PFF grades: Andrew Thomas and Cameron Fleming shine

My how things have changed for the New York Giants! Four straight victories. Five wins in seven games. First place in the NFC East. All of this after an 0-5 start.

The Pro Football grades from Sunday’s 17-12 victory over the Seattle Seahawks reflect just how different things are for the Giants these days.

Offense

Remember when Andrew Thomas was a bust and Cameron Fleming was a useless veteran turnstile who was just taking up snaps that should have been going to Matt Peart?

Well, on Sunday Fleming (87.5) and Thomas (87.1) were the Giants’ highest-graded offensive players. Neither player surrendered a pressure in pass blocking. Thomas’ grade was — by a full 15 points — the best of his rookie season. Somehow, yours truly failed to directly include either tackle on the ‘Kudos’ list.

The Giants surrendered only 7 pressures overall, and four of those came from running back Dion Lewis, who had an embarrassing 2.5 pass-blocking grade. That’s what happens when you give up a sack and 4 total pressures in 5 pass pass-blocking snaps.

Shane Lemieux gave up one pressure and had a 19.3 grade in 20 pass-blocking snaps. His overall grade in 42 snaps was 42.3 Will Hernandez played 16 snaps, gave up a pressure in 6 pass-blocking snaps and had an overall grade of 72.5.

Defense

Inside linebacker Blake Martinez (81.3/10 tackles in 60 snaps) was the Giants’ highest-graded defender being suffering a back injury on Sunday.

Rookie Carter Coughlin graded at 73.6 with 3 pressures and 2 stops.

The Giants had 14 defenders compiled grades of 62.7 or higher. Only two defenders, reserve defensive linemen B.J. Hill and Austin Johnson, graded below 50.0.