Giants facing déjà vu moment with draft talk at center of Week 17 matchup
NY Post
LAS VEGAS — It was almost exactly one year ago to the day.
Return with us to Week 17 of the 2024 season, with the Giants in their post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s malaise that for the better part of a decade has been their annual state of being. There was nothing tangible to play for in the final two games, and the thoughts of fans — and, whether they want to admit it or not, a few of their front office executives — drifted away from the field and toward the upcoming draft.
The Giants were 2-13 and oh-so-close to controlling their draft fate, and putting themselves in position with all the losing to be able to select quarterback Cam Ward with the top pick. There was no reason to believe they would win another game, but lo and behold they did.
Their here-today, gone-tomorrow itinerant quarterback, Drew Lock, tossed four touchdown passes and ran for another in a 45-33 victory over the Colts in a performance that seemingly came out of nowhere. The next week, on cue, the Giants lost to the Eagles’ B-team, ended up with the No. 3 pick and out of the running for Ward.
In the minds’ of many, the Giants lost by winning.
Here we go again, one year later.
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