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Giants’ Rodarius Williams unhappy with role, Tae Crowder tweets, ‘free me’

New York Giants LB Tae Crowder and CB Rodarius Williams appear to be frustrated with their roles and are expressing it publicly.

The New York Giants started the season 6-1 and everyone was loving life. Even wide receiver Kenny Golladay, who expressed frustration with his playing time early on, became a cheerleader when the team was winning.

Since then however, the Giants have gone 1-3-1 and things are no longer so rosy.

Following Sunday’s 20-20 tie against the Washington Commanders, which left a sour taste in everyone’s mouth, some cracks began to form.

Shortly after the game, linebacker Tae Crowder, who has seen a diminished role and took no defensive snaps in Week 13, tweeted, “free me.”

But Crowder wasn’t the only one who appeared frustrated.

Cornerback Rodarius Williams, who played 50 snaps against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving and came down with a big interception, also didn’t see a single snap against the Commanders. And like Crowder, he wasn’t pleased with that decision.

Winning cures all but when the winning stops, flaws become exposed and frustration floats to the top. The Giants are beginning to see a growing number of players who are unhappy over their playing time and the optimism around the team is quickly turning to pessimism.

The excitement that existed in East Rutherford just a month ago has vanished. In it’s place is a mess of errors, failures, frustration and criticism.

There are still plenty of games left on the schedule and the Giants very much remain in the playoff hunt, but things have a different feel now. Just ask Crowder and Williams.

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Giants-Commanders Week 13: Offense, defense and special teams snap counts

The New York Giants tied their Week 13 game against the Commanders. Here are the snap counts on offense, defense and special teams.

The New York Giants and Washington Commanders played to a 20-20 tie in Week 13. It was a game that neither team appeared to want with each side blowing multiple game-winning opportunities.

Although better than a loss, the tie felt sour inside the Giants’ locker room. With the playoff race tightening and the toughest part of their schedule still remaining, Big Blue realizes they let one slip away.

There’s a lot to break down and a lot to go over but before we look ahead, let’s look back. Here are the snap counts that contributed to the tie.

Offensive snaps: 66
Defensive snaps: 85
Special teams snaps: 34

The 85 defensive snaps were among the most (if not the most) all season for the Giants, and three players took every single one — Julian Love, Fabian Moreau and Nick McCloud. Upon his return, Azeez Ojulari also played an impressive 58% of all defensive snaps.

Noteworthy is that linebacker Tae Crowder and cornerback Rodarius Williams took none. We’ll have more on that later.

On offense, tight end Daniel Bellinger, who was returning from a scary eye injury, played 97% of all snaps.

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Giants fall to Cowboys: Winners, losers and those in between

The New York Giants fell to the Cowboys, 28-20, in Week 12 and here’s a look at our winners and losers (and those in between) from the game.

The New York Giants fell to 7-4 on the season with a 28-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. It wasn’t as ugly as some anticipated, but it wasn’t necessarily pretty, either.

The Giants blew an early second half lead and couldn’t seem to get anything going again until it was too late. In a game of inches, they came up a few short entirely too many times.

The opportunities were there but Brian Daboll’s group just couldn’t capitalize.

Here’s some winners, losers and in-betweens from Thursday’s loss.

Giants-Texans Week 10: Offense, defense and special teams snap counts

The New York Giants won their Week 10 game against the Houston Texans. Here are the snap counts on offense, defense and special teams.

The New York Giants held on to defeat the Houston Texans, 24-16, in Week 10. They led from start to finish and are now an impressive 7-2 on the season.

The performance was far from perfect as the Giants shot themselves in the foot several times, likely costing themselves additional points and a smoother win. But at the end of the day, a W is a W.

There’s a lot to break down and a lot to go over but before we look ahead, let’s look back. Here are the snap counts that contributed to the Giants’ latest victory.

Offensive snaps: 69
Defensive snaps: 64
Special teams snaps: 30

The 26 offensive snaps for wide receiver Kenny Golladay are telling. He entered the game expected to play a “significant role” but was benched in the second half after failing to secure either of his first two targets (one a clear drop).

Head coach Brian Daboll also went extra heavy in this game, which is why so many reserve offensive lineman took snaps. Nick Gates again led the way in that department. The returning Matt Peart also saw time on the field.

On defense, linebacker Tae Crowder saw his role almost completely diminish. He was benched in favor of rookie Micah McFadden, who took 56% of the defensive snaps.

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Giants defeat Texans: Winners, losers and those in between

The New York Giants defeated the Texans, 24-16, in Week 10 and here’s a look at our winners and losers (and those in between) from the game.

The New York Giants defeated the Houston Texans, 24-16, at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon to lift their record to 7-2 on the season.

Here are some winners. losers and in-betweens from the game.

Giants fall to Seahawks: Winners, losers and those in between

The New York Giants fell to the Seahawks, 27-13, in Week 8 and here’s a look at our winners and losers (and those in between) from the game.

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The New York Giants came into Seattle riding a four-game winning streak and a 6-1 record. The Seahawks were also hot, winning three of their last four and sitting atop the NFC West.

The weight of the winning streak (and their depleted roster) were too much for the Giants to overcome this week as they fell to the Seahawks, 27-13.

Here are some winners, losers and in-betweens from Sunday’s game.

Giants defeat Jaguars: Winners, losers and those in between

The New York Giants defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 23-17, in Week 7 and here’s a look at our winners and losers from the game.

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The New York Giants improved to 6-1 on the season after a nail-biting 23-17 last-second victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road in Week 7.

Here are the winners, losers and in-betweens from the game.

Stock up, down after Giants’ 24-20 victory over Ravens

Whose stock is up and whose is down following the New York Giants’ victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6?

The New York Giants did it again, this time rallying late to upset the Baltimore Ravens, 24-20, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The victory improves the Giants’ record to an improbable 5-1 and has them second in the NFC East behind the Philadelphia Eagles (6-0).

Whose stock is up and whose is down after the dramatic Week 6 win? Let’s take a look.

Giants defeat Ravens: Winners, losers and those in between

The New York Giants rallied to upset the Ravens in Week 6, and here are our winners and losers (and those in between) from the game.

The New York Giants’ magic appeared to run out against the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, and then it suddenly returned.

Some late key penalties and miscues by Baltimore opened the door for the Giants to steal a 24-20 victory and improve to 5-1 on the season.

Here are some winners, losers and in-betweens from the game.

Giants’ Tae Crowder focused on being ‘best version’ of himself

New York Giants LB Tae Crowder had a career game in Week 4 but humbly notes that he’s just trying to be the “best version” of himself.

The New York Giants are relying more and more on inside linebacker Tae Crowder, the former ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ who has become a key contributor and starter on defense.

On Sunday against the Chicago Bears, Crowder played 100 percent of the Giants’ defensive snaps for the third time in four games this season. He is durable as well as productive.

“I’m a guy who just wants to win. If I’m drained or not, if I’m out there I’m trying to win. Whether I’m tired or not, I’m going to keep going. I’m just trying to do whatever the team needs me to do and yeah, I’m just trying to be the best version of myself,” Crowder told reporters.

Crowder had a season-high 11 tackles (seven solo) that included a sack with another QB hit and a forced fumble.

“I think he played a good game,” said head coach Brian Daboll. “Made a lot of tackles, was instinctive. Like all of us, still things to clean up. But I thought he played well.”

Crowder was satisfied with his performance as well.

“I feel like I played a solid game. Each week, I just want to go out and be better than the next week,” he said.

Crowder was flanked mainly by rookie Micah McFadden and Jaylon Smith, who the Giants’ recently re-signed. He was asked if he felt the addition of Smith was a direct commentary on his play.

“No. I was just excited to add another piece to our defense. I’m glad he went out and had a solid game. Whenever you can get more help, you got to look at it in a positive way,” Crowder said. “He’s very detailed. He came in with great energy. Being at home, you can see that he obviously wanted to get back into football. Just the energy he brings, coming back and wanting to be great and wanting to do things right. It showed at the game.”

Crowder and Smith made their presence known, as did interior lineman Dexter Lawrence, who got to Bears quarterback Justin Fields three times, sacking him twice.

“Beast,” said Crowder of Lawrence. “He’s a beast. He had a great game. I’m excited for Dex. We all talked about it this offseason, what he was very capable of and that showed yesterday.”

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