The wide receiving group of Odell Beckham Jr., finally healthy and returning former star Victor Cruz and exciting second-round draft pick Sterling Shepard were supposed to be the unstoppable force in an explosive New York Giants’ offense in 2016. We all know it didn’t work out that way for the Giants.
Let’s continue our position-by-position profiles by looking at what went wrong there, where expectations were likely flawed, and what the Giants can do to improve at wide receiver in 2017.
2016 season
Odell Beckham Jr. posted a terrific-looking stat line of 101 catches, 1,367 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns.