New York Giants secondary performance is a primary concern

DeAndre Baker’s play has been abysmal this year. He either loses his man in coverage or gives way to big of a cushion. The skills we were led to believe he had at the draft have been nonexistent. So far Baker has been credited with three passes defended in nine games.

What is really shocking is that he has more penalties accepted against him, four, than he has passes defended. Back when Bill Parcells was the head coach he nicknamed cornerback Elvis Patterson, “toast” because he got beat so much. What would he call Baker?

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The basics are missing, such as communication. Once again back to Monday, his blown coverage put the score out of reach and cost his team a chance to come back. New York was playing man coverage in the fourth quarter, but Baker was in his own world in a (soft) zone. He let Amari Cooper go when the receiver cut through the middle.

Reminiscent of Montana to Rice, Prescott hit Cooper on a slant and he was gone, to the endzone. The other defensive backs were tied up with their own coverages so by the time they could react the play was over.

As my son keeps reminding me, Giants GM Dave Gettleman traded up into the end of the first round to get Baker. As of now, he doesn’t look worthy of the 132nd pick Big Blue had to kick in for them to move up seven spots and draft the cornerback.

This team will never get to the next level until they can adequately cover their opponents receivers. Any thought of letting Jenkins go after this season is ridiculous.