The New York Giants are really hoping their ground game can start to pick up after the team won back-to-back games. After injuries have made the position group extremely inconsistent, a key return will make the loss of a player a bit easier. Andre Brown finally returns to the field looking to put up big numbers which eases the pain of David Wilson possible missing more time.
Wilson has not played since Oct. 6 when he suffered a neck injury against the Philadelphia Eagles. What first appeared to be a minor injury for the running back has now turned into something more serious. According to ESPN, Wilson will undergo a crucial MRI that could determine what the remainder of his season looks like. If the back's neck has not healed like expected, he could be shut down for the rest of 2013, leaving the Giants once again shorthanded at the position.
However, Brown is looking to ease the pain. After suffering a broken leg in the preseason, Brown makes his highly anticipated return to the field this week. After a breakout season in 2012, Brown had predicted he would rush for 1,300 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2013. Sadly, reality was a lot more harsh.
"I was expecting to be something this season, yelling out numbers and stuff like that," Brown said, via NJ.com. "It (the injury) was just God saying, 'Hey, pump your brakes a little bit, let's calm you down right quick.' And that's what He did."
Brown will now move back into the starting role as Peyton Hillis, Brandon Jacobs and Michael Cox will rotate in as the Giants intend on being very careful with his return. The team has had five different starting running backs this season and the Brown is just another in the mix. However, running backs coach Jerald Ingram believes the return of Brown will really add a much needed extra fold to the Giants sputtering offense.
"Andre is definitely going to fit in," Ingram said. "He's very athletic. He catches the ball well out of the backfield. He can run the ball. He has good speed. He's that multi-purpose back that can do a lot of things on first, second and third downs where the other two guys (Hillis and Jacobs) are big, strong, powerful, downhill guys."
Brown admits watching the Giants struggle throughout the start of the season has been very difficult. He is excited to put the injury behind him and help push the team to more wins.
