PFF grades and snap counts for the Giants’ 35-14 loss to the Ravens

Whenever you get up on Monday morning to write down about how Professional Soccer Focus noticed the Giants’ efficiency towards the Baltimore Ravens and your first thought is, “I wonder what grade PFF gave Tim Boyle?” you realize you’ve hit all-time low. If Butch Cassidy had been watching the group of has-beens and never-will-bes the Giants fielded yesterday, particularly on protection, he’d absolutely have requested, “Who are those guys?” Nonetheless, we plow forward, as a result of being a Giants fan comes with a sure diploma of masochistic tendencies.

Offense
PFF grades

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Malik Nabers (71.8) continues to be the Giants’ finest offensive participant and one of many stars of the 2024 rookie class. His 82.6 season receiving grade leads all rookie broad receivers who’ve seen vital taking part in time and his 901 receiving yards are second solely to former LSU teammate Brian Thomas Jr.’s 956. Total he’s twelfth within the NFL in receiving yards – not dangerous for a man catching passes from the league’s worst quarterback group. The opposite Giants’ broad receivers have mainly turn into afterthoughts with mediocre to poor grades, operating routes downfield that quarterbacks by no means see.
Tommy DeVito (55.4) and Tim Boyle (53.9) had been equally mediocre, however in several methods. DeVito had a Daniel Jones-like 0 big-time throws and 0 turnover-worthy performs, with 0 TDs and 0 INTs and a 3.8 yard ADOT. Boyle had a extra Jameis Winston-like 2 big-time throws and three turnover-worthy performs, with 1 TD and 1 INT and an 8.0 yard ADOT. Soccer is in the end leisure; I’ll take Boyle.
The offensive line total had one other fairly good day, with quarterbacks being pressured solely 9 instances:

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Giants’ QBs had been sacked 3 times, however solely considered one of them was blamed on an offensive lineman (Greg Van Roten, 68.6 move block grade). The move blocking grades weren’t stellar aside from Jermaine Eluemunor (76.1), however they had been both common or simply barely under common. Aaron Stinnie began for the primary time this season rather than injured Jon Runyan Jr. and held up adequately towards the move rush (58.1). John Michael Schmitz (53.7) gave up two pressures.

In the meantime, don’t look now, however Carmen Bricillo seems to be making an NFL sort out out of Evan Neal. Listed below are Neal’s season stats:

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Neal had dangerous video games move blocking towards Carolina and Dallas, however he has been common or near it in his different three begins this season. Unnoticed by most of us is that he’s changing into a superior run blocker (his repute at Alabama) with just one dangerous recreation to date and in any other case good to superb performances. You’d hope for extra from the No. 7 choose but when he will be at the very least sufficient I’ll take my winnings off the desk and go house.

It’s good to see Daniel Bellinger (62.4) concerned within the offense once more. His 5 receptions final week matched his profession excessive and his 45 yards was his profession excessive. Yesterday he had 3three extra catches in three targets for 35 yards. Chris Manhertz (46.2) and Greg Dulcich (43.5 in solely seven snaps) performed as properly however did little.
All three operating backs noticed the sector however none of them did a lot: Tyrone Tracy (53.4 with one other drop), Devin Singletary (59.4), and Eric Grey (59.5 however solely three snaps).

Snap counts

All 5 offensive linemen performed the complete recreation, whereas Tommy DeVito and Tim Boyle break up the QB snaps.
Broad receiver utilization was as in earlier video games, with Malik Nabers on the sector virtually on a regular basis, after which in reducing order of play time, Wan’Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Jalin Hyatt, and even Ihmir Smith-Marsette (3 snaps at WR).
Daniel Bellinger was the first TE, adopted by Chris Manhertz and Greg Dulcich. The full of 80 TE snaps tells us that the Giants performed few 2-TE units yesterday.
Tyrone Tracy as soon as once more bought a lot of the work however Devin Singletary performed greater than he typically has lately since Tracy’s emergence.

Protection
PFF grades

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Adoree’ Jackson (87.1) performed his finest recreation as a Big by PFF’s reckoning. He was elite in run assist, making 5 tackles with no misses (in a recreation wherein the Giants as a group missed 14 extra tackles) with a pressured fumble. In protection he gave up one completion in two targets for less than 7 yards. Dane Belton had a good recreation total (63.4) with a sack, 9 tackles (4 of them stops) and 4 assists with no missed tackles, however gave up 2 completions in 3 targets for 31 yards and a TD. The remainder of the secondary, not so good: Greg Stroman Jr. (50.8, 6 tackles, 2 missed tackles, 5 receptions in 6 targets for 65 yards, 25 of them YAC, and a TD); Artwork Inexperienced (39.1, 4 tackles, 1 missed sort out, 3 receptions in 3 targets for 40 yards); Isaiah Simmons (a horrible 27.3, 0 tackles, 1 missed sort out, 2 receptions in 2 targets for 23 yards and a TD); and Jason Pinnock (an equally horrible 26.9, 4 tackles, 2 assists with 1 missed sort out, 3 receptions in 3 targets for 21 yards, 20 of them YAC, and a TD).
Darius Muasau (59.1) performed all proper in his first beginning look, with 4 tackles and a couple of assists however with 2 missed tackles and a 27-yard move reception surrendered. Micah McFadden (43.4) had a poor recreation – he did have a sack and made 7 tackles, however he missed 3 and gave up 4 catches in 4 targets for 34 yards, 30 of them YAC.
Kayvon Thibodeaux (34.2) was principally invisible, not an remoted prevalence; he was credited with 2 hurries, however had only one assisted sort out with 1 missed sort out. Brian Burns didn’t play properly both (44.1), however at the very least you seen him on the sector – 5 pressures together with a sack, and an assisted sort out however a missed sort out as properly. Tomon Fox (51.0) had an assisted sort out and a missed sort out and in any other case didn’t make the stat sheet.
Elijah Chatman (68.6) performed all proper however bought no stress on Lamar Jackson and solely had one sort out. Jordon Riley (61.2) did have a QB hit and made 2 tackles, each of them stops. Cory Durden (57.4) had a sort out and an help. Elijah Garcia (41.4) had a rush, 2 tackles (considered one of them a cease) and an help. Casey Rogers (47.8) didn’t make the stat sheet.

Snap counts

No knock on Darius Muasau, who has offered helpful backup at ILB and even has one of many two Giants interceptions this season, however when your sixth spherical choose performs each snap after not having performed greater than 18 because the Week 1 debacle, you realize the damage scenario has gotten dangerous. Micah McFadden additionally performed each snap on the different ILB place, as Isaiah Simmons was in any other case occupied within the slot because of the depleted secondary.
Talking of the secondary, the cornerback room was all the way down to tertiary choices with the rash of accidents there as properly, with Greg Stroman taking part in virtually each snap, Adoree’ Jackson, introduced again this season for emergency backup seeing three-quarters of the snaps, and even Artwork Inexperienced taking part in half the sport. The safeties didn’t play properly, however at the very least Jason Pinnock and Dane Belton made it by each snap with out getting injured themselves.
On the sting, Kayvon Thibodeaux performed virtually each snap, not that you’d have seen watching the sport. Brian Burns solely performed about 2⁄3 of the snaps, with Tomon Fox relieving him as the sport bought out of hand.
Within the inside, Elijah Chatman led the best way, taking part in 80% of snaps. Chatman is a feel-good story, an undersized however high-motor man who has made some performs, however him being on the market on most defensive snaps tells you ways a lot attrition there was on this DL. Jordon Riley additionally performed greater than half the snaps, with Elijah Garcia (who lined up typically over or exterior the sort out), Cory Durden, and Casey Rogers making up the remainder. You’ll be able to’t inform the gamers and not using a scorecoard, certainly.