. And although the schedule does lighten up after the Bills game next week, the Giants already stagnant offense is going to need their 40 million dollar man to stand a chance moving forward. And as a warning, next week's blog could be a lengthy rant because I'll be making the drive to Buffalo this weekend to watch what could a VERY long game. Pray for me.