The New York Giants ended Sunday’s 35-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium with just one healthy quarterback.
That was Tim Boyle, the journeyman backup the team added to the practice squad less than a week before. He was inserted into the game right before halftime after starter Tommy DeVito left with what would later be classified as a concussion.
Boyle began the game as the primary backup, while Drew Lock, who had started the Giants’ two previous games, was inactive due to heel and elbow issues.
On Monday, Giants head coach Brian Daboll was unsure who would start this Sunday when the Giants face off against the Falcons in Atlanta.
Daboll said that before the team would continue forward with Boyle as the starter, he would have to check the condition of the other two quarterbacks.
“It t depends on how these other guys are health-wise,” he said.
DeVito is in concussion protocol and Lock won’t be evaluated again until Wednesday.
“We’ll see where he’s at,” Daboll said of DeVito. “Again, it’s only a day away from where Drew was, so we’ll see how Drew is. We could potentially do that, but we’ll see where these guys are at each day, and Wednesday hopefully they’ll be ready to go.”
Boyle came in after the game was decided but did move the offense, something DeVito had not done while he was in the game.
“I thought he made some nice throws,” Daboll said of Boyle. “He was decisive with the football. He was ready to go. He was prepared. He’s worked extremely hard since he’s been here. He made the most of his opportunity, the chance he got to be in there.”
But Boyle is not the answer going forward. We know that. Neither are DeVito and Lock.
The Giants are simply trying to make it to the finish line; that’s the goal.
