After he went untargeted in Sunday’s loss to the Steelers, Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz said he’s going to “talk to somebody” to get an answer about why the ball never came his way.
During a Monday appearance on NFL Network, Cruz was more specific about who he planned to talk to about the situation and said he would have a conversation with head coach Ben McAdoo. McAdoo said he welcomes such a chat and pointed to the team’s overall ineffectiveness on offense as a reason why a receiver going without a look is an issue for the second straight week.
“When you have been as inconsistent as we have on offense, it’s a challenge,” McAdoo said in a conference call. “Victor, like everybody else, including myself, wants to be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem. So my door is always open for any of these guys that want to come in and have a conversation.”
After Sterling Shepard was shut out in Week 12, Giants quarterback Eli Manning apologized to the wideout. It doesn’t sound like Cruz should expect something similar.
During an appearance on WFAN Monday, Manning said there were plays that had Cruz as a lead option but that he wound up going elsewhere when the play unfurled. That suggests Cruz isn’t getting open, which is a reminder that the questions we ask don’t always come with the answers we want.