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Giants owner John Mara has sent a short message to Odell Beckham Jr. (Jason E. Miczek / Associated Press File).
Cindy Boren
Reporter covering sports, with a focus on politics and national stories
New York Giants owner John Mara just sent a direct message to Odell Beckham Jr. And unlike the wide receiver, Mara's strong words did not come through an ESPN interview.
"I wish he's creating titles by his playing on the pitch as opposed to what he's saying and doing off the pitch," Mara told reporters Tuesday, at a pretty brutal five minute session while the NFL owners were meeting in New York for their annual fall meetings. "I think he has to play a little more and talk a little less."
Beckham, as he often does, has made recent headlines for unrelated actions. In a recent interview with ESPN's Josina Anderson, the receiver dumped Eli Manning on the bus while refusing to say whether he is happy in New York. According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, Beckham was fined for his remarks made during an interview with Lil Wayne.
"I do not know," Beckham replied to the question of whether Manning was a problem for Giants, who fell to 1-5 after the broadcast of this interview. "As I said, I feel he will not go out of his pocket. He does not know – we know that Eli does not handle it. But is it a question of time? Can he still throw it, yes, but it's been pretty safe and it's been, you know … catching cool shallow [routes] and trying to take it home. But I am, you know, I want to go beyond someone. "
Manning has won two Super Bowls with the Giants, but they were 3-13 last season and this year leaves little hope of improvement.
"I'm always embarrassed to be 1-5," said Mara. "I can not get up here and apologize for it. You are what your record says, as a wise man, and I can not say anything to make people feel better about it. I suffer as much as our fans, probably more. "
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One wonders about the decline of Manning at 37 and the apparent refusal of his team not to consider moving on to something else. The Giants have chosen offensive midfielder Saquon Barkley rather than the quarterback with the second pick in the NFL draft, a decision that has provided countless titles to the tabloid. They also saw their stadium teammates, the Jets, experience swift success with rookie quarterback Sam Darnold, third overall draft pick.
Mara called Manning, who turns 38 in January, the "punch bag" for all Giants, and defended the team's decision to choose Barkley.
"We took the best player in the repechage," Mara told reporters. "I'm delighted with what he has accomplished so far and I think the sky is the limit for him. "
Nevertheless, there is little evidence that the Giants are about to find the solution to their problems, which will be exposed again Monday night against the Falcons, and Mara admitted that it might not be there. have a quick fix. Calls the team to change shift – Kyle Lauletta? Alex Tanney? – in an effort to revive the offense apparently falling in the ear of a deaf person, and Mara said that he would let coach Pat Shurmur and his staff decide the change to to bring.
"I think when you have 1-5 years, it usually means that everyone has to play better, so he's not alone," said Mara about Manning. "I still believe … we still believe in him, but everyone has to do his job for us to succeed, and for now, that does not happen. I know it's the punching bag right now, but many guys need to play better at ages 1 to 5. "
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