After setting an NFL record of being the NFL's most injured for 4 years running, the Giants reign has finally ended. The 2016 Giants "Adjusted Game Lost" statistic was 52.4, 7th lowest in the NFL. GiantsWire - ( New Window )
Have there been any articles/reports/anecdotal stories Â
about any of the changes that were made, that certainly helped lead to this?
The fact that over YEARS, the Giants' poor rating in this regard is STILL nowhere near any other teams, speaks volumes about how things were broken (literally and figuratively), but for whatever reason(s), no real changes were made.
Here's hoping this isn't just a blip, but a trend headed to the positive.
For four straight seasons, the New York Giants were the most-injured team in the NFL. In fact, they even set an all-time record for injuries in 2013 — a record no one really wanted.
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The results are in, and you really didn’t expect the New York Giants to be the league’s most injured team for the fourth year in a row, did you? The AGL dynasty is over. New York finally had a healthy year, thanks in part to several new roster additions that also helped the team to its first playoff appearance since winning Super Bowl XLVI.
than "bad luck" for the 4 years before last year.
We all thought the Giants would turn it around last year, and they did. Hopefully that trend continues.
I'm sure there were multiple reasons for it .... Â
ends up becoming a debate. Some of them focus on total games lost, some on total starts lost and Football Outsiders uses the adjusted games lost formula.
By most metrics, the Giants had at least two seasons in a row as the worst team in injuries. There's some debate about 2015, as some metrics had them as high as 20th in the injury effect.
Regardless, it is a good sign to see a turnaround. Now, let's hope it continues.
The teams plays better and fewer guys wind up on DL....
The single most important factor: getting rid of Geoff Schwartz. Took his injured ass off the list and made the team better. More wins, fewer "business decisions"
here was telling me I was crazy for blaming our strength and conditioning program for our soft tissue injuries. Felt like I was alone on an island posting about this. Finally glad to see that we make that change and instant improvement in soft tissue injuries.
Of course, it could be a coincidence but not if we are in the top 10 again this coming season.
I see a couple people hinting that Coughlin might have been Â
responsible or the problem. I'll take a few years in a row of leading the league in injuries for a couple of Super Bowl Championships. If you want a healthy team who gets to play in a playoff game, the Eagles have been doing that for decades.
RE: I see a couple people hinting that Coughlin might have been Â
responsible or the problem. I'll take a few years in a row of leading the league in injuries for a couple of Super Bowl Championships. If you want a healthy team who gets to play in a playoff game, the Eagles have been doing that for decades.
I wouldn't trade what Coughlin accomplished for what our current coach has accomplished at all. I don't know enough to lay blame anywhere. I'm just saying that it was demoralizing for us fans to constantly have hope each year only to have entire position groups completely decimated by injury each and every year, yet believe enough in Coughlin/Eli to have hope in spite of the injuries.
Injuries were a huge problem with Coughlin throughout his tenure.
Too bad the Maras can't bring themselves to fire Jerry Palmieri completely, as far as I can tell from a quick Google search he's still with the team in some capacity.
RE: RE: I see a couple people hinting that Coughlin might have been Â
responsible or the problem. I'll take a few years in a row of leading the league in injuries for a couple of Super Bowl Championships. If you want a healthy team who gets to play in a playoff game, the Eagles have been doing that for decades.
I wouldn't trade what Coughlin accomplished for what our current coach has accomplished at all. I don't know enough to lay blame anywhere. I'm just saying that it was demoralizing for us fans to constantly have hope each year only to have entire position groups completely decimated by injury each and every year, yet believe enough in Coughlin/Eli to have hope in spite of the injuries.
I wouldn't lay the blame all on his feet, but I do think he was part of the problem, especially with the limitations of the new CBA. IMO his failure to adapt sealed his fate. Giants lost a ton of assets unnecessarily due to injuries, and that's part of the reason why Reese is still here are TC is not.
The fact that over YEARS, the Giants' poor rating in this regard is STILL nowhere near any other teams, speaks volumes about how things were broken (literally and figuratively), but for whatever reason(s), no real changes were made.
Here's hoping this isn't just a blip, but a trend headed to the positive.
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We all thought the Giants would turn it around last year, and they did. Hopefully that trend continues.
By most metrics, the Giants had at least two seasons in a row as the worst team in injuries. There's some debate about 2015, as some metrics had them as high as 20th in the injury effect.
Regardless, it is a good sign to see a turnaround. Now, let's hope it continues.
I wonder what he's doing differently (if anything) in Jax now.
The single most important factor: getting rid of Geoff Schwartz. Took his injured ass off the list and made the team better. More wins, fewer "business decisions"
Who needs those fancy free weights when you have paint cans you could drape over an old shower rod?
Of course, it could be a coincidence but not if we are in the top 10 again this coming season.
I wouldn't trade what Coughlin accomplished for what our current coach has accomplished at all. I don't know enough to lay blame anywhere. I'm just saying that it was demoralizing for us fans to constantly have hope each year only to have entire position groups completely decimated by injury each and every year, yet believe enough in Coughlin/Eli to have hope in spite of the injuries.
Injuries were a huge problem with Coughlin throughout his tenure.
Too bad the Maras can't bring themselves to fire Jerry Palmieri completely, as far as I can tell from a quick Google search he's still with the team in some capacity.
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responsible or the problem. I'll take a few years in a row of leading the league in injuries for a couple of Super Bowl Championships. If you want a healthy team who gets to play in a playoff game, the Eagles have been doing that for decades.
I wouldn't trade what Coughlin accomplished for what our current coach has accomplished at all. I don't know enough to lay blame anywhere. I'm just saying that it was demoralizing for us fans to constantly have hope each year only to have entire position groups completely decimated by injury each and every year, yet believe enough in Coughlin/Eli to have hope in spite of the injuries.
I wouldn't lay the blame all on his feet, but I do think he was part of the problem, especially with the limitations of the new CBA. IMO his failure to adapt sealed his fate. Giants lost a ton of assets unnecessarily due to injuries, and that's part of the reason why Reese is still here are TC is not.