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A number of people have now come to the realization that the Pats best match up in this game is the Giants OL. Here are some stats and fact that back up this POV.
Disclaimer - I'm not a big fan of PFF, and I recognize that some of its evaluation methods are flawed and subjective......BUT its superbowl week and if ESPN chooses to ignore this match up, I feel free to use even "flawed" resources to back up my position
Here is a sample to whet your appetite and then the link to the complete article.
Super Bowl Focus: Clinging to the Edge | ProFootballFocus.com
Disclaimer - I'm not a big fan of PFF, and I recognize that some of its evaluation methods are flawed and subjective......BUT its superbowl week and if ESPN chooses to ignore this match up, I feel free to use even "flawed" resources to back up my position
Here is a sample to whet your appetite and then the link to the complete article.
to read more hit the linkFew areas of the New York Giants’ team have come under more pressure this season than the offensive line, which has seen a precipitous decline in its form, having been one of their strengths the last few years.
Quarterback Eli Manning has faced pressure on 38.9% of his dropbacks over the course of the regular and postseason, second most of any quarterback in the entire league. The entire offensive line has been poor in pass protection; no Giant offensive lineman grades higher than -3.9 (William Beatty) for their play in that area this year. The two players most culpable for this pressure are the two covering the tackle spots this Sunday in Indianapolis, David Diehl and Kareem McKenzie.
Manning is still making plays in the face of this pressure as he finds a way to get the pass off and prevent the defense from finishing, but at some point the law of averages suggests that all of this pressure either has to stop or it will catch up with the Giants’ offense. It is widely accepted that there are few better defensive minds in the league than Bill Belichick and he, along with his defensive staff, have surely been spending time trying to find ways to exploit the weaknesses of the Giants’ pass protection off of the edge this coming Sunday. In the first of our articles examining three crucial areas in this Sunday’s encounter, we open up by shining a light on just how bad the Giants tackles have been in pass protection this season and the candidates to take advantage for the Patriots in a key battle ground this Sunday.
Super Bowl Focus: Clinging to the Edge | ProFootballFocus.com