At 0-5, the New York Giants are the laughingstock of the NFL and the social media posts have been absolutely ruthless.
After going 11-5 in 2016, adding Brandon Marshall and Evan Engram to their offense and re-signing Jason Pierre-Paul to a defense that allowed the fewest points in the NFC, the team was feeling pretty good. This was from July 21:
16-0?
Jason Pierre-Paul thinks so. pic.twitter.com/hHCxUfNWg7— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 21, 2017
… but oh, how things have changed.
The Giants are 0-5 this season and 0-6 since this infamous photo was taken.
0-6 since pic.twitter.com/sXJlOm8bki— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 8, 2017
After their most recent loss, a 27-22 defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers, a game where they led throughout, the posts on Twitter came fast and furious.
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Giants fans after this 0-5 start pic.twitter.com/fR4ZXk3ali— Alexis J. Marrero (@Realalexism1) October 8, 2017
When Giants fans bring up past Super Bowls pic.twitter.com/y7NjInMEIl— Tom Brady's Ego (@TomBradysEgo) October 8, 2017
Hit with injuries to four their wide receivers, a few familiar names reached out offering help.
Hey @Giants let me know if you need an interim wide receiver!— Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) October 8, 2017
@Giants Hey big head— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) October 8, 2017
Fortunately, the New York media seems to be holding it together quite well ...
Meanwhile, at MetLife with the #Giants.... (via @StevePoliti) pic.twitter.com/aj32Z9gkAc— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) October 9, 2017
When will it get better for the G-Men? Their upcoming schedule has a number of difficult matchups looming, outside of a possible showdown of winless teams in San Francisco.
NY Giants next 5 games... when will they win 1? pic.twitter.com/C1AlpVetc0— NFL Pred (34-30) (@Richardjadkins) October 9, 2017
For now, they're on the bottom, looking up.
After five weeks, the Eagles are on top. pic.twitter.com/5QZjMnzIo4— NBC Sports Philly (@NBCSPhilly) October 9, 2017
