Giants
Traina Inside Football: Giants 45-Washington 14: Hits, Misses & Musings
http://insidefootball.com/2014/09/27/giants-45-washington-14-hits-misses-musings/
Graziano ESPN: Twitter mailbag: A banner week
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/39120/twitter-mailbag-a-banner-week?ex_cid=espnapi_public
Chris Snee Football by Football.com: NFL Holding: Call it Every Time or Not at All
http://www.footballbyfootball.com/column/nfl-holding-call-it-every-time-or-not-at-all
QB
Lupica NYDN: Eli Manning replaces Derek Jeter as face of New York sports
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/lupica-eyes-turn-eli-manning-article-1.1955541
Raanan NJ.com: WATCH: Eli Manning doesn't want to let go of ball after rushing TD in Giants rout
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/09/watch_eli_manning_doesnt_want_to_let_go_of_ball_after_rushing_td_in_giants_rout.html
WR
Samuel NYDN: WR Rueben Randle is raising his game in the Nicks of time for the Giants
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/rueben-randle-raising-game-nicks-time-giants-article-1.1954935
Orr Star Ledger: How does Victor Cruz like the new wrinkle in Giants offense?
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/09/how_does_victor_cruz_like_the_new_wrinkle_in_giants_offense.html
TE
Rock Newsday: Larry Donnell's switch from QB to TE at Grambling paying off for Giants now
http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/larry-donnell-s-switch-from-qb-to-te-at-grambling-paying-off-for-giants-now-1.9424446
Eisen Giants.com:Larry Donnell's career day shows Giants have strength at Tight End
http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Larry-Donnells-career-day-shows-Giants-have-strength-at-Tight-End/08d152b4-70f6-4dd1-be9b-450fe2e7ea59
Defense
Schwartz NYP: Ryan Fitzpatrick? Kirk Cousins? Now the Giants' defense can get tested
http://nypost.com/2014/09/27/ryan-fitzpatrick-kirk-cousins-now-the-giants-defense-can-get-tested/
Stapleton The Record: Giants' defense is coming together
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/football/giants/giant-d-bringing-heat-1.1097453
S
Raanan NJ.com: Quintin Demps: How the veteran safety fared in his first start for the Giants (Film Review)
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/09/quintin_demps_how_the_veteran_safety_fared_in_his_first_start_for_the_giants_film_review.html
NFL
Volin Boston Globe: Some elite quarterbacks struggling
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/09/27/some-elite-quarterbacks-struggling/wlkle89zCiMQhySbFshdZJ/story.html
Myers NYDN: Sunday Morning Quarterback: Jets GM John Idzik could find himself dealing with Mike Tannenbaum if coaching change is made
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/sunday-morning-qb-ex-jets-gm-mike-tannenbaum-double-agent-article-1.1955079
Farmer LA Times: NFL teams are getting caught short-handed at running back
http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-week-4-farmer-20140928-column.html
Kirwan CBS Sports: Six for Sunday: Smith, Fitzpatrick, Peppers get a shot at old teams
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pat-kirwan/24725339/six-for-sunday-smith-peppers-fitzpatrick-get-a-shot-at-their-old-teams
Prisco CBS Sports: After further review: Examining what's wrong with the 49ers' defense
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pete-prisco/24724573/after-further-review-examining-whats-wrong-with-the-49ers-defense
Florio NBC Sports: Week Four “Three and Out”
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/28/week-four-three-and-out/
ARIZONA
McManahan AZ Central: Backup quarterbacks taking center stage in the NFL
http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/09/27/backup-quarterbacks-taking-center-stage-nfl/16353073/
BALTIMORE
Wilson Baltimore Sun: Outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil hoping to crank up Ravens' languishing pass rush
http://goo.gl/lQetbI
CAROLINA
Person Charlotte Observer: For Carolina Panthers defensive end Charles Johnson, it's money time
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/09/27/5204056/money-time-panthers-charles-johnson.html
CHICAGO
LeGere Chicago Daily Herald: LeGere: Despite slow start, Forte will be a factor
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140927/sports/140928447/
CLEVELAND
Reed Cleve Plain Dealer: How the Cleveland Browns and halfback Isaiah Crowell became a match for each other
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/09/how_the_cleveland_browns_and_i.html
Reed Cleve Plain Dealer: With little fanfare, Cleveland Browns' Tashaun Gipson emerging as one of NFL's top ball hawks
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/09/with_little_fanfare_cleveland.html
DALLAS
Cowlishaw Dallas Morning News: Solid play in first three weeks has put Cowboys defense in tight spot with Saints in town
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/tim-cowlishaw/20140927-cowlishaw-solid-play-in-first-three-weeks-has-put-cowboys-defense-is-in-tight-spot.ece
DETROIT
Birkett Detroit Free Press: Lions still think Chris Johnson is a big play threat
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2014/09/27/detroit-lions-new-york-jets-chris-johnson/16326545/
Birkett Detroit Free Press: Defense guru Rex Ryan gushes over Lions' DeAndre Levy
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2014/09/28/deandre-levy-lions-jets/16378939/
Birkett Detroit Free Press: Lions LB Stephen Tulloch: No regrets about sack dance
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2014/09/27/stephen-tulloch-acl/16321449/
GREEN BAY
Silverstein Mil JS: Packers defense applying stronger pressure with four-man rush
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-defense-applying-stronger-pressure-with-four-man-rush-b99359594z1-277342501.html#packers
HOUSTON
Harvey Houston Chronicle: Contingency plans would behoove Texans
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/columnists/harvey/article/Contingency-plans-would-behoove-Texans-5785474.php
Smith Houston Chronicle: Bond between O'Briens and Marrones endures
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Bond-between-O-Briens-and-Marrones-endures-5785646.php
JACKSONVILLE
O'Halloran Fla Times Union: A look inside Blake Bortles' Jaguars journey: UCF hopeful turns starting NFL quarterback
http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2014-09-27/story/look-inside-blake-bortles-jaguars-journey-ucf-hopeful-turns
KANSAS CITY
McDowell KC Star: Chiefs' players with torn Achilles' among 14 NFL players with same injury
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article2275149.html
MIAMI
Salguero Miami Herald: Rift between Miami Dolphins’ Joe Philbin, Ryan Tannehill in jeopardy of getting wider
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article2275925.html
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article2275925.html#s
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article2275925.html
MINNESOTA
Craig Minn Star a Tribune: Three plays that show Bridgewater's promise
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/277341741.html
NEW ENGLAND
Reiss ESPN Boston: Quick-hit thoughts around NFL, Patriots
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4768951/quick-hit-thoughts-around-nfl-patriots-29
Patriots.com: Bill Belichick Transcript 9/27: 'We're learning more every week'
"BB: It depends on the call. It could be. It depends on the call. It’s something that we got into I’d say back when I was with the Giants. We had [Lawrence] Taylor, [Carl] Banks and Pepper [Johnson]. Similar type of thing: three linemen and three linebackers and so you can’t block all of them with the line. You have to put the back on somebody. So, we knew that they would almost always treat Taylor as a down guy and then was it Banks or was it Pepper? Those guys understood too – they could tell if the line was going to go to Banks then Pepper could create some opportunities. If the line was going to go to Pepper, then Banks would either be on a tight end or a back, that type of thing. Sometimes we’d use Taylor in coverage to try to draw the protection and then pull out. It’s a similar type of concept. They have five linemen and you have six potential rushers. The sixth guy that the line doesn’t have then could potentially get matched up on a back or tight end or be free. Sometimes the line tries to counter that by taking whichever one of the two comes. So, let’s say they block the four they want to block then the lineman takes, if either one of them comes, he takes them. If they both come, they either have to throw a hot or the back has the other one, that kind of thing. But then that gets into a guessing game. There’s a lot of communication on the offensive line that a good linebacker or defensive lineman can pick up on and if you have some flexibility in your front, your pass rush then you can sometimes take advantage of that."
http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Bill-Belichick-Transcript-927-Were-learning-more-every-week/c741ccf3-df3a-4ce7-97ac-31440f8e7f5d
Young Boston Globe: Dont’a Hightower forced to be leader
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/09/27/patriots-dont-hightower-coming-into-his-own/QByHr9Fzj4H8eFZs0jeoKP/story.html
Boston Globe: Brandon Bolden knows the Kansas City Chiefs
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/09/27/brandon-bolden-knows-about-kansas-city-chiefs/ENDjRkMgOcd38Erfus6nBO/story.html
Daniels Prov Journal: Patriots' LaFell followed arrow of Chiefs' Bowe
http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/patriots/content/20140927-patriots-lafell-followed-arrow-of-chiefs-bowe.ece
NEW ORLEANS
Terrell Nola.com: New Orleans Saints nose tackle John Jenkins doesn't travel to Dallas, won't play on Sunday
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2014/09/saints_travel.html
OAKLAND
Kawakami SJ Mercury News: Can Raiders coach Dennis Allen survive the bye week?
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2014/09/27/dennis-allen-2/
Cosell Yahoo Sports: Greg Cosell's Look Ahead: Raiders rookie LB Khalil Mack impressing
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/greg-cosell-s-look-ahead--raiders-rookie-lb-khalil-mack-impressing-015627859.html
PHILADELPHIA
Phil Inquirer: Ertz has strong ties to Bay Area
http://www.inquirer.com/sports/20140928_Eagles__Ertz_has_strong_ties_to_Bay_Area.html
SAN FRANCISCO
Branch SF Chronicle: The new genius? Eagles’ Kelly hailed while Harbaugh questioned
http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2014/09/27/the-new-genius-eagles-kelly-hailed-while-harbaugh-questioned/
Inman SJ Mercury News: The new genius? Eagles’ Kelly hailed while Harbaugh questioned
http://www.mercurynews.com/49ers/ci_26618372/49ers-kaepernick-eagles-foles-having-much-different-starts
WASHINGTON
Clarke Wash Post: Gruden hopes humbling by Giants drives home dire need to work harder
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/09/27/gruden-hopes-humbling-by-giants-drives-home-dire-need-to-work-harder/
Farrar SI.com: Breaking down Kirk Cousins' disastrous outing vs. Giants
http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/09/27/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-interceptions-new-york-giants
Jones Wash Post: Gruden: Cousins’ turnover tendencies ‘worriesome’ but correctable
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/09/27/gruden-cousins-turnover-tendencies-worriesome-but-correctable/
Clarke Wash Post: Redskins NFL’s fourth-most penalized team, backsliding from 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/09/27/redskins-nfls-fourth-most-penalized-team-backsliding-from-2013/
Draft
Brugler CBS Sports: Todd Gurley continues rise in scouts' eyes
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24726615/nfl-draft-gurley-georgia-run-away-from-tennessee
Rang CBS Sports: 2015 NFL Draft: Despite Stanford loss, UW defenders win with scouts
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24727095/nfl-draft-despite-stanford-loss-uw-defenders-win-with-scouts
Former Giant News
Bultman Detroit Free Press: U-M's 2015 Hall of Honor class recognized today
Nicknamed "Jumbo," Elliot was a two-time All-Big Ten offensive lineman. After graduating in 1987, Elliot was drafted to the NFL by the New York Giants, where he played 14 seasons and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl XXV. He left Michigan as its all-time leader in games started by an offensive lineman at 44, a mark which now places him sixth all-time.
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2014/09/27/michigan-athletics-hall-of-honor/16341931/
But, in the pictures, it seems to me that Herzlich was reading the fake to the up back and that's why he's leaning to the left- maybe that was his read and responsibility. Also, JPP was blocked to the outside, Hankins double-teamed and looks like McClain (hard to tell the player's number) is playing pass coverage- maybe it was just the right play by Washington against that defense.
Then, Herzlich did his best to get into the flow of the play. So, while perhaps he was only carrying out his assignment on that play, overall IMO he's too slow to be a NFL LB.