By Ernie Palladino
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The image is still sharp, and oh, so painful.
Victor Cruz, in the back of the Lincoln Financial Field end zone, leaping, then falling, then crumpling and grabbing the right knee that blew apart on the incompletion.
It was a heartrending scene, made even more so in its aftermath. Not only were the Giants deprived of their best pass receiver on that third-quarter play on Oct. 12, 2014, but it ruined what well could have turned into the NFL’s best receiving combination.