Amid that quiet, damp aftermath of a 22-9 gutting by the Chiefs, a curious tableau formed outside the Giants’ locker room. According to NFL insider Josina Anderson, former greats Odell Beckham Jr. and Antonio Pierce stood there, two pillars of the franchise’s turbulent past, sharing what she called “a very interesting conversation” with a wide-eyed rookie, Malik Nabers. It was a post-game huddle with legends.
The thing is, the Giants’ offense had just endured an act of pure, unadulterated futility. And no one felt the sting quite like Nabers. On a night when his team couldn’t get anything going, the star WR, fresh off a Week 2 eruption, was held without a catch until the fourth quarter. It was a statistical anomaly, a blip on an otherwise explosive radar, and head coach Brian Daboll was quick to point the finger at his own unit. “We have to do a better job of that,” Daboll said, addressing Nabers’ lack of involvement. The coach’s words were a clinical diagnosis for what felt like a deeper, more existential malaise.
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The offense, Daboll would later lament, was “probably a collection of everything bad.” And the numbers back that up, Nabers, who had never logged fewer than four receptions in a game, finished the night with a measly 2 catches for 13 yds.
This is a developing story….