If you thought Broderick Jones was hard to watch in the first seven games of the season, you haven’t seen anything yet. With a chance to redeem himself against a suspect New York Giants defense, Jones gave us a new career-worst performance.
His struggles began on the very first drive of the game. After the Steelers marched the length of the field, Russell Wilson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to George Pickens. Unfortunately, the score was nullified by a Jones facemask penalty that was completely unnecessary. Pittsburgh settled for a field goal on this drive.
As the first half marched on, Jones’ performance went from bad to worse. There were pass block sets where he hardly laid a finger on the opposing Giants defender he was lined up against and running plays where Jones was bullied into the backfield…