Giants Vs. Dolphins: Pro Football Focus Weekly Review

by Ed Valentine on Oct 31, 2011 1:30 PM EDT in New York Giants News

Pro Football Focus has quickly turned around the data for Sunday's New York Giants-Miami Dolphins game. Memo to our friends at PFF: This stuff is so much easier to discuss -- and more useful -- when it comes out within 48 hours of the game.

Anyway, here are this week's numbers. I will keep my commentary to a minimum on these

Offense

Eli Manning (+8.1) ... Did you expect anything less than a great number?
Will Beatty (+2.7)
Victor Cruz (+1.9)
Bear Pascoe (-1.4)
Brandon Jacobs (-2.2) ... Can we give big Brandon a -100?
Jake Ballard (-3.1) ... Ballard was -1.8 in run blocking
Kareem McKenzie (-3.3)
David Baas (-3.8) ... His run-blocking score was a pitiful -5.1
Chris Snee (-4.1) ... A -3.2 in run-blocking. His worst day as a pro?

A quick glance at these numbers and it is pretty easy to see why the Giants could not run the ball. No help from the center or right side of the line, and not much of anything good in the blocking department from the tight end or fullback. That isn't going to work.

Defense

Jason Pierre-Paul (+3.4) ... It was a quiet score because +3.1 of it came from run defense
Mathias Kiwanuka (+1.5) ... Miami ran 56 plays, and Kiwanuka was on the field for 54 of them
Michael Boley (+1.3)
Chris Canty (-1.1)
Aaron Ross (-1.3)
Kenny Phillips (-1.5)
Deon Grant (-1.5)
Antrel Rolle (-1.7)

Special Teams -- Just a note here that Steve Weatherford was +2.3.

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Focus, Eli has it

I got a GIF for that!

by Fester McDougal on Oct 31, 2011 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

stay on target...stay on target

I got banned from Jests Blog for saying Chad Henne has better stats than Mark Sanchez. And they think they're the big brothers in this town? LMAO try again little sisters!

Let's Go Giants!!!!

by maculis on Oct 31, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I got a GIF for that!

by Fester McDougal on Oct 31, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions

when did Andy Reid

join the Rebel Alliance?

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by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 31, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs

LOL

I got a GIF for that!

by Fester McDougal on Oct 31, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Sure Miss Our O-line from years past

Little harsh on Ballard had another good game in the receiving department

by boulio on Oct 31, 2011 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

Agree with you on Ballard

also thought KP and AR played better, made a bunch of tackles, what about MM and HN, I know they dropped some balls but made a bunch of catches.

The numbers put out by PFF are, and always been, worthless except for causing discussion.

by GiantFaninColorado on Oct 31, 2011 1:58 PM EDT reply actions

Beatty

he may not be amongst the best in the league. But I believe he’s proven himself to be more than serviceable.

I got banned from Jests Blog for saying Chad Henne has better stats than Mark Sanchez. And they think they're the big brothers in this town? LMAO try again little sisters!

Let's Go Giants!!!!

by maculis on Oct 31, 2011 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

opponents know our tendencies

Or know the play. They’re 2 or 3 yards in the back field on running plays

by GMen56-11 on Oct 31, 2011 2:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Snee

Must be hurt. There’s no other explanation how one of the best guards in the league can play this poorly week after week

by GMen56-11 on Oct 31, 2011 2:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Baas sucks

and age has caught big Mac. I think Diehl and Snee are both struggling from not having quality on either side of them.

by bigblue777 on Oct 31, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Ballard is not a good run blocker

don’t really need the PFF numbers either, its just true yet sad. The Giants love those off tackle runs and a big problem is the TE blocking. Weird that a guy like Ballard has that problem.

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by Rorschach44 on Oct 31, 2011 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

I think the problem with Ballard is they are sending him out on routes..

If they are definitely going to run they should make him stay home to block..

"When I was a boy and I had no sense..I got my pecker caught in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair, tickled my balls and made me shit in my overalls..."

by Bobbiblue on Oct 31, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions

At 5-2 I don't think we could ask for much better

record-wise going into the tough stretch. I think most of us thought at the beginning of the year looking up until the Miami game we could lose one and blow one and be 5-2. Here we are.

So we’re leading the division. Well…unless you count the 3-4 Cowboys who as of last week were the team to beat in the beast if they could just stop beating themselves. Oh and the 3-4 Eagles who after last night are the team to beat in the beast despite having the same roster that stunk up the first 1/4 of the season. And lest we forget the Skins beat us already.

I’d say 5-2 is a pretty good last place record.

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by Jaybat on Oct 31, 2011 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

You wanna hear somethin so mad ridiculous?

my friends think Eli doesn’t deserve to be the top 5 right now and they are mindboggled on why he is doing so well (from an Eagles fan and Jets fan freind). they think its a fluke or something. Also that we shouldnt be in 1st place in our division (that came from my Jets fan friend).

HATERS. no respect for my boi Eli, that some booty rite there

must be drikin that ESPN koolaid

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by netsareboss on Oct 31, 2011 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

I wish we had Sanchez

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by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 31, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Yay! Then we could run slants all day!

/sarcasm

"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning

by blains2000 on Oct 31, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

how about the competition has been SUPER POOR

Rams, Arizona, Miami… No kidding Eli is tearing it up. Either way the Giants are BARELY winning these g ames and often times gifted (Victor Cruz fumble, STL game)

So no they are not that delusional and Eli is what he is.. He’s an above average starter in this leage. MVP…talk to me at the end of the season when they aren’t playing winless teams

JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason

by Joe_D on Oct 31, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh so like we lost to the Bills and the Eagles won that

Oh wait.

Like how before yesterday, the Eagles had convincing wins vs awesome teams, like the Rams.

Oh wait.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
-John Madden
[Jake Ballard] has 4 speeds actually:
Stop→Slow→Truck (he shifts into that when its time to carry 4 defenders for another 4 yards)→LEAP!
-Raptor 22

by Willgfass on Oct 31, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

C'mon man

They had that win against that winning team, remember?…oh wait…never mind

"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning

by blains2000 on Oct 31, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

He registered a 145.7 passer rating against the Eagles…but if you were to say that they too don’t qualify as good competition I guess I couldn’t argue with that.

by XLII on Oct 31, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Your right

I wish he put up those big stats when they played the Eagles a month ago…… oh wait.
And isn’t one of the wins the eagles have gifted from the Rams? Wait I forgot, all teams that lose to the Giants always beat themselves, how stupid of me

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by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 31, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd include the Eagles on that list

they friggin suck

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by Rorschach44 on Oct 31, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

we beat the Eagles

by GMen56-11 on Oct 31, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

this stat line against the "dream team" most still sting

Manning NYG 16-23 254yd 4 TD 0 int

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by Troy O on Oct 31, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I sorta agree

we beat the Eagles (who suck), Dolphins, Cardinals, Bills (You know, they lost, we didnt win), and Rams

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by netsareboss on Oct 31, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I only agree because the Eagles do suck, they beat the Rams, (so did we) who suck

so its a gifted win right? Brotha, your team needs to wake up cuz right now, y’all are still dreamin’

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by netsareboss on Oct 31, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Rex Grossman's start to the year was a fluke

Anyone with eyes can tell you that Eli’s been on another level. You can’t pass judgment without actually watching the guy play.

by RUroseyNY on Oct 31, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

So that explains the poor run blocking

The right side of the line really sucks

by Landeta on Oct 31, 2011 2:48 PM EDT reply actions

Half of the left side as well.

I’ve always believed that Jacobs practices hard and plays hard, regardless of what he feels about his future with this team. IMO, a great deal of the boos directed at him should have been directed at the blockers. (Although they were all pretty good in pass protection.)

by JTMacc on Oct 31, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions