Biggest Letdown: Will Hernandez

After a tremendous rookie season in which he was clearly the Giants’ best offensive lineman, Hernandez took a step back in 2019.

There were so many times this season where Hernandez looked lost and missed several blocks, which lead to plays getting blown up.

It’s alarming as this kind of thing was seen in 2016 when Ereck Flowers took a massive step back and then never recovered and only got worse. But Flowers’ problems were more mental and technical than anything else, and things simply fizzled.

Hernandez doesn’t seem to have the same kind of mindset Flowers did, as he was always playing hard despite some of the mistakes he made. Hernandez also knows what it’s like to play during bad times, as he was on a terrible college team and yet, he never stopped playing hard.

Maybe it was a “sophomore slump,” but Hernandez certainly regressed a bit. But he does strike many as someone who is willing to improve and should get better for next season.