Giants Defeated in Tight Match, Lacking Critical Kicker

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00:00Of course, the Giants yesterday, a little bit more of a spirited effort than they had

00:06at home against the Vikings in Week 1, but they do lose 21-18 to the Commanders.

00:12Of course, the storyline in this game was, Sky, the Giants didn't have a kicker.

00:17Now look, I've seen some mathematicians out there who have tried to explain that the Giants

00:22would have lost anyway, it would have been 21-20, it would have been this, you know,

00:28do all the math you want.

00:29Bottom line was, they scored three touchdowns, and they couldn't kick an extra point after

00:34any of them, okay?

00:35And they had another situation at the end of the game where they were down in field

00:40goal range, right, Sky?

00:41When neighbors dropped that ball, that they probably would have kicked a field goal there

00:45if they would have had a field goal kicker.

00:48You can do all the math in your head that you want.

00:50Bottom line is, they screwed up.

00:52Now, they added Ganot to the injury report on Saturday with a groin injury.

00:56Dable went with it anyway, and then I guess he got hurt on the opening kickoff chasing

01:00down Austin Eckler all the way down the field.

01:03So the Giants had no kicker for the rest of the game.

01:05He said, what do you want me to do?

01:07I didn't know he was going to get hurt chasing the guy coming back.

01:09He got hurt the day before, Brian.

01:11You probably should have elevated the backup kicker that you have on the practice squad.

01:15But this is the one that's making the rounds the most, Scotty.

01:17So later in the press conference, Brian Dable gets asked about his job, his job security

01:23after an 0-2 start, and things not going very well.

01:27Let's just say he quickly answers Pat Leonard from the New York Daily News and then proceeds

01:32to stare at him for about 15 seconds afterwards.

01:35Here's Brian Dable.

01:36Brian, are you concerned about your job before it's all said and done?

01:40Yeah.

01:41I mean, I've done this for a long time, Pat.

01:43My focus is on our football team.

01:46Yeah, whatever.

01:49Well, now I probably should have let Nick know a little bit more.

01:53That goes on, Scotty.

01:55And he probably cut it after he finished talking.

01:58He doesn't answer the next question and just keeps staring at Pat Leonard after he asked

02:04it like a big, tough guy.

02:06How dare you ask me about my job security when my team sucks, OK?

02:11That's the bottom line.

02:12Listen, I'm sure that his wife thinks he looks fantastic after he's been shooting that Ozempic

02:17in his big, fat belly and lost all that weight.

02:20But he's all of about 5'8 and 175 pounds soaking wet.

02:24No one's afraid of him.

02:26No one.

02:27Like, honestly, like I told you before, you know, Mavi and I, we were talking to some

02:31guy the other day.

02:32He's 6'5", 250, 6'4", 240.

02:35Like I'm not afraid of little Brian Dable.

02:39And you can quote me on that.

02:40Like, I will truck him.

02:42Pat Leonard's not afraid of him.

02:43What are you going to do?

02:44What are you going to do, Brian?

02:46Beat him up?

02:47You stare him down?

02:48You're going to beat him up?

02:49You're a tough guy, coach?

02:50Is that what it is?

02:51I mean, bro, your wife's bigger than you, honestly.

02:55Like, calm down.

02:56Like, no one's afraid of you, bro.

02:57You're losing every week.

02:58And you know what?

02:59I got to be honest with you.

03:00Let's get the rap sheet out.

03:03If you're going to fire someone, like Mara's going to fire him eventually, let's keep incidents

03:08like this as checkpoints.

03:12Like, the day you didn't have a kicker, what were you thinking?

03:15Check.

03:18Right.

03:19And that's really the main thing here, is that you put your team in a situation which

03:23hurt them.

03:24And it hurt the victim.

03:25And I thought, Scotty, I thought Jones didn't play bad yesterday.

03:29I thought Daniel Jones played well for the Giants yesterday.

03:31He gave them a chance to win the football game.

03:33Their defense was pathetic again, like it was the week before against Minnesota.

03:37They lost and it commodes.

03:40They lost.

03:41Exactly.

03:42And they held it.

03:43They didn't even give up.

03:44I mean, listen, they didn't give up a touchdown.

03:45They kicked field goals all day long.

03:46The guy kicked seven field goals on Washington.

03:48But can you make a stop once in a while?

03:52I mean, I mean, you let him go down the field every single possession and kick a field goal

03:57and neighbors like they are not like they are not legit at all.

04:03And the Jets are.

04:05That's just all there is to it.

04:06They have a quarterback and they have a defense.

04:08That's all that matters.

04:10I don't even think the Jets have a coach, but they got a good quarterback and they got

04:13a defense and that's all you need in the NFL.

04:15Like I said previously, just so we're clear, these guys at this level don't listen to anybody.

04:22They don't listen to Robert Sala.

04:24They don't listen to Brian Dable.

04:25They all think they listen to him.

04:27But I know how many players I'm friends with, hundreds of players.

04:31They've told me over the years.

04:33I don't listen.

04:34I listen to zeros on my paycheck.

04:36That's who I listen to.

04:37When you get to this level, you don't listen to little coach Brian yelling at you.

04:41And listen, the Jets can win with Aaron Rodgers and that defense.

04:45They don't have to listen to anybody.

04:47They have so much talent.

04:48Go out and do it.

04:49The Giants have one player on the whole team, neighbors.

04:53That's it.

04:54I mean, Thibodeau, they got him.

04:56And what has he done for the Giants besides, you know, nothing.

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