The New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders’ Week 2 matchup was a showdown of two of the worst groups within the NFL. Whereas the Carolina Panthers already appear like clearly the league’s greatest bottom-feeder, the Giants and Commanders don’t precisely mission to be powerhouses, both. Each of those groups badly wished to win on Sunday if solely as a result of there seemingly gained’t be many alternatives for wins all 12 months.
Giants kicker Graham Gano was placed on the injured report on Saturday with a groin damage. Gano regarded uncomfortable throughout warmups, however New York didn’t elevate one other kicker to the energetic roster.
Gano hobbled off the sector on the opening kickoff, and was finally dominated out. The Giants had punter Jamie Gillan deal with kicking duties, however he entered the objective with solely three discipline objective makes an attempt in his profession. New York didn’t belief him sufficient to truly let him kick a discipline objective on this sport, and it got here again to value them.
The Commanders beat the Giants, 21-18, with out scoring a landing. Washington made seven discipline objectives to account for all of its scoring solely 5 days after signing kicker Austin Seibert.
The Giants had an opportunity to kick the go-ahead discipline objective with nearly two minutes left in regulation. With the ball on the Washington 22-yard-line, the Giants determined they couldn’t belief Gillan with an inexpensive discipline objective, and determined to go for it. QB Daniel Jones discovered an open Malik Nabors for what would have been a primary down, however he dropped it:
Giants cannot convert the 4th down try and Jayden Daniels will obtain the ball in a tie sport with 2 minutes remaining within the sport.
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! pic.twitter.com/Lalrpz5nWW
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoTWW) September 15, 2024
If Gano was wholesome, that’s a straightforward discipline objective alternative. It’s an enormous failure on Giants administration for not having one other place kicker on the energetic roster, particularly as a result of New York solely had 52 energetic gamers on Sunday, one in need of the NFL restrict.
Giants followers had been dropping their thoughts with the poor roster administration.
Graham Gano was added to the damage report on Saturday. Giants did NOT elevate Jude McAtamney. Now Gano is damage and the Giants haven’t any kicker.
Giants have 52 males on their energetic roster (plus two elevations) in the present day, in order that they had been already taking part in one brief.
How? HOW?
— TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) September 15, 2024
Graham Gano was added to the damage report lengthy earlier than this sport. We noticed what occurred final 12 months when Gano tried to play by way of an damage. For Brian Daboll to not have a authentic backup kicker on the roster in the present day is inexcusable.
— The Entertainah (@TheEntertainah) September 15, 2024
The giants rostering 52 gamers and never having kicker goes to single handedly lose them the sport.
Horrible roster administration by Schoen
— The Met Man▫️#NYMWSC24 (@WILPONSmustSELL) September 15, 2024
Think about being so financially strapped with the wage cap that you just performed this sport with 52 understanding your kicker was banged up.
Roster administration at its most interesting— Mike C (@GiantsMC66) September 15, 2024
Whoever is answerable for not signing the backup kicker to the energetic roster after understanding that Gano had an damage all week must be fired. We solely had 52 gamers NOT 53 on the roster for the sport. A complete embarrassment. Malpractice & Incompetence. Good grief. Pathetic.
— Skye Luque (@LuqueMeatSauce) September 15, 2024
After being damage on the opening kickoff, Gano may barely stroll:
No less than this was cute:
The Giants may have gained this sport in the event that they cared sufficient to place one other kicker on the roster. As a substitute, New York blew a golden alternative for considered one of its few victories of the season.
When everybody accountable for the Giants finally will get fired, bear in mind this second.
