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6 questions with the enemy

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Geno Smith has been great thus far this season. While not quite as productive as he was in the first five games of 2022, Smith has done a much better job of protecting the ball, which was a major issue in the second half of last season. So far he’s only thrown one interception in three games and 103 attempts. He stared down Jaxon Smith-Njigba on a slant and got picked off by Deion Jones. Aside from that one glaring mistake he’s been just the right mix of aggressive and cautious, taking what the defense gives him while also pushing them downfield.

Julian Love played brilliantly last week against the Panthers, but the first two games of the season were pretty rough. Again, I don’t really blame him for it — I think schematically the safeties have been put at a disadvantage in coverage. I expect that Love will continue getting significant playing time even with Jamal Adams coming back into the lineup. Once they get these Xs and Os issues figured out (they always do by midseason) he’ll be fine.

Mario Edwards was quiet the first two games but he totally blew up against Carolina. While he still doesn’t have any sacks yet he managed to get nine pressures against the Panthers, which was a team high on a day when the whole rotation was cooking. Obviously, we’d like to see more of that going forward. Jarran Reed has been playing out of his mind, so if Edwards and Dre’Mont Jones get going too this will be a strong line across the board.

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Giants vs. Seahawks: 5 biggest storylines for Week 4

The New York Giants (1-2) host the Seattle Seahawks (2-1) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Monday Night Football in Week 4 of the 2023 NFL season.

Here are five storylines we are following.

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New York Giants among the NFL’s best in quarterback stability rankings

The New York Giants have been the NFL’s fourth-best team in quarterback turnover rankings since 2013, notes Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports.

At the very bottom, most of the teams have been buoyed by longtime franchise QBs, like Aaron Rodgers (Packers), Matthew Stafford (Lions), Eli Manning (Giants), Derek Carr (Raiders) and Philip Rivers (Chargers).

The Giants have had only three starting quarterbacks since the start of the 2013 season which was tied for fourth lowest. To qualify for this list a quarterback had to start at least four games in a season for a team.

For the majority of this time, Big Blue had two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning calling the shots under center.

Manning is known for being an iron man, having only missed one start (since assuming the starting role) due to a surprise move to start Geno Smith for a game. While the post-2012 era was not the most prominent years of Manning’s career he did have one playoff trip and paved the way for the new era with Daniel Jones.

Jones is coming back to East Rutherford after signing a massive four-year extension with New York, so it looks like these two will be the faces of the franchise for at least a decade-long period.

The only other quarterback that appeared in at least four games during a season in this span was Mike Glennon, who started exactly four games in 2021 due to an injury to Jones.

Nevertheless, New York will be hoping that Jones can turn out similar to Manning in the sense of being a healthy, reliable quarterback that can bring some winning football back to MetLife Stadium.

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