Diverse offense is the key for Giants

It's hard to find a transcendent star in the Giants' offense, the kind of player who can carry a team by himself and put up MVP-caliber numbers. There is no receiver who will lead the league in yardage, no back who will approach the 2,000-yard plateau.

But what they lack in individual accomplishments they seem to make up for as a unit. They are certainly among the league's most diverse offenses, and with the addition of rookie Odell Beckham Jr. to the arsenal, they can spread an opposing defense thin enough to break through them like a homecoming banner.

"I think we're pretty loaded offensively," wide receiver Rueben Randle said yesterday.

The evidence proves him right.

Consider that the Giants had one player, tight end Larry Donnell, score three touchdowns in their win against Washington two weeks ago. In the following game Donnell did not catch any passes, and yet the Giants still scored 30 points in another victory.

The Giants are one of only four teams to have three receivers with 21 or more receptions and one of six with two running backs with two or more touchdown runs.

That diversity is the key to the new offense, which is based more than ever on taking what other teams give the Giants.