The New York Giants continue to design ways to reach new lows for the 2024 season. After a week in which the organization underwent a radical change by benching and then releasing then-starting quarterback Daniel Jones, the team responded laying an egg Sunday in a 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
This loss drops the Giants to 0-6 at MetLife Stadium and 2-9 on the season. Now, some of the team’s most notable stars are publicly criticizing the rest of the squad.
Defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, who earlier this week He publicly expressed his confusion about Jones’ benchHe told reporters after the match that he is “extremely” angry with this latest result.
“We played soft and we got beat up today,” Lawrence said, via The Athletic.
The Buccaneers averaged 7.3 yards per play in the victory along with 450 yards of total offense, while all four of the team’s touchdowns came on the ground. Meanwhile, New York’s offense managed just 245 yards that day, and the only touchdown came in garbage time in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter.
In his first start since the team released Daniel Jones, Tommy DeVito completed 21 of his 31 passes for 189 yards and added 32 yards rushing while being sacked four times.
Giants rookie catcher Malik Nabers called the Giants “soft as shit” and complained about the plays.
“First, second quarter, I don’t get the ball,” Nabers said, via SNY. “Start getting targets at the end. I mean, I can’t do anything. Start getting the ball when it’s 30-0. What do you want me to do?”
“It’s not the quarterback,” Nabers said of the team’s overall problems. “It was the same result when we had [Daniel Jones] at the quarterback. Take a look. He’s not the quarterback. …I don’t know what it is. “I know I’m tired of losing.”
Starting offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor added that he doesn’t think the players are giving it their all on the field.
“Personally I don’t think everyone is giving 100%,” Eluemunor said via ESPN.
These comments illustrate what appears to be a growing toxicity in the locker room, which has the potential to sink the season even further. That lack of buy-in also puts those in charge of the roster at serious risk of keeping their jobs, including head coach Brian Daboll, even if the owners previously expressed trust in this current regime.
