The McAdoo inspired Eli is known for a high completion rate, and piss poor YPA. Here's the play-by-play of the last drive when the Giants were down by two scores. Hopefully the cut and paste from nfl.com is legible:
New York Giants at 01:55
5-D.Bailey kicks 70 yards from DAL 35 to NYG -5. 17-D.Harris to NYG 14 for 19 yards (31-B.Jones).
1-10-NYG 14
(1:48) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 34-S.Vereen to NYG 18 for 4 yards (24-N.Carroll).
2-6-NYG 18
(1:42) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short middle to 34-S.Vereen to NYG 23 for 5 yards (50-S.Lee).
3-1-NYG 23
(1:21) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short middle to 18-R.Lewis to NYG 40 for 17 yards (35-K.Frazier).
1-10-NYG 40
(1:07) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short middle to 34-S.Vereen to NYG 49 for 9 yards (38-J.Heath).
2-1-NYG 49
(:48) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass incomplete short left to 34-S.Vereen. PENALTY on NYG-74-E.Flowers, Offensive Holding, 9 yards, enforced at NYG 49 - No Play.
2-10-NYG 40
(:43) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass incomplete short left to 88-E.Engram.
3-10-NYG 40
(:38) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 34-S.Vereen pushed ob at NYG 45 for 5 yards (38-J.Heath).
4-5-NYG 45
(:32) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 34-S.Vereen to DAL 49 for 6 yards (38-J.Heath).
Timeout #3 by NYG at 00:25.
1-10-DAL 49
(:25) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 28-P.Perkins pushed ob at DAL 45 for 4 yards (24-N.Carroll).
2-6-DAL 45
(:20) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 15-B.Marshall to DAL 35 for 10 yards (33-C.Awuzie).
1-10-DAL 35
(:04) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass incomplete short left to 15-B.Marshall. PENALTY on NYG-89-J.Adams, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 35 - No Play.
END GAME
NYG 3 DAL 19 Plays: 9 Possession: 1:55
Until this point, Eli was 16/27 for 166 yds. An awful 6.1 YPA. But they stunk, so its to be expected. What followed on the last drive, was worse. He went 8/9 for 54 yards, net 44 because of a holding penalty. BUT HE NEEDED TWO SCORES. So all of that was BS. Increased his completion percentage, but his YPA still stunk against a prevent offense! And he gave his team no chance to win the game. The old Eli would have played to give his team a chance. He still has enough of an arm. And he wasn't afraid of the pick. Is this on Eli, or coaching?
That drive illustrates how his play is worse than the numbers appear, and either he or McAdoo is responsible for the discordance between Eli's perceived play level and the team's.
The defense was so bad that the Gmen were trailing in games a lot. This led to a lot of passing, against defense trying to prevent scores not yardage. I harped then that the Giants showed a big time lack of consistency and when they need to run the ball or control the clock they couldn't do it.
Now with a good defense, we are seeing just how flawed our offense is (that includes our QB) in that we cannot set tempo, we cannot establish the dominance or even advantage at the LOS and we cannot attack teams down the field. We are a dink and dunk offense with a very weak Oline and an immobile QB who has not been nearly as accurate or good as we have needed.
Yes, he did. But does it matter? They were down two scores and showing no interest in trying to make it a game, no matter how long the odds were. Going underneath repeatedly just bleeds the clock on behalf of the Cowboys. If you're going to do that, just take a knee and go home.
It looked a little like stat-padding, to be honest.
Down two scores with two minutes left, it doesn't matter! Throw the ball downfield!
He makes $20 million a year. For that contract he ought to be able to complete passes more than 5 yards down field, especially when it's 3rd and 8. For that contract, he should be available to avoid the rush. He should be able to attack the other team's weaknesses.
All these excuses about the play calling, the receivers, the offensive line would be fine if he was a Josh McCown. He's not. People think he should be in the Hall of Fame. A HOF QB excels even when the conditions are not ideal.
McAdoo has a Low Risk High percentage "Dink Dunk" Offense that reminds me of the Andy Reid And McNabb Eagles Offense.
Eli has better numbers in McAdoo's Offense, it doesn't mean Eli improved. His passing has become 6 yds max so YES his numbers will be better.
This is why "NUMBERS AND STATS" make no sense when comparing QB's on different teams. Te variables are way too high to get a true picture of which QB is better than the next, by Stats numbers and completion percentage. It will never give you a true picture and never ever tell the whole story
I think the jury is still out on McAdoo as a HC, but he clearly can't handle HC and OC at the same time. Why did they even promote Sullivan in the first place?
The offense is capped. OBJ taking slants to the house and the stout defense saved the team last year. Without OBJ, I don't see it being the case this year.