Joe Schoen, basic supervisor, New York Giants
As Giants rookie broad receiver Malik Nabers mentioned after Sunday’s 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, “It is not the quarterback.”
The Giants made Daniel Jones the scapegoat for this depressing season this week by benching him (after which releasing him), and issues didn’t magically enhance. This can be a team-wide failure on the sphere and on the sidelines with head coach Brian Daboll, and that each one falls on the particular person accountable for placing this all collectively — the GM. That is his mess. All of it.
New England Patriots protection
The Patriots protection exhibiting up within the loser column has change into slightly too frequent, and that must be a priority as a result of this was presupposed to be the aspect of the ball that was a power this season. It has been something however a power, and that unit was utterly outclassed on Sunday in a 34-15 loss to Miami.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had his manner with the Patriots protection, passing for 317 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
C.J. Stroud, quarterback, Houston Texans
There’s something lacking with the Texans this season, and after Sunday’s stunning loss to the Tennessee Titans, they discover themselves at 7-5 with a few actually unhealthy losses to some actually unhealthy groups.
Whereas Stroud has not had a foul season by any stretch, there does appear to be some regression this season in his efficiency. The offensive line has been a large number, there have been some main accidents at broad receiver and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik has not had an excellent yr.
However Stroud might nonetheless stand to be higher, and he struggled once more on Sunday with two extra interceptions and a few off-target throws that we had been used to seeing him make a yr in the past.
Carolina Panthers pink zone offense
There was so much to love in regards to the Panthers’ efficiency on Sunday. They gave the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs every part they may deal with and pushed them to the literal ultimate play of regulation.
Quarterback Bryce Younger additionally had a largely unbelievable day passing for 263 yards, a landing and 0 interceptions. They moved the ball for a lot of the day on offense. The one downside — they may not end drives as soon as they received into the pink zone, and needed to accept too many subject targets.
If they may have turned even considered one of their 4 subject objective drives right into a landing they may have pulled off one of many greatest upsets of the season.
Anthony Richardson, quarterback, Indianapolis Colts
Richardson received his beginning job again and confirmed plenty of progress every week in the past in a win over the New York Jets. The competitors was kicked as much as a unique stage on Sunday towards Detroit, and the inconsistency returned. Whereas he ran the ball properly and didn’t throw any interceptions, he accomplished simply 11-of-28 passes for less than 172 yards and 0 touchdowns.
It’s the fourth time this season he has finished a game with a completion percentage under 50%. That isn’t successful soccer.
Kyle Shanahan, head coach, San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers are coping with accidents, and that has definitely performed an enormous function of their 5-6 report. But it surely looks as if this staff has merely missed its championship window with this core. Shanahan made former defensive coordinator Steve Wilks the autumn man for the Tremendous Bowl loss, and the protection has taken an enormous step backward.
Sunday’s 38-10 loss in Inexperienced Bay was not nearly lacking quarterback Brock Purdy. The 49ers had been outplayed and soundly overwhelmed throughout the board whereas wanting like an undisciplined and unprepared soccer staff.
Kyler Murray, quarterback, Arizona Cardinals
Murray has been unbelievable for the Cardinals this season and is an enormous motive why they had been in first place within the NFC West coming into play on Sunday. However he struggled and performed an enormous function of their 16-6 loss to the Seattle Seahawks to knock them from the highest spot.
His worst play was a pick-six on a 4th-and-1 play that put the Cardinals right into a 10-point deficit.
