Giants final stretch could be telling period for several players futures

There is no peace for the Giants. Are there pieces? As a franchise record-tying nine-game losing streak, a rash of injuries and banner-carrying airplanes flying over two-thirds-filled stadiums turn up the temperature on a lost season, the Giants (2-12) still need to evaluate their players to know what they have moving forward. “I don’t think it makes it difficult,” head coach Brian Daboll said.“They compete as hard as they can, you evaluate their technique, you evaluate their understanding of the schemes, their competitiveness, all the things that they need to do at each position.” Here are 12 this-way-or-that-way players — nine draft picks and three veterans — of whom you can ask “What is he really as a player?” when these next three games are over and the offseason begins: General manager Joe Schoen traded up in the 2023 third round to draft Hyatt after nearly taking him in the second.

Is the former Biletnikoff Award winner a fringe player, as his seven catches for 53 yards this season and zero touchdowns in 30 career games suggest? Or is a coaching staff that has used him for 16 or fewer snaps seven times to blame for his underdevelopment? As Darius Slayton heads to free agency, can you comfortably pencil in Robinson as the No.2 receiver out of the slot? Not based on his 7.4 yards per catch (ranked No.

139 in the NFL) on 111 targets (No.14).

Unless you think that’s a symptom of poor quarterbacking and the yards after catch that he was meant to provide is being masked. Is it time to put the “bust” label on the 2002 No.7 pick? He has started the past five games (allowing two sacks and 12 pressures) after losing his starting job following last season’s poor play and foot injury.

Offensive-line experts say Neal still is on the ground too often.He won’t be the starting right tackle in 2025.

Should he be tried at guard? Or traded for pennies on the dollar before his walk year? If Schoen has a top-three-round pick to celebrate fr...