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Through the first four games, Eli Manning's Giants Quarterback is completing 71.4 percent of his passes but averaging only 6.99 yards per attempt, with his completions of an average of four yards past the line of scrimmage.
Even with Wide Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on the field, Manning is struggling to complete his best receiver.
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"They're there, they're not there," Beckham said. "It's just a matter of doing it. There's only a lot of them there. They're not there. opportunities that are there. "
Beckham's comments echo those by New Orleans Saints defensive players after the game, regarding Manning's reluctance to air it out.
"I feel like the guys up front in the quarterback," Saints cornerback Ken Crawley said. "I know there were some downfield shots, but he did not take them."
In Sunday's 33-18 loss to the Saints, Manning's longest completion was 27 yards to Beckham, with only one other completion exceeding 20 yards.
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Likewise, Beckham has yet to score 100 days twice in four games.
"You seem more concerned about the area than me," Beckham snapped back at a reporter. "I'm not concerned. [caught 12 touchdowns]. So, end zone, it'll come. "
If the Giants are going to find a way to the soft cover-two defenses the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints used, the offense must be made to work and get involved Beckham involved in the intermediate routes, where he can break off a big play after the wrestling.
Sunday, the Barkley rushed 10 times, and Manning targeted Beckham 11 times.
Barkley posted 100 yards from scrimmage with a touchdown. Beckham, with seven catches, was held to 60 yards receiving.
"It's about finding that balance, and how we can counter each other," Beckham said. "It's not just Saquon and I, it's everybody, it's about finding that balance that's an offense.
"Throw it, run it, reverse it, whatever it is, we have not found that balance as an offense."
The Giants are 1-3, and Beckham issued a challenge to his teammates ahead of an all-hands-on-deck showdown with the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
"There is a need for urgency," Beckham said. "To do better, play better, win games." There's a panic in my mind, my body, my heart, my soul, "Beckham said. "If the urgency is not felt, it needs to be felt.
"It's about energy, it's about energy, it's about the way that we are vibe, and bond together. about the little stuff The locker room The vibe It's about bringing the kind of energy.
Matt Lombardo can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @MattLombardoNFL
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