There was a central theme among the many Giants offensive linemen after the Cowboys beat the Giants, 23-16, Monday evening at MetLife Stadium: They let down Daniel Jones.
The quarterback was harassed, hurried and — at occasions — mashed by the Dallas defensive entrance, which could as nicely have been tailgating all evening as their go rushers feasted on the Giants’ porous offensive line.
Jones was sacked 5 occasions for losses of 27 yards, however he was pressured 23 occasions — essentially the most he’s ever confronted in his profession for one recreation, in line with ESPN. In different phrases, if not for his terrific scrambling capability, these sack numbers may simply have been doubled.
“We’ve received to have 8’s again,’’ Giants middle Jon Feliciano mentioned of Jones. “He went on the market and performed his balls off. The whole lot he did. … We’ve simply received to have his again.’’
Jones scrambled for 79 yards on 9 carries and virtually single-handedly saved the Giants within the recreation.
“Everybody is aware of we’ve received to assist 8,’’ Feliciano mentioned. “Doing what he was doing, by no means giving up, taking huge hits, making performs along with his legs … he did the whole lot he may on the market and this loss is on us up entrance. Not on Daniel.
“The sport was inside attain regardless of our efficiency up entrance, and that’s all on [Jones]. He saved us on this recreation, and we’ve received to be higher for him.’’
The participant whose efficiency stood out essentially the most for all of the mistaken causes was rookie proper sort out Evan Neal, the group’s first-round draft decide. Neal spent the night being schooled by Cowboys defensive finish Demarcus Lawrence, who had three sacks and three extra quarterback hits within the first half alone.
To Neal’s credit score, when media was permitted into the locker room, he was showered, dressed and ready at his locker to take accountability for his poor recreation — a recreation he referred to as the worst of his life.
“It’s laborious to win that manner,’’ Neal mentioned of the 5 Dallas sacks. “The majority of these sacks had been on me. I take full duty for that. I’ve simply received to play higher. I hate being on the tip of this.’’
Neal spoke of the stunts the Cowboys ran as performs that gave him essentially the most bother.
“The best way they shifted their fronts sort of made it complicated on who I used to be supposed to dam, however I’ve simply received to a greater job of getting ready so I can decide that stuff up,’’ he mentioned. “I received edged quite a bit. I wasn’t staying true to my angles and I received beat on the sting. That’s one thing I've to scrub up. Typically it simply occurs like that. I don’t actually have a solution or reason why. It wasn’t the end result that I wished.”
“I’ve received to concentrate on popping out and being higher for Chicago. That actually all I can do. I’ve simply received to play higher. There’s no different strategy to name it or sugarcoat it.’’
Feliciano mentioned it’s on the veterans on the road to ensure Neal doesn’t get too down on himself for his efficiency.
“The competitor he's and the way critical he takes this, it’s going to be consuming at him and we’ve received to guarantee that this doesn’t cripple him going ahead,’’ he mentioned. “We’ve received to be there for him. This is only one recreation. Unhealthy efficiency. I get it. Nevertheless it’s the NFL, he’s a rookie. It’s going to occur.’’
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