New York Giants 2024-25 NFL Season Recap

New York Giants 2024-25 NFL Season Recap

Along with the Patriots, the New York Giants closed their 2024-25 NFL betting campaign in the most confusing of ways. Heading into their Week 17 home finale against Indianapolis with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft in tow, all Brian Daboll’s squad needed to do was lie down and die like the dogs they were. Instead, they let out 12-weeks worth of pent up frustration out on the Colts to completely butcher their draft positioning—are you serious?! Due to New England shockingly winning its home finale over Buffalo in Week 18, the GMEN were able to crawl back into the No. 3 slot. Fans of the franchise are likely to voice their opinions when the top two quarterbacks are taken before NY steps to the podium, but this is the bed the franchise made so the time has come to sleep in it. Seriously though, why on god’s green earth did Daboll allow for his troops to go all-out like that? Maybe Daniel Jones did such a number on the franchise that it never selects a quarterback in the first round ever again!

Regardless, the team sorely needs to find its next franchise player under center to pair up with what appears to be a very promising pass catching corps moving forward. NFL bettors couldn’t help but feel bad for Malik Nabers over the course of the regular season. His soul looked to be escaping his body with every passing week “Dimes” was under center. Then a concussion derailed a promising rookie campaign, but the former LSU product closed strong to finish with 1,200 receiving yards and 7 TD in his first go-round at the NFL level. Also opening some eyes in his NFL debut was Tyrone Tracy. While he didn’t make Giants fans forget about Saquon Barkley, the former B1G product wrapped the year with 1,100+ scrimmage yards and 6 TD. As solid both players proved to be for an offense sorely needing playmakers to step up, the unit still ranked No. 30 overall and averaged just over 16 points per game (No. 31). Horrendous quarterback play was largely to blame with the offensive line also playing a role in conceding 48 sacks. However, that was a stark improvement for a front wall that served 85 of them up the year prior.

The Mara’s were none too thrilled about Saquon signing with a division rival. Nearly breaking the single season rushing yards record with the Eagles likely didn’t sit well with the top brass either. That being said, there’s been no news of either GM Joe Schoen or Daboll being relieved of their duties. My take is that upper management ultimately gives the head coach another chance with a quarterback to call his own. Rumors have started to swirl about New York sending a haul over to Minnesota to snatch JJ McCarthy away from the Vikings. Regardless, pieces are in place—on both sides of the ball—for this team to get back to winning more games than they lose much like they did in Daboll’s first season calling the shots. It could be as easy as just finding the right guy under center to completely turn the fortunes of this fledgling franchise around.

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The New York Giants concluded a dismal season with a 20-13 NFL spread loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, marking their second consecutive season without a playoff berth. Despite facing a Philadelphia team resting most starters, the Giants struggled to generate offense. Drew Lock completed 22 of 29 passes for just 138 yards, finding Malik Nabers for a 45-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to trim the deficit to 17-10. Nabers’ performance, with five catches, helped him set a new franchise record with 109 receptions, surpassing Steve Smith’s 2009 mark of 107. Saquon Barkley, who sat out the finale, finished with 2,005 rushing yards, falling 101 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s single-season record. His absence was felt, as the Giants managed just 51 rushing yards against a conservative Eagles defense. Head coach Brian Daboll, now 18-32-1 over three seasons, faces mounting pressure after another disappointing campaign. The Giants’ bid for the No. 1 draft pick officially ended following Cleveland's loss, with New York settling for the second overall pick due to a tiebreaker. Defensively, the Giants were competitive but failed to capitalize on the Eagles’ backup-heavy lineup. Daboll expressed the need for significant offseason improvement, emphasizing hard work and belief in the team's rebuilding process.

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Founded in 1925, the New York Giants are a foundational legacy franchise. The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925. The Mara Family has been involved in the team's ownership since the late 1920s.

The late Wellington Mara was the best-known member of the family ownership. He served as general manager and later president of the team as an owner from 1937 to 2005. From 1927 through 1963, the Giants were a consistent contender that won four NFL championships. The period of 1956 through 1963 was a Golden Era of Glory with six championship game appearances but only one title. The Giants lost three consecutive championship games from 1961 through 1963. Following that was a long period of darkness.

Head coach Bill Parcells was not well-known when he took over Big Blue in 1983. But by the time Parcells left in 1991, the Giants had won two Super Bowl championships and regained national respect as a power franchise. Parcells was later enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Two of the greatest wins in franchise history came under the leadership of head coach Tom Coughlin. In 2007 the Giants were a wild card playoff team but made the Super Bowl, where they ruined the New England Patriots’ bid for an undefeated season. In 2011 the Giants were again wild card Super Bowl champions over the Patriots.

Coughlin had Eli Manning as his quarterback in those days. Manning is a future Hall of Famer that rewrote the Giants' passing record book. There have been numerous marquee men that have played for Big Blue. Frank Gifford, Charlie Conerly, YA Tittle, Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor, and Eli Manning are among the legends. Unfortunately, nobody else has truly stepped to the forefront since No. 10 retired following the 2018 season.

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