davearm said:
Eminence could bring up valid point
Schematically the reason why the Giants offense is so terrible with Wilson in is there is little reason to not be aggressive with Wilson in the game.
The Giants offense involves pass plays that are typically long developing. Giants don't usually throw screens to Wilson. And Wilson is a liability in pass protection. There is no reason not to get aggressive.
The thing is, Wilson is probably no worse in pass protection than the other backs. So what you're describing as Wilson problem, is really a Giants problem.
And when Wilson is in there, defenses have to respect his homerun ability moreso than with the other guys.
Regardless of the above, what we're hearing is that the Panthers didn't blitz much at all last week -- I think I saw someone post that they blitzed on 7 plays. So defenses being aggressive maybe isn't at the root of the problem, either.
The defenses don't need to blitz, that's how abhorrent our offensive line play has been this year. Eli is getting no time as it is which, as pointed out, is a massive problem in our offensive system. The protection issue is present at every single position.
Beatty was one of the better LTs in the game per play last year, this year he's a turnstile. Snee looks ready to retire, and Boothe not much better. Pugh has been adequate, but as a RT it doesn't mean much.
To go with that, there've been some injuries there, Baas nor Snee having practiced this week, and Diehl's been in and out, not that he would help.
Wilson is a non factor until they just decide to give him the ball. Too much else to worry about with the passing game to expect much to develop BECAUSE of that, it's purely down to ball in hand output.