Ok some people (FM) do not like pff.
Some interesting mentions in the article
Gates seems to be growing into the job
The secondary is woefully lacking in players who belong in the NFL. The giants will need to use a one or a two pick on a corner in the 2021 draft
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We lack an awful lot.
I almost wish Washington had converted 2 points leaving us with O wins this year and a shot at the first pick in the draft. That is how dismal I feel right now.
PS That’s quite a lot to get accomplished .
Also-it looks to me the D has less a bead on what play is coming.
Part of the perfect storm that made Barkley & the Giants O easy to stop early was breaking in a new C, too. There is a lot of tipping plays involved and tipping snap counts w/an inexperienced C. I'm not saying I am noticing tells from my couch cushion but it's reasonable to allow he may be getting better at these nuances. That is part of how a guy can improve quickly at the pivot, and he appears to be getting credit for doing so.
Or maybe he's the Sterling Shepard of safeties and will never play 16 games a season and then we do need a FS.