{"id":51807,"date":"2023-01-02T23:07:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T23:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=51807"},"modified":"2023-01-02T23:08:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T23:08:41","slug":"the-giants-break-the-boat-curse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/01\/02\/the-giants-break-the-boat-curse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giants Break the Boat Curse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I&#8217;m On A Boat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe you remember how you celebrated the New Year in 2017. Maybe you don\u2019t. We all know how the receiving core of that season\u2019s New York Giants did, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Jan. 1, 2017, the Giants outlasted division-rival Washington, 19-10, at FedEx Field to clinch the franchise\u2019s first postseason since 2011. That same day, Odell Beckham Jr., Victor Cruz, Roger Lewis, and Sterling Shepard flew to Miami and partied it up, finding themselves on a boat wearing winter clothing with Trey Songz the next morning. This was the setting for the now-infamous boat picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen_Shot_2017_01_02_at_3.04.18_PM.0.png-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/02230641\/Screen_Shot_2017_01_02_at_3.04.18_PM.0.png-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/02230641\/Screen_Shot_2017_01_02_at_3.04.18_PM.0.png-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/02230641\/Screen_Shot_2017_01_02_at_3.04.18_PM.0.png-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/02230641\/Screen_Shot_2017_01_02_at_3.04.18_PM.0.png-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via SBNation.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the receivers had even left Miami, the photo had gone viral. In 2021, Cruz recounted the tale of the boat picture while on NFL Network\u2019s Good Morning Football. The sheer scale of the photo\u2019s reach didn\u2019t fully sink in with Cruz until his mother called him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAre you on a boat with a beanie on?\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gmfb\/status\/1441417152750178311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1441417152750178311%7Ctwgr%5E62050c77577eda0102b3b67a426f7e92fff8c528%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Felitesportsny.com%2F2021%2F09%2F24%2Fex-giant-victor-cruz-story-boat-picture%2F\"> he said she asked him on the phone<\/a> while he and his teammates waited for the flight out of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;So, we&#39;re like let&#39;s go to Miami!&quot;<br> <br>And the rest is history&#8230;<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamVic<\/a> tells the story of the infamous Giants boat picture. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EklmiLADXn\">pic.twitter.com\/EklmiLADXn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Good Morning Football (@gmfb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gmfb\/status\/1441417152750178311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The picture\u2019s lore grew when the Giants laid an egg in their playoff game at Green Bay on the following weekend, 38-13, which led to Beckham smashing a hole in a wall in Lambeau in the aftermath. The years since haven\u2019t been kind to New York\u2019s G-Men \u2013 the franchise failed to qualify for the postseason in each of the subsequent five seasons and cobbled together a combined record of 22-59 from 2017 through 2021, unable to avoid double-digit defeats in any of those campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is, until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, the Giants secured their spot in the 2023 NFL Playoffs with a 38-10 beating of the Colts, seemingly stomping out the cursed boat photo\u2019s looming influence once and for all. It only took three head coaches and six years to get here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Giants Reach The Playoffs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was not supposed to be the year the Giants flipped the script. In the publication\u2019s preseason predictions,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/nfl\/2022\/9\/7\/23339547\/nfl-preseason-predictions-2022-justin-herbert-justin-jefferson-bills\"> nobody at The Ringer<\/a> thought this team would see the playoffs.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/2022-nfl-preview-bold-predictions-final-record-for-each-team-plus-playoff-picks-and-super-bowl-lvii-winner\/\"> CBS picked<\/a> the Giants to go 5-12 and finish last in the NFC East. ESPN placed New York at No. 28 in its preseason power rankings,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/34502379\/nfl-team-previews-2022-predictions-fantasy-breakout-players-depth-charts-power-rankings-picks#nyg\"> with Matt Bowen opening<\/a>, \u201cThe Giants will struggle again, which means they will draft Alabama QB Bryce Young in 2023. The Giants will move on from quarterback Daniel Jones after this season, shifting their focus to the draft prep of Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not intended to rub these freezing takes into anyone\u2019s face. I have been wrong about many things before, sometimes also in writing. This is to highlight the shock that has been the 2022-23 NY Giants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now through 17 weeks of this season, the Giants are 9-6-1 in the most difficult division in the league and have guaranteed a forthcoming postseason trip. Not even seeding is up for grabs in the final regular season contest \u2013 the Giants will be the No. 6 seed in the NFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With one of the league\u2019s most potent rushing attacks and a quarterback who rarely throws to the other team, Brian Daboll has his squad performing well above expectations. The first-year head coach has transformed the hapless, 4-13 Giants of 2021 into a possible thorn in the side of some of the NFC\u2019s top outfits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brian Daboll: Winner.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daboll is a man who has been around a lot of winning. He joined the Patriots in 2000, was promoted to wide receivers coach in 2022, and was part of the franchise\u2019s three Super Bowls in the early-2000s. Fast forward to 2013, and Daboll found himself with the Patriots again, this time as tight ends coach, and this time experiencing two Super Bowl triumphs. In 2017, he took his talents to the college level to serve as Alabama\u2019s offensive coordinator. What did the Crimson Tide do that year? They won the national championship. In 2018, he joined the Bills as their offensive coordinator and helped lead them to their first AFC Championship Game in decades with one of the league\u2019s most effective offenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Has Daboll brought that same knack for winning to New York? So far, so good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, the Giants averaged fewer than 100 yards per game on the ground and scored the second-fewest points per game in the NFL (15.2). Injuries didn\u2019t help, but mistakes were plentiful. Giants fans rarely enjoyed it when their team had the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2022, it was as if 2021 never occurred. The same Saquon Barkley who couldn\u2019t reach 600 yards rushing last season has already gone for 1,312 yards on the ground in this campaign with five times the touchdown output. Jones became one of the best quarterbacks in the league at taking care of the football. Dexter Lawrence is providing nightmares for opposing backfields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Giants aren\u2019t without flaws. Jones is one of the most-sacked quarterbacks in the NFL, the defense can be porous, particularly against the run, and the team could do with generating more takeaways from its opponents. But for a one-season turnaround and the end of a playoff drought, you can\u2019t complain too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is with great relief and liberation that Giants fans rejoice at the end of an era defined by a photograph of shirtless, boot-wearing boat-goers and a joint-toting Trey Songz. There is still plenty of work to do, including but not limited to winning the franchise\u2019s first playoff game since 2011. Before anyone gets ahead of themselves, celebrating how far Daboll and his Giants have come in the span of one calendar year after a half-decade of stinky ones is only appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>But What If We Did Look Ahead\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s only natural to look ahead, and ahead is the NFL Playoffs. High-stakes games between the best of the best \u2013 even if your team didn\u2019t make the cut, you\u2019re still excited for what\u2019s to come. Maybe you even think you know a thing or two about what the future holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prove it. There is $5,000 worth of prizes up for grabs in<a href=\"https:\/\/play.articles.runyourpool.com\/the-precision-playoff\"> RYP\u2019s Precision Playoff pool<\/a>. Enter for free, pick against the spread, predict game scores, and watch your points add up, hopefully enough to get you into a top-five finish and some cold, hard cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are the Giants a paper tiger? A dark horse poised to make a run? The eventual Super Bowl champions? 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