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http://www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-nate-solder-jersey , trends developing for Giants We’re three games into the 2018 NFL season, so for this week’s stats column, let’s look at a few trends that have been developing.Photo by Tim Warner/Getty ImagesPersonnel Usage: 11-personnel still rulesIf you are like me, you had more than your fill of seeing the Giants offense line up in 11-personnel as often as they did under the previous coaching regime, Well, there’s good news and bad news tinged with good news on this front.Thus far under head coach Pat Shurmur, the Giants have mixed up their offensive personnel packages to include more 12-personnel (1 back, 2 tight ends) and 21-personnel (2 backs, 1 tight end), but with that said, 11-personnel continues to reign supreme when it comes to getting the job done.All 30 points scored by the Giants offensive playmakers (I’m not counting points scored by kicker Aldrick Rosas) have come from an 11-personnel lineup. Breaking that down a little bit further, 18 of the points have come from the shotgun formation while 12 of the points have come from the empty set. Further, 261 of the Giants 958 yards of offense (27.2 personnel) have come from the 11-personnel packages.So yeah, the Giants aren’t using 11-personnel as much as they did in previous years, but the package is still worth keeping in the playbook, largely thanks to the fact that they have more options and better skill players with which to work such as running back Saquon Barkley, tight end Evan Engram, and receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Sterling Shepard.Odell Beckham Jr.Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty ImagesThird-down conversion rate improvesThe last time the Giants finished an NFL season with a third-down conversion percentage that was equal to better than the league average was in 2014 when their 42.98 percent was slightly better (by about 3.04 percent) than the league average of 39.94 percent.Thanks largely in part to their performance last week against the Texans in which the Giants converted 7 of 13 third-down attempts (54 percent), New York’s season-long third down conversion percentage is now at 44.19 percent.According to league stats, that’s way ahead of the league’s 38.98 percent average and is a figure that is currently the seventh-best mark in the NFL. Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty ImagesLandon Collins’ “quiet” startAuthor and scholar Aaron Levenstein once summed up the love-hate relationship people have with statistics perfectly when he said, “Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.”Thus far this year, Giants strong safety Landon Collins epitomizes that sentiment.Through three games, Collins, who is in a contract year Ray-Ray Armstrong Jersey , has recorded just 16 total tackles, an average of 5.3 per game which has him currently tied for 18th in the league among safeties who have played at least 150 snaps.Per Pro Football Focus, Collins, who has cut down each season since his rookie year on missed tackles — he went from 15 as a rookie to 13 in 2016 and then 10 last year — has already racked up two missed tackles in three games.Collins was only too happy to explain what he believed to be behind his “quiet” start.“Honestly, it’s just when teams see me down (in the box), they expect me to blitz,” he said. “It’s getting to the fact where I’m not going to get those free blitzes; I gotta fight for them. “But when I do get one, I’m going to definitely take advantage of it.”Still, that doesn’t mean that Collins doesn’t think he can get better every day, especially in coverage where he has allowed 75 percent of the pass targets against him to be complete for 77 yards (12.78 yards per catch). He’s also already given up one touchdown (after only allowing two all of 2016 and 2017) and has just one pass breakup for a (thus far) career high 144.3 NFL Rating.“When I get my opportunities with the ball in the sky, then yes, I gotta fight for them. But I don’t get many opportunities because teams know who I am,” he said.Also per Pro Football Focus, Collins has yet to record a pass pressure of any kind, this after recording double-digit pass pressures in each of his first three seasons.Given that Collins has historically been more of a box safety, it could be that those instances where he’s been caught in coverage have been a matter of the opponent getting the mismatch they desired. Collins said he’s perfectly fine if his numbers don’t match what he produced in his first three seasons so long as it means the Giants are winning.“It’s a team game, not an ‘I’ game,” he said. “We’re all gonna get stats in some way. I’m cool with it if I don’t have the 100 tackles because if we get the ‘W’ and are in the playoffs, then I’m good with not having 100 tackles I promise you.” Photo by Tim Warner/Getty ImagesSaquon inspiresRookie Saquon Barkley became the first player in franchise history to record more than 100 all-purpose yards from scrimmage in his first three games, yet the Giants are currently 1-2 in games played in which they’ve had a player with 100 or more all-purpose rushing yards.So that got me wondering just how important a player having 100 or more all-purpose yards really is to a game’s outcome. To find out, I went back to 2016 and looked at all 15 Giants regular-season wins over that period. What I found was that the Giants went 8-7 in games in which they had a player record 100 or more all-purpose yards, which would suggest that having such production isn’t necessarily a guarantee to win.However, where having a player record 100 or more all-purpose yards benefited the team over the sample period was in the scoring department. The Giants averaged 21.625 points per game in which they had a player go over 100 all-purpose yards. When they didn’t, they averaged 18.71 points per game.With the high-scoring Saints coming into town Sunday, the Giants probably would welcome having at least one if not more players on offense generating 100+ all-purpose yards. If you’re at this point in the season and your start/sit decisions still matter Janoris Jenkins Jersey , good for you. We’re about halfway through the season if you start your playoffs in Week 14. These games really start to feel like they mean more for playoff leverage and with the four-team byes in full swing, start/sit decisions can be even more stressful than usual. Hopefully, this can be here to help. Hopefully.Here’s start/sit for Week 8Running backStart: Adrian Peterson, Washington RedskinsPeterson is only averaging 16.8 rushing attempts per game, but his 73 rushing yards per game is his best since 2015. He’ll be facing a Giants defense that just traded away Damon Harrison and while B.J. Hill and Dalvin Tomlinson are good, they’re not Damon Harrison, at least not yet. It also wouldn’t be surprising to see Washington with a lead fairly early on that will allow the game script to flow through Peterson and the Washington running game.Start: Kerryon Johnson, Detroit Lions If the Lions haven’t figured out they need to use Kerryon Johnson more by now... Last week he had 19 carries for 158 yards against a Miami defense that’s still 11th in DVOA against the run after that performance. Johnson and the Lions will face a Seahawks defense that’s 12th in DVOA against the run and has allowed the 19th most fantasy points per game to opposing running backs. It’s not a great matchup, but it’s not terrible and could be a close enough game for the Lions to keep Johnson involved.Sit: Marlon Mack, Indianapolis ColtsMack took over as the clear lead back when he returned from injury — 12 carries for 89 yards in Week 6 and 19 carries for 126 yards and a touchdown in Week 7. But injury might be the issue here. Mack was downgraded to a DNP on Thursday, so his status for the game is unknown. Even if Mack does play and isn’t 100 percent, he’s not so much of a workhorse and the Colts do have more depth at running back that Indianapolis wouldn’t have to continually give him the ball.Side note: Monitor Mack’s status if you have Nyheim Hines. He’s a good start is Mack is out, but probably a sit even if Mack plays at less than 100 percent.Sit: Carlos Hyde, Jacksonville JaguarsThe Jaguars traded for Carlos Hyde just before Week 7’s games, but he was inactive on Sunday. This game against the Eagles in London will be Hyde’s first official game with Jacksonville, but until his usage is revealed, it’s probably best to stay away. Against Houston last week, T.J. Yeldon took most of the snaps and touches — 12 rushes and seven targets — over Jamaal Charles, who was released this week. We don’t know if this is going to be a 50-50 split or if Yeldon will still be the lead back with Leonard Fournette sidelined and that’s just not a gamble you should want to take.Wide receiverStart: John Brown, Baltimore RavensBrown is someone you should almost not think twice about starting every week. He’s the top target on the Ravens, even as opponents don’t treat him like it. Last week against the Saints, Michael Crabtree saw Marshon Lattimore more often than Brown. Brown has been targeted on 39.3 percent of Baltimore’s air yards, which is the fifth-highest share in the league per Next Gen Stats. He’s also going up against a Panthers defense that ranks 30th in big play rate. Start: Tyler Boyd, Cincinnati BengalsDon’t let last week’s bummer of a performance stop you from being excited about a wonderful matchup against the Buccaneers defense. While the Chiefs have been moderately improving on defense — especially against the pass — the Bucs have not. Tampa ranks 32nd against the pass and a change at defensive coordinator isn’t really going to help the lack of talent in the secondary. Boyd has been a fantasy dud in two of the past three weeks, but there’s nothing like a game against a terrible pass defense to turn that ship around.Sit: Michael Crabtree Kerry Wynn Jersey , Baltimore RavensCrabtree leads the Ravens in targets, but his actual role isn’t all that appealing. He’s targeted downfield signifcantly less than Brown — 25.1 percent of Baltimore’s air yards — and he hasn’t been great after the catch, averaging just 2.6 YAC per reception against an expected 4.2, per Next Gen Stats. He’s a better play in PPR leagues because of the volume, but against a defense that gives up long plays as often as the Panthers do, it opens up the chance for Crabtree to be overshadowed by Brown.Sit: Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay BuccaneersGodwin’s production really hasn’t been there since Week 3 and he hasn’t been one of Jameis Winston’s top targets since the quarterback change was made. Godwin saw six targets last week against the Cleveland Browns, but that was only fourth on the team. He’s going against a Bengals team that has fared better against WR3’s in coverage than 1’s and 2’s, so this could be a high target game for Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson. With Godwin now you’re banking on a touchdown for him to be startable and he’s only had two targets inside the 20 since Week 3, both of which came in Week 5. Tight endStart: Jared Cook, Oakland RaidersWith Amari Cooper gone, there aren’t many other reliable options for the Oakland passing game. Cook only had two targets in Week 6, but he still leads the team in targets for the season and his biggest competition is now gone. Cook is third among tight ends in red zone targets (12) and leads them in red zone receptions (9). The problem, of course, is whether or not this Raiders offense is ever getting back to the red zone, especially against a surprisingly above average Colts defense this week, but Cook should still be targeted often enough on the way there to be worth the play.Sit: C.J. Uzomah, Cincinnati BengalsThe matchup is great, as we discussed with Tyler Boyd, but C.J. Uzomah just hasn’t been a part of Cincinnati’s offensive game plan this season. He had seven targets in Week 6, but that’s the only time he’s topped two targets since taking over as the starter at tight end. Last week there was a touchdown, but just two receptions for 13 yards. With so many other receiving options for the Bengals and so little secondary depth for the Bucs, you’re really stretching for that touchdown if you’re starting Uzomah this week.