Joe Schoen, common supervisor, New York Giants
As Giants rookie huge receiver Malik Nabers stated 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 sector and on the sidelines with head coach Brian Daboll, and that every one falls on the individual answerable for placing this all collectively — the GM. That is his mess. All of it.
New England Patriots protection
The Patriots protection displaying up within the loser column has turn out to be just a little too frequent, and that must be a priority as a result of this was alleged to be the aspect of the ball that was a energy this season. It has been something however a energy, and that unit was utterly outclassed on Sunday in a 34-15 loss to Miami.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had his method with the Patriots protection, passing for 317 yards, 4 touchdowns and nil 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 dangerous losses to some actually dangerous 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 huge receiver and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik has not had a very good 12 months.
However Stroud may 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 12 months in the past.
Carolina Panthers crimson zone offense
There was lots to love concerning the Panthers’ efficiency on Sunday. They gave the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs every part they might deal with and pushed them to the literal closing play of regulation.
Quarterback Bryce Younger additionally had a principally improbable day passing for 263 yards, a landing and nil interceptions. They moved the ball for many of the day on offense. The one drawback — they might not end drives as soon as they acquired into the crimson zone, and needed to accept too many discipline targets.
If they might have turned even considered one of their 4 discipline 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 acquired his beginning job again and confirmed lots of progress every week in the past in a win over the New York Jets. The competitors was kicked as much as a distinct stage on Sunday in opposition to Detroit, and the inconsistency returned. Whereas he ran the ball nicely and didn’t throw any interceptions, he accomplished simply 11-of-28 passes for under 172 yards and nil touchdowns.
It’s the fourth time this season he has finished a game with a completion percentage under 50%. That’s not successful soccer.
Kyle Shanahan, head coach, San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers are coping with accidents, and that has definitely performed a giant function of their 5-6 document. Nevertheless it looks like this workforce 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 trying like an undisciplined and unprepared soccer workforce.
Kyler Murray, quarterback, Arizona Cardinals
Murray has been improbable for the Cardinals this season and is a giant purpose why they had been in first place within the NFC West getting into play on Sunday. However he struggled and performed a giant 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.
