3 NY Giants players who blew it in the loss to the Seahawks

After winning four games in a row, the NY Giants finally had their winning streak snapped at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks. The 27-13 loss is not the end of the world, however, it was extremely avoidable and the way in which the Giants lost was frankly embarrassing.

The Seahawks were not a team to take lightly, we all know this, but for the Giants to play this poorly in a very winnable game is disheartening.

There were far too many mistakes and just flat out poor play from members of the team who needed to step up this week, especially on the defensive side of the ball. With that being said, here are three NY Giants players who blew it in this week’s loss to the Seahawks.

3. DB Adoree’ Jackson

It’s really hard to put Adoree’ Jackson on this list, as he started the game so strong. His forced fumble to set up the Saquon Barkley touchdown run was a thing of beauty. However, as the day went on, his level of play dropped significantly.

Jackson ended the contest with five combined tackles, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble. Despite this, his ability in coverage down the stretch really cost the Giants. For example, not only did Jackson get beat badly by Tyler Lockett on his TD catch, but even on the one Lockett dropped, Jackson got toasted again – he just got lucky the ball fell to the turf.

We won’t be too critical of Jackson, as he has played very well this season, but his showing late really hurt to watch. It was clear the NY secondary would struggle this game once we found out that both Lockett and DK Metcalf were surprisingly playing, however, we really didn’t think it would be this bad.

Entering Week 10’s game against a very poor Texans team, this secondary must perform better if NY wants to try and get back to its winning ways.

2. LB Tae Crowder

It seems as if Wink Martindale has begun to realize how inconsistent Tae Crowder really is, as during this game, Crowder was on the field a considerable amount less than in previous weeks. Despite this, he still found a way to stink it up during limited snaps.

The worst play for Crowder came on Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker’s dagger TD run. Not only did Crowder play the ball way too aggressively, but he also completely blew any angle he could have possibly had and missed the tackle.

Outside of the Giants Week 4 matchup against the Bears, Crowder has been abysmal, lacking any ability in both coverage and run defense. It is really painful to watch him play at times, as he truly looks lost almost every snap he’s on the field.

It is hard to expect much out of a former Mr. Irrelevant, but it’s to the point where the Giants need to just stop playing him. With the trade deadline coming up this Tuesday, we really hope Joe Schoen looks to find a new linebacker to replace Crowder, as he’s a liability on D.

1. WR/KR Richie James

There are absolutely zero excuses for why Richie James played this poorly, and in all honesty, there are zero reasons for James to remain on this team outside of the Giants lack of depth at receiver.

This was one of the worst games we have seen from a punt returner in a very long time. James singlehandedly took away two offensive possessions from the NY Giants, including a potential game-tying drive late in the fourth quarter.

If there is one good thing we could ever say about former head coach Joe Judge, it’s that he knew what he was doing on special teams. However, this season, that area has been quite awful for the Giants, as both the returners and blockers have been terrible.

We hope that special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey has a plan to replace James, as he now has three fumbles on the season, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Of all the ways for the NY Giants to lose this game, this was possibly the most painful one. There is no reason for these turnovers to happen, and considering Brian Daboll’s no nonsense mentality, this could be one of the last times we see James touch the field this season. Fans are furious with James for his two fumbles and understandably so.

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