PHILADELPHIA — It is over, mercifully, one of the worst seasons in Giants history — and now comes the time of reckoning.Who gets the blame for what was an end-to-end mess, a Week 1 to Week 18 disaster, pretty much every step of the way, from start to finish? Who answers for the most losses in a season in franchise history, an embarrassingly bad offense and an overall decline in almost every statistical area? What is the fate of head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen?The finishing touches included more of the same slop served up on weekends in the summer, fall and winter.The Eagles, a legit Super Bowl contender, played their backups (alas, no Saquon Barkley) and still were too much for the sad-sack Giants, who had all their healthy players on the field in some capacity.
It was a listless showing, as the Giants went down meekly 20-13 at Lincoln Financial Field.Of course third-string quarterback Tanner McKey outplayed Drew Lock.
The Giants trailed 17-3 before lock and Malik Nabers hooked up for a 45-yard touchdown with 10:32 remaining.The loss puts the Giants at 3-14 — they never before lost 14 games in a season — and ushers in an offseason that could be filled with intrigue.At least this loss will prove beneficial to the Giants in late April, when the NFL draft comes around.The Giants came into the day with the No.
4 overall pick and, with a victory, they could have dropped all the way down to No.9.
That worst-case scenario did not transpire.With New England’s win over the Bills, the updated draft order stands at the Titans with No.
1 overall, followed by the Browns at No.2, Giants at No.
3 and the Patriots at No.4.It is called Black Monday for a reason, as the day after an NFL season ends, firings come fast and furious.For the Giants, the expectation is not-so-fast with whatever goes down with Daboll and Schoen.
A decision on their futures might not be made public on Monday.It is believed Daboll and Schoen will meet separately with co...