The story of the early-season New York Giants offense has been the immediate dominance of receiver Malik Nabers. He's breaking rookie records, pacing the league in targets and reception, and the focal point of a unit in desperate need of explosive plays.
But just outside the spotlight and in the slot is receiver Wan'Dale Robinson, who is taking a notable step forward on and off the field.
After two injury-plagued campaigns, Robinson is emerging as a legitimate weapon at head coach Brian Daboll's disposal. And if the coach has shown the New York faithful anything this season, it's that he's willing to funnel targets to his best options.
Through four weeks, Nabers leads Giants receivers in ... everything. Robinson, though, is right behind him, ranking second in targets (38), receptions (26), yards (194), and touchdowns (one). He's seen over a quarter of quarterback Daniel Jones' targets, a seismic amount for a second receiver.
But the offense is yet to live up to its fullest potential. It has routinely left points on the board, like in Thursday's 20-15 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, where struggles in the red zone capsized the effort.
Robinson is hopeful that the mini-bye provided by Thursday Night Football evokes some change.
"Yeah, no doubt," Robinson said. "We can go in there and we watch it and we see how close we are and know that there's just little things, little details that we've got to clean up. That's what this long week is for. The first quarter of the season's over with, so we've just got to make sure that we're better from here on out."
Of course, there's still time for much to change the rest of the way. The Pittsburgh Steelers aren't going to go undefeated, and Sam Darnold probably isn't taking home any hardware in February. But at 1-3, things need to change fast in East Rutherford before Jones' sixth season ends like the four of his first five - a slog to the finish line and a lack of legitimacy in a wide open NFC.
Robinson has remained optimistic, citing how close New York has already been to victory. In Week 2, a healthy Graham Gano would likely have been enough to beat the Washington Commanders. A play or two on Thursday could have stolen a win from the jaws of defeat.
"I mean, things can flip in a hurry," he said. "It's all on us and we know that we've just got to go out there and do our jobs. There's a couple more plays out there to be made and the outcome of these games will be a little different."
Entering Year 3, Robinson isn't just taking on a larger role in the offense. He's also a veteran for Nabers and second-year receiver Jalin Hyatt can look to and an increasingly respected voice in the locker room.
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He expressed confidence in his peers after the loss. How well they turn his words into action could define their season.
"I know the type of guys that we have in here," Robinson said. "I know they want to go in and work. Everybody feels like it was on them and on themselves. So, just goes to show that everybody cares and wants to get this thing right. We see it. We see it out there on the tape. It's just one little detail, maybe one little thing, one little block. Us as receivers making that one catch. We know it's right there for the taking."