any point in the review.
Just one question: do you think the loss of Tomlinson, and Hill, as some fans have mentioned, impact not getting to the QB or collapsing the pocket?
I’m curious about your assessment of Judge in game management so far. The delay of game after a timeout, losing a timeout to an illegal challenge last week, and several timeouts where it seemed the Giants were lined up wrong. Is this an area of concern and does it fall on Judge?
"Barkley ran through an inside crease and simply fell to the ground. He wasn’t touched, he didn’t trip over his feet. He was anticipating contact, looked scared, and fell to the ground."
No doubt the hype by the press and fans will continue. But despite all-world athletic talent is an NFL RB who is terrified of contact really an NFL RB? In his FOURTH year with the Giants, how many games can you point to and say he made the winning difference? I know about the injuries and crappy OL play, but other truly great RB's have found ways to be difference makers anyway. And the occasional eye-popping long run among a bunch of minimal gains in losing efforts won't do it.
Get it to him in space? Can't hurt and would seem to play to his strengths, but the Giants are still determined he can do it all. And it's tough to say because he's a nice guy and super enthusiastic teammate who does everything in practice the coaches want. But his positive impact on games is just nowhere near where his level of talent is.
You described Barkley's game. He is a 'scat back' like Dave Megget was. Run plays for him around the ends where he may find space or screens. He does not hit holes hard enough and can't find the creases to be a every down back. Of course there are politics involved here considering the Giants picked him 2nd in the draft it's hard for management to admit he can't be the featured back.
To me was the bunch run where it seemed like they had Shep as a lead blocker into the hole. I don’t get that at all. Barkley is a guy who can exploit space. Running him into a bunch, drawing defenders to the point of attack? It’s the opposite of what they need. They don’t seem to do what he does best.l, get him the ball with room, isolate him 1-on-1 with a LB in space. Did we run screens? I don’t recall any. Seems like useful vs good ends.
I mean, I appreciate hitting WFT with the read options after not showing them week 1, but as you say, they went away from it at the end when they needed it most. Are they afraid he’d cough it up? He’d been doing better protecting the ball.
The D worries me more than the ball. The good DBs are supposed to manufacture pass rush by buying extra time, but 1) it doesn’t work if you’re playing off, and 2) our rush is so bad they get the extra time needed.
Thought the defensive game planed was terrible. Should have been blitzing Heinicke who looked erratic early, he got better as the game progressed because his confidence grew, and pressing their Wideouts instead of giving 7 yard cushions.
I was hoping to see a more positive view on the OL but they made a lot of changes.
I think the DL's are impacted the most on the TNG's which might explain help explain the pass rush from both teams in the 2nd half.
SB took a big hit from Collins that stopped him cold. I thought at the time he did not like getting hit like that. Interesting comments you make regarding him.
you are on the WAS defense and specifically the D-Line. Against a patchwork O-Line, other than the 2nd QTR, I thought they were underwhelming. I agree with most other assessments of the game, including Golladay's passion.
as usual. Depressing to see Hill thriving already (good for him). Always surprised he didn't see the field more. From the untrained eye I thought he really looked good as a rookie.
But despite all-world athletic talent is an NFL RB who is terrified of contact really an NFL RB? In his FOURTH year with the Giants, how many games can you point to and say he made the winning difference?
Since the Giants drafted Saquon, they have a better record in games he doesn't play than in games he plays. I am beginning to thing that's not a statistical anomaly.
Barkley does indeed look timid. If this is still the case after the quarter pole, than I would have to agree that it's time to move on and in hindsight was a mistake. I also really wanted him in that draft. Very disappointing start, but I'm willing to give him a couple of more games to regain his confidence and vision post-injury.
I actually didn't see the play that Gates was hurt.
It was near the end of the Yanks game, so early on,
was going back and forth...Since they didn't show it again,
I would have to gather it was gruesome! Hopefully he recovers well from this injury.
is basically a waste of a roster spot. He does nothing.
Thanks Sy. Like a couple others, I think the line play was pretty good in the 2nd half. I also wonder why they did not just put Bredesen at LG to start the game.
Patrick Graham has to tighten up that back seven. It is like he is the antithesis of last season. Now he has all the parts and does not know what to do with it(them).
But despite all-world athletic talent is an NFL RB who is terrified of contact really an NFL RB? In his FOURTH year with the Giants, how many games can you point to and say he made the winning difference?
Since the Giants drafted Saquon, they have a better record in games he doesn't play than in games he plays. I am beginning to thing that's not a statistical anomaly.
It's not. Barkley is a gadget player. I posted this before, let me post it again.
RB A carries 20 times for 80 yards. He has one 40 yard run, one 15 yard run, and 18 other carries for 35 yards.
RB B carries 20 times for 80 yards. His longest runs are a pair of 6 yarders, meaning his 18 other carries went for 68 yards.
In the modern NFL, you gain more yards through the air than you do on the ground. The purpose of the ground game is consistent positive yardage to set up more favorable passing downs, or to get the 2-3 yards needed for a first down.
RB A can't give you that at all. The team probably scores on the drive with the 40 yard run, but any other drive probably stalled at some point due to all the wasted downs RB A provided.
RB B gets that consistent yardage needed.
In case you were still wondering, Barkley is RB A. He literally prevents you from winning ball games if he's a featured back, but he'll get one or two highlight reel plays.
The proper way to use Barkley is a change of pace back, a guy you line up around the field to create mismatches. Even Garrett had Barkley split wide here and there.
People used to complain when Shurmur would limit Barkley's carries and go away from him in the 2nd half, but I think Shurmur - at least on some level - realized this.
Heineke with a soft zone? If that didn't work, why not play more man? They actually did play some man, but IMO, not enough, especially in 2nd half. Pass Rush needs to improve, otherwise it's going to be another rough, rough year for Giants fans. I can see us drafting pass rushers, Edge defenders again next year at the top of the draft. I wonder if Ellerson Smith will get in at some point this year and show us something?!
Watch film of Barkley when Penn State played good teams
He got very little if any yardage. He ran away from nobody. He eluded nobody. He ran over nobody. Gettleman made a major blunder drafting Barkley and passing on Allen. If Gettleman had drafted Allen, he could have taken Nick Chubb on the 2nd round. If we had Allen, the Giants would be post season threats for the next ten years. And yeah, I know the Bills lost to the Steelers week one.
One thing that concerned me on Thursday was that Barkley twice (by my count) made short receptions and had some space to maneuver and each time the defending player tackled him without difficulty. Small sample size but I’m not seeing any elusiveness. I’m absolutely in favor of putting him on the trade block and seeing what we can get.
The other comment is that we are fans on a forum. I would think that data and wisdom about average yards and variability of gains would be common knowledge among front office types. Now a scout could look at Barkley’s career and PSU and attribute the variability of his results there to the scheme and the PSU OL but then you are immediately making a projection and assuming that Barkley’s style and vision will adapt in the NFL. that projection immediately means that Barkley can’t be the highest rated player in two decades, per DG’s own personal assessment. It changes Barkley into an intriguing but risky pick, not some slam dunk.
Gettleman is being criticized for drafting an HB at the 2 spot, a lot, but he should also be criticized for getting the basic scouting wrong. He was overrating Barkley because he didn’t understand the value HBs bring to the modern NFL. It’s absolutely damning.
Love to hear your thoughts on how Toney could/should be utilized.
I won't argue with the duds you picked, but I would have picked the coaching staff for the poor game planning and maybe added Dexter Lawrence who as you said was not heard from all game until the fateful offsides on the last play.
Being unprepared after timeouts is dreadful especially when we hear all the coach speak about fundamentals from Joe Judge.
Much appreciate your insightful analysis of game! Always an enjoyable read.
One note about Adoree’ Jackson — I thought he played very well. I also don’t see any issue with the Ricky Seals-Jones TD. That ball was placed where Adoree’ could never touch it. I think that’s a TD every time unless Adoree grows another 6-10 inches in height!
the difference in winning or losing the Washington Giants game was 1 bad call by a referee --
If Washington is so good -- why was Jones able to march up and down the field against them? Does this mean Jones is elite in that he can move the ball against a vaunted Defense?
I think the offensive line played much better than I expected them to -- Baldy put out some very good tape on the center -- Bredeson needs some work though -- hopefully he just needs reps
Barkley will improve - so will Golladay and Toney and Ojulari
they basically all had no preseason
the thing that has me scratching my head is the backfield -- they should be playing much better than they are. It was being touted as one of the best backfields in football -- no all of a sudden they can't play -- doesn't make any sense at all
the difference in winning or losing the Washington Giants game was 1 bad call by a referee --
If Washington is so good -- why was Jones able to march up and down the field against them? Does this mean Jones is elite in that he can move the ball against a vaunted Defense?
I think the offensive line played much better than I expected them to -- Baldy put out some very good tape on the center -- Bredeson needs some work though -- hopefully he just needs reps
Barkley will improve - so will Golladay and Toney and Ojulari
they basically all had no preseason
the thing that has me scratching my head is the backfield -- they should be playing much better than they are. It was being touted as one of the best backfields in football -- no all of a sudden they can't play -- doesn't make any sense at all
Assuming you are referring to the defensive backfield, or secondary, I agree. But, I blame that more on scheme than players. We play an inordinate amount of zone, but not just zone. a soft zone with very deep S. It leaves huge holes, especially in the middle of the field. We obviously can't play exclusively man, but we do need more man. We also need to press more. WRs and coming off the line completely uncontested.
the difference in winning or losing the Washington Giants game was 1 bad call by a referee --
If Washington is so good -- why was Jones able to march up and down the field against them? Does this mean Jones is elite in that he can move the ball against a vaunted Defense?
I think the offensive line played much better than I expected them to -- Baldy put out some very good tape on the center -- Bredeson needs some work though -- hopefully he just needs reps
Barkley will improve - so will Golladay and Toney and Ojulari
they basically all had no preseason
the thing that has me scratching my head is the backfield -- they should be playing much better than they are. It was being touted as one of the best backfields in football -- no all of a sudden they can't play -- doesn't make any sense at all
I dont think Washington is that great and I'm not sure who was screaming that they are, but respectfully, no, the difference between winning and losing was not 1 play. That game should never have come down to a field goal. That game was given away. They couldn't expand their lead to put the game out of reach. They couldn't run out the clock with a lead, they let WFT go the length of the field in two plays, and they would have been bailed out by a missed GW kick but for a ST penalty.
With regard to Jones, he never plays badly against Washington. We know this. It's on paper. It's the other games where he doesn't raise to the standard. I dont think it's too much to ask that Jones play like this each game. This wasn't a dominant, Aaron Rodgers, mahomes type clinic. It was a good, solid night. We've been getting lackluster QB play for so long we're starting to confused a good game for an exceptional one.
Much appreciate your insightful analysis of game! Always an enjoyable read.
One note about Adoree’ Jackson — I thought he played very well. I also don’t see any issue with the Ricky Seals-Jones TD. That ball was placed where Adoree’ could never touch it. I think that’s a TD every time unless Adoree grows another 6-10 inches in height!
ITA. I’m a little shocked that Jackson was one of his “duds”.
I also think Sy’s “drops” counts for Slayton and Golladay are low and his comparison of Odell and Golladay is off base and comes off as an unnecessary shot at Beckham. Slayton also dropped that ball on the sideline on the second to last drive because of bad hand placement. It also seemed like Golladay got both hands on more than one ball that he couldn’t bring in. As for Beckham, he’d never have the nerve to yell at the QB when he dropped multiple passes. Golladay came across as completely clueless. I don’t understand why Sy gave him a pass for any of it.
Where I agree with Sy’s review is his questioning of the design of Garrett’s plays. Even in week one, there’s so many runs directly into the teeth of the defense. That’s fine if you have Zeke, Zack Martin, Tyron Smith, and Travis Frederick. The entire coaching staff seems to be struggling to adjust to what they have and not what they want.
As for Beckham, he’d never have the nerve to yell at the QB when he dropped multiple passes. Golladay came across as completely clueless. I don’t understand why Sy gave him a pass for any of it.
Golladay clearly wasn't yelling at Jones. If you watch the video, he's yelling before Jones comes over. Something that got blown out of proportion from the clip of it.
secondary would be better if we had pass rush. I agree that Ximines looks like a backup at best. Maybe Roche can provide some pass rush. A lack of edge rushers has plagued this team for years. Just another problem DG hasn't solved.
But I'm still confused about why we are playing so much zone with two CBs who are best playing man.
any point in the review.
Just one question: do you think the loss of Tomlinson, and Hill, as some fans have mentioned, impact not getting to the QB or collapsing the pocket?
Thanks ,as always, Sy.
Haas the duo of Tomlinson and Hill been replaced?
The answer is no.
Do they need to be replaced?
The answer is no.
The Moneyball approach applies here. Their production (4.5 sacks / 13 QB Hits) with *solid run defense needs to be replaced along the defense. NYG is better on the edge and I think the LB core is better overall.
I’m curious about your assessment of Judge in game management so far. The delay of game after a timeout, losing a timeout to an illegal challenge last week, and several timeouts where it seemed the Giants were lined up wrong. Is this an area of concern and does it fall on Judge?
There are a few things I don't like about Judge, you mentioned two of them. He deserves more time, at least a year-plus...but the silly mistakes need to stop especially if he is going to make his players run laps for making silly mistakes.
Don't you think it was a tale of two halfs for the OL?
They pass protected so much better in the second half. WFT's DL went very quiet in the second half...
You could say that, for sure. I did mention in the review that this was a tough eval for the OL. At the end of the game, however, there were just too many negatives. NYG fans may not fully know what a good OL performance actually is...because it has been that long.
Barkley does indeed look timid. If this is still the case after the quarter pole, than I would have to agree that it's time to move on and in hindsight was a mistake. I also really wanted him in that draft. Very disappointing start, but I'm willing to give him a couple of more games to regain his confidence and vision post-injury.
Well, he gets until the end of 2022.
RE: Love to hear your thoughts on how Toney could/should be utilized.
All of us are speculating, but you at least know what you're talking about when evaluating a player based on college tape.
I think it needs to be overly simple. If they want to keep running these jet sweeps, give him a crack at it. Get him a WR screen or two. Put him in the backfield and get him the ball in a hurry.
Toney was at his best when defenders were trying to tackle him. He wasn't know for routes. He wasn't very good catching the ball in traffic. He was excellent with the ball in his hands. That is what I think they need to do.
He seemed more comfortable on the few RPO plays regarding quick decision making. There seemed to be a few times during traditional pass plays where he struggled to pull the trigger or just waited very long to finally make throw. Seemed a little unsure of himself.
secondary would be better if we had pass rush. I agree that Ximines looks like a backup at best. Maybe Roche can provide some pass rush. A lack of edge rushers has plagued this team for years. Just another problem DG hasn't solved.
But I'm still confused about why we are playing so much zone with two CBs who are best playing man.
Acid, while I definitely agree the rush has not been fixed as of yet, would you think that part of the issue with the pass rush is partly to blame on scheme? I mean, we are rushing 4 and playing a soft zone where the underneath route is wide open. Makes it kind of tough to get to the QB when he has a wide open target right in front of his face. I would like to see what this pass rush could do if Graham stopped, in what my opinion is, coaching scared and let his secondary loose.
He's a smart guy who's still learning how to be a Head Coach. I think he's going to get it, but we have to be patient with him as well. He's never managed a game before, until last year, at any level.
Just one question: do you think the loss of Tomlinson, and Hill, as some fans have mentioned, impact not getting to the QB or collapsing the pocket?
Thanks ,as always, Sy.
They pass protected so much better in the second half. WFT's DL went very quiet in the second half...
Too many cooks spoiling the broth?
Ximines
No doubt the hype by the press and fans will continue. But despite all-world athletic talent is an NFL RB who is terrified of contact really an NFL RB? In his FOURTH year with the Giants, how many games can you point to and say he made the winning difference? I know about the injuries and crappy OL play, but other truly great RB's have found ways to be difference makers anyway. And the occasional eye-popping long run among a bunch of minimal gains in losing efforts won't do it.
Get it to him in space? Can't hurt and would seem to play to his strengths, but the Giants are still determined he can do it all. And it's tough to say because he's a nice guy and super enthusiastic teammate who does everything in practice the coaches want. But his positive impact on games is just nowhere near where his level of talent is.
I mean, I appreciate hitting WFT with the read options after not showing them week 1, but as you say, they went away from it at the end when they needed it most. Are they afraid he’d cough it up? He’d been doing better protecting the ball.
The D worries me more than the ball. The good DBs are supposed to manufacture pass rush by buying extra time, but 1) it doesn’t work if you’re playing off, and 2) our rush is so bad they get the extra time needed.
Thought the defensive game planed was terrible. Should have been blitzing Heinicke who looked erratic early, he got better as the game progressed because his confidence grew, and pressing their Wideouts instead of giving 7 yard cushions.
I think the DL's are impacted the most on the TNG's which might explain help explain the pass rush from both teams in the 2nd half.
SB took a big hit from Collins that stopped him cold. I thought at the time he did not like getting hit like that. Interesting comments you make regarding him.
Since the Giants drafted Saquon, they have a better record in games he doesn't play than in games he plays. I am beginning to thing that's not a statistical anomaly.
Here is two thumbs down...
It was near the end of the Yanks game, so early on,
was going back and forth...Since they didn't show it again,
I would have to gather it was gruesome! Hopefully he recovers well from this injury.
Thanks Sy. Like a couple others, I think the line play was pretty good in the 2nd half. I also wonder why they did not just put Bredesen at LG to start the game.
Patrick Graham has to tighten up that back seven. It is like he is the antithesis of last season. Now he has all the parts and does not know what to do with it(them).
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But despite all-world athletic talent is an NFL RB who is terrified of contact really an NFL RB? In his FOURTH year with the Giants, how many games can you point to and say he made the winning difference?
Since the Giants drafted Saquon, they have a better record in games he doesn't play than in games he plays. I am beginning to thing that's not a statistical anomaly.
It's not. Barkley is a gadget player. I posted this before, let me post it again.
RB A carries 20 times for 80 yards. He has one 40 yard run, one 15 yard run, and 18 other carries for 35 yards.
RB B carries 20 times for 80 yards. His longest runs are a pair of 6 yarders, meaning his 18 other carries went for 68 yards.
In the modern NFL, you gain more yards through the air than you do on the ground. The purpose of the ground game is consistent positive yardage to set up more favorable passing downs, or to get the 2-3 yards needed for a first down.
RB A can't give you that at all. The team probably scores on the drive with the 40 yard run, but any other drive probably stalled at some point due to all the wasted downs RB A provided.
RB B gets that consistent yardage needed.
In case you were still wondering, Barkley is RB A. He literally prevents you from winning ball games if he's a featured back, but he'll get one or two highlight reel plays.
The proper way to use Barkley is a change of pace back, a guy you line up around the field to create mismatches. Even Garrett had Barkley split wide here and there.
People used to complain when Shurmur would limit Barkley's carries and go away from him in the 2nd half, but I think Shurmur - at least on some level - realized this.
One thing that concerned me on Thursday was that Barkley twice (by my count) made short receptions and had some space to maneuver and each time the defending player tackled him without difficulty. Small sample size but I’m not seeing any elusiveness. I’m absolutely in favor of putting him on the trade block and seeing what we can get.
The other comment is that we are fans on a forum. I would think that data and wisdom about average yards and variability of gains would be common knowledge among front office types. Now a scout could look at Barkley’s career and PSU and attribute the variability of his results there to the scheme and the PSU OL but then you are immediately making a projection and assuming that Barkley’s style and vision will adapt in the NFL. that projection immediately means that Barkley can’t be the highest rated player in two decades, per DG’s own personal assessment. It changes Barkley into an intriguing but risky pick, not some slam dunk.
Gettleman is being criticized for drafting an HB at the 2 spot, a lot, but he should also be criticized for getting the basic scouting wrong. He was overrating Barkley because he didn’t understand the value HBs bring to the modern NFL. It’s absolutely damning.
Being unprepared after timeouts is dreadful especially when we hear all the coach speak about fundamentals from Joe Judge.
Much appreciate your insightful analysis of game! Always an enjoyable read.
One note about Adoree’ Jackson — I thought he played very well. I also don’t see any issue with the Ricky Seals-Jones TD. That ball was placed where Adoree’ could never touch it. I think that’s a TD every time unless Adoree grows another 6-10 inches in height!
the difference in winning or losing the Washington Giants game was 1 bad call by a referee --
If Washington is so good -- why was Jones able to march up and down the field against them? Does this mean Jones is elite in that he can move the ball against a vaunted Defense?
I think the offensive line played much better than I expected them to -- Baldy put out some very good tape on the center -- Bredeson needs some work though -- hopefully he just needs reps
Barkley will improve - so will Golladay and Toney and Ojulari
they basically all had no preseason
the thing that has me scratching my head is the backfield -- they should be playing much better than they are. It was being touted as one of the best backfields in football -- no all of a sudden they can't play -- doesn't make any sense at all
the difference in winning or losing the Washington Giants game was 1 bad call by a referee --
If Washington is so good -- why was Jones able to march up and down the field against them? Does this mean Jones is elite in that he can move the ball against a vaunted Defense?
I think the offensive line played much better than I expected them to -- Baldy put out some very good tape on the center -- Bredeson needs some work though -- hopefully he just needs reps
Barkley will improve - so will Golladay and Toney and Ojulari
they basically all had no preseason
the thing that has me scratching my head is the backfield -- they should be playing much better than they are. It was being touted as one of the best backfields in football -- no all of a sudden they can't play -- doesn't make any sense at all
the difference in winning or losing the Washington Giants game was 1 bad call by a referee --
If Washington is so good -- why was Jones able to march up and down the field against them? Does this mean Jones is elite in that he can move the ball against a vaunted Defense?
I think the offensive line played much better than I expected them to -- Baldy put out some very good tape on the center -- Bredeson needs some work though -- hopefully he just needs reps
Barkley will improve - so will Golladay and Toney and Ojulari
they basically all had no preseason
the thing that has me scratching my head is the backfield -- they should be playing much better than they are. It was being touted as one of the best backfields in football -- no all of a sudden they can't play -- doesn't make any sense at all
I dont think Washington is that great and I'm not sure who was screaming that they are, but respectfully, no, the difference between winning and losing was not 1 play. That game should never have come down to a field goal. That game was given away. They couldn't expand their lead to put the game out of reach. They couldn't run out the clock with a lead, they let WFT go the length of the field in two plays, and they would have been bailed out by a missed GW kick but for a ST penalty.
With regard to Jones, he never plays badly against Washington. We know this. It's on paper. It's the other games where he doesn't raise to the standard. I dont think it's too much to ask that Jones play like this each game. This wasn't a dominant, Aaron Rodgers, mahomes type clinic. It was a good, solid night. We've been getting lackluster QB play for so long we're starting to confused a good game for an exceptional one.
Much appreciate your insightful analysis of game! Always an enjoyable read.
One note about Adoree’ Jackson — I thought he played very well. I also don’t see any issue with the Ricky Seals-Jones TD. That ball was placed where Adoree’ could never touch it. I think that’s a TD every time unless Adoree grows another 6-10 inches in height!
ITA. I’m a little shocked that Jackson was one of his “duds”.
I also think Sy’s “drops” counts for Slayton and Golladay are low and his comparison of Odell and Golladay is off base and comes off as an unnecessary shot at Beckham. Slayton also dropped that ball on the sideline on the second to last drive because of bad hand placement. It also seemed like Golladay got both hands on more than one ball that he couldn’t bring in. As for Beckham, he’d never have the nerve to yell at the QB when he dropped multiple passes. Golladay came across as completely clueless. I don’t understand why Sy gave him a pass for any of it.
Where I agree with Sy’s review is his questioning of the design of Garrett’s plays. Even in week one, there’s so many runs directly into the teeth of the defense. That’s fine if you have Zeke, Zack Martin, Tyron Smith, and Travis Frederick. The entire coaching staff seems to be struggling to adjust to what they have and not what they want.
Golladay clearly wasn't yelling at Jones. If you watch the video, he's yelling before Jones comes over. Something that got blown out of proportion from the clip of it.
But I'm still confused about why we are playing so much zone with two CBs who are best playing man.
Just one question: do you think the loss of Tomlinson, and Hill, as some fans have mentioned, impact not getting to the QB or collapsing the pocket?
Thanks ,as always, Sy.
Haas the duo of Tomlinson and Hill been replaced?
The answer is no.
Do they need to be replaced?
The answer is no.
The Moneyball approach applies here. Their production (4.5 sacks / 13 QB Hits) with *solid run defense needs to be replaced along the defense. NYG is better on the edge and I think the LB core is better overall.
There are a few things I don't like about Judge, you mentioned two of them. He deserves more time, at least a year-plus...but the silly mistakes need to stop especially if he is going to make his players run laps for making silly mistakes.
Who's Toney?
They pass protected so much better in the second half. WFT's DL went very quiet in the second half...
You could say that, for sure. I did mention in the review that this was a tough eval for the OL. At the end of the game, however, there were just too many negatives. NYG fans may not fully know what a good OL performance actually is...because it has been that long.
Well, he gets until the end of 2022.
I think it needs to be overly simple. If they want to keep running these jet sweeps, give him a crack at it. Get him a WR screen or two. Put him in the backfield and get him the ball in a hurry.
Toney was at his best when defenders were trying to tackle him. He wasn't know for routes. He wasn't very good catching the ball in traffic. He was excellent with the ball in his hands. That is what I think they need to do.
Did you see that as well?
But I'm still confused about why we are playing so much zone with two CBs who are best playing man.
Acid, while I definitely agree the rush has not been fixed as of yet, would you think that part of the issue with the pass rush is partly to blame on scheme? I mean, we are rushing 4 and playing a soft zone where the underneath route is wide open. Makes it kind of tough to get to the QB when he has a wide open target right in front of his face. I would like to see what this pass rush could do if Graham stopped, in what my opinion is, coaching scared and let his secondary loose.