Why Giants Offensive Line Suffered Multiple Breakdowns in Week 6 Loss to Eagles

October 15, 2014   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments

A week ago when I previewed the New York Giants’ critical matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, I noted in my research from Pro Football Focus (subscription required) that the Giants offensive line was rated as the third best in the league with an 87.2 pass-blocking efficiency (PBE).
Eight sacks and one atrocious performance later, the unit has dropped to ninth on PFF's best offensive line list with an 84.0 PBE.
So what happened? Was there something in those Philly cheese steaks that the offensive linemen consumed the night before the big game that made them play so poorly?
Strap yourselves in, because before we bury the last of the cheese-steak wrappers from that horrendous showing, we’ll take a look at some of the offensive line issues.
 
Left Tackle Will Beatty
Left tackle Will Beatty, believe it or not, was the bright spot on the offensive line, even though he was credited for allowing one sack by PFF.
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