Big Blue Huddle

I had an opportunity to re-watch the Dallas and Philadelphia games, and compared them to the last Washington game.

The Giants offensive line was completely manhandled by the Cowboys and Eagles defensive line.

Barkley only rushed for 3.1 and 3.5 ypc in both games, and had nowhere to run.

DJ was under tremendous pressure and his time to throw was significantly reduced.

In the last Washington game the Giants offensive line was much stronger and provided some holes for Barkley to run through as his ypc jumped to 4.8.

We can support or criticize DJ all we want but if the Giants offensive line gets manhandled again by Dallas and Philadelphia it really isn't going to matter.

A big part of winning takes place down in the trenches

There was something that Chris Collinsworth said about DJ during the Washington game that I thought was of interest.

He said, DJ is very good when he gets rid of the ball quickly and throws short intermediate passes, spreading the football around to multiple targets. In this I agree.

I would also add that DJ is very good when he has some designed runs called.

He also admitted the other day that he has learned what it takes to win in the NFL.

So, is he a game manager? Yes, I would say so, but I believe he is becoming very good at it.

Does he throw for a lot of yardage? No, but in order to win in the NFL, it's not so much about stats but what is the final score at the end of the game.

Final thought he only has thrown four interceptions in fourteen games, that is excellent. He has learned how to protect the football and not turn it over, and that has been a huge key in the teams 8-5-1 record.

Quote from: Rambo89 on December 22, 2022, 08:19:31 AMLike the Slayton play in the first Washington game I think this one was on both players.  Problem for me is that we are seeing too many of these with the Giants and it's not just one receiver it's multiple receivers.  It shows the argument can be made that Jones hasn't elevated those around him just as much as they haven't elevated him.

Good points, and to add to what you are saying the first two passes in thay game that DJ threw to Slayton weren't completed either, so Slayton wasn't helping to elevate DJs game as you brought out

Here is the Bellinger dropped pass from the 3rd quarter of Sunday night's game that I had mentioned before.

It was actually 3rd and 5 and not 3rd and 9, and the pass seems to have been slightly behind Bellinger, and not on the numbers as I and Chris Collingsworth had previously mentioned, so please forgive me.

However even though it was slightly behind him, this seems like it was a pass that most starting NFL TE's should catch, especially on a crucial 3rd down, to keep a drive alive.

If you feel it was a bad pass, or a bad catch or maybe even both, you are entitled to your opinion, I am just sharing the pics for you to make your own call.
 

A point I'd like to add to the discussion is there was a 3rd and 9 throw that DJ made from the back of the end zone, and he put it right on the numbers for Bellinger, and he dropped it.

That drop in the 3rd quarter killed the drive, forced them to punt, and stopped a potential long drive that would have added even more yardage to DJ's total. So, he could have thrown for more yardage than if his supporting cast came through, just something to think about.

DJ also ran for 35 yards in the last game, so we need to include that as well.

His QBR is 57.1 which has him ranked 12th in the entire NFL

His 90.5 RTG is ranked 17th, so he's not that far away from being where he needs to be.

Let's see how this transpires