Football Outsiders posted an article about “adjusted games lost” and the New York Giants have led the league in that category for the past three seasons. The adjusted games lost (AGL) metric was determined by how much teams were affected by injuries to starters, replacement starters, and important situational reserves and injured players who do take the field are usually playing with reduced ability (doubtful, questionable or probable). According to the post, the Giants have ranked 22nd or worse in AGL in six straight seasons now. In that span, the Giants have gone 47-49.
Every season, it seems the long list of injured players on the Giants roster always comes back to hurt the team’s chances of making the playoffs.