Offensive Line
The Giants O-Line has
been very inconsistent all season and with 4 weeks to go there must be drastic improvement. Penalties and assignment lapses have plagued the unit, with most of the ire drawn towards second year left tackle
Ereck Flowers. His undisciplined technique has not only exposed
Manning's blindside to skilled pass rushers, it has also caused drives to stall out
due to lost yards from his untimely miscues. Many are clamoring for the Giants
to shift him to right where he would stand a better chance at succeeding but
at this juncture, things must be taken for what they are. Flowers is not
the only struggling lineman as both Bobby Hart and John Jerry have had their share of trouble staying away from costly mstakes as well. With a playoff spot on the line, only thing that matters is results and the 5 men that make the offense go have to recognize that immediately.
Jason Pierre-Paul's Injury
Just as Pierre-Paul looked to be
rounding back into form, a sports hernia will now cost him the rest of the season. This leaves the Giants Defensive line
without one of its skilled pass rushers and play disruptors. One must hope that
the "next man up" mentality holds well as JPP's backups will have task that could be a tall order ahead of
them. Expect opponents to put a lot of double teams on Oliver Vernon to
minimize that havok he can cause, which could have dire effects on the Giants
vaunted front.
Lack of Targets for Cruz and Shepard
In back-to-back weeks,
the Giants offense failed to target on their main receivers for an entire game
(Shepard in week 12 and Cruz in week 13). That in and of itself is inexplicable
as so many believed that having two skilled pass catchers around Beckham Jr. would
open the offense. Whatever the reasoning, it needs to
change immediately if the Giants want the offense to finally come out of its
season long malaise.
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