Joe Schoen, common supervisor, New York Giants
As Giants rookie extensive 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. It is a team-wide failure on the sphere and on the sidelines with head coach Brian Daboll, and that every one falls on the individual chargeable 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 turn out to be a bit too widespread, and that needs to be a priority as a result of this was alleged to be the facet 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 approach 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 unhealthy losses to some actually unhealthy groups.
Whereas Stroud has not had a nasty season by any stretch, there does appear to be some regression this season in his efficiency. The offensive line has been a multitude, there have been some main accidents at extensive 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 have been used to seeing him make a yr in the past.
Carolina Panthers purple zone offense
There was quite a bit to love concerning the Panthers’ efficiency on Sunday. They gave the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs all the pieces they may deal with and pushed them to the literal remaining play of regulation.
Quarterback Bryce Younger additionally had a largely implausible day passing for 263 yards, a landing and nil interceptions. They moved the ball for many of the day on offense. The one downside — they may not end drives as soon as they received into the purple zone, and needed to accept too many area objectives.
If they may have turned even one in all their 4 area objective drives right into a landing they may have pulled off one of many largest upsets of the season.
Anthony Richardson, quarterback, Indianapolis Colts
Richardson received his beginning job again and confirmed quite a lot of progress every week in the past in a win over the New York Jets. The competitors was kicked as much as a unique degree 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 isn’t successful soccer.
Kyle Shanahan, head coach, San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers are coping with accidents, and that has actually performed an enormous function of their 5-6 report. Nevertheless it looks like 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 have been outplayed and soundly overwhelmed throughout the board whereas trying like an undisciplined and unprepared soccer staff.
Kyler Murray, quarterback, Arizona Cardinals
Murray has been implausible for the Cardinals this season and is an enormous purpose why they have 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.
