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Giants Hold Steady in Power Ranking Poll

Given the way they've played, it's just a matter of time before their rankings sink again.

Patricia Traina

Giants Hold Steady in Power Ranking Poll
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The New York Giants 2023 ship might be sinking, but as far as the latest MMQB power ranking poll is concerned, New York is holding steady at No. 28, the same ranking as last week.

Notes MMQB's Conor Orr of this week's ranking:

The Giants were in a difficult spot this week. It is never easy to face-off against a team who just fired an unpopular head coach. The outpouring of energy and emotion is unparalleled. The Raiders will probably flatline again at some point this season, but the Giants ended up taking the center barrel of a baseball bat being swung at full speed. My thoughts on Daniel Jones can be found here, but in summation: The Giants need to be bad for a little while. I think Jones should take a long, Kyler Murray–esque recovery. I think the Giants should draft his replacement. If Jones is needed next year? Great. If not? He is very release-able at the end of 2024 when the dead cap number reduces significantly.

We disagree with Orr's belief that the Giants were in a difficult spot this week because of a team that changed its head coach. The simple fact is that this Gitns team, and especially the offense, has not played fundamentally sound football in weeks. Throw in the injuries and some of the head-scratching decisions made in the game plan, and it's really hard to find a rhyme or reason behind what this team is trying to accomplish.

But now comes the hard part for the Giants. The more water their boat takes on, the more challenging it becomes for head coach Brian Daboll to keep the spirits up. 

As it was, the Giants, coming off the disheartening loss to the Jets in overtime the week before, had to muster up everything they could within them to take on the new challenge. But when a team repeatedly prepares and doesn't get the results it seeks, it's only natural for some to let up as the boat continues to sink.

But that can be a good thing as far as the Giants are concerned because it will tell both Daboll and general manager Joe Scoen who really wants to be here and who doesn't, who really is ready to fight regardless of the circumstances, and who isn't. 

At the end of the day, when Schoen and Daboll sit down to weed out the dead weight on the roster, what better place to start than to see who stayed true to the program and who decided to mail it in?

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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