巨人队宣布J.J. McCarthy出任首发四分卫：第7周迎战德州人
纽约巨人队主教练 John Harbaugh 10月21日宣布，J.J. McCarthy 将出任球队首发四分卫，顶替 Jameis Winston，出战第7周对阵休斯顿德州人的比赛。
Winston 此前在 Jaxson Dart 于第2周对洛杉矶公羊队比赛中膝伤赛季报销后接任首发；他前三次首发带队取得2胜0负1平，巨人队一度领跑国联东区。但在10月18日对新奥尔良圣徒队的比赛中，Winston 两次传球被拦截、球队第四节一度落后24分时被换下，巨人队最终以27比34告负。替补登场的 McCarthy 带领球队打出三次得分攻势，将比分迫近至一球之差，其最后一次第四档传向端区的尝试未能完成；他全场21传11中、243码、1次达阵、1次被拦截。
Harbaugh 在发布会上表示，McCarthy 已经吃透战术安排，球队计划让他在本赛季余下比赛中继续担任首发，而非逐周评估；他同时肯定 Winston 此前的贡献，称 Winston 帮助球队赢下了比赛、表现不错。McCarthy 是2024年选秀首轮第10顺位，巨人队在 Dart 受伤后于9月28日将其引进；此前在明尼苏达维京人队，他在夏季四分卫竞争中落败、一度降为三号四分卫。McCarthy 周三表示，他感觉这里的一切与自己非常契合。德州人队方面，在上赛季防守组全联盟失码最少之后，本季开局挣扎，失分一度居美联之首，主教练 DeMeco Ryans 已重新接管防守战术呼叫。
Giants Name J.J. McCarthy Starting Quarterback for Week 7 Game Against the Texans
New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh announced on October 21 that J.J. McCarthy will start at quarterback, replacing Jameis Winston, for the Week 7 game against the Houston Texans.
Winston had taken over after Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending knee injury in a Week 2 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The 12th-year veteran went 2-0-1 in his first three starts as the Giants seized the NFC East lead. But against the New Orleans Saints on October 18, Winston threw two interceptions and was pulled early in the fourth quarter with New York trailing by 24 points, in a game the Giants lost 34-27. McCarthy led three scoring drives to bring New York within striking distance, though his fourth-down throw to the end zone fell incomplete to end the rally; he finished 11-of-21 passing for 243 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Harbaugh told reporters McCarthy has the game plan down and that the plan is to keep him as the starter for the rest of the season rather than evaluate the setup weekly, while praising Winston, saying he has done a tremendous job and won games for the team. McCarthy, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, was acquired by the Giants on September 28 in the aftermath of Dart's injury; with the Minnesota Vikings he had been demoted to third string after losing the starting quarterback competition to Kyler Murray over the summer. McCarthy said Wednesday that everything about the place feels very fitting for him. Houston's defense, which allowed the fewest yards per game in the NFL last season, struggled early this season, and head coach DeMeco Ryans has taken back play-calling responsibilities from defensive coordinator Matt Burke.
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图片来源：图：四分卫 J.J. McCarthy 本人照，摄于2023年12月3日十大联盟（Big Ten）冠军赛后，当时效力于密歇根大学队（大学时期照片）。图片来源：Maize & Blue Nation／Wikimedia Commons。
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