tRY IT NOWIt does not get more devastating than that.
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NOWIt → try → that
This double-whammy, these gut punches left physical and talent voids.
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whammy → leave → voids
But what about the emotional wounds that might take a few weeks to clear from the psyches?
uncertain
that → take → psyches
The Giants, collectively, might have needed more time to move on with the season.
uncertain
Giants → need → season
If anyone felt that way, they would be left behind.
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they → feel → ?
“No, I don’t really think that way,’’ coach John Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → think → ?
“To me, it’s like, to get their emotions out of the way?
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it → ’ → way
No, I never even thought about that.
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I → think → that
To me, it’s like, we’ve got a game on Sunday.
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we → ’ → Sunday
We’re going to be out there on Sunday.
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We → go → Sunday
You better get your act together.
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You → get → act
It’s the National Football League, and the team coming in certainly isn’t too worried about your feelings.
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team → ’ → feelings
So, you better be ready to go to battle.
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you → go → battle
Or guys did that.
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guys → do → that
They didn’t flinch.
asserted
They → flinch → ?
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You better get your act together.
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You → get → act
Jameis Winston is 2-0 in his two starts since Dart went down and even as those results do not tell the full tale of Winston’s performance, the record is the record.
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record → go → performance
The defense made two late-game stands the past two weeks.
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defense → make → stands
There are signs the defense can survive without him.
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defense → be → him
“Well, I believe teamwork makes the dream work,’’ said Winston, certainly adept at turning a phrase.
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Winston → believe → phrase
“When you have losses of significant players in back to back weeks — we had Jaxson then we had Burns — that has the capabilities of bringing the team closer together because we’re all we got.
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we → have → team
Every team has a one-year lifespan.
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team → have → lifespan
When you lose your best players back to back like that, you find a way to come closer together and be your brother’s keeper and make a difference.
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you → lose → difference
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Getting through a long span — in this case, the last 15 games — with a backup quarterback is not conducive to extended success.
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Getting → get → success
The last time Winston was a winning starter for a stretch of games was in 2021, when he went 5-2 with the Saints.
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he → win → Saints
He takes a career record of 38-53 into Sunday’s game with the Commanders.
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He → take → Commanders
The trade for J.J. McCarthy was not intended as a threat, but he is waiting in the wings if things go south.
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things → intend → wings
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For the second time in three weeks, the Giants will face wind and rain — this time, leftovers from Hurricane Isaias.
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Giants → check → Isaias
Winston amid a nor’easter did not commit any turnovers but also did not produce any touchdowns in the Week 3 victory over the Titans.
asserted
Winston → commit → Titans
After facing Cam Ward and Jacoby Brissett, the Giants now get Jayden Daniels, who was great as a rookie before injuries hit him hard.
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injuries → face → him
He returns after missing the past two games with a dislocated left elbow, and he will wear a protective brace on his left arm.
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he → return → arm
They are alone in first place in what increasingly looks like a vulnerable NFC East because they beat three teams (Cowboys, Titans and Cardinals) with a combined record of 3-10.
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they → look → 3
There is belief outside the Giants building that this winning is not sustainable.
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winning → be → building
“I feel there’s a lot more for us to be able to do to not put ourselves in those situations where we need the entire New York/New Jersey area almost having heart attacks,’’ guard Jon Runyan Jr. told The Post.
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Jr. → feel → Post
“We can be playing a lot better and cleaner on offense to not put ourselves in that situation.
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We → play → situation