Malik Nabers-less Giants face uphill battle against Seahawks

SEATTLE — Not quite there. Those three words can stand as a succinct and apt description of what the Giants are all about in 2024.Not great, of course.

Not uncompetitive.Certainly not special, but also not dysfunctional.

Not a winning team.Not a team that looks as if it has no chance to win. The Giants through four games are … not quite there. This is evident in so many ways.

The discussion the other day was about the failure to connect on the deep ball.This had been one of the strengths Daniel Jones displayed in his early years as the starting quarterback.

“He is not great at this or that, but he can throw the long ball” — that was a frequent talking point.This season, Jones is not doing anything particularly special, and what he is doing less than that is connecting on his throws of 20 or more yards. This is something Jones does not deny when analyzing what has gone awry, as far as pushing the ball down the field. “I think each one’s different,” he said.

“I think through the first few weeks, I’d overthrown a few in situations.It felt like giving a guy the chance was the way to go and then I left some short.

So, I feel like I’m in a good spot now.” Jones actually chuckled after hearing himself say that.He was too strong on his longer throws in the first few weeks, so he made an adjustment — too much so — resulting in his deep passes falling short by a yard or two. “I think it’s about just trusting it and throwing it,” Jones said.

“I feel like I’ve thrown the deep ball well through my career.I’ve always felt good about that part of my game.

So, I’m confident I’ll be able to do that well.” Coming up just short, missing by just a bit is not going to cut it for the 1-3 Giants.They need to be on their game in virtually every way in order to overcome talent, experience and playmaking disadvantages most weeks. That figures to again be the case Sunday, facing the Seahawks (3-1) at Lumen Field — with an extra...