With the terrible comments he had for the NY Giants fanbase earlier this week, you knew that people would be on Evan Neal early if he struggled against the Dolphins. Late in the first quarter, Neal posted a play that had people ready to rip their hair out.
On a key 3rd down, with the Giants in Miami territory, Neal let a Miami pass-rusher blow right past him to get to Daniel Jones. The pocket collapsed and a Jones sack, the first of the day, was recorded. Seriously, just what in the heck was Neal doing here?
WHAT THE F!!!! Every week, the Giants let an unblocked rusher in for a sack, EVERY WEEK! Its always on Evan Neal's side, too. pic.twitter.com/YXYyGQ9cU2
— Alex Wilson (@AlexWilsonESM) October 8, 2023
Giants fans are ripping Evan Neal for a terrible effort on a Daniel Jones sack
As you can see in that clip, Neal just let the edge-rusher get past him without even putting a finger on him. That's just completely unacceptable and something that can't let happen. Giants fans are furious with Neal, going after him on Twitter:
Bobby Johnson not knowing how to coach and Evan Neal being dumb as rocks is a terrible combination.
— Monte (@MONTECRI5TO) October 8, 2023
EVAN NEAL YOU SAID A LION DOESNT CONCERN HIMSELF WITH THE OPINIONS OF THE SHEEP ITS TIME TO PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH DO NOT LET JONES GET SACKED THIS DRIVE
— shazil (@gleyberdayyy) October 8, 2023
Evan Neal really acted tough with Giants fans only to play like this a week later. No footwork, no vision, no smarts. https://t.co/xQVKNS2b3u
— LK (@nevirnu) October 8, 2023
this ended in a sack for the giants by the way, evan neal cannot block , he has ZERO awareness 💀 pic.twitter.com/ZBWos0Q6yc
— dimes 🪙 (@nygkt5) October 8, 2023
Evan Neal might be worse than when Ereck Flowers played here. #Giants
— Jay (@despi_son) October 8, 2023
If there was any question evan neal was a draft bust this seals it https://t.co/xXblja1G1n
— Joe Fodera (@jofo_99) October 8, 2023
Evan “Hot Dog Flipper” Neal let’s a guy just go right by him untouched for a sack #NYGiants
— Base718 (@Base718) October 8, 2023
That's just a small sample of fans furious with the play of the second-year right tackle. Neal is going through a terrible campaign. After his inconsistent rookie season, there was hope that he'd be able to show major improvements in 2023.
However, he has somehow looked worse this fall. Neal made countless headlines earlier this week when he said that lions don't concern themselves with what sheep have to say, while adding that he doesn't care about what people who flip hamburgers/hot dogs for a living have to say about his performance.
As soon as those comments were made public, Big Blue supporters were calling for Neal to either get cut or traded. Those calls are only getting louder with the way he's looking early on against the Dolphins.
Neal is letting people down each week and the silly mistakes have to become a thing of the past. Unfortunately, it feels like a lock that Neal is going to keep being a disappointment the rest of the way.