{"id":370326,"date":"2026-10-11T13:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T13:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370326\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T13:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T13:04:42","slug":"giants-didnt-flinch-after-emotional-injury-wounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370326\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants ‘didn’t flinch’ after emotional injury wounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

LANDOVER, Md. \u2014 First Jaxson Dart<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It does not get more devastating than that.<\/p>\n

Next, Brian Burns<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A blow to the entire defense and a loss in leadership in the locker room.<\/p>\n

This double-whammy, these gut punches left physical and talent voids. <\/p>\n

But what about the emotional wounds that might take a few weeks to clear from the psyches? <\/p>\n

The Giants, collectively, might have needed more time to move on with the season.<\/p>\n

New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh speaks with members of the media during practice at the Quest Diagnostics center, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Corey Sipkin for NY Post<\/p>\n

If anyone felt that way, they would be left behind. <\/p>\n

There would be support, but no minutes or hours in the schedule designated for hand-holding.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I don\u2019t really think that way,\u2019\u2019 coach John Harbaugh said. \u201cTo me, it\u2019s like, to get their emotions out of the way? No, I never even thought about that. To me, it\u2019s like, we\u2019ve got a game on Sunday. We\u2019re going to be out there on Sunday. You better get your act together. It\u2019s the National Football League, and the team coming in certainly isn\u2019t too worried about your feelings. So, you better be ready to go to battle. Or guys did that. They didn\u2019t flinch. So, that was good.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

You better get your act together.<\/p>\n

Those were the marching orders and thus far, the Giants are in lockstep with their demanding head coach.<\/p>\n

Jameis Winston is 2-0 in his two starts since Dart went down and even as those results do not tell the full tale of Winston\u2019s performance, the record is the record. <\/p>\n

New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston (19) throws a touchdown pass under pressure from Arizona Cardinals linebacker Jack Gibbens (50) during the second quarter of an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. Bill Kostroun for NY Post<\/p>\n

The defense made two late-game stands the past two weeks. <\/p>\n

There are signs the defense can survive without him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I believe teamwork makes the dream work,\u2019\u2019 said Winston, certainly adept at turning a phrase. \u201cWhen you have losses of significant players in back to back weeks \u2014 we had Jaxson then we had Burns \u2014 that has the capabilities of bringing the team closer together because we\u2019re all we got. Every team has a one-year lifespan. When you lose your best players back to back like that, you find a way to come closer together and be your brother\u2019s keeper and make a difference.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Getting through a long span \u2014 in this case, the last 15 games \u2014 with a backup quarterback is not conducive to extended success. <\/p>\n

The last time Winston was a winning starter for a stretch of games was in 2021, when he went 5-2 with the Saints. <\/p>\n

He takes a career record of 38-53 into Sunday\u2019s game with the Commanders. <\/p>\n

The trade for J.J. McCarthy was not intended as a threat, but he is waiting in the wings if things go south.<\/p>\n

For the second time in three weeks, the Giants will face wind and rain \u2014 this time, leftovers from Hurricane Isaias. <\/p>\n

Winston amid a nor\u2019easter did not commit any turnovers but also did not produce any touchdowns in the Week 3 victory over the Titans.<\/p>\n

After facing Cam Ward and Jacoby Brissett, the Giants now get Jayden Daniels, who was great as a rookie before injuries hit him hard. <\/p>\n

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) leaps to avoid a tackle by Dallas Cowboys safety Caleb Downs (13) while running with the ball during the second half of an NFL football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

He returns after missing the past two games with a dislocated left elbow, and he will wear a protective brace on his left arm. <\/p>\n

Daniels will be without wide receiver Stefon Diggs and possibly also Terry McLaurin (both with hamstring problems).<\/p>\n

This is a continuation of a visit through the soft underbelly of the Giants\u2019 schedule. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGo behind the scenes with Big Blue\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Giants by Paul Schwartz, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

They are alone in first place in what increasingly looks like a vulnerable NFC East because they beat three teams (Cowboys, Titans and Cardinals) with a combined record of 3-10. <\/p>\n

The Commanders (1-3), Saints (1-3) and Texans (0-4) are the next three opponents until the Week 8 bye.<\/p>\n

The Giants were the betting underdog, at home, to the winless Titans. <\/p>\n

They are the betting underdog against the last-place Commanders.<\/p>\n

There is belief outside the Giants building that this winning is not sustainable.<\/p>\n

Inside?<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel there\u2019s a lot more for us to be able to do to not put ourselves in those situations where we need the entire New York\/New Jersey area almost having heart attacks,\u2019\u2019 guard Jon Runyan Jr. told The Post. \u201cWe can be playing a lot better and cleaner on offense to not put ourselves in that situation. Both of the last two games should not have been close.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LANDOVER, Md. \u2014 First Jaxson Dart. It does not get more devastating than that. Next, Brian Burns. A…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[34377,9,2683,11,10,22,319,2089],"class_list":["post-370326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-john-harbaugh","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-giants","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-washington-commanders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}