Stillers 26 Giants 18...... Oct 282024 …………Game # 8
Stillers - Gmen Postgame Analysis and Grades
The 5-2 Stillers hosted the 2-5 Giants on MNF. The Stillers moved the ball well in the 1Hbut settled for FGs and were tied at 9 going into the half. The Stillers managed to score 2 TDs in the 2Hone on a punt return.
Due to the late nite gamethis report will be more succinct that usual.
Grades:
QB: Wilson got the start.
Slightly underthrew Miller on a deep balllate 3Qwhich fell INC. Superb deep flag to Pickens for 43 yards4Q.
Had a hideous fumble during a scramble,430 4Q. A solid outing. B+
RB:
Harris – ripped off a big 26 yard run1Q. Had several other good runs in the 1Q as well. Dropped cake-easy valve dumpearly 2Q. Nice vault over a DBnext playfor 14 yards. 114 yards on a solid evening. A
Warren – big 17 yard run1st series. Chipped in well. A
Cord Patterson – did not dress.
FB: Conn Hey played a fair amount of FB.
WR:
Pickens – Hung onto a TD grab despite big hit2Q. Butalthough his one foot hit twicethe 2nd foot never came down IBand was correctly ruled INC. Had a couple of big grabs. B
Van Jeff – grabbed short out4 years1st series. Grabbed 12 yard pass2Q. Made a good catch on a deep loblast play of 3Q. B
Austin – grabbed short pass10 yardsfirst play o’ game. PeePee hauled on a 29-yard TD passearly 4Q. A miracle !! It was a cake-easy grabbut stillit was stunning. B
Miller- was thrown a deep balllate 3Qbut the ball was slightly underthrown.
Rom Wilson – Placed on IR earlier today. What a twerp.
TE:
Pat FryBoy – Chipped in meagerly. 2 grabs for 19. Anyone recall the fatty contract he was lavished with in early Sep?? C
Darnell – Good grab and run for 29 yards1Q.
Con Heyward – mostly blocked.
OL: Overallthe line (MooreSeumaloMcCullomMcCormickJones) had a decent game.
Jones was flagged for a maskwhich negated a TD grab by Pickens1st series. Jones got whipped by Armond Watts on a runfor a 3 yard loss3:32 2Q. Dex Lawrence busted thru C and RG for a big sackjust before the 2MW1H. Was just a man among boyz on this play.
Seamalo was flagged for a false start on 3d & 6late 3Q. McCormick was flagged for a hold on a run1st play 4Q.
Overalla B+
DL:
Heyward – held completely off the scoresheet1st half. Fat Cam rolled the donut !! Scam chipped in on a harmless draw play on 2d & 107:00 4Q. Scam had 3 solos and 3 As in a very drabmediocre game. C-
Ogunjobi – played ok
Lowdermilk- played here and there.
Benton – good stop on a 3rd down tunnel screen1st seriesto force the FG.
LB:
Queen – Stop the presses ! A rarecrispadroit tackle by Queenon a flare pass to the RBlate 3Q. Had only 3 solos all nite longas NY gashed this D in the ground game. Ain’t nowhere good enuf. C-
Landon Rob – good run stuff1st series. Good run stuffmid 2Q. B-
Watt – Got a Dong sack3Q. Stripped the QB and recovered the fumblelate 4Q. Was quiet for too much of the game. B
Highsmith – got to face Chris “Mother” Hubbardwho was just signed off the scrap heap last week to be the starting LT. Flagged for roughing the passerlate 1Q.
(1:21 - 2nd) (Shotgun) T.Tracy up the middle to NYG 19 for 4 yards (A.Highsmith). This was Fraudsmith’s ONLY tackle the entire 1H.
Stop the presses ! Big Alex Fraudsmith got a Dong sack3Q ! Was doing NOTHINGand Watt chased the QB into Big Alex's lap. So dominant & impressive!!
Big Alex got a 2nd sack5:45 3Qwhen he looped around the slowfooted Chris “Mother” Hubbardwho was just signed off the trash heap last week.
Big Alex got a “pass breakup” on the goofy 2 point try by NY. The Gmen lined up with like 5 players split out wide leftbut NO ONE moved at the snap of the ballallowing Bumsmith to come in UNTOUCHED to bust up the pass to the split-out receiver who was stationed a few yards behind the picket fence.
Had 4 solosincluding a Dong sackand a sack where he looped around the entirely worthless Mother Hubbard. Not much to crow about. C
Herbig – did not dress.
Pey Wilson – watch Big Peyton Wilson on that 10 yard run by Tracylate 1Q.....Big Peyton literally WANDERS way to his leftand takes himself woefully out of the play. Another defender who has been rabidly fawned over ad nauseum. Finished the game with ONE solo. Grossly inadequate. C-
DB
Joey Porter Jr. - got away with a blatant PT/hold on a deep balllate 1Q. C. overed okalthough at time played soft. B
Donte Jackson – got abused for a deep ball4th play of gamegood for 43 yards. Got abused by Slayton on a 3d & 8late 2Qfor a 36 yard gainer. C
DeShon Elliot – Solid game. B
Minkah - fairly quiet. Too quietin fact. C
Bishop – got abused on 4th & 2early 2Q. Got a Dong INT (his 2nd in 2 weeks) late in the gamewhen the pass clanged off another DB and then softly landed in Queenie’s lap. B-
Spec teams:
Waitman – boomed a 55-yard puntlanding near the sidelinemid 3Q. Excellent work. A
Boswell – shallow KOlate 1Qto the 8returned to the 34. Not good. Booted 4 FGs. A
Pee Pee Austin returned a punt for a TDmid 3Q. Poor KO coverageearly 4Qallowing a KO 3 yards deep tp be returned to the NY 45 yard line.
OC: Art Smith produced a lotta yards in the 1Hbut played turtle ball in/near the RZ and settled for 3 FGs.
1st seriesafter the flag2nd & 24 at the NY 26and Smith calls a draw play that gains 2 yards. Here you have a veteran QBwho should be trusted to pass the ball on that down & distance. This was a white flag of surrendersettling for a FG.
Decent 2H. B
DC: Austin allowed a TDearly 2Qbut a ticky tack illegal shift flag wiped out the TD. The defense got gashed by the rookie RBTracyin sickening fashion. Farfar too much softness from this defense. D+
HC: Mike Asslin had a rocky 1H. Asslin stupidly challenged the Pickens TD that was correctly ruled INConly to be told one cannot challenge a call that was made by the upstairs crewAND the timeout is still charged. What a jackmule ! At least the team mostly rebounded in the 2H. The def woes should be alarming. B
Synopsis: A poor 1st half. Adequate win over a weakling foebut nothing to crow about. Nowa bye weekbefore the real meat of the schedule takes place.
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