I believe that one of the factors that drove the giants to overload on CBs in the offseason was the acquisition of Darren Sproles by the Eagles. He's a receiver that lines up in the backfield, with crazy close-space quickness. He can't be covered by a traditional defensive formation. They'll spread the field with 3 WRs and Ertz as a weapon at TE, and Shady out of the backfield. As an additional weapon they'll bring in Sproles and line him up in a half dozen different positions on the field. Could be the ultimate wildcard in Chip Kelly's offense.
The giants wisely tried to get faster and more athletic to match up with Philly's evolving offensive gameplans.
In the wildly optimistic scenario of the Giants DBs all being healthy and the Eagles in a spread 3Rec, McCoy, Sproles formation, who do you choose to cover Sproles from the backfield? From the slot? Out wide?
He's not easy to defend, but I don't think the Giants altered the off-season for him.
Thurmond is probably the best bet, he's used to cover shifty guys in the slot.
Was he assigned to him in the Divisional Game vs the Saints this past postseason ?
The Giants play 14 other games. Even if Sproles goes off and the Giants get lit up both games, do you really think the people in the front-office are so short-sighted they'd build their roster for one opponent they play twice?
Someone swung and missed here, but it was not pjcas18.
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Don't mean to instigate there- but c'mon man. It's Giants/Eagles this year for a playoff spot, how can you minimize the move-for-move in personnel?
McBride was signed before Sproles traded and Thurmond a day after, and DRC just three days the trade. You expect people to believe Sproles was traded, extended, and the Giants altered their off-season plans in two days because of this nightmare scenario?
The timing just doesn't fit.
If the timing doesn't fit, you must admit.
Wrong.
Good answer.
Recalling the Eagle games last season, I thought the Giants did a great job of keeping McCoy in check and a large part was covering that back-side b/c of his cut-back ability. TT and Rolle/Hill smothered him when he changed course.
also contain the sproles, and / or get a tall body between the short RB and the passer and / or plaster the guy at catch
I am more interested on how teams adjust to his offense. Is it a fad? legit? A college offense that will get exposed?
Adding Sproles is never a BAD thing. I just don't see NFL defenses trying to figure him out Kelly anymore. He had his year to make them guess.