Team records will still consist of "Wins" and "Losses", however playoff teams will now be determined by how many losses a team has, as opposed to wins. -
That's obviously not true, but if it were, the Giants would finally be the best team in the NFL, because so far this season, they're the best at losing.
After handing Dallas the first game, New York decided it best to do the same with the Falcons. I'm all for being a gracious host, but gimme a damn break. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Giants are the first team in history to lose their first 2 games of the season while being ahead by 10 or more points in the 4th quarter.
That's a problem, people. Some might say it's not a big deal. "They could just as easily be 2-0 instead of 0-2". But you know what? They are 0-2. And I'll be the first to admit, they're not good enough to give away games. It was bad enough after the Cowboy's game, but blowing it again against Atlanta just might bury them.
Ok, maybe that's a bit dramatic considering we're only 2 games into the season, but I'm serious when I say this team is not built to overcome losses like that. Yes, their offense finally clicked a bit, but that was only for 2 quarters. Where was it in the first, and more importantly the fourth? It was nowhere to be found. And when are these freakin' injuries going to stop?! I don't know the extent of Ereck Flowers' ankle injury, but it was bad enough that he couldn't return to the game. On top of that, Dominic Rodgers-Cromartie left with a concussion. I'll tell you right now, if Flowers is out for any extended period of time, you can kiss what little bit of a running game they have goodbye. Not only are the Giants not built to overcome crappy losses, they're also not built to overcome big injuries.
That leads me to my next point: when is enough enough with Jerry Reese? As I always say, I'm not big on calling for a person's job, but Reese has been putting together mediocre teams since he's taken over. That first Super Bowl team? You can thank Ernie Accorsi for that. Since Reese took the reigns from Accorsi in 2008, the Giants have made the playoffs only twice (which includes that 12-4 team from the year after Accorsi left), and are currently working on a third straight losing season. That's really bad. How much more of this do Giants fans need to take? Please move on from Jerry Reese and bring someone in that can build a consistent winner.
Something that I'm fairly certain will happen (unless the team makes a miraculous turn-around), is the firing of Tom Coughlin. He's currently under contract through 2016, but if New York misses out on the playoffs again, there's no way he's coming back next season. And as much as I love Tom (which is quite a lot), I'd be ok with it. This team needs a change. I've been clamoring for it for a couple of years now. Not so much Tom, but definitely Reese. Will another losing season finally be enough to get it? We'll see, because I don't envision a lot of wins for this team. Speaking of wins, let's look at their schedule, shall we? I'm going to play a little game of "guess the wins and losses" for the rest of the games on the Giants schedule. Brace yourself.
Quick math tells me that I'm predicting the Giants to finish 5-11. Ouch. They'll find a couple of wins in the NFC South, but get swept by the AFC East. I'm sure you've also noticed that I have them losing to Dallas on October 25th. That's because they should beat the Cowboys with Brandon Weeden leading the way, but won't, because, well, that's how New York rolls. Though this year could be filled with a lot more "lose the games you should--and lose the games you shouldn't".
There's a lot of season left, but as you can tell, I'm not very optimistic.
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