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Let's get started off by saying that watching this game made me want to jump through my TV.
Quick Thoughts:
Offensive line may be worse than I originally thought, and I that would be impossible to accomplish.
The tight ends might as well leave the field on running plays.
Orleans Darkwa is not getting looks.
Secondary blitzes.
Break it down.
Looks like a 4-3 Under/closed left here to start the game (line shift away from TE side. Kennard down to TE, Collins rolls down). Bills start off with a bunch on the left, TE on the right. Fullback goes in motion Shady runs right side.
See Sheppard and Casillas as the other two LBs as well.
Next play, same thing, but it's DT rolled down. After the motion by the receiver, DT and JJ do some communicating and DT knives into the backfield to trip up Reggie Bush.
Absolutely love Kennard's hustle from the backside. There to clean up the play if Bush doesn't go down.
First nickel look here. Got Keenan Robinson (top of screen on TE) and Casillas at LB. Double O at DT with Hank. Hall in the slot.
It is a screen which ends up being broken up after a FANTASTIC read by Vernon, grabbing a hold of Shady before he can get set. The linemen release and Double O gets the pressure.
Here we have a great example of why many Giants fans wanted to throw their remote through their television on that beautiful Saturday afternoon:
Newhouse and Tye have zero idea what they are doing. Donnell whiffs on a block. Then, when it rains, it pours. Every guy comes into the picture besides the man Flowers was blocking. Amazing how poor blocking can be on a play. Was it miscommunication? I don't know. What I do know is that it was absolutely PATHETIC by Newhouse and Tye.
Donnell just showing me he must be afraid of contact. I don't really blame him either. Feel bad actually. But if it is going to hurt the team, he's gotta go. Which sucks. Then immediately waves to come off the field.
Jerry on a 3rd and 7 false starts which is an awful penalty. There was no movement by the Bills front 7 pre-snap either.
Casillas is going OFF in camp and in these first two games. Example below:
Play is kinda blown up by DT blitzing hard from the left side but Casillas seems like the only guy not fooled on the left side of the defense. Great play.
Now that big play downfield to Charles Clay, the whiffed blitz. Let's break it down:
Lots of pink and some yellow here but this is what happened: Hall, Brinkley, JJ blitz. Safeties man on receivers. Robinson is 1v1 on Clay. Taylor spins around JJ who DOESN'T set edge, break down, whatever you wanna call it. And Taylor bombs it to Clay.
I love the blitzes from the secondary, I really do. However, I thought we brought in Vernon and have a healthy-ish JPP to get the pressure without having to bring 20 guys at the QB. I guess preseason is a great time to test it out.
Landon Collins ends up saving the drive here for the Giants with a forced fumble at the goal line after Sheppard whiffed on a tackle. He actually saved the TD a play before as well, hitting Taylor before he could get across the line. Guy is an animal up near the box and will be getting a ton of tackles this year.
More terrible run blocking. Hart whiffs. Newhouse needs help from Donnell who motioned into fullback which means Donnell can't get to the second level. Just overall pathetic.
Seems like the only time this team is real successful running the ball is off the draw play. Which makes sense. Never get 1st downs off of it, but it's called to move ball.
Linebackers were coming on blitzes on their own as well. Sheppard blitzed on what ended up being a run play.
Also had Double O standing up on a 3rd down. Ended up being the QB Spy (or just mirroring Taylor so he wouldn't run). Ended up running anyway, but was called back for a facemask on Vernon's guy.
EXTREMELY happy that Shady McCoy is not on the Eagles anymore.
3 times Larry Donnell has whiffed on a block and there is 2 minutes left in the first.
Honestly, Newhouse and Donnell made Jerry Hughes look like Reggie White.
Casillas made a great play punching the ball out of Reggie Bush's hands down the sideline. Ruled a catch at first, however it was not. DRC came on blitz and got a hit as well.
On the McCoy catch for a TD, Taylor had like 5 seconds, and Shady made a great grab on a throw that was up and away from DT. Pressure needs to get there.
Tavarres King just catches everything. From camp to this game. He made a great sliding/diving grab on a second down play with a guy draped all over him. Later he caught a ball while going out of bounds. Great play but... out of bounds.
Roger Lewis Jr had a chance to really make an impact but Eli ended up throwing it over his head and out of bounds. Lewis lost the defender after he peeked into the backfield and ran up the sideline. Eli just missed him.
DT could have had a pick but DRC came flying out of no where to try and pick it himself.
Newhouse is STILL lost when the 2nd string Bills D comes in. Whiffed on the linebacker who ended up punching the ball from Williams for a turnover.
DRC is not a slot guy. He just isn't. I've said it since they drafted Apple. Here we have Hall outside, DRC in slot. The play doesn't go to his man, and Hall gets called for a hold, but just look at DRC.
Cudjo (76) looks like he was the next man up at DT and then Nix (97) after.
I'll tell you something. These linebackers are not bad against the run (with the 1s). They read the ball real well.
Donnell was still awful at blocking against the 2s.
Deayon (38) was with the 2s on the outside with Wade which is interesting. Okwara (78) and Double O are the next DEs up.
Not sure why Hall loves to hold so much, but it's not good. 2 of them.
Keenan Robinson didn't look too good all game. Beat deep on scramble play, over pursuing, facemask penalty.
Now as soon as Deayon came into the game they threw at him constantly. Makes sense when he is 5'9" 150 and Greg Little is 6'2" 220. One of the better plays of the game is below. Made by Deayon in the end zone against the MUCH bigger Little.
You can see Deayon keeping up with Little and reaching in at the end and holding on for dear life as he tries to rip the ball away. It happens, no TD. That just shows a glimpse of how Deayon's attitude towards the game. Huge play because it prevented a TD, and the FG was missed.
Bills got the ball right back though, after this play below. Apparently Perkins missed his blocking assignment and Nassib got walloped.
Bills score on the next play by attacking Deayon again. Manuel puts a perfect ball to Little on a fade. A taller corner would have probably been able to make a play, but that is why I have been calling for Deayon to play slot.
I'm not really sure what Perkins is doing as a kick or punt returner. Guy just let the ball drop on the ensuing kickoff. Giants were lucky they got it.
Williams did a good job in the 3rd by finding a hole for a gain of 15. Guy shows some burst getting through the line. He's gonna make this team.
Whitlock may be a better defensive tackle than full back.
Bobby Hart got rolled up on in the 3rd. Scary as he grabbed for his leg, but continued to play.
None of these backup wide receivers were creating separation for when Nassib actually had time to throw.
Brad Wing 48 yard punt to the 5. Again, chance to be a top 3 punter in the league this year.
Okwara is a monster against these backup OLs. He's gonna make the team too.
Berhe is literally all over the field. He is always around the football somehow. Have seen him come screaming into the play from out of nowhere multiple times.
Roger Lewis Jr. gets an opportunity and flat out drops the football that was thrown right into his hands. Later he rounds an out route off and it almost gets picked.
Perkins dropped a pass that seemed to be a little too hard for him to handle.
Every single TE besides Will Johnson can't seem to figure out how to block.
Linemen Seymour and Farrell are lost out there. Really not sure what they are coaching during offensive line drills.
Goodson got torched up the seam on a route that ended up being overthrown.
Deayon was brought on a blitz that forced Cardale Jones to scramble and intentionally ground the football. That's what Deayon brings if you have him in the slot. Guy is relentless.
Cooper Taylor had a nice pick from the safety spot. Set up Rainey's long, patient run in the 4th. On that run, I think Rainey just ran out of gas. I thought he was faster than what he showed. Resulted in zero points though, as Obarski missed a 28 yard field goal and promptly got cut.
I would like to see Ishaq Williams play earlier in these preseason games. He's looked pretty good here in the first 2.
Logan Thomas looked god awful.
Conclusion:
102 rushing yards total. 67 of those yards came on that one Rainey run. The offensive line looks like a disaster. TE's can't block. I'm starting to feel bad for Nassib. Deayon shouldn't be on the outside. Onto the Jets.
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