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5) New York Giants Seven key cogs: Jason Pierre-Paul, Olivier Vernon, Damon Harrison, Devon Kennard, Dalvin Tomlinson, Jonathan Casillas, B.J. Goodson. If this exercise only ranked defensive lines, the Giants would probably finish No. 1. Harrison puts a great run-stopping group over the top. JPP and Vernon play an incredible amount of snaps without sacrificing a consistent pass rush. The Giants' problem: The three players behind the defensive line count, too. GM Jerry Reese has been skimping at linebacker roughly since Antonio Pierce left town. Goodson, a second-year fourth-round pick who barely played as a rookie, is taking over at middle linebacker. Kennard isn't trusted on passing downs. It looks like another year of the Giants' defensive line and secondary trying to cover for the guys in between. |
But DE Devin Taylor is a greater need IMO, you can never have enough pass rushers. Can play outside and inside.
That probably describes the Giants thinking and I agree with it. But I also think Goodson will be a step up over Shepard.
p.s.--In today's game, teams are in their nickel defense more often than they're in their base defense, so perhaps the better discussion would be a a look at the front six instead of the front seven.
Okwara/JPP/Harrison\Tomlinson\Vernon
(Thomas/Adams)
Jackrabbit/DRC/Apple
(Collins)
Or what have you regarding safety allocation
b)
JPP/Tomlinson[Harrison]Bromley\Vernon
c)
'Inside out 5 '
Snacks/Okwara/JPP/Vernon\Tomlinson
'Inside out 5' = Snacks and Tomlinson keep things within the pocket, containment, the 3 ends wreck the pocket, passing unit vs roll out QB play, possibly to generate interior rush
d)
Snacks(Kennard)Tomlinson(Vernon)JPP
...............Collins............
same idea,
contain the edges and wreck the gaps
He didn't look at who had the most snaps.