Giants’ Promising Start Fades Under Cowboy Pressure

“I think where we are right now, we’re going to compete as hard as we can in 2022 with what we have and continue to turn over the back end of the roster,” Schoen said in an interview at the Giants facility in late August. “But you come out of it next year maybe in good financial health and a second draft and really start to really build the foundation. We’re going to try to build it the right way.”

The new leadership has been bold in its strategy, and has not apologized for its methods. Golladay, the receiver acquired in free agency by the Giants’ former leadership last season, has played sparingly, as has the 2021 first-round pick Kadarius Toney.

“I think something we want to create is as competitive of a team as we can,” Daboll said last week in a news conference. “Regardless of where you’re drafted, how you got here, how much money you make, we believe in everybody goes out there and competes, and we play the guys that earn the right to play that week.”

The rookie offensive tackle Evan Neal struggled on Monday night, allowing three sacks against the veteran defensive tackle DeMarcus Lawrence. Kayvon Thibodeaux, the rookie edge rusher who played in his first game for the Giants since injuring his knee in a preseason game, registered one tackle.

The Cowboys, contrastingly, won while overcoming key injuries and mistakes. The backup quarterback, Rush, playing while Dallas’s star quarterback, Dak Prescott, recovers from thumb surgery, threw for 215 yards and a touchdown, while the running backs Elliott and Tony Pollard combined for 178 rushing yards. Lamb caught eight passes for 87 yards and a score.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/sports/football/giants-cowboys-score.html