The national media either isn’t paying attention to what has been happening in East Rutherford lately or simply doesn’t understand.
They look at the New York Giants‘ 3-14 record from last year, think the worst, and don’t take into account that this team could be a candidate for a “worst-to-first” season.
Although that’s unlikely to happen, the Giants are in much better shape today than they were a year ago. Their main areas of question last summer were at quarterback, where they were counting on Daniel Jones to finally pop, and at running back, where they let Saquon Barkley walk to the Philadelphia Eagles in free agency.
Eight of their 14 losses last season were by one score or less. They had issues putting up points. This offseason, general manager Joe Schoen took decisive action to rectify that. He added three quarterbacks who can throw deep and a running back who has captured the imagination of the fans.
Still, few outside of Giants Nation believe this team has improved much from last season.
Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report, in his piece outlining each NFL team’s main strength and weakness, listed Big Blue’s defensive line as their strength and their offensive backfield as their weakness.
If Brian Daboll is going to keep his job, it’s going to come down to getting more production out of his backfield. That obviously starts with the quarterback. The Giants will have to hope Russell Wilson has one more good season left in his legs and arm or Jaxson Dart is ready to take the torch.
The Giants also have a running back group with unproven potential. Tyrone Tracy Jr. needs to take the next step and Cam Skattebo will have to earn the RB2 role over Devin Singletary. There’s a lot of potential in the youth, but it’s the team’s biggest question mark right now.
We’ve already seen the effect Wilson has had on and off the field so far, and the energy Skattebo has brought into the huddle. They are certain to score more points this season, which should lead to more victories. It would not be surprising to see the offensive backfield become a strength going forward.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Surprising unit named New York Giants’ biggest weakness