Things are starting to unravel in New York. The Giants are now 0-4 and searching for answers as to why the team has yet to get a win in the 2013. Those Super Bowl wins appear to far from the team's mind after a shutout loss was followed up by a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Now as teammates begin to question each other and their head coach, veteran Justin Tuck is warning players to cool down.
Tuck admits that right now the team is as low as they can get. Things did not go as planned after Tom Coughlin made a crucial fourth down call, opting not to go for it on fourth and inches. Cruz and quarterback Eli Manning connected on a big pass play, but after the spot of the ball was questioned, Coughlin opted to not take the chance. Cruz was unhappy with the decision, questioning his coach's decision.
"I thought we should have gone for it on that fourth down," Cruz said, via New York Daily News. "It's coach's call at the end of the day. If it was me? Yes. Because we had the momentum. I felt it was a yard, not even a yard, half a yard, we've got to take a risk at some point and make something happen."
Cruz insisted that he does not lack confidence in Coughlin, but he would have rather taken the chance. The Giants tried to go for it on third-and-1 earlier in the game and David Wilson failed to convert. The hesitation is understandable. However, Tuck is unhappy players are questioning coach's decisions. The veteran defensive player is now threatening any teammate that turns their back on the Giants in the rough patch.
"If anyone turns on our coach, I would be the first one to punch him in the mouth," Tuck said. "And put that in print. It better not happen, I know that."
Point taken, Tuck. Players are attempting to remain positive despite the unexpected winless start to the year. Coughlin notes that the team scored points this week which is an improvement, but still not good enough. Manning blames the losses on lack of offense, calling out the playmakers on the team.
"We have play-makers, we're just not playing very well," Manning said. "We get no drives going. We get no rhythm going offensively. We've gotta find a way to get things going a little bit, start making some plays. Guys competed today. We're just not making many plays. I thought we had some chances on some plays, just didn't make 'em."
The Giants are still just two games back from the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East. Two wins and everything changes for New York.
