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Team: New York Giants
Division: NFC East (4th, 0-6 - first sweep since 2002’s realignment).
Record: 3-14 (worst in franchise history)
Playoffs: First team eliminated during regular season.
Quick History:
Despite legendary Super Bowl wins in 2007 and 2011, the Giants have only had the barest of playoff success with one playoff win in two appearances while holding the worst record in the NFL since 2017. The NFC East has famously not had a back-to-back winner since 2004 and the Giants haven’t held a division title since 2011, the longest drought in the NFC. (Not NFCE. NFC.)
The Giants are hoping to bounce back from an abysmal showing in 2023 that featured a 40-0 Week 1 blowout loss at home, no touchdowns in the first quarter of any home game, and the emergence of Tommy Cutlets to celebrate their 100th year as a franchise.
Spoiler: They didn’t.
2024 DRAFT:
Round 1, Pick 6: WR Malik Nabers, LSU. Once the top-rated QBs and Joe Alt were off the board, the easiest pick of the draft was Nabers at 6. Considered the 1b receiver to MHJ, Nabers was expected to be our WR1 and help our ineffective offense. He missed multiple games due to concussion but led the team in yards regardless.
Round 2, Pick 47: S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota. PFF’s number 1 safety prospect, Nubin was drafted with the hope of replacing Xavier McKinney in the backfield. Nubin had a solid rookie outing before an ankle injury in Week 14 sent him to IR.
Round 3, Pick 70: CB Andru Phillip, Kentucky. Hoping to fill a very depleted position, Phillip was drafted in the hopes of finding a CB2 to work next to Tae Banks, last year’s first round pick. Phillip became a lock-down slot corner as one of PFF’s top-ranked rookies, and was ranked the #2 CB overall after Week 15.
Round 4, Pick 107: TE Theo Johnson, Penn State. With Darren Waller retiring, the Giants wanted to add some depth besides Daniel Bellinger. Theo had a number of drops, but was turning into a solid receiving option before going on IR Week 13.
Round 5, Pick 166: RB Tyrone Tracy JR, Purdue. A rare WR converted to RB, Tracy is an incredibly athletic player who was drafted to back up former Buffalo Bill Devin Singletary but took over the starting role.
Round 6, Pick 183: LB Darius Muasau, UCLA. A versatile player who has the flexibility to play in a number of roles, including special teams. Muasau’s Week 1 interception tallied the team’s lone interception through Week 12.
Malik Nabers was the highlight of the draft, but the notable lack of any QBs or offensive linemen was certainly suspect. All six draft picks were signed to the starting 53.
Key Free Agency Deals:
OL Jon Runyan Jr (S). Runyan hadn’t missed a game in four years and had PFF’s 9th best pass rush win rate in 2023 (92.4). Jon earned the starting LG spot, but would end the season IR.
OL Jermaine Eluemunor (S). Former Raider who spent many years with new Giants OL coach Carmen Bricillo. Took the starting RT spot from Evan Neal, was moved to LT once Andrew Thomas went down, but would end the season on IR.
OL Gren Van Roten (S). Another Raider, Greg earned the starting RG spot next to Jermaine, and is the back-up center. Van Roten would be the only offensive player to start all 17 games, and Van Roten played every offensive snap.
CB Adoree Jackson (S). Back on a one-year deal, Adoree was signed to be our CB2 next to Tae Banks. Adoree would miss significant time due to injury.
OL Aaron Stinnue. Former Buccaneer who started in their 2020 SB win. Played 13 games for Tampa in 2023, allowed two sacks on 442 pass blocking snaps. Aaron was the back-up RG to Van Roten.
RB Devin Singletary. A former Buffalo Bill under Daboll, Singletary was signed from the Texans to replace Saquon Barkley. Fell down the depth chart behind rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr.
RB Dante Miller. “Lil Turbo”. Signed to the practice squad.
QB Drew Lock. Noted for a 300 yard, 3TD game in his first road start, and somehow upsetting the Eagles in 2023. Started a few games late in the season and did not earn his $5M/1year contract.
TE Jack Stoll. Former Eagle with only one missed game.
TE Chris Manhertz. Played in 120 games for the Saints, Panthers, Jaguar, and Broncos. Made the 53.
DL Jordan Phillips. Former Buffalo Bill under Daboll, put up 9.5 sacks for Buffalo in 2019. Had 2.5 sacks and 5 PBU with the Bills last year before a season-ending wrist injury. Was traded to the Cowboys for a conditional 6th.
Trades:
OLB Brian Burns (S) traded from the Panthers for a 2024 second-round pick (39) and a 2025 fifth-round pick, as well as a 2024 fifth-round swap (traded 141 for 166).
Key Losses
QB Tyrod Taylor (S), signed by the Jets.
RB Matt Brieda, unsigned.
OL Ben Bredeson (S), signed by the Buccaneers and became a starter
OT Matt Peart, signed by the Broncos.
OL Justin Pugh (S), back to the couch.
G Shane Lemieux, unsigned.
WR Sterling Shepard (S) was signed to the Buccaneers’ practice squad, and later elevated.
WR Paris Campbell was signed by the Eagles.
TE Darren Waller (S) retired.
DL A’Shawn Robinson, signed by the Panthers.
OLB Jihad Ward, signed by the Vikings.
S Xavier McKinney (S), a defensive captain, was signed by the Packers and named First Team All-Pro.
Oh, and RB Saquon Barkley (S) signed with division rival Philadelphia, named First Team All-Pro and OPOY.
Preseason:
Week 1: Giants vs Lions. Giants win, 14-3.
Week 2: Giants vs Texans. Texans win, 28-10.
Week 3: Giants vs Jets. Jets win, 10-6.
Season:
Week 1: Home vs Vikings
To celebrate 100 years as a franchise, the Giants rolled out both a unique logo for the 50 and uniforms based on a long and storied history. The lukewarm reception to the uniforms was the highlight of the day to anyone not from Minnesota…or Philly, Dallas, or the DC area.
The offensive only generated two field goals, including one off a red zone turnover by the defense. Daniel Jones threw two picks, including a pick-six, and has now thrown more pick-sixes (3) than TDs (2) since signing his 4-year, $160M extension.
While the Giants were not the only team to not score a TD, they were the only team to fail to score double-digits.
Andrew Thomas put up the highest pass-block score in the NFL with a 91.4, and Dexter Lawrence had a 92.6 overall with a 50% pass win rate, eight pressures, and a sack. According to a composite of PFF, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN, the Giants had the #8 overall pass-blocking score - a huge turnaround from last year’s #32.
Giants lose, 28-6 (0-1)
Week 2: Away vs Commanders.
For the second year in a row, Graham Gano would attempt to play through an injury sustained Week 1 and have to go on IR. And for the second year in a row, the Giants had a kicker they knew was injured before the game and chose not to do anything about it. Our back-up kicker on the practice squad wasn’t elevated for the game, leaving the Giants with only 52 active players. And the lack of a kicker ended up being the deciding factor for the game.
Malik Nabers scored his first NFL TD, and Jones had his first multi-TD game since Week 2 of 2023. However it wasn’t enough, as a costly Singletary fumble and the disappearance of Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux cost the Giants a must-win game.
The Giants became the first team in NFL history to score 3+ TDs, allow none, and lose in regulation. The other occurrence, Vikings vs Rams in 1989, ended in overtime with a safety.
Giants lose, 21-18 (0-2, 0-1 in the division)
Week 3: Away vs Browns.
First play of the game was a Giants kickoff fumble that turned into 7 points as Amari Cooper finally made a catch in the endzone. As the game thread noted, “There are no Giants fans, only Giants victims”. Singletary continued his fumble streak with another fumble today.
However, Nabers would put the offense on his back with a 28 yard Moss reception, a unbelievable 360 no-scope toe-touch TD, and a leaping TD to put the Giants up 21-7 at the half. Daniel Jones was 17/19 for 178 yards, 2 TDs, and a sack at the half.
The defensive line, led by Brian Burns, showed up from the get-go. Deshaun Watson got a hands-on lesson on consent as the Giants repeatedly touched him against his wishes. 4 sacks and a forced fumble in the first half turned into seven points, and the Giants forced another 4 sacks in the second half.
Malik Nabers became the first player in NFL history with 20 receptions and 3 receiving TDs in their first 3 games.
Giants win, 21-15 (1-2)
Week 4: Home vs Cowboys. TNF.
Daniel Jones is 1-13 in primetime games coming into Thursday night. Dak Prescott has won 12 straight games against the Giants.
The Giants decided to learn all the wrong lessons from their loss against Washington, and elected to only take field goals - including one from the 3 yard line. The first half was marred by questionable calls and multiple calls, as a ten minute drive to end the first half had nearly ten penalties.
The defense held the Cowboys to two TDs and two FGs, with a rare 51 FG yard miss from Aubrey and Banks giving up on a 55 yard CeeDee Lamb TD reception.
Giants lose, 20-15 (1-3, 9th pick in the 2025 Draft.)
Week 5: Away vs Seahawks.
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