The New York Giants fell to 2-6 on the season after a 26-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday evening. It was one other winnable sport that acquired away from them.
Veterans comparable to Dexter Lawrence, Brian Burns, and Greg Van Roten pushed the youthful gamers throughout and after the sport to step up their efforts. Both their phrases fell on deaf ears or this workforce merely isn’t able to win in its present kind.
The latter is probably going the reply. The Giants made the identical errors they’ve been making for years, taking part in simply properly sufficient to fall quick.
“The workforce must develop up,” stated Burns, a former Professional Bowl edge rusher who the Giants traded for this previous offseason, through NJ Advance Media.
Burns chalked up the state of affairs to “frustration.”
“To me, it doesn’t come right down to effort,” Burns stated of what he felt the workforce wants. “I really feel like guys play laborious. I believe it simply comes right down to particulars and being tremendous detailed in your job… Issues not going your method and momentum switches could cause individuals to lack on their particulars.”
Lawrence additionally confirmed his frustration after the sport.
The sport was tied at halftime at 9-9 and was inside attain had the Giants had their enterprise higher buttoned up.
“I’m a passionate dude, and I put rather a lot into this sport,” Lawrence stated. “I count on rather a lot to return again — and for my teammates additionally to provide rather a lot to the sport. I believe I’m just a little pissed off as a result of we’re a very good workforce and we maintain beating ourselves each week.
“We are able to’t have that — and I addressed it. We’ve simply acquired to be mentally locked in on each play — not simply performs right here and there. That’s the place my frustration comes. On sport days, we’ve acquired to point out up.”
The time to point out up might have come and gone for the Giants this season. There are 9 video games remaining they usually might have to win all of them to even take into consideration qualifying for the postseason.
However the postseason might have by no means been an affordable expectation for this workforce from the beginning. They don’t do many issues properly and something that has gone properly hasn’t lasted very lengthy.
