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Nov 22 The modus operandi that overtook the college game and spilled over into the NFL did not exist in the world the Giants occupied on offense. The increasing thirst for quarterback mobility left the Giants parched, of their own volition. The zone-read trend did not infiltrate their thinking as long as Eli Manning was under center or back in the shotgun. The Giants are in it now, though. Daniel Jones took off and ran a career-high nine times as the Giants beat the Eagles, 27-17. He ran for 64 yards and led the team in rushing for the sixth time in 10 games. For the sixth time this season, he had the longest run (a 34-yard touchdown) of the game for his team.

Former Giants
Deandre Baker came out and said he wanted to return to New York. Why would the Giants be willing to let him walk so easily when he was exonerated?

Nov 21 Tension between Giants coach Joe Judge and fired offensive line coach Marc Colombo began over strategy and boiled over more than once before the ugly separation earlier this week. The breaking point came during a typical weekly meeting where Colombo, offensive coordinator Jason Garrett and Judge were supposed to review film.
Judge informed Colombo of the plan to add Dave DeGuglielmo to the offensive staff as a consultant, and a cursing-filled verbal confrontation ensued. Colombo and Judge had been at odds behind the scenes for weeks over the decision to rotate offensive linemen and other forms of perceived micromanaging, sources said.

Nov 20 The New York Giants are Joe Judge's team, entirely. That's all anyone needs to know as the rebuilding Giants head into their bye week after 10 games. Forget a 3-7 record. Don't bother mentioning they are riding a two-game winning streak and somehow have a chance to win the pitiful NFC East. This is a tough, hard-working team that is invested in their 38-year-old rookie coach's demand to focus on the little things, improve every week, and put the team first.

Nov 19 Special Report - Some call it shocking, others say stunning. At best, for those who even know a little bit about Joe Judge, it was surprising. The Giants announced Wednesday that their head coach had fired offensive line coach Marc Columbo after a reportedly heated discussion concerning first-round draft pick offensive tackle Andrew Thomas, and that Judge told Columbo he was going to make a change.
No, not a firing. He said he wanted to bring in another well-known offensive line coach, Dave DeGuglielmo, to work "with" Columbo as a sort of adviser. Columbo responded immediately, rejecting the idea. So Judge said what you might have expected him to say in the face of staff dissension: "You're fired." And instead of an adviser, DeGuglielmo became the new offensive line coach - immediately.

Nov 18 Kicker Graham Gano became the second Giants player to go on the Reserve/Covid-19 list in the last three weeks. Guard Will Hernandez was placed on the list on Oct. 29. He was activated on Nov. 10 and played in the Giants' 27-17 victory against Philadelphia on Sunday. The Giants signed kicker/punter Ryan Santoso from their practice squad, which he joined on Sept. 6.

Former Giants
DeAndre Baker, in line for a Super Bowl ring in a few months? It could be happening. The former Giants cornerback will meet Wednesday morning with the Chiefs Kansas City is expected to sign Baker to their practice squad in the next few days unless something unforeseen happens.

Nov 17 We are starting to see what the winning formula is for the 2020 New York Giants: "Do not beat yourself". The Giants have not turned the ball over for two straight weeks, and it should surprise no one that they won both of those games.

Giants fans woke up Monday morning feeling like the best 3-7 football team... ever. After eight straight games and four years of losing to the Eagles, the streak is over. It's a new dawn, a new day, a new life for the New York Football Giants.

Game 10 Preview - Giants (2-7) Philadelphia (3-4-1)
The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off a bye week. The last game they played was a 23-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
The Giants got their second win of the season on Sunday. They traveled and defeated the Washington Football Team 23-20.

Nov 14 Will Hernandez is a go, Devonta Freeman is a no and Golden Tate and Isaac Yiadom are maybes for the Giants' home game Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Hernandez did not miss a snap in any of his first 39 career games, but that is likely to change against the Eagles. The Giants have recently rotated tackles Cam Fleming and rookies Andrew Thomas and Matt Peart.

Nov 13 Giants rookie left tackle Andrew Thomas has improved dramatically over the past two weeks, but that hasn't come without making a major change. According to Pro Football Focus, has had his two highest-graded performances in back-to-back weeks against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Football Team.

Nov 12 When it comes to Daniel Jones and the New York Giants, too often throughout the first eight games of the season mistakes by the second-year quarterback cost the Giants opportunities to win games on several occasions. So, after the Giants defeated Washington on Sunday with Jones playing his first turnover-free game of the season, averaging his highest yards gained per passing attempt (6.24) of the season and making several good decisions to throw the ball away, dump it short or take a sack to avoid a bad play the reaction has been, in my view, incomprehensible.

Nov 11 The last time Golden Tate was on the field with the Giants, he was shouting "Throw me the damn ball!' Tyke Tolbert, the wide receivers coach, said. "Show me one receiver that don't want the ball, then you show me the first one... Because that'll be the first one I've seen. But with Golden, the fact that you keep preaching to him about the team, the team, the team. I have a phrase I always use with those guys - if you think you're getting open and you don't get the ball, just keep getting open, we'll find you."

NFL News
NFL owners vote to expand playoffs to 16 teams if COVID-19 forces postponement of games. The owners already had voted in May to expand the playoffs from 12 to 14 teams.

Game 9 Preview - Giants (1-7) Washington (2-5)
Washington was on a bye last week. In the game before that, they played the Dallas Cowboys and came away with an impressive 25-3 win.
On Monday, the Giants had a chance to take down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They were ahead 14-9 in the third quarter, but couldn't hold on and took a 25-23 loss.

Nov 7 Special Report - It's difficult to attach any real significance to a game played by a team with a 1-7 record against a team with a record of 0-8, which will take place Sunday when the Giants travel to Washington to play the No-Names.
But not for head coach Joe Judge, to whom every day is a new one, to whom every game is a critical one and to whom no detail will ever be left unattended. Thursday, when he virtually addressed the media, that mind-set came up big. "I need to improve, every coach on the staff needs to improve, every player needs to improve. That's our job."

Nov 6 Giants claim speedy WR Dante Pettis off waivers from 49ers. Could this spell the end for Golden Tate? Just as the Giants told one wide receiver to stay home, they brought another one into the fold.

Nov 5 Giants trainers helped save the life of Logan Ryan's wife. The Ryans - college sweethearts who met at Rutgers, where he played football and she played softball - have two children. They relocated to their native New Jersey after Logan signed in August with the Giants and reunited with coach Joe Judge. Ryan played for the Patriots from 2013-16, when Judge was an assistant coach.

Giants tell Golden Tate to stay home after on-field outbursts. The 32-year-old receiver was told to stay home from Giants practice Wednesday as discipline for bringing to life the title page from Keyshawn Johnson's book via his outbursts during Monday's loss to the Buccaneers. Tate, who has at least one reception in 122 straight games dating to Oct. 28, 2012, was not targeted by quarterback Daniel Jones during the first three quarters Monday. After he made his first catch early in the fourth, Tate looked to the Giants sideline and said, "Throw me the damn ball!"

Nov 4 Joe Judge takes no solace in almost winning and has no illusions about what it will take for the Giants to begin earning victories. For the fourth week in a row and the sixth time this season, the Giants last night played in a one-score game. They lost at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 25-23 It was the fourth consecutive Giants' game and third straight loss decided by three points or less.

Game 8 Preview - Giants (1-6) Tampa Bay (5-2)
Last Sunday the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the Las Vegas Raiders. The score was tied at the end of the first quarter at 7-7. Early in the fourth quarter the game was still close, but then Tampa Bay added three straight touchdowns and left with a 45-20 win.
The Giants had a Thursday game with the Eagles in Philadelphia. The Giants held a 21-10 lead midway into the fourth quarter. They let it slip away and took a 22-21 loss to the Eagles.

Nov 2 Against the Buccaneers on Monday night Wayne Gallman will likely start and get the bulk of the Giants' rushing attempts, though not all of them. Veteran Dion Lewis will likely fill in on passing downs, if not more, and Alfred Morris will get some touches too. Morris was called up from the practice squad for Monday's game, and the eight-year veteran already has the trust of Garrett after playing two seasons (2016-17) for him with the Cowboys.

Nov 1 Sterling Shepard was surprised to learn he had been listed as limited in practice earlier this past week. He fully intends to play for a second straight game Monday night against Tampa Bay. Shepard has been dealing with turf toe since Week 2, missing four games before returning to the lineup for last week's 22-21 loss to Philadelphia. The $41 million slot receiver had six catches for 59 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown grab in the fourth quarter, against the Eagles.

Oct 31 A sense of normalcy returned to the Giants, or at least as normal as possible after one of their players was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. That player, left guard Will Hernandez, remains in quarantine and will be away from the team for an undetermined period. But the five offensive linemen on the active roster who were instructed to stay home returned to practice and are on track to play Monday night, when the Giants will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in MetLife Stadium.

Oct 30 COVID-19 reached its chilling tentacles into the New York Football Giants huddle on Thursday, tapping Will Hernandez on the shoulder pad and forcing seven fellow offensive linemen and a pair of Joe Judge's assistants into isolation. It serves as a sobering and chilling reminder that the virus does not care if you are Daniel Jones, does not care if you are Saquon Barkley - you are fair game just as anyone else is, and what you think is an innocent dinner with friends in Manhattan can jeopardize your team and your teammates when you let your guard and your mask down.

Oct 29 For Giants tight end Evan Engram, it's critical that he doesn't allow the pass he let slip through the fingers of both of his hands define him. The one that, if caught, could have clinched a rare victory in Philadelphia a week ago on national television. "I've been there," Mark Bavaro, the greatest tight end in Giants history, told The Post. "I had a big drop against the Eagles on a Monday night in Philadelphia. If I had caught it, I might have scored and we might have won the game."

Oct 28 Joe Judge will see a familiar face on MNF: Tom Brady. "This guy is clearly one of the best to ever play the game," Judge said of Brady... "He's playing at a very high level. He has the guys around him playing at a high level as well." Judge credits Brady's football knowledge with contributing as much to his success as his physical skills.

Former Giants
Eli Apple - The Carolina Panthers have released cornerback Eli Apple. Apple left practice early Tuesday after communicating with coaches that he could not participate due to his hamstring injury. The cornerback has appeared in two games this season, including Sunday's Week 7 loss at the New Orleans Saints.

Oct 27 Having played Thursday night, this is like a mini-bye week for the New York Giants. With seven of 16 games in the books, it is also not quite the season's halfway point. It's close enough, though, for us to take stock of the 1-6 Giants.

Former Giants
Odell Beckham Jr., the Browns star wide receiver, is out for season with a torn ACL. Beckham limped to the locker room after attempting to make a tackle during the return of a Baker Mayfield interception in the first quarter of Sunday's win over the Bengals. Beckham was the intended receiver on Mayfield's first attempt of the day.

Oct 25 Aftermath of crushing Giants loss was telling look at Joe Judge. Judge admitted his team is not good enough to win unless it does everything almost perfectly - which almost never happens, and which is why they almost never win. Judge did not come out and say it, and he has yet to offer up any excuses for losing six times in his seven games. But this is telling...

Giants investigating video of maskless Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley at social gathering. According to multiple reports, a small group of Giants players gathered for a dinner with a few friends in a private room at a restaurant. They were then invited to drinks at the bar closed to the public.

Game 7 Preview - Giants (1-5) Eagles (1-4-1)
The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Baltimore Ravens 30-28, on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. They were down 17-0 at the end of the first half. At the two minute warning, they had a chance to tie the score with a two-point conversion, but failed.
At the same time the Eagles were playing, the Washington Football Team was staging their comeback attempt against the Giants at MetLife Stadium. With the score at 20-19, they could have tied the game, but chose instead to go for the win with a two-point conversion attempt that also failed for them.

Oct 22 The Eagles are barely holding onto a second-place standing in the division behind the Dallas Cowboys (2-4), and the Giants could leap Philadelphia in the standings with an upset win on the road. Will the Eagles pick up momentum in the NFC East race? Or, will the Giants take the second-place baton from their rivals?

Former Giants
Odell Beckham told the media Wednesday why he was seen throwing a tamper tantrum on the sideline during Sunday's 38-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. According to cleveland.com, Beckham said he was angry about he and some of the other starters being pulled from the game with eight minutes remaining.

Oct 21 Backup struggles have Giants hoping for Sterling Shepard return. Shepard remains on IR (and off the official injury report) for now, and the Giants have a 21-day window to add him to the 53-man roster. His status for Thursday could be decided 90 minutes before kickoff.

Tae Crowder had a moment in the sun this week, but the Giants' rookie linebacker was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury suffered in a 20-19 victory against the Washington Football Team on Sunday. Crowder, the Mr. Irrelevant honoree from the 2020 NFL Draft, earned his first bit of professional fame by recovering a Kyle Allen fu.