The Giants.com crew members give their takeaways from Sunday's 34-24 loss to the 49ers.

John Schmeelk: The old phrase "next man up" has been used so much, it has become a bit of a trope. It doesn't mean that it isn't technically accurate, just that it is something easy to say but often doesn't translate into real life on an NFL field. The Giants were missing their top two outside cornerbacks on Sunday, as well as one of their top two starting safeties. It showed.

Unlike an NFL offense, which can be helped exponentially by one star, an NFL defense is an interconnected machine that only works when all the parts and pieces are turning the right way and working together. The Giants pass rush was largely intact in the game on Sunday, but it ended up not mattering much because of the way the

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