How do Giants fare entering Week 3?

Nate Davis, USA TODAY:

Unclear if it’s possible to overuse a rookie wideout, but the G-Men might be testing that notion – the Rams’ injured Cooper Kupp the only one in the league with more targets than Malik Nabers’ 25.

Barry Werner, List Wire:

The Giants led in the fourth quarter and saw Washington drive for two field goals and the win as time expired. Brian Daboll’s tenure as Giants coach looks like it will expire during this season or immediately after it. Here is a great nugget, per Jeff Kerr: The #Giants became the first team in NFL history to score 3+ TD, allow no TD — and lose in regulation.

NFL Nation, ESPN:

The rookie has thrived in the slot cornerback role. Phillips had 12 tackles (two for a loss) and a sack in Sunday’s loss to the Commanders. The third-round pick’s stop percentage of 12.8% is second among all slot corners through two weeks, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. He has also allowed just five receptions for 22 yards as the nearest defender in coverage. He has made a strong early impression for the Giants.

Anthony DiBona, Pro Football Network:

The Daniel Jones experience is quite something. Last week, he was diabolical, and this week, he was competent and showed flashes of what we have seen previously. However, the Giants could still only score 18 points against a defense that is ranking as the worst in the league right now.

The defense has not been much better, and this team really does feel like a train ready to come off the tracks in 2024.

Both units are among the bottom 10 in terms of EPA, and this is a situation where we could see a head coach being relieved of his job before Thanksgiving.

Vinnie Iyer, The Sporting News:

The Giants showed a lot more needed offensive life with newcomers Malik Nabers and Devin Singletary, lifting Daniel Jones vs. Washington, but there were still key struggles to put up enough points, especially with kicker Graham Gano’s injury issues. The defense keeps wilting too easily in key spots, too. 

Frank Schwab, Yahoo! Sports:

The Giants’ mismanaging the kicker situation in Week 2 doesn’t seem like a big deal, yet doesn’t it hint at some organizational incompetence? Graham Gano went on the injured report Saturday, the Giants didn’t make any backup plans and Gano was hurt on the first kickoff of the game vs. Washington. That meant the Giants had to go for 2 and instead of kicking a go-ahead field goal late, they had to go for it on fourth-and-4. Another team might get a pass. The Giants don’t get that benefit of the doubt.

Diante Lee, The Ringer:

Nothing has changed in New York since last season. The Giants may have swapped a dynamic veteran running back for a dynamic young receiver in Malik Nabers, but the fundamental problems at quarterback and offensive line remain. This defense looks better with an edge-rushing combination of Brian Burns and an improved Kayvon Thibodeaux, and even after giving up way too many yards on the ground to Washington in Week 2, it still isn’t the problem here. The issue is Daniel Jones, and the only notable thing about New York’s season thus far is how predictable it is.

Eric Edholm, NFL.com:

If you showed nothing but Daniel Jones highlights against Washington, a casual viewer might think he’s a pretty darned good QB. And positive things apparently happen when you force feed the ball to Malik Nabers. Eighteen of Jones’ 28 pass attempts went the rookie’s way, and Nabers responded with 10 catches for 127 yards and a touchdown that put New York up at the break. He had catches for double-digit yards in all four quarters and came down with several big third- and fourth-down grabs. Even with that performance, the Giants were obviously limited in a game where they crossed midfield on six of their seven possessions but only finished with 18 points. The defense was great in the red zone (allowing the Commanders to score zero TDs in six trips) but didn’t truly stop Washington once all day, not counting the end-of-half kneeldown. They need an almost perfect script to win a game right now.