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Carl had some very interesting remarks on the running game. Said that the line indeed stunk, but that there were still plays there to be made and may have been made by Jennings, who is more experienced and polished. He described Williams as being afraid to make a mistake, so he follows the play to the letter rather than letting his instincts take over in order to exploit the opportunity. He thinks AW will be fine, he will get there, just a matter of gaining experience and confidence.
So, props to all my fellow BBIers who wrote yesterday that if Jennings had played maybe they would have had some better results in the running game. Sharp eyes all.
That's not throwing him under the bus. It's pretty dead on.
by waiting for block but when they did delay
run he got ot hit in backfield..there were no holes.
the only way he does better is if they use off
tackle oline shift plays like in ps
He reminds me of a zone, one cut RB that would excell in a zone blocking scheme. He just doesn't have the ability to breakdown in the hole and make a move on a defender.
He said that the OL was bad overall, just that there were still some opportunities. He in no way was absolving the OL.
It is obvious they need a new DC and will probably make some additional staff changes in the off season.
There was one play where no one blocked the DT (3-yard loss). I saw another play where Walton just whiffed on his man. Crawford gave us fits. So did that LB they picked up.
Once the coach is confident the player knows and understands the playbook, will give the player wiggle room to adjust.
THEREFORE, AW is hesitant, and as CB added, he will be fine.
How many times have we seen rookie RBs in the NFL get creative by spin moves,separate the ball from their body , get hit and fumble? Yes, they may break one from it but the odds are strongly against it.
On the blitz comment,the blitzer needs a crease to get through, what 3 of our DL under PW the last 2.4 seasons has been able to stand up his opponent long enough for the blitzer to get through?
That said, CB is also spot on on his comment. OLs just bunch our DL to the middle long enough to protect the QB to get the pass off. PF has not figured out how to adjust to that with the players he has..
we don't have any....we blitzed Demps, he missed the tackle....hard to blitz our corners, if you want coverage on the wideouts....
Our DL does not create lanes to blitz though.....
QB's stand back there like statues, with no pressure....
Carl there is no talent on this team to blitz....
There was one play where no one blocked the DT (3-yard loss). I saw another play where Walton just whiffed on his man. Crawford gave us fits. So did that LB they picked up.
Walton is just brutally bad. Weak and slow. He is going to get Eli or one of the RBs killed.
Perry Awful supporters are dwindling
i've been extremely disappointed in williams: its not just rookie jitters IMO. He does not have the speed to go outside and he does not have vision/patience in between the tackles. he just plows straight forward. this is instincts: we aren't talking about learning pass pro or receiving game: we're talking about basic run instincts.
usually a good RB knows what to do with the ball in his hands from the jump. not a good sign for his NFL career imo.
Meanwhile, re: the O line, Walton is every bit of the head-scratching, inane, waste-of-money FA signing that so many of us thought he'd be.
Let's hope that Schwartz (who has started only 7 games since 2010, BTW) can help things out.
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When asked about the Giants blitz packages he said "They do not know how to blitz"
That's not throwing him under the bus. It's pretty dead on.
Are the 2 mutually exclusive?
I think both points are true.
what will be interesting to see is what they do when Schwartz gets back. Will they move him to his natural RG and Richburg to OC and maybe Moseley (or someone else) to LG? A couple of weeks ago, I thought moving Richburg to OC may be premature. But, Walton has been so bad that it may be a necessity at this point.
What is the cap hit to cut Walton after the season? It may not be worth it to keep him as an expensive backup. And, by next year there is no excuse not to have Richburg at OC.
Williams needs to show better patience at the line. He ran 1000 MPH right into the line on too many occasions. He's a rookie 4th rounder asked to carry the load in an offense that is short on talent.
As usual, the RBs aren't great and the offense is struggling a bit. Jennings is a nice player but hasn't been a bell cow at any point in his career and now he's hurt. How effective he is after the bye remains to be seen but the Giants need to upgrade this position. They need star power. They have one star WR and nothing else that scares anyone.
The OL is improving and will be fine long term. IT's not good enough to cover up all the warts of this offense.
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I focused more on defense in my game review (Connor is doing offense), but the run blocking was really bad.
There was one play where no one blocked the DT (3-yard loss). I saw another play where Walton just whiffed on his man. Crawford gave us fits. So did that LB they picked up.
I made the same observation in the post game thread. Walton was little more than a speed bump to the backfield on most of the running plays. He did better in pass pro but not by much.
Walton is just brutally bad. Weak and slow. He is going to get Eli or one of the RBs killed.
As for the offense, if they lean on a fast past passing game (we have the receivers for it) until Jennings gets back we will slay some teams and you will see than run TC was talking about. If they insist on running AW loss,loss,loss,loss.
The OL has been so up and down its hard to be convinced they will magically be much better any time soon without a change.
If Schwartz is solid and healthy I'd like to see Richberg at C. That his natural position. I don't care if its Mosely or Jerry.
Meanwhile Pugh is having a worse year than his rookie one. Teams have film on him. Supposed elbow injury aside he needs to adjust. That Eagle game was beyond bad. Beatty is better than last year( hard to be worse) but no one is putting him the Pro Bowl anytime soon.
They need depth and more talent. IMO they need to draft a tackle in Rd 1 or 2 next year. Beatty is 29 or 30 and if Pugh continues to struggle he may need to make that often talked about move inside.
Our lb's are slow. Watch other teams and their lb's seem to have a gear that our guys don't have. Fewell had no problems blitzing in Buffalo.
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not know how to blitz, he doesn't blitz period. U won't find a less-aggressive DC in the NFL. When he does blitz, it's usually a telegraphed, ill-timed and basic 5-man rush. Very rarely does he use a 6-man pressure: Sometimes once or twice a game, sometimes never.
He does blitz, but the blitzes don't get home which is the reason for Bank's comment. You do know what happens when you blitz and the blitz doesn't get home? You guys all want blitzing but don't think anything bad will happen.
Our lb's are slow. Watch other teams and their lb's seem to have a gear that our guys don't have. Fewell had no problems blitzing in Buffalo.
Our LBs are not slow and speed has little to do with a successful blitz. The scheme is bad. There is never an open lane, they are blocked before they get to the backfield. Opposing teams easily pick up the Giants' blitzes. As it stands now, except for a corner blitz, they might as well just rush 4. And more importantly, for heavens sake, stop the stupid Dlineman falling back into coverage.