Victor Cruz Suggests Giants Should Tank For Arch Manning
November 19th, 2024
Will the Bucs’ opponent be trying to win on Sunday?
So Joe sat down to listen to an interview today with retired Giants fan-favorite receiver Victor Cruz.
Why? Because Cruz caught passes from Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen in college, and he stays tight with the Giants, the Bucs opponent on Sunday.
Cruz didn’t talk about his old college buddy, unfortunately, or his former Giants teammate and current Bucs receiver Sterling Shepard.
However, Cruz did talk about how miserable the Giants offense has been this season and for several years.
In fact, through the past nine seasons, the Giants have averaged more than 20 points per game only twice. This year, New York is at 15 points per game.
It’s a big reason they benched starting QB Daniel Jones for Sunday’s game and will roll with No. 3 QB Tommy DeVito.
Per Cruz on SiriusXM NFL Radio, the Giants offense has no consistency and lacks athleticism and playmaking ability. Yes, he’s high on stud rookie receiver Malik Nabers, but Cruz says Nabers can’t be moved around and defenses are able double him up with enough success.
Nabers had a special start to this season but he hasn’t busted 70 yards receiving or scored a TD in each of the past four games.
The cynical side of Joe will say that probably means he’ll go for 115 yards and a touchdown against the Bucs, but the Giants have little else.
Cruz says DeVito brings a lot of energy and will play loose with a nothing-to-lose attitude, and Cruz suspects the Giants will approach the game that way. Joe believes that could make the Giants dangerous.
But how miserable are the Giants?
Cruz suggested — during an intelligent conversation without the hint of a hot take — that the Giants should approach the 2025 NFL Draft and with a tanking mentality so they can be in line to pick QB Arch Manning at the top of the draft in 2026.
The Bucs simply cannot lose to the Giants on Sunday.
November 19th, 2024 at 4:52 pm
If the giants beat the bucs, the season is over and we need to just pull a Lovie and start young guys every game the rest of the way.
But I don’t think that’ll happen. Go Bucs!
November 19th, 2024 at 4:54 pm
2026?
That’s a whole lot of tanking.
But seriously, we can’t lose Sunday.
I mean we can, but we should not.
Go Bucs!
November 19th, 2024 at 5:05 pm
Be nice if we drafted manning
November 19th, 2024 at 5:42 pm
Will the lemmings that post about the greatness of Todd Bowels concede his inept coaching style and call for his firing if we lose on Sunday?
This is a big trap game. Even if we were on top of the division I would call it a trap.
NFL loves to throw out a few major underdog victories every year.
I’m sure Vegas has absolutely nothing to do with that……
It’s a win win scenario either way.
Win puts us close to the Dixie Chicks, save the two losses to them.
Loss puts the scarecrow one more step towards the unemployment line.
It’s a Bucs life.
November 19th, 2024 at 5:59 pm
I don’t know, will the idiots who post the same stupid crap about how bad Todd is, and how he’s to blame for everything, STFU if we win?
And honestly I don’t see many “lemmings” post about Todd’s greatness. People just pointing out he may not be the only, or worst problem we have.
November 19th, 2024 at 6:04 pm
Nabers will have his best day as a rookie and could get 200 yards with Devito going over 300 yards and rushing for another 75 unless the Giants bench Nabers at half like Lovie benched Evans vs the Saints in his tanking for Winston campaign. It will not happen in game 11, the Giants will tank vs the ATL though, later this year. This is a huge trap game, the type Bowels always loses.
November 19th, 2024 at 6:14 pm
I saw an article last week where they predicting where college players go…
It said arch manning to the Bucs for number 4 over all pick in 2026…
Mock drafts 2 years away… Who knew….
November 19th, 2024 at 6:17 pm
Article was….
Arch manning replaces 100 million dollar QB
Or something close to that!
November 19th, 2024 at 6:53 pm
Giants don’t have to try and tank. There’s actually a coach out there worse than Bowles not by much but he’s worse
November 19th, 2024 at 7:15 pm
All we know with bowles here and the giants not so good is we’ll have a close game. Way to keep it close to the end coach. Could go either way
November 19th, 2024 at 8:01 pm
Trap game. DeVito has nothing to lose. His team mates will support him just because they’re sick of Daniel Jones. Bowles won’t double Nabors like the rest of the NFL because Bowles knows his defense is great.
November 19th, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Probably meant Sheduer Sanders. lol.
November 19th, 2024 at 11:09 pm
Any bet you can get for the Giants to beat the over, to cover, and to win outright, do it.
November 19th, 2024 at 11:22 pm
Why would Manning be in the next NFL draft?
November 19th, 2024 at 11:57 pm
He wouldn’t be. But the answer to your question is in the story.
November 20th, 2024 at 1:03 am
“Blunder for Belichick.”
November 20th, 2024 at 8:34 am
This will be a back on track game for Nabers and career days for both him and Tommy D, you know, the nice kid from the neighborhood.
November 20th, 2024 at 2:38 pm
“admin” – That’s why the ARTICLE/Cruz said they should tank NEXT season (2025) to put themselves in the best possible position to take him in the following 2026 DRAFT. And, that’s a big reason why I want the Bucs to start moving pieces (not on the right ‘timeline’ of the rebuild), such as Mike Evans, Vea, Dean, & also RWhite (has ‘value’ and will be on last season of rookie contract, have other needs than having THREE backs)… Get what you can. Stock PICKS. Continue building and developing this young Defense. At least, put yourself in a good position to make a strong ‘move’ (and ‘pitch’ to Manning… No taxes, nice weather, modern day ‘play-caller,’ great well-established FO, natural grass field, new stadium coming…), if and when the opportunity arrives. You’ll have a completely rebuilt defense (with a whole other draft and two free agency periods to come) to pair with a “generational talent” QB (named “Manning”) with 5-FULL YEARS remaining on his ‘rookie-level’ deal, & then you can start on your Offense with the ‘All-Time’ LOADED 2027 WR-Class. On that 70yd TD-run earlier in the season, Manning was CLOCKED at like 23MPH… As FAST As Someone Named TYREEK. HILL. In. Sane.