Here are some bold predictions for the upcoming showdown between the New York Giants and Washington ahead of their Week 3 matchup.
Forget about “the feud.”
The real story for Big Blue Nation is that the New York Giants have a chance to go 3-0 Sunday against Washington. That’s a record which, if they achieve, would make head coach Ben McAdoo the first Giants head coach in his inaugural season to start 3-0 since Dan Reeves in 1993.
Come Sunday, the Giants are ready and willing to throw the win-loss records of both teams out the door and treat the game as though it was a battle for that first ice-breaking win.
“When it comes to a division game,” said defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, “they’re going to give us all they got because those count as two games. It’s going to be a hard game.”
“I don’t care how hungry anybody is,” added running back Rashad Jennings when he was asked if Washington would be “hungry” for their first win of 2016. “We throw the records out the door every single time we get on the field Sundays, especially when you’re in the division.”
Let’s take a look at some bold predictions for Sunday’s big-time NFC East battle.
The Odell Beckham Jr./Josh Norman ‘Sequel’ Will Be a Letdown
Remember those movie franchises where the original release had you on edge and wanting more, until the underwhelming sequel came out? That’s probably what we’ll see Sunday when it comes to the Giants Odell Beckham Jr. and Josh Norman of Washington and the histrionics that marred the first meeting between these two last year when Norman was with the Carolina Panthers.
Yes, these two have engaged in some back-and-forth verbal sparring which has seen Beckham claim in a GQ interview this summer that he helped make Norman relevant while Norman told the Charlotte Observer that he was going to hit in the mouth “until he stopped crying.”
This week, however, both players have been relatively civil to one another when the topic of each other has been raised by the media. Beckham, for his part, has shrugged off any talk of the rematch with Norman or the possibility of being covered exclusively by his nemesis.
“Honestly, there really is a bigger concern,” Beckham said Wednesday. “Division game, 2-0 start to the year. Really focused on going 3-0. Wherever I go, wherever I lineup, that’s my job.
“The same way it would be whoever’s job it is to stop me. My job is to win over there. The biggest concern is winning, winning this game.”
Let’s hope he means what he says and that the only saving grace in this sequel, at least for Giants fans, will be Beckham scoring his first touchdown of the new season against the self-proclaimed “best cornerback on earth.”