There are penalties when a working again places the ball on the bottom. Cam Skattebo has accomplished that an excessive amount of this season and consequently he misplaced his beginning job for Sunday’s Giants recreation in opposition to the Saints at MetLife Stadium.
Najee Harris, the 28-year outdated veteran, changed Skattebo within the beginning lineup. In pregame warmups, Harris was the primary working again, a certain signal that he was promoted.
Skattebo has 4 fumbles in 5 video games this season and the one he misplaced was extraordinarily pricey, because it price the Giants an opportunity to win the sport with a discipline purpose in final week’s 27-27 tie with the Commanders. The Giants drove to the Washington 24-yard line, helped alongside by three Skattebo runs that gained 33 yards and had been in place to ship rookie Dominic Zvada — who had already missed three discipline objectives within the rain — to win the sport with a 42-yard discipline purpose. That try by no means got here, as Skattebo misplaced the ball preventing for yards when he was hit by defensive finish Daron Payne.
Skattebo shouldn’t be off to a powerful begin to his second NFL season, averaging solely 3.6 yards per rush, along with his ball-security points.
The issue for the Giants is that not one of the working backs had been in a position to get untracked within the first 5 video games and Skattebo, Harris and Tyrone Tracy have all fumbled no less than as soon as. Devin Singletary is the opposite working again on the roster and the 29-year outdated veteran has been a wholesome scratch the previous three video games however he was lively on Sunday to face the Saints.
Harris is a confirmed working again, beginning his NFL profession with 4 consecutive 1,000-yard dashing seasons with the Steelers. He signed with the Chargers in 2025 and tore his Achilles three video games into the season. He has not proven a lot burst in his transient time with the Giants.
Head coach John Harbaugh this previous Friday was requested if there comes a degree when modifications have to be made when fumbles are ongoing.
“After all,’’ Harbaugh mentioned. “Sure. There’s a level.’’
Requested if he had reached that time with Skattebo, Harbaugh mentioned “We’ll see. We’ll discover out.’’
The Saints after 5 video games had been thirtieth within the NFL in run protection, permitting 148 yards per recreation.
