The Giants are 7-3, but they haven’t necessarily played like a typical 7-3 team. The defense, so far, has been fantastic while the offense has played below expectations. But while the offense has been the focus of concern for many observing the franchise, the Giants have been worse at another aspect of the game — special teams.
From year-to-year, special teams is the most volatile of the three units on the field in terms of performance. There are teams like the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs who can repeat league-best performances year after year, but mostly there’s little season-to-season correlation and that’s where the Giants find themselves in 2016.