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Aligned in what's called a 'wide-nine' technique, Smith's explosiveness and rip to the outside immediately presents him a lane to the pocket. Combine his ability to bend the corner at full speed while keeping Ricard on his inside hip, and this is as easy a sack as Smith will likely have in 2026.
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Ricard isolated 1-on-1 vs. Smith was Giants OC Nagy's pre-snap mistake; resulted in easy sack.

Giants fullback was isolated one-on-one against Nolan Smith in pass protection, a scheme decision that the source characterizes as a sign of disrespect and a mistake by Giants OC Matt Nagy. Smith's explosiveness and rip to the outside immediately presented him a lane to the pocket, and his ability to bend the corner at full speed while keeping Ricard on his inside hip resulted in an easy sack. The source notes this wasn't even a contest for Smith, and Ricard shouldn't have been put in this spot.

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