Giants cant fall victim to same Jets mini-bye failure

The lesson was there for all the Giants to see and it was free. The lesson: Don’t do as the Jets did in their sloppy and lackluster 10-9 loss to the Broncos on Sunday at home, where they turned MetLife Stadium into NoLife Stadium. Just as the Jets were on Sunday, the Giants, in this Sunday’s game against the Seahawks in Seattle, will be coming off their mini-bye following their Thursday home loss to the Cowboys. The Jets entered Sunday’s mini-bye following their complete and dominant victory over the Patriots the previous Thursday night and looked unprepared, undisciplined, disorganized and listless against an inferior Broncos team they should have defeated. There are pros and cons to the mini-bye that follows the Thursday night games.The most prominent of the pros is the much-needed rest for players after two games in four days — from Sunday to Thursday. For the players, particularly those who are nursing minor injuries and the older veterans, they need the added time for their bodies to recover. The worst of the cons is what looked to have taken place with the Jets against the Broncos. Despite coming off their best performance of the season, against New England, the Jets looked like they were still on their mini-bye against Denver, committing 13 penalties, including an inexcusable five false starts, and running in place offensively. The Giants, though coming off a 20-15 loss to the Cowboys last Thursday, have been playing better football — most particularly coming off their road win over the Browns. Quarterback Daniel Jones, after a poor performance in the season opener, has played three consecutive solid games, throwing four touchdowns to only one interception while completing 67.6 percent of his passes for an average of 232 yards per game. The Giants’ primary problem against the Cowboys was finishing drives, settling for field goals instead of scoring touchdowns. Their defense, after allowing 28 points to the Vikings in the season opener,...