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Malik Nabers missing practice could have chain effect for Giants

Yahoo Sports' Jason Fitz and senior NFL reporter Jori Epstein discuss the New York wide receiver's recent toe injury and what his continued absence could mean for the Giants' chances this season. Hear the full conversation on 'Inside Coverage' - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Uh, Malik Neighbors missed practice again. He's been out since August 6th with a toe injury. Uh, all eyes have been on the quarterback battle, and no Malik at this point just feels like that has to impact the entire process of quarterback evaluation and development. What they're going to put on the field during a season like this. This is substantial simply because of what the Giants are up against this year. Absolutely. And I think also when you look at this, and we talked yesterday on the show about Brian Daboll, Joe Schoen, the win-now mandate in 2025 and how the quarterbacks factor into this. To me, if you're Russell Wilson and you're trying to stave off Jackson Dart from getting that starting position after he had a strong preseason game, you have to ask yourself, well, if you don't have Malik Neighbors at receiver, do you feel as confident about your ability to be the best guy? Also, Malik, was that guy who you felt, well, if Russell Wilson's strength is his moon ball, Malik Neighbors is the one who's going to catch it, and now you might not have that. So I think you do have real questions about what this means for the quarterback competition. Also, if Malik Neighbors is arguably the most talented player on that offense, I know they've got some great defensive linemen, so I'm not going to go against that. And they're not winning as many games, let's say, because he's out. Well, what does that mean for the future of the Giants' coach, front office, and general manager? Yeah, it's, gosh, for me, look, this defensive line is so good. I know this defensive line has a chance of being one of the best in the league, and my God, I feel like the Giants are poised to try and win games 6 to 3. You know, maybe that's the only way. But all of this Jackson Dart conversation, every time he plays well in the preseason, it's just going to create more "when does Jackson Dart get to play" sort of moments, and you're right, if this offense is stagnant at all, the first thing people are going to start doing is calling for a change of quarterback because there are so many quarterbacks in that room, and there's a first-round pick in that room they're trying to develop. So if you're a Giants fan, your hope is that, hey, you want Russ to play so well that Jackson doesn't have to play. You're winning games and Jackson's developing, or you want Jackson to win the job so clearly that he comes in and dominates. I don't know how either of those things can happen without Malik Nebors. Close