The Giants came out of Monday night’s 28-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams with more than just a bad result to stew over. They also got an accidental lesson from Davante Adams, who turned one of his two touchdowns into a clinic on how he saw the coverage before the snap and why it was never going to work.
Adams, speaking after the game, broke down the play in a way that sounded less like postgame chatter and more like a coaching cut-up. “I saw they were trying to double, so I was wondering what was going on with the leverage.
As soon as the ball was snapped, he didn't have the correct leverage, so it was basically just about us connecting, and we've done that quite a few times on that route in particular. That's part of the details.
They did double-team it and just tried to hide it a little too much. If you're going to double, you better get over there, because we're going.”
That was the kind of quote that can sting a defense twice: once on the field, then again when you hear how plainly the opponent laid it out afterward.
Adams backed up the talk with production, piling up eight catches for 195 yards and two touchdowns. With Puka Nacua out because of a hip injury, the Rams’ passing game was built around Adams from the start, and Matthew Stafford leaned into it. The result was a 327-yard, four-touchdown night for Stafford, with Jevón Holland’s interception standing out as one of the few bright spots for New York.
The Giants’ secondary had a rough one by the numbers, too. Pro Football Focus gave rookie Colton Hood a 40.9 overall grade and a 28.8 coverage grade after he allowed five catches on six targets for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Stafford posted a 155.6 passer rating when throwing his way.
Greg Newsome II also struggled, finishing with a 51.9 overall grade and a 50.0 coverage grade while giving up three catches on four targets for 51 yards.
New York was already short-handed in the secondary, with Deonte Banks and Paulson Adebo both unavailable. Facing an explosive passing attack without a starting corner and the top backup was a dangerous setup from the jump.
Even so, Adams basically telling the Giants he knew the coverage wasn’t going to stop him made the whole thing feel worse. It was a brutally clear teaching moment, and one defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson should absolutely save for the DB room this week. If the Giants are looking for free help on how to play a route, Adams just handed them some.
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