New York Giants: 10 Pressing Mid-Season Questions
By Eric Mollo
Oct 5, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins (95) is congratulated by New York Giants defensive end Damontre Moore (98) and teammates after sacking Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) during the second half at MetLife Stadium. The New York Giants defeated the Atlanta Falcons 30-20.Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
1. Where will they get their pass rush?
Maybe a better question: will they actually get a pass rush?
Entering Week 9, the Giants rank last in football in sacks. Jason Pierre-Paul will be back and even with his hand injury I do think he’ll be a huge boost, but one player typically doesn’t lift a unit from worst to first. Others need to step up. Johnathan Hankins, who recorded 7 sacks last season, is yet to register even half of one this season. And Robert Ayers, who’s had 10.5 the last two seasons, has just one in 2015.
Could turning to Damontre Moore be the answer? He’s made some knucklehead plays, but he’s still accounted for a third of this team’s sacks thus far. Dial up more blitzes, change up the coverage, whatever it may be, Steve Spagnuolo needs to shake something up. The Giants won’t go very far if this continues.
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