New poster artist, Nate Solder, well paid, for Gi's shortcomings: "I blame myself"

ATLANTA – Great wealth entails great responsibilities.

Now that the bust of the giants Ereck Flowers is out of town and Patrick Omameh is on the bench, Nate Solder is the poster holder of the incessant struggles of the offensive line.

The seventh-place left tackle allowed two sacks of the first half Monday night in a 23-20 loss to the Falcons. Each of the first three readers of the Giants was killed by a bag, including one authorized by left-winger Will Hernandez.

"I will not blame anyone else," said Solder. "I wish I did not go out completely prepared and ready to go."

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Solder is the second highest-paying offensive lineman of the NFL, averaging $ 15.5 million a year on a four-year, $ 62 million contract with $ 36 million guaranteed . The philanthropist Solder made it clear that he planned to use some of his wealth to reinvest in the community and charities.

But that will not buy him a pass from the Giants fans, unhappy with his performances in his first seven games since he left the blind side of the Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady.

Welder cleared five sacks and entered the game with a block win rate of 66%, making it the second lowest total among offensive tackles at the start, according to ESPN. Chad Wheeler, Giants' right-hand second-season substitute for Flowers, is the only one worse.

"From my point of view, I did not play well enough," said Solder. "(The rookie defensive end) McKinley, the takkarist, was put under pressure, then he got the bag, there are two or three things that I just spoiled everything, I did not play well at first. We controlled their speed and their fast movements, which was not a problem for the rest of the game. "

The Giants only allowed one bag from the rest of the way, but the offense had only six points left and only five minutes left to play against one of the worst defensemen in the NFL with a third defense .

Stud rookie Saquon Barkley had 14 runs for 43 yards, including seven for eight yards in the first half.

"It's just unacceptable," Spencer Pulley said of the bags. "You must not have any.

"We have a long-time quarterback, and when we protect, you see what's going on, we have very good receivers and a great quarterback, we have to be able to better protect and we have to be able to handle the ball better. These are very closely correlated.

It was Pulley's first start with the Giants after spending 16 years with the 2017 Chargers. He was the third different starting center, Jon Halapio (leg) undergoing an end-of-season operation and John Greco passing from the center. to the right guard to make room for Pulley and replace Omameh.

There are four games, Wheeler replaced Flowers, which has since been released. In other words, coach Pat Shurmur is trying to make changes to generate better results.

He just does not find them.

"I thought the protection was better later in the game than early," Shurmur said. "New guys are fighting over there, somebody asked me this week about developing players, they're developing their skills, we're getting in new players, and we're leaving." "

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