As a long-time Giants fan I cannot recall a defensive coordinator who consistently controls 1st and 2nd downs only to give up 3rd-and-longs (i.e., 3rd and 15-25) by not rushing the QB. Fewell's units routinely put other teams into unenviable 3rd downs, only to rush 3--and sometimes 2--DLs. This tactic invariably enables the QB to wait, find, and hit a receiver who is now sufficiently far downfield--and open. Such plays are double trouble: they inflate the opposing offense's morale and deflate the Giants' defense's morale. Also, they keep the Giants offense off the field. What is the benefit, if any, of pulling back the DLs and putting more stress on your DBs?
Blitzing is risky, but on third-and-long it can discombobulate a QB already concerned about the stress of covering the necessary distance. Aggression on third down can be a key to winning defensively. The very same Giants defenders who can look so poor when Fewell rushes only 2 or 3, can look equally impressive when they blitz, or at least rush four. I wonder if Fewell is more concerned about not losing (through finesse) than winning (through intimidation and aggression).
He also seems to be reluctant to deviate from his philosophies. Every year it seems like the defense is out of sync/not communicating/too complicated early on and it takes a few weeks to simplify and improve.
Why did Seattle allow Dallas to convert more than half of their 3rd down attempts.. including a crucial 3rd and 20 late in the game?
Did Dan Quinn forget how to coach defense or did he lose Byron Maxwell, get dangerously thin at CB and have to shuffle and try to find ways to not get exposed in the secondary? (They did anyway)
Sound familiar?
Seattle has not been a blitz heavy team, either. They've been able to get tremendous pressure with their front 4 which has allowed them to play aggressive with their CB's and give them help over the top.
If you watched our front 4 against PHI, you'd notice that they were getting stonewalled on every single passing down and that Foles had a huge pocket to throw out of nearly every time.
I hate the idea of "halftime adjustments" too. Parcells used to say all the time that nobody waits for halftime to make adjustments, they just used the time to communicate certain things while everyone was present.
To infer that any coach doesn't make adjustments isn't insightful, it actually highlights a huge lack of knowledge on what really goes on.
Coordinators are constantly looking at formation pictures and discussing strategy with other coaches and players throughout the game.
Dude, you really need to watch more football games. I don't mean this as an insult but you are under this impression that every team but the Giants are jamming on every pass play. It doesn't work that way. And if you paid more attention to other defenses, you'd realize it.
The timing of our blitzers has been notoriously poor as well. How many times do they rush to the line and have to stop on a dime to not be offside, and lose momentum.
He seems to be guessing more than knowing when to blitz.
Worse than that, when opponent is inside our 10 the secondary is 3 yds deep in the endzone, that's an invitation to score a TD right in front of defender.
does that mean he has no clue or are our players
not executing...which I hate when coaches use
that excuse. Its because they didnt do what was
asked or got out muscled. .
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more frustrating (before injuries to DBs) watching all that talent they brought in go to waste. YOu cannot play 5 yds off the LOS in the NFL today. You have to jamm at the line. The Giants WRs didn't seem to like it on Sunday, did they.
Dude, you really need to watch more football games. I don't mean this as an insult but you are under this impression that every team but the Giants are jamming on every pass play. It doesn't work that way. And if you paid more attention to other defenses, you'd realize it.
the more successful ones do. granted, not everyone has the talent to do it, but this year going in the Giants did. Obviously that has changed with the recent injuries.
The defensive line is supposed to be able to apply pressure and stuff the run. Hankins, Patterson, Jenkins, JPP, Moore, Kiwanuka, and Ayers need to step up for the scheme to work.
When it comes down to it the Giants have 2 good cover corners in Prince and DRC, one good safety, no talented blitzers, and a defensive line that is supposedly talented and deep. I think the Giants can be more aggressive when in zone coverage but going man to man or blitzing more puts opposition tight ends and backs in favourable (for them) matchups IMO.
Jason Peters completely shut JPP down on Sunday night. Our front 4 were useless on passing downs.
And the idea of blitzing and going man on man all the time sounds wonderful and probably works in Madden but it also creates unfavorable matchups and can get you burned quite easily.
I disagree that the front four didn't generate pressure. Foles took some good hits while hanging in and hitting the pass. He got whales in the first TD pass but made a good throw anyway.
But let's never let facts get in the way of complaining.
And the idea of blitzing and going man on man all the time sounds wonderful and probably works in Madden but it also creates unfavorable matchups and can get you burned quite easily.
Except against the Giants, apparently. Still in shock that the offense was so thoroughly dominated by such a crappy defense.
Yep. 2013 Carolina redux, with Justin Pugh filling Will Beatty's role as the worst performance I've ever seen by a Giants' OT. I never thought I'd see that again, and it only took one calender year.
Works every time!!!!!
(exactly what i was thinking, just late to the party)