All has not been well for the New York Giants this season. The honeymoon period for head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen has ended. The team exceeded expectations last season, made the playoffs, and won a playoff game. So, the Giants had high hopes. Entering Monday night, they were 1-2 at home at MetLife Stadium for the first time since they were blown out 40-0 by the Dallas Cowboys.
Things weren't any better in Week 4, as the Giants were defeated 24-3 by the Seattle Seahawks. Don't let the score fool you, it was an absolute blowout by Seattle. The Giants couldn't do anything right, whether it was on offense, defense, or special teams. An all-around abject disaster. Imagine the New York Yankees and Mets fans who were looking forward to the Giants' season after their horrendous campaigns and had to watch this.
When it comes to Giants who deserve to be benched, here's what we got.
3 Giants who need to be benched or fired, No. 3: The entire offensive line
We're cheating a bit, but it's hard to blame one player on the offensive line. It was a collective failure of a performance.
Gone are the days of the Giants offensive line of Shaun O'Hara, Rich Seubert, Chris Snee, David Diehl, and Kareem McKenzie. That was the last time that this franchise had a fully functional offensive line. Right now, the offensive line is broken without starting left tackle Andrew Thomas, who suffered a setback from his hamstring injury suffered in the season-opener. What seemed like a short-term injury is now a week-to-week situation.
The Giants offensive line gave Daniel Jones no time in the pocket and left him prone to 11 sacks! That's right, 11 sacks. And you thought the seven they surrendered to the Cowboys was bad.
It certainly didn't help matters that rookie center John Michael Schmitz, who had a promising start to the season, left the game due to a shoulder injury.
If there's one thing that Schoen needs to focus on and prioritize the upcoming season, it's bolstering the offensive line. Without it, the team won't succeed.
3 Giants who need to be benched or fired, No. 2: Daniel Jones, QB
The New York Giants offensive line did him no favors, but quarterback Daniel Jones didn't exactly do much to instill confidence in the fanbase, especially after he signed a four-year, $160 million contract this offseason. With that amount of money devoted to him, the expectations for Jones are that much more lofty.
Jones had a promising drive in the third quarter, as he scrambled for 10 yards for a first down on fourth-and-one to set the team up in the red zone. Two plays later, Jones targeted wide receiver Parris Campbell but was picked off by Seahawks rookie defender Devon Witherspoon, who returned it for a touchdown. If the game wasn't over before, it was over then.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll was livid after that interception and was spotted throwing a tablet aside when showing Jones the play.
Jones wasn't done just yet, as threw another interception that half. Down 21-3, Jones forced a throw downfield as he was getting hit, and was picked off by safety Quandre Diggs.
In case for those fans who said that Jones isn't completely at fault, take a look at what Whitherspon said after the game. A rookie cornerback said Seattle's defense knew that Jones liked to stare down his first target. That's not good.
Jones is now 1-12 in primetime games in his career. He has two more on the schedule -- Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills and Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers.
3 Giants who need to be benched or fired, No. 1: Wink Martindale, DC
The New York Giants defense has a tackling problem. Through the first four games, despite the additions they made on that side of the ball, opposing offenses can slip through and past them. That's because Giants defenders are unable to bring down their opponents once they get a grip on them.
Look no further than Seahawks tight end Noah Fant's 52-yard catch-and-run in the first half. Linebacker Bobby Okereke, who signed a four-year, $40 million contract this offseason, and top cornerback Adoree' Jackson were unable to bring him down or push him out of bounds.
This falls on defensive coordinator Wink Martindale. At first, Martindale said that missed tackles were not an issue. But this past week, the defensive coordinator said that they were having a problem and that they were going to work extra to ensure it wouldn't be anymore. In fact, Martindale told reporters to "chart em," as in the missed tackles.
Well, there were two on that play. We don't have the exact amount of missed tackles as of this writing, but there was a lot.
Not to mention, the effort has been questionable on defense. Look no further than what looked to be a touchdown run by Kenneth Walker in the first quarter. The Giants thought that Walker was brought down to the ground by Okereke and stood around. But no whistle was blown, and Walker made a mad dash to the end zone. Luckily for them, Walker was ruled down after review.
There needs to be significant improvement on the defense. It was a question mark entering this season, but the inability to tackle is staggering across the roster. It's on Martindale to fix this.