Parnell vs Giants All-22 Review

[LatinMind]

Here is my review of Parnell at RT against the Giants.

They ran behind him often and he can really drive the DE out of the area with power. His pass blocking was good enough.

Red - Fail
Gray - Undetermined or could do better.

nice first play. 2nd play kiwanuka looked like his first job was to contain. He made no move to get to Romo. 3rd play Parnell got beat right off the snap, romo bailed him out from a sack. Keep it level if ur going to do something like this. Parnell got alot of help and wasnt too good at the start of the game. But as the game went on and the OL forced its will he got better. As does free.

2nd drive
first down parnell brain fart pass block on run play. 2nd play parnell gets puhed back 3 yrds but kiwanuka doesnt play the run had clear hit on murray had he looked, parnell was already off balance from initial hit from him. 3rd play run away from him. 4th play De is lined up over Witten and witten hits him while parnell is back. 5th play parnell again gets pushed back in Romos area right off the snap and gets rid of it. 6th play kiwanuka rushes up and Murray runs under him. 6th very good block on run play. 7th kiwanuka tries to go around parnell is past him but romo steps up on the pocket parnell there. 8th kiwanuka bullrushes parnell inside and run goes nowhere. 9th Giants dont seem to rush, they just stand at the LOS the whole DL. 10th nice pocket for romo kiwanuka get chipped hard by murray.

While hes not bad, he isnt good either. Nowhere near the optimism you are trying to portray. They have help on alot of his plays, i have to say more then they do for free. He doesnt have Free's footwork or technique. Thats why he's on the bench.

 

[21Savage]

nice first play. 2nd play kiwanuka looked like his first job was to contain. He made no move to get to Romo. 3rd play Parnell got beat right off the snap, romo bailed him out from a sack. Keep it level if ur going to do something like this. Parnell got alot of help and wasnt too good at the start of the game. But as the game went on and the OL forced its will he got better. As does free.

2nd drive
first down parnell brain fart pass block on run play. 2nd play parnell gets puhed back 3 yrds but kiwanuka doesnt play the run had clear hit on murray had he looked, parnell was already off balance from initial hit from him. 3rd play run away from him. 4th play De is lined up over Witten and witten hits him while parnell is back. 5th play parnell again gets pushed back in Romos area right off the snap and gets rid of it. 6th play kiwanuka rushes up and Murray runs under him. 6th very good block on run play. 7th kiwanuka tries to go around parnell is past him but romo steps up on the pocket parnell there. 8th kiwanuka bullrushes parnell inside and run goes nowhere. 9th Giants dont seem to rush, they just stand at the LOS the whole DL. 10th nice pocket for romo kiwanuka get chipped hard by murray.

While hes not bad, he isnt good either. Nowhere near the optimism you are trying to portray. They have help on alot of his plays, i have to say more then they do for free. He doesnt have Free's footwork or technique. Thats why he's on the bench.

I reviewed his play as well and this is almost total rubbish. From your review, you almost seem to have no concept of run plays and also think that a tackle pushing a DE past a QB is a fail. Brush up on your game son!

Most of Parnell's early struggles had nothing to do with ability but with him getting out of his stance late, likely due to rust. But when you have a tackle who's getting out of his stance late and can still ride rushers past the QB, that's a pretty good indication of ability.

And he hands down won most of those battles with Kiwanuka. I'll put it this way, if you're a Giants fan, you'd be pretty disappointed that your starting DEs couldn't do better than that against a guy starting just his 2nd game at tackle in LIFE!

And you saying they helped him more than they did Free just shows you haven't been watching film of what we do on offense all season.

 

[kramskoi]

Yes, I don't know what they're going to do next season. I certain that somebody would give him a chance to be a starter if the Cowboys don't.




Overall he was more than good enough to win with. He had Zero sacks in only his 2nd ever start at OT on any level of football. He pushed the DE around with ease on power type running plays.

If a Cowboys DE had been pushed around like what Parnell did to the Giants DE, we would be very unhappy with that player.

Compared to Free:
They are very different players. Free obviously has a lot of experience but is not powerful. Parnell lacks experience but is very powerful. Both have quick feet and both are big.

I don't see a significant difference between them in Pass Protection. The Giants almost got Parnell with a stunt once, but Free has been beaten by stunts this season so not that much different. Parnell needs to push the outside rusher just a little deeper, but it's not a big deal at RT because Romo can see him and just take a step forward.

In run blocking, Free is better as a backside blocker on the Zone Runs where you have to make a reach block. Free is slightly better at finding the LB on 2nd level blocking. These things are all about timing and recognition.

Parnell is better on any blocks that require power. He is really powerful and they (Linehan) obviously know it because they ran right behind him many times against the Giants. Free is really below average for an NFL OT in terms of drive blocking against DLinemen.

Parnell can continue to get better while Free is as good as he's going to get.

Next Year:
Even If you drafted a 1st round OT, I don't think he would play any better as a rookie than Parnell played against the Giants. I don't see both Free and Parnell being re-signed. Parnell can start for somebody.

Summary:
We'll see how Parnell does in this next game, but based on the Giants game I would re-sign him now and just let Free move on after the season. It really opens up the playbook being able to run power right again.

Excellent analysis...I figured close to the same about Free...that his ceiling has been reached. Power has always been his chief problem, but he has done the best with what he has. If anything, it gives the coaches confidence that they can keep the playbook open even with injuries. I did indeed see some good stuff on that right side against New York...the play where Murray pulled up limp comes to mind...he should have gone for more yardage on that one especially. It reminded me of the '07 game against the Patriots when they were gashing behind Columbo. Parnell's power just gives them even more options in the running game. They can hit defenses on both flanks now, which makes the run that much tougher to defend. I don't think that 8-9 man fronts are really going to bother the Cowboys too much going forward...if they stay healthy. When you can face that type of defense and still get to your weekly rushing average, that is a VERY good thing!

 

[ccb04]

In addition to Dez, Murray, all 3 current starting LB's, Harris, Beasley, Moore, etc...both Free and Parnell are unrestricted free agents at seasons end as well. Be interesting to see what they do.

Thanks for the analysis xw.

 

[waving monkey]

I like your idea about this format and good job.
Love the contributions on this site.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I think we let Free walk in free agency and roll with Parnell.

Everybody cant get resigned so we have to pick and chose who to let walk and Free is somebody we can let walk with minimal impact on the team.

Top 3 free agents in my opinion.............Dez, Murray, and Rolando...........get these three resigned and then worry about everybody else.

 

[Nightman]

In addition to Dez, Murray, all 3 current starting LB's, Harris, Beasley, Moore, etc...both Free and Parnell are unrestricted free agents at seasons end as well. Be interesting to see what they do.

Thanks for the analysis xw.

Pretty sure Parnell will not cost a lot, probably around 2m to sign. They can save 7m against the cap by letting Free walk. That money can be used to sign Parnell, Leary and Moore(RFAs).

If they make Carr a June 1st cut, they can save another 8m against the cap and sign Murray and more depth at CB. They would still have Scandrick, Claiborne, Moore and Patmon.

Romo's 10m restructure can be used for Dez and the increase in the cap and the rollover from 2014 can be used for the LBs.

If they let Melton walk, that 9m can be used for his replacement, beyond Crawford and maybe Spencer or help with the LBs.

I know it doesn't work dollar for dollar like this, but I'm just trying to see where the money might come from and where it can be spent.

 

[birdwells1]

Outstanding post, I get caught up in the game and can't see some of the individual performances so thanks.

 

[ghst187]

Honestly, seeing Free in street clothes on the sidelines made me think he hasn't yet found the weightroom. Seriously, he looks sloppy

 

[Flinger]

xwalker - that was brilliant. Makes me wonder if people like you are paid to perform the same level of detailed analysis of every player on every team. Just great stuff. Thanks.

As for your conclusions regarding the possibility of Free not being pursued while re-signing Parnell... how much value do you place on leadership, team player and RKG attitude?

In my mind, there is one thing that isn't about technique, strength or speed - it's something much more important.... It's called Leadership.

And, based upon everything I've read about Free, he appears to be the Leader of that OLine. Without that leadership, is our OL as good or will another leader emerge?

"Culture wins football. Culture will beat scheme every day." - Who said it?

BTW - it's not Garrett. But, Garrett would have if he had been asked...

 

[burmafrd]

xwalker - that was brilliant. Makes me wonder if people like you are paid to perform the same level of detailed analysis of every player on every team. Just great stuff. Thanks.

As for your conclusions regarding the possibility of Free not being pursued while re-signing Parnell... how much value do you place on leadership, team player and RKG attitude?

In my mind, there is one thing that isn't about technique, strength or speed - it's something much more important.... It's called Leadership.

And, based upon everything I've read about Free, he appears to be the Leader of that OLine. Without that leadership, is our OL as good or will another leader emerge?

"Culture wins football. Culture will beat scheme every day." - Who said it?

BTW - it's not Garrett. But, Garrett would have if he had been asked...

I frankly doubt a lot of this leadership talk as regards Free.

 

[burmafrd]

nice first play. 2nd play kiwanuka looked like his first job was to contain. He made no move to get to Romo. 3rd play Parnell got beat right off the snap, romo bailed him out from a sack. Keep it level if ur going to do something like this. Parnell got alot of help and wasnt too good at the start of the game. But as the game went on and the OL forced its will he got better. As does free.

2nd drive
first down parnell brain fart pass block on run play. 2nd play parnell gets puhed back 3 yrds but kiwanuka doesnt play the run had clear hit on murray had he looked, parnell was already off balance from initial hit from him. 3rd play run away from him. 4th play De is lined up over Witten and witten hits him while parnell is back. 5th play parnell again gets pushed back in Romos area right off the snap and gets rid of it. 6th play kiwanuka rushes up and Murray runs under him. 6th very good block on run play. 7th kiwanuka tries to go around parnell is past him but romo steps up on the pocket parnell there. 8th kiwanuka bullrushes parnell inside and run goes nowhere. 9th Giants dont seem to rush, they just stand at the LOS the whole DL. 10th nice pocket for romo kiwanuka get chipped hard by murray.

While hes not bad, he isnt good either. Nowhere near the optimism you are trying to portray. They have help on alot of his plays, i have to say more then they do for free. He doesnt have Free's footwork or technique. Thats why he's on the bench.

then do your OWN 22 review play by play. Frankly you sound like Free is your pet cat and you are whining.

 

[Hoov]

Thanks for the review x. Was very happy to see this thread this morning.

 

[xwalker]

xwalker - that was brilliant. Makes me wonder if people like you are paid to perform the same level of detailed analysis of every player on every team. Just great stuff. Thanks.

As for your conclusions regarding the possibility of Free not being pursued while re-signing Parnell... how much value do you place on leadership, team player and RKG attitude?

In my mind, there is one thing that isn't about technique, strength or speed - it's something much more important.... It's called Leadership.

And, based upon everything I've read about Free, he appears to be the Leader of that OLine. Without that leadership, is our OL as good or will another leader emerge?

"Culture wins football. Culture will beat scheme every day." - Who said it?

BTW - it's not Garrett. But, Garrett would have if he had been asked...

Good question. Fred and Martin have both referenced Free as a leader and mentor to them; however, I see Fred and Martin becoming the leaders of that unit with or without Free on the team. Those 2, especially Fred, has become the guy(s) that do most of the interviews with media and all that type of stuff. It's usually the leaders that step up to do those things.

Tyron is apparently the leader in the weight room according to Fred.

 

[xwalker]

Honestly, seeing Free in street clothes on the sidelines made me think he hasn't yet found the weightroom. Seriously, he looks sloppy

I think the reason that I've been frustrated with Free is that I think he should be better. He has the top two things that you look for in an OT which is size and foot quickness. IMO, a guy that is 6-6, 325 with really good quickness should be a near Pro Bowl player, especially with all of his experience; however, he just lacks upper body strength for some reason. I does make you wonder if he has put enough time into the weight-room.

 

[hornitosmonster]

Looks pretty good. No need to rush Free back

 

[john van brocklin]

nice first play. 2nd play kiwanuka looked like his first job was to contain. He made no move to get to Romo. 3rd play Parnell got beat right off the snap, romo bailed him out from a sack. Keep it level if ur going to do something like this. Parnell got alot of help and wasnt too good at the start of the game. But as the game went on and the OL forced its will he got better. As does free.

2nd drive
first down parnell brain fart pass block on run play. 2nd play parnell gets puhed back 3 yrds but kiwanuka doesnt play the run had clear hit on murray had he looked, parnell was already off balance from initial hit from him. 3rd play run away from him. 4th play De is lined up over Witten and witten hits him while parnell is back. 5th play parnell again gets pushed back in Romos area right off the snap and gets rid of it. 6th play kiwanuka rushes up and Murray runs under him. 6th very good block on run play. 7th kiwanuka tries to go around parnell is past him but romo steps up on the pocket parnell there. 8th kiwanuka bullrushes parnell inside and run goes nowhere. 9th Giants dont seem to rush, they just stand at the LOS the whole DL. 10th nice pocket for romo kiwanuka get chipped hard by murray.

While hes not bad, he isnt good either. Nowhere near the optimism you are trying to portray. They have help on alot of his plays, i have to say more then they do for free. He doesnt have Free's footwork or technique. Thats why he's on the bench.

Go with Parnell the rest of the way, he has a future here, wth upside.
I would love to have Free as back up veteran depth at both Tackle positions.

 

[Frosty]

Go with Parnell the rest of the way, he has a future here, wth upside.
I would love to have Free as back up veteran depth at both Tackle positions.

Don't mess with success....changing things mid-season can bring bad ju-ju.....stay with what works....Parnell is working well coming off the bench....Not worried about fans personal bias, all I care about is wins, keeping Romo upright and keep lanes for Murray to run thru. The starting 5 OLmen having been doing awesome....as they are

 

[CCBoy]

I think the reason that I've been frustrated with Free is that I think he should be better. He has the top two things that you look for in an OT which is size and foot quickness. IMO, a guy that is 6-6, 325 with really good quickness should be a near Pro Bowl player, especially with all of his experience; however, he just lacks upper body strength for some reason. I does make you wonder if he has put enough time into the weight-room.

Exactly, he is a functional slide step, but one wishes him to be a cincer block out on the right side. He is solid, but very upright. And I agree on him not having aggressive strength in his upper body.

Hey, I have to respect at least a functional job that puts it on the line...but can't wait until another Erik Williams shows up to take the position.

 

[ShiningStar]

i really appreciate thsi work, as im trying to see but really not undertsanding, this makes it easier to grasp. Way to go and thanks for the help.