The first eight games of the 2022 season have been a dream in New York. After a decade of incompetent New York Giants football, the G-Men have started 6-2, and won back to back games in Week 5 and Week 6 against the last two NFL MVPs.
It has been an overwhelmingly positive start to the 2022 season for Big Blue. Daniel Jones has taken a significant step forward, Saquon Barkley looks like the NFL’s best running back and Andrew Thomas looks like the NFL’s best offensive lineman. Brian Daboll is looking like the NFL Coach of the Year, while his coordinators Wink Martindale and Mike Kafka, have been outstanding. We can’t forget about Joe Schoen, the guy who put the whole show together.
Schoen has completely changed the trajectory of the Giants franchise for the better. While the first half has been overwhelmingly positive, many Giants flaws have been exposed, and if they want to go on a Cinderella run in the postseason, they will need to get them fixed. Here are four negatives for the NY Giants to overcome following the bye week.
4. Brutal wide receiver play
The Giants have arguably the worst group of wide receivers in the NFL right now and it is not particularly close. Jones, Barkley, and recently injured rookie tight end Daniel Bellinger have covered up some of the deficiencies of the Giants wide receiver room, but it is something the Giants must fix if they want to compete with the elite teams in the NFL.
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The Giants current wide receiver room is led by Darius Slayton who has just 232 yards, followed by Richie James at 191 yards, Wan’Dale Robinson at 107 yards, David Sills at 106 yards, Marcus Johnson at 63 yards and Kenny Golladay at 22 yards. Brutal.
Golladay will return from injury after the bye week, and despite his shaky Giants tenure, he instantly becomes the most important wide receiver Big Blue has. Golladay is by far the most experienced and talented wide receiver left in that position group and with a lack of other weapons, the big-bodied wide receiver will get fed opportunities.
Slayton has found his 2019 and 2020 form the last month, and Robinson has been a solid contributor in limited action. The success of Golladay, Slayton and Robinson will determine how far Big Blue can go in 2022.