The New York Giants are third within the NFL in dropped passes (26) this season, behind solely the Cleveland Browns (31) and Inexperienced Bay Packers (28).
The Browns have resolved their situation by buying and selling Amari Cooper to Buffalo on the commerce deadline. He leads the league in drops with 11. Tight finish David Njoku and large receiver Jerry Jeudy have 5 drops apiece.
Two of the Packers’ younger wideouts are within the prime 5 — Dontayvion Wicks (8) and Jayden Reed (7). Romeo Doubs, one other gifted younger wideout, has six drops.
That explains these two groups’ points with drops. What’s the Giants’ deal?
Earlier this season, offensive coordinator Mike Kafka addressed the drops with the media.
“It’s a mix of issues. It could possibly be separation. It could possibly be safety. It could possibly be ball placement. It might simply be lack of focus,” he stated. “So, there’s a bunch of issues that go into it. Every play is just a bit bit totally different. However we all the time return to our fundamentals and the way can we enhance that in a person drill, in a gaggle setting, in a crew drill, in a dwell drill, in a quick drill. So, we undergo that course of.”
Star rookie wideout Malik Nabers leads the crew with seven drops, adopted by one other rookie, tight finish Theo Johnson (5).
Nabers has instructed the media that drops aren’t a serious concern of his, though his fourth-down drop in opposition to Washington earlier this season nearly value the crew a possible victory.
“I don’t care about drops,” Nabers stated after the Giants’ 27-20 loss to Dallas on Thanksgiving. “I imply, it’s simply a part of soccer. I don’t care if I drop the ball six instances. Maintain throwing me the ball.”
“I feel it comes from the suitable place,” teammate Darius Slayton stated this week of Nabers’ angle in the direction of drops.
And Slayton would know. Drops have been a knock on him for some time round right here, too.
“Clearly, on the identical time, that’s our job, is to catch the ball when it comes our manner. So, he clearly is aware of he has to make a few of these performs,” he stated.
Slayton did his greatest to seize his younger teammate’s demeanor and intentions. Nabers has been outspoken about his utilization of late, questioning his coaches and airing his frustrations within the media.
Nonetheless, he has a job to do and Slayton took the excessive highway chalking Nabers’ feedback as much as youth and inexperience.
“I feel it comes from the suitable place. However, on the identical time, you need to additionally do your greatest to not drop the ball, which clearly, I’d know,” he stated.
