It was a game that was there for the taking. The NY Giants did almost exactly what was needed to take down the Dallas Cowboys in their Thursday Night Football clash. Instead, a 20-15 loss was posted and the G-Men are now 1-3 on the season. Rough.
One of the main takeaways from the action was Daniel Jones struggling in throwing the ball downfield. Yes, we can talk about that all day. However, it doesn't take away from the fact that Jones' wideouts let him down in the second half with some brutal drops. Wan'Dale Robinson, Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton were all guilty parties.
Shortly after the loss, head man Brian Daboll stepped up to the podium and he didn't waste time in saying he was proud of Jones for how he played. At the same time, you could tell he was quite frustrated with the late drops from the Big Blue receivers:
Daboll clearly upset with the drops from the WRs https://t.co/S2QoANJkhP
— GMEN HQ (@GMENHQ) September 27, 2024
The NY Giants receivers let Daniel Jones down in the loss to Dallas
"He's thrown the ball where he needs to throw the ball."
That's a telling statement from Daboll and you know what, it's hard to argue with him. Late in the fourth quarter, Jones put a ball where only Robinson could come down with it. On the next play, a 4th-and-6, Jones also put the ball on the money to Nabers, but he couldn't reel it in. To make matters worse, Nabers suffered a concussion on that drop.
Then there's Slayton. He has led the Giants in receiving in four of the last five seasons, but throughout his career, drops have been an issue. He had another frustrating one that put an end to a Giants drive. He dove for the ball and it hit him in the hands, but Slayton simply couldn't get the job done - that mistake led to another Greg Joseph field goal.
When you're playing a team as good as the Cowboys, these errors from the WRs can't happen. Was Jones frustrating to watch at times with some of his misses? Sure, but overall he played a clean game. As Daboll noted, he put the ball where it needed to be. His speedsters were the ones to fail him.