NFL insider notebook: Giants mess not getting better, Deshaun Watson and OBJ trade scenarios, Week 7 picks

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There was a curious narrative that unfolded Sunday after the New York Giants lost to the Rams 38-11 to drop to 1-5 on the season. It centered on second-year head coach Joe Judge needing to "challenge" or "motivate" his players at halftime of the game, and concern that should emanate from needing to liven up a group not even halfway through the year.

The halftime speech, I'm told, was nothing out of the ordinary that any coach down 28-3 would tell their players. Judge tried to downplay it later in the week -- "maybe it was misinterpreted," he offered -- but it didn't seem to matter by then.

For what it's worth, the Giants aren't folding their tents at all, according to several team sources.