NFL Record Predictions: Where do the Redskins end up in the pack?
By Ian Cummings
New York Giants
The Redskins have been the trendy pick to be the bottom feeders, not just in the division, but in the NFL. In my opinion, (and I try to be subjective with these) the Redskins have too much talent to be steamrolled by the entire league. There is one divisional rival of the Redskins, however, that has dangerously bare cupboards, a precarious coaching situation, and a quarterback situation in flux.
That team is the Giants.
The Giants, unlike the Redskins, have a dangerous lack of talent and depth on the defensive side of the ball, and on offense, they’re a bit thin when it comes to starting talent. Saquon Barkley is the best running back in the league, but being the best running back doesn’t get you as much as it did twenty years ago.
Aside from Sterling Shepard, Evan Engram, and an aging Golden Tate, the Giants don’t have much to help out their quarterback on offense, and their quarterbacks might not be able to close the gap. If Eli Manning starts, then they’re guaranteed to see out this prediction. If Daniel Jones starts, things could be different; he showed promise in his first preseason game, but that sample size is a lot smaller than his collegiate file, which displays him as a quarterback with his fair share of warts, from accuracy to inconsistency with progressions.
Even I didn’t expect the prediction to end at 2-14 for New York, but they have a tough schedule. Wins against the Bengals and Dolphins would have made the Giants 4-12, but I see the Bengals as a tier above New York, and as I said earlier, I like certain qualities with the Dolphins. On the bright side, the Giants will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, and there, they’ll be able to reset, and keep building around Daniel Jones.