The Philadelphia Eagles are in the midst of a crisis after an embarrassing Thursday night loss to the New York Giants. It was more of the same for the Eagles' offense, which completely hit a wall in the second half once again, before collapsing entirely on both ends of the field. While the offensive struggles will understandably be the center of attention following the game, the Eagles can't ignore disastrous individual defensive performances. Most notable of them all was Kelee Ringo.
Ringo and Adoree' Jackson have been underwhelming to say the least, since the start of the season. They were, however, thrust into a larger role against the Giants after Quinyon Mitchell left the game in the first half with a hamstring injury. While both defenders got exposed in coverage, Ringo's performance was so bad that he was seemingly benched in the second half despite Mitchell's absence.
Kelee Ringo's Disastrous TNF Performance Signals the End of the Road for Him in Philly
The third-year player, who had the CB2 role over Jackson to start the game, gave up big plays early in the game. He lost Wan'Dale Robinson in coverage and got called for illegal contact on Lil'Jordan Humphrey, who was making his season debut off the Giants' practice squad. Per Pro Football Focus, Ringo gave up three receptions for 69 yards and allowed a 116.7 passer rating in coverage, while getting called for two penalties.
As a result, he received a miserable 33.4 coverage grade, and a 29.6 overall defensive grade in 38 snaps. Looking this bad against backups and practice squad members is unacceptable for any cornerback, let alone a presumptive starter on a Super Bowl contender.
This is the third straight week that Ringo hasn't made the most out of his increased opportunity. After the Eagles lost Darius Slay, Isaiah Rodgers, and Avonte Maddox in the offseason, they trusted Ringo to take on a bigger role, but that has produced less-than-ideal results so far.
Now, head coach Nick Sirianni and DC Vic Fangio have a decision to make. They can either keep trotting Ringo out there and expect different results or make a move to address these concerns. Whether it's an internal move like shifting Cooper DeJean to outside corner, or an external move like trading for or signing a new starting cornerback, the Eagles have to do something. Regardless of what it is, it will have to involve moving on from Ringo.