Offense: F
After the rose-colored glasses were taken off, it really became ugly, didn’t it? The Tommy DeVito magic looks to have worn off, as evidenced by the offensive line’s continued inability to pick up stunts, receiver drops and failures, and receiving massive hits when they get into slides late.
We saw instances of hanging onto the ball too long on some of the sacks, but this isn’t all on the young player, who finished 20 of 34 for 177 yards and led the team in rushes (36 yards on four carries). The game that never stops? In the second quarter, it appeared somewhat alive, but it vanished after that. In addition, if your running style yields greater yardage on average per play (3.2) than your passing game (3.0), that’s a problem.
An further issue? not even getting close to the red zone while recording a season-low third-down conversion % (2 of 16).
The favorable tidings? No mishandles. (Hey, something’s up.)
Protection: D
The good news is that the Alvin Kamara-led rushing attack was restricted to just 87 yards on 28 carries thanks to a strong run defense. The unfavorable report? Derek Carr, the quarterback, had a bad day with the passing game.
Carr completed 23 of 29 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns (134.8 passer rating) while connecting with ten different receivers. With just one sack (safety Jason Pinnock) and two hits during the whole game, the pass rush appeared to be inactive, and the defensive secondary was a complete mess, including a Pinnick pass interference penalty on a catchable ball that was about to go out of bounds near the back of the end zone.
Situationally, the Giants gave the Saints the opportunity to convert on 50% of their third down attempts and 100% of their trips into the red zone.
Special Units: B
The kicker’s hamstring injury in the first quarter Disaster seemed inevitable for Randy Bullock, but Jamie Gillan, the punter, saved Bullock’s bacon with a 40-yard field goal. Concurrently, returner Gunner Olszewski assumed Gillan’s holding responsibilities.
Not terrible, not game-changing, but the Giants gave up an average of eighteen yards on two kickoff returns. On punt returns, Rashid Shaheed ended with a strong average of 11.7 yards per return.
Mentoring: F
After the running game began to pick up some steam in the second quarter, the Giants abandoned it. This late in the season, the offensive line’s persistent incapacity to learn new stunts is an issue that shouldn’t exist.
There was chaos in the defensive secondary, and where was the pass rush? Both sides of the ball played poorly overall, which was made worse by the Giants’ 17-0 second-half deficit.
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