What as soon as gave the impression to be a promising season for the New York Giants is shortly turning into one other marketing campaign to neglect. After a 34-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at residence on Sunday, Huge Blue is now 2-7 on the season.
The Giants have been already with out No. 1 extensive receiver Malik Nabers (torn ACL and meniscus) when rookie operating again Cam Skattebo suffered a ugly dislocation of his proper ankle, a fractured fibula and a ruptured deltoid ligament again on Oct. 26. Whereas talking with reporters on Monday, Giants guard Jon Runyan Jr. advised these within the locker room nonetheless hadn’t totally recovered from the Skattebo harm.
Giants really feel the Cam Skattebo harm “took the wind out of our sails”
“I sort of felt just like the vitality sucked out of us when our greatest participant went down at midfield,” Runyan defined, per Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Put up. “I felt like that sort of actually harm, actually shook numerous guys, sadly. And I really feel prefer it sort of took the wind out of our sails. However that’s how this league is: It’s brutal. You need to maintain going after witnessing one thing like that, and it’s powerful. These are the instances the place you need to come collectively as teammates and get these items fastened.”
Days after the Skattebo incident occurred at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Monetary Subject, Giants players did not conceal that they have been nonetheless devastated over the character of the harm. Skattebo’s teammates beforehand famous the “spark” and positive energy he dropped at the membership, each behind the scenes and on recreation days, notably after fellow rookie Jaxson Dart grew to become the Giants’ beginning quarterback in Week 4.
Why Jon Runyan Jr. was “embarrassed” after Giants’ newest loss
That stated, the Skattebo harm did not immediately trigger a setback for a Giants protection that surrendered 105 factors over the membership’s previous 9 quarters of motion. Many Giants followers have clearly had sufficient of this staff, as they made their tickets obtainable to 49ers supporters forward of the weekend.
“Placing out the efficiency we had as a staff, seeing the San Fran fans all packing the stadium, I felt embarrassed leaving the sector,” Runyan admitted. “And that’s probably not a sense you wish to have leaving your personal residence stadium.”
Runyan and Co. will not have to fret a couple of MetLife Stadium takeover when the Giants play on the Chicago Bears (5-3) on Sunday. As of Tuesday morning, ESPN BET had Huge Blue as a 3.5-point underdog for that contest.
