Giants Pass Rush Has Become an Early Disaster

Jaxson Dart’s knee injury hangs over everything after the Giants were thoroughly outclassed by the Rams. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber debate how differently the game might have looked with Dart, whether concerns about his durability are fair, and why losing the quarterback makes this Giants team nearly impossible to evaluate.

The bigger on-field alarm is a pass rush that was supposed to be the strength of the defense. Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and company have produced one of the NFL’s worst pressure rates through two games, leaving an already vulnerable secondary exposed. The Giants may be 1-1, but the circumstances surrounding that record have changed the conversation completely.