Where Does the Giants’ Offense Go From Here With Injuries?
Column - October 15, 2021
Sunday’s 44-20 divisional loss to the Dallas Cowboys became properly known as the “Disaster in Dallas” among the New York media, who published the headline straight across the front pages of the daily papers the next morning. Their blunt description of the Giants’ afternoon wasn’t totally incorrect, however it was a disaster for reasons beyond the scoreboard.
Already having entered the week without two receivers in Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton, captain and middle linebacker Blake Martinez, and linemen Nick Gates and Shane Lemieux, the Giants most important goal, after winning the game, was to leave with no more than some healthy scratches.
The win never surfaced, and likewise their second goal of remaining free of further injury woes.
A midweek column for Talking Points Sports: The New York Giants just lost a huge divisional matchup where the impact was greater off the scoreboard and record books. The Giants saw Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley, and Kenny Golladay all leave the game with severe injuries against the Cowboys, creating grave concern for the stability of the Giants’ offense moving ahead. With so much capital invested in the injured players, where do the turn to for offensive production as they try to salvage a quickly fallen season?