The New York Giants are 2-7 after nine weeks of the 2024 season, one in which their ownership and front office believed they would be competitive.
Instead, they sit in last place in the NFC East with little hope of winning it after getting swept by division leader Washington this past Sunday.
As the trade deadline passed on Tuesday afternoon, the Giants were neither buyers nor sellers, basically sitting silently with the exception of some minor housekeeping.
The Giants would need the seas to part in order for them to even figure into the wild card hunt. According to NFLGSIS.com, they are 16th out of 16 in the NFC.
They are tied with the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints with 2-7 records but are behind them by virtue of their 1-5 conference record.
To put things into perspective, the Saints just fired head coach Dennis Allen and the Panthers have been a tire fire for years now.
Since last qualifying for the postseason in 2017, the Panthers have averaged five wins per year. The Giants play them this week in Germany in a game that is not fit for public consumption.
The Giants are last in points per game (15.4) which is a sliver lower than they were last season (15.6) and are 26th in total offense. This after head coach Brian Daboll took over the play calling this season in hopes of turning the offense into a top unit in the NFL.
The Giants are dead last in red zone scoring percentage (40.0) which speaks volumes to their inability to score points. They have scored over 20 points only three times this season and won two of those games.
With Tuesday being the NFL trade deadline, their most marketable player — outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari — did not return a palatable enough draft pick in proposed deals, and wide receiver Darius Slayton’s trade value slipped away after suffering a concussion last Sunday.
So, what do Giant fans have to look forward to for the remainder of the season? Obviously, the draft and possibly another top-5 pick, but after that, not much.
After their game in Germany this Sunday, they will head into a much-needed bye. After that, they are up against a gauntlet of playoff contenders in Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Philadelphia.
The only respites, believe it to not, are a Thanksgiving game in Dallas against a reeling Cowboys team and a home game versus New Orleans.
The Giants have tried just about everything to stop this free fall but nothing has worked. If they win four games, they can consider themselves fortunate.
