Stop me if you've heard this before: the New York Giants have an electric, young receiver being held back by inconsistent quarterback play and unpredictable offensive production at every other position. That's where the G-Men are currently at with 21-year-old Malik Nabers.
Even though Nabers' rookie season stats would suggest otherwise, his 2024 season could have been even better. 109 receptions, 1,204 receiving yards, and seven receiving touchdowns is nothing to scoff at, but having a carousel of Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, and Tommy DeVito throwing him the football most likely left a lot of meat on the bone. And we aren't the only ones who see it.
The only thing more familiar than this setup is the quarterback dynamic feeding into it. A fading veteran. A rookie waiting in the wings. No clear answers. Cue the theme music.
In Cody Benjamin's recent article for CBS Sports, he analyzed each team's best and worst-case scenarios for the 2025 season. He put Nabers firmly in the spotlight for Big Blue, writing: "Wilson is solid enough to keep Dart off the field but sluggish enough to pull New York out of good 2026 draft position, and young building blocks like Malik Nabers grow disenchanted in the drama of it all."
Remind you of anyone Giants fans?
Giants' 2025 worst-case scenario has Odell Beckham Jr. rerun written all over it
Much like a bad sitcom rerun, this would be an absolute nightmare for New York. They've seen how this played out before with Odell Beckham Jr. However, instead of sitting through 30 minutes of poorly-placed laugh tracks, the consequences here are a bit more dire.
Nabers has already caught heat for his public displeasure of not getting enough touches. He spoke outwardly about it on Carmelo Anthony's podcast, essentially warning his next quarterback, if he's open, throw him the football or else. Yes, it's a bit over the top, but can you blame him? He was solely responsible for the Giants being remotely watchable last year. If it weren't for Nabers, the offense might have averaged around 12 points per game with zero electric plays.
OBJ's situation in New York looked similar — at least from the outside. In a recent tell-all, Beckham Jr. admitted he never wanted to leave New York, even though, at the time, the reports were he was doing irrefutable locker-room damage, and wanting out.
That’s the picture Benjamin paints — Nabers growing so exhausted by the same old dysfunction that he eventually checks out on the franchise. And while that’s not exactly far-fetched, it still feels like a reach for worst-case territory. There are far more catastrophic outcomes. Like Dexter Lawrence demanding a trade. Or Daniel Jones going full Saquon Barkley and taking the Indianapolis Colts on a Super Bowl run. Or, worse yet, Joe Schoen flipping Abdul Carter for a desperate win-now swing that detonates on impact.
There are plenty of worse-case scenarios than Nabers being fed up with the offense.
But the scenario Benjamin outlines doesn’t hinge on total collapse — it hinges on stagnation. It’s about the Giants getting stuck in the same loop they’ve been trying to escape for years. A star wideout grows restless, the quarterback play stays meh, and the front office spins its wheels trying to fix it while the clock ticks on a rookie contract.
That’s what makes this scenario hit differently. It’s not some new low — it’s the same one, airing again in prime time with a new cast and the same tired script. Giants fans don’t want another rerun. They want the reboot.