3.) Score touchdowns in the red-zone
There is one easy way for the Giants to emerge victorious against the Eagles this week, and that is the score touchdowns in the red zone instead of settling for field goals. Over the past five weeks, the Giants have only scored three red-zone touchdowns, an embarrassing statistic that must be improved. Last week against Washington, Darius Slayton scored on a 23-yard pass, just outside of the red zone.
Forcing Graham Gano to settle for 40+ yard field goals consistently is not a winning recipe, and eventually, it will come back to bite the Giants in the butt.
Garrett’s game-planning in the red zone has been lackluster at best, running the ball too frequently and not getting creative. Against Dallas, we saw the Giants execute an end-around with Evan Engram, which he scored on, but the creativity has fallen off biweekly and proved to be inconsistent.
I would like to see more short routes in the red zone and taking shots on first down. When inside the 10-yard line, the Giants are severely deficient. Hopefully, they will have more success as the offensive line continues to develop.