Game Overview ::
By papy324 >>
- This game has a middling total which feels like a hedge from Vegas on a game with a wide range of outcomes.
- Daniel Jones was awful last week. Will we see Danny Dimes this week?
- Darius Slayton is currently not practicing due to a concussion. His absence would make Jalin Hyatt a high upside salary saver.
- Devin Singletary dominated backfield touches for the Giants.
- Brian Robinson and Austin Ekeler are in a time share.
- Jayden Daniels rushing upside is sky high but his accuracy and decision making were both highly questionable in Week 1.
- Terry McClaurin was the Commanders only full time WR but his time on the field didn’t translate to additional usage.
How new york Will Try To Win ::
The 0-1 Giants come into Week 2 following a 22-point beat down by the middling Vikings. In a make it or break it year for Brian Daboll, he decided to take over playing call . . . only to score six points in Week 1, the lowest in the league. Making matters worse? He laid that egg at home, and it’s becoming obvious that the New York faithful are losing their patience. Well respected coming into New York, Daboll is starting to look more like a guy who has benefitted from elite talent on the field, not the other way around. When you look at his resume, all his success came coaching Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski (during his stint as a TE coach), Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts (in college), and Josh Allen. That’s quite the list of players to get credit for their performance. It becomes more of an indictment when you look at how Daboll has performed without all-time great players. Daboll struggle as the Jets QB coach (2007-2008) with Chad Pennington and was not retained when they hired Rex Ryan. He was then the Browns OC in 2009 and struggled with Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson (32nd ranked offense). His next stop was in Indy with Colt McCoy and Jake Delhomme (29th ranked offense), before being released. In 2011, he was the Dolphins OC and struggled with Matt Moore (20th ranked offense). He was not retained after one season. This run with the Giants was his next chance at succeeding without coaching an all-time great talent. Once again, it’s not going well.
The Giants used their personnel as expected in Week 1. Malik Nabers (100%) never left the field, Darius Slayton (72%), and Wan’Dale Robinson (68%) were the other two starting receivers, while Jalin Hyatt (23%) snuck on the field for a quarter of the snaps. Rookie TE Theo Johnson (86%) was a full-time player, and RB Devin Singletary (70%) was a modern-day work horse, with rookie Tyron Tracy (21%) working in a change of pace role. The Giants played at an above average pace (12th) but when you factor in that they were chasing points, that doesn’t seem particularly fast. They didn’t seem like they wanted to pass (15th in PROE) but PROE numbers don’t mean as much in a blowout. Daboll will probably lean into the pass more this week. The Commanders were okay against the run (9th in yards per carry allowed) but got lit up through the air, allowing Baker Mayfield to throw for 289 yards and four touchdowns on only 30 pass attempts. The Commanders might end up being a team that tilts their opponents to the air this season. Expect the Giants to come out aggressively to try and get the bad taste out of their mouth from last week.
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