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Stevie Brown hasn't looked good at all. I've seen plenty of mistakes by him this year.
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2...ve_player.html
Excerpt: "To watch J.J. Watt perform in person is incredible. He is the most athletic person for his size that I've seen live since LeBron James and he can lift up the front end of a Mack truck without hesitation.
But after the game last night, he left with just one sack and a handful of pressures. Slowing Watt down was exactly the sort of badge the Giants offensive line was looking for, especially after spending the first two weeks getting beaten up in the media for a pair of poor performances.
Last night, Justin Pugh said the plan was to run right at Watt and wear him down, which he felt the Giants did. Ben McAdoo's gameplan was brilliant and exhausting, but after watching the tape there were a few more intricacies that came to light.
Here's a quick breakdown of how the Giants stopped the league's best defensive player:
DID THEY REALLY RUN RIGHT AT HIM?
In the second half, absolutely. I counted two separate stretches of four run plays that targeted the defensive and and ended up going straight through his gap. At the beginning, though, the Giants did a nice job of feeling out how Watt was going to play them.
The first three running plays were all runs to the left side when Watt was lined up on the right over Justin Pugh.
One of the more interesting things I noticed was that Watt took himself out of plays at times. His upfield surge is so strong and quick, that there were at least three separate plays where the run was starting to break upfield while Watt was yards in the backfield trailing the play. If this was on purpose (sometimes offensive linemen will invite a rush) than it's another example of expert gameplanning. If not, the Giants were due to get lucky anyway.
WHO HANDLED HIM THE MOST?
Justin Pugh, and it wasn't even close. Watt was on the field for 67 defensive snaps on Sunday. Here's the breakdown:
Pugh: 48%
Walton: 7%
Jerry: 13%
Beatty: 13%
Richburg: 12%
Donnell: 7%" Read more..
Stevie Brown lost his spot. Demps is starting now.