NY Post · Jan 1, 2019
Giants really believe their arrow is pointing up
Pat ShurmurThe record is the record, and it is lousy. The failure to make the playoffs, or even to come close, is not up for debate. The Giants at 5-11 are what they are as they leave behind 2018 as a losing operation. But they insist what they showed in the second half of the season is more indicative of what comes next.
“I believe that we’re very close,’’ rookie running back Saquon Barkley said Monday as he cleaned out his locker after his first NFL season. “I think what we have here is special. I wasn’t here the year before but we’re not the team when we went 3-13. We’re 5-11 and that’s not the record we would like but we’re close. We’re really close.
