Post by GordonG on Sept 14, 2017 23:51:38 GMT -5
Here is a link to NFL next gen stats that covers passing, rushing and receiveing: nextgenstats.nfl.com/stats/passing/2017/1
It is interesting that Eli's time to throw was 2.89 secs which was the eighth slowest in week 1. PFF says that Eli Manning was 10th least pressured QB in terms of percentage of throws under pressure at 26.8% . In addition, Eli had a 76% completion percentage. Yet their 3rd down conversion was horrible up to the long drive in the early part of the 2nd quarter. It would be nice to know how many of those completions were on 3rd down and 1st down was not made.
The above stats are based on only 1 game and drawing conclusions based on one game should be done with great caution. With that said, I feel that the above stats suggests some things to me.
1. Pass protection is not as big a problem as generally perceived. So how do I explain the very poor pass rush blocking performance by Flowers, Hart and Pugh. Eli's movement in the pocket is better than generally perceived. BTW Richburg PFF rank among centers was 5th best for pass rush blocking and Jerry's rank was 31st among guards which is smack in the middle of pack.
2. I was thinking that the receivers were not getting open. In the link that I provided, the NFL provides receiver stats that include targets, receptions, cushion and separation yard averages. Lewis was targeted 6 times, had 4 receptions, was given a 5.4 average cushion but had a 1.9 yard separation. Sheppard was targeted 8 times, had 7 receptions, was given a 5.8 average cushion and had a 2.7 yard separation. Engram was targeted 5 times, had 4 receptions, was given a 5.8 average cushion and had a 1.9 yard separation. These stats indicate that the receivers were in fact getting open..
3. The Giants only ran 12 times on Sunday compared to 38 passes. According to PFF both Pugh and Jerry graded out above average for a starter while Richburg graded out average for run blocking. Both Hart and Flowers graded out among the worst in the league for run blocking. However these stats are based on only 12 total runs. That simply is not enough to have credible stats and it is not even close to being enough to having a balanced attack. It also strongly suggests very poor play calling by McAdoo. Dallas was daring the Giants to run and they didn't. It is one thing to try to run and not succeed. It is quite another to not even try.
It is interesting that Eli's time to throw was 2.89 secs which was the eighth slowest in week 1. PFF says that Eli Manning was 10th least pressured QB in terms of percentage of throws under pressure at 26.8% . In addition, Eli had a 76% completion percentage. Yet their 3rd down conversion was horrible up to the long drive in the early part of the 2nd quarter. It would be nice to know how many of those completions were on 3rd down and 1st down was not made.
The above stats are based on only 1 game and drawing conclusions based on one game should be done with great caution. With that said, I feel that the above stats suggests some things to me.
1. Pass protection is not as big a problem as generally perceived. So how do I explain the very poor pass rush blocking performance by Flowers, Hart and Pugh. Eli's movement in the pocket is better than generally perceived. BTW Richburg PFF rank among centers was 5th best for pass rush blocking and Jerry's rank was 31st among guards which is smack in the middle of pack.
2. I was thinking that the receivers were not getting open. In the link that I provided, the NFL provides receiver stats that include targets, receptions, cushion and separation yard averages. Lewis was targeted 6 times, had 4 receptions, was given a 5.4 average cushion but had a 1.9 yard separation. Sheppard was targeted 8 times, had 7 receptions, was given a 5.8 average cushion and had a 2.7 yard separation. Engram was targeted 5 times, had 4 receptions, was given a 5.8 average cushion and had a 1.9 yard separation. These stats indicate that the receivers were in fact getting open..
3. The Giants only ran 12 times on Sunday compared to 38 passes. According to PFF both Pugh and Jerry graded out above average for a starter while Richburg graded out average for run blocking. Both Hart and Flowers graded out among the worst in the league for run blocking. However these stats are based on only 12 total runs. That simply is not enough to have credible stats and it is not even close to being enough to having a balanced attack. It also strongly suggests very poor play calling by McAdoo. Dallas was daring the Giants to run and they didn't. It is one thing to try to run and not succeed. It is quite another to not even try.