He’s the precocious apple of the Massive Apple’s soccer eye, No. 1 for a motive.
Malik Nabers had already accomplished wonders for Daniel Jones, and saved the sky from falling on the Giants 2024 season.
Malik Nabers had made play-calling enjoyable once more for Brian Daboll.
Malik Nabers had given the stressed fan base hope.
Nabers had made the Giants watchable once more.
He as soon as once more tried to will the Giants previous the Massive, Unhealthy Cowboys and rattling close to nearly did.
He would end with 12 catches for 115 yards … and his first NFL concussion.
He was standing at his locker chatting with Giants senior VP of medical providers Robbie Barnes and Jalin Hyatt following Cowboys 20, Giants 15.
“Malik’s powerful … he’s a dawg,” Jon Runyan Jr. stated. “He offers all-out each single play, making powerful catches, taking some massive hits, popping proper again to be. Like to see that as a rookie. I believe he’s one of many leaders on this workforce being so younger. Places every little thing on the market, performs actually laborious, we like to see that. That kinda fires us up when he’s on the market making performs with loads of ardour.”
Nabers suffered his first NFL concussion on a fourth-and-6 sideline throw from Jones on the NYG 45 with 3:30 remaining with Trevon Diggs on his again that was dominated incomplete. He appeared to have gotten each toes in bounds and the Giants believed it was a catch.
“It appeared like he did from my view on it,” Jones stated. “He performed a heck of a recreation once more and he confirmed up for us big-time. Maintain trusting him.”
Nabers, chin in hand, posted on Instagram afterward: “All good [prayer hands emoji] Thanks for the prayers.”
However you’ll be able to’t be the hero when your workforce can not run the ball and you can not threaten the complete subject and your quarterback can not get your workforce ultimately zone.
Jones had misplaced 12 of 13 in prime time and the Cowboys had used him as a piñata within the 40-0 2023 home-opener humiliation.
He had been jeered unmercifully throughout and after the 2024 house opener.
He had gotten off the mat.
There had been 5 FGs from Greg Joseph however no TDs from Jones.
This was his likelihood to be Danny Dimetime. Danny Primetime.
There had been 11 catches from Wan’Dale Robinson for 71 yards however no TDs from Jones.
So Nabers was not on the sector when Jones, from his 49 with 28 seconds left following a uncommon FG miss by Brandon Aubrey, had a desperation bomb for Hyatt intercepted on the Dallas 4.
Daboll had his quarterback’s again. “I believed the quarterback threw the ball the place he wanted to throw it to the fellows he wanted to throw to,” Daboll stated.
Jones (29 of 40, 281 yards) had performed error-free till the bitter finish. He made good selections. He made numerous little performs, to Robinson, to Nabers.
However no massive performs when it actually mattered.
No touchdowns.
There have been the acquainted self-inflicted wounds and dropped passes and the underside line is that Jones should be capable of overcome the adversity that always swirls round him.
I requested Jones how irritating it was for him not getting his workforce into the tip zone.
“Very irritating,” he stated. “Very irritating. We’re anticipated to attain touchdowns and put factors on the board … we moved the ball effectively, and executed loads of stuff effectively, we didn’t execute the crimson zone stuff, we didn’t punch it in in order that’s irritating.”
Nabers will want extra assist round him earlier than the Giants can start to shut the hole on the Cowboys and Eagles.
Jones, gifted an early free play on third-and-14 within the first half, had an underthrow for Darius Slayton intercepted.
A protracted bomb for Nabers was a veritable Hail Mary into double protection that was practically intercepted. “Gotta hit ’em and provides a man an opportunity to make a play,” Jones stated.
The Cowboys saved Nabers from torching them deep however Dak Prescott managed to roast Deonte Banks on a 55-yard catch-and-run TD to CeeDee Lamb.
Nabers was catching passes at LSU from Jayden Daniels when the Cowboys ran roughshod over the Giants in a 40-0 humiliation that set a miserable and demoralizing tone for final season.
He was wowing scouts when Giants followers drenched in despair have been strolling out of WetLife Stadium. When too many Cowboys followers have been singing within the rain.
“We didn’t do sufficient to win,” Jones stated.
No medals for making an attempt. No medals for no touchdowns.
