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Calvin Munson

adamg : 10/16/2017 1:03 pm
Filled in for Casillas and looked good. Our run D looked a lot better with Munson in there. I think he looked better than Casillas has this year.
Agreed...  
Dan in the Springs : 10/16/2017 1:04 pm : link
I'm afraid our defensive captain has been a part of the problem, not part of the solution. Maybe father time has finally caught up to him?
When did Munson go out of the game  
ZogZerg : 10/16/2017 1:08 pm : link
I thought it was first half?
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CoughlinHandsonHips : 10/16/2017 1:08 pm : link
Casillas is a FA next season who I imagine they aren't bringing back.

It would be nice if Munson showed enough where that's one less position to worry about fixing this offseason.
I kept seeing this guy, #46, pinching down plays . . . .  
TC : 10/16/2017 1:10 pm : link
and closing aggressively on the ball carrier. And I also noticed him maintaining his assignment when there was misdirection. Seemed to usually be in the right place at the right time. Reminded me of a slightly faster Chase Blackburn, though maybe without as much heft.



Munson is not a three down player  
Simms11 : 10/16/2017 1:56 pm : link
he's been decent against the run and tackles well, but he's not so good in coverage. We need a WLB that can cover ground and be that 3 down player. Maybe, just maybe we go get one this year. A LBer that can be a difference maker for once. It's been a long time.
Casillas is a ST player  
jeff57 : 10/16/2017 2:11 pm : link
playing starting LB. He shouldn't be any longer.
The coaches think enough of Casillas....  
Bluenatic : 10/16/2017 2:18 pm : link
...to name him defensive captain.

I wouldn't start writing his Giants' obituary so fast if I were you.
RE: The coaches think enough of Casillas....  
adamg : 10/16/2017 2:24 pm : link
In comment 13652072 Bluenatic said:
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...to name him defensive captain.

I wouldn't start writing his Giants' obituary so fast if I were you.

The players voted for him not the coaches. Not writing him off either. Just acknowledging that Munson looked good in there. I'm sure Casillas is still the base WLB.
Wheter Munson ever becomes a starter . . . .  
TC : 10/16/2017 4:43 pm : link
he looks to be at least a decent backup within the framework of his limitations. And he looks to me like someone who can, and will, continue to add muscle in an NFL program.

Not to belabor the comparison to Blackburn, but I consider Blackburn to have been essential to the Giants' 2011 Superbowl win. For those who watched the whole season, when Blackburn was brought back in desperation, the Giants' run D got a whole lot better. And it's not because he was super talented, but because he was the right man for the right right job. Sometimes role players can be more vital to a team's success than superstars.
I think he's being overrated  
pjcas18 : 10/16/2017 4:47 pm : link
He reminds me of a slightly better Uani Unga.
RE: The coaches think enough of Casillas....  
Beer Man : 10/16/2017 4:57 pm : link
In comment 13652072 Bluenatic said:
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...to name him defensive captain.

I wouldn't start writing his Giants' obituary so fast if I were you.
I think the players name their captains, not the coaches. Casillas is an aging middle of the road LB, the team could use an upgrade
RE: Munson is not a three down player  
Giantology : 10/16/2017 5:07 pm : link
In comment 13652041 Simms11 said:
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he's been decent against the run and tackles well, but he's not so good in coverage. We need a WLB that can cover ground and be that 3 down player. Maybe, just maybe we go get one this year. A LBer that can be a difference maker for once. It's been a long time.


I could've sworn there was a LB on the field last night making plays in the pass game. #57, Robinson.
The Giants Lber's stink  
Millburn : 10/16/2017 8:44 pm : link
We haven't had a good one in years.No not all have to be LT but there have good ones Reese just doesn't draft them.
RE: I kept seeing this guy, #46, pinching down plays . . . .  
Millburn : 10/16/2017 8:45 pm : link
In comment 13651954 TC said:
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and closing aggressively on the ball carrier. And I also noticed him maintaining his assignment when there was misdirection. Seemed to usually be in the right place at the right time. Reminded me of a slightly faster Chase Blackburn, though maybe without as much heft.






Yeah and I notice him letting people run right by him in the first five games!
RE: ........  
Paulie Walnuts : 10/16/2017 11:50 pm : link
In comment 13651949 CoughlinHandsonHips said:
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Casillas is a FA next season who I imagine they aren't bringing back.

It would be nice if Munson showed enough where that's one less position to worry about fixing this offseason.


Casillas is Too Slow
RE: RE: Munson is not a three down player  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/16/2017 11:53 pm : link
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he's been decent against the run and tackles well, but he's not so good in coverage. We need a WLB that can cover ground and be that 3 down player. Maybe, just maybe we go get one this year. A LBer that can be a difference maker for once. It's been a long time.



I could've sworn there was a LB on the field last night making plays in the pass game. #57, Robinson.


Robinson was really good last year, and he made some standout plays last night.

When he's not on the field, he is missed. Good cover linebacker. Some users here still expect linebackers to shut down tight ends, and get really angry if any catches are allowed. Unrealistic.
Robinson is outstanding in coverage  
Vanzetti : 10/17/2017 1:45 am : link
Defitely resign him
Casillas just gets beat too often. He may have other intangible  
Jimmy Googs : 10/17/2017 7:30 am : link
qualities that are nice but so did Herzlich.

Munson is a nice fresh body but to easy to see reserve here than starter.

Still pining here for a first round LB draft pick but I guess next year won't be the ideal time to do that with a top 5 pick
Munson only played 8 snaps  
PatersonPlank : 10/17/2017 10:00 am : link
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RE: Munson only played 8 snaps  
ZogZerg : 10/17/2017 12:16 pm : link
In comment 13653118 PatersonPlank said:
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Yeah, I thought he went out early.
Can't judge anything with 8 snaps.
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