In depth analysis of what Shurmur's offense means for the Giants...
This look will be a deep dive into what elements Shurmur will probably bring to the 2018 Giants, and what did not work for quarterback Eli Manning in the previous system. Coaches and their systems evolve and we simply do not know what the future holds, hence the emphasis on probably in the previous sentence. With the second pick overall in the draft coming up in late April, we have little clue yet who the Giants will take, and quite frankly the analysis can still be made without that knowledge. By the conclusion, the reader will see that although a quarterback may be taken with that pick, it is still the judgement that 2018 will be Eli Manning’s’ year in a very positive way. |
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His bad play is real. That’s why we can’t keep making excuses for him. He’s not a young QB
-McAdoo's offense required too much precise execution to be successful, including precise QB footwork.
-Shurmur and Shula have done a great job in the past of putting guys in position to make "easy" plays. They also tailor the offense to their personnel.
-Shurmur uses a lot of play-action, which is great to hear since it used to be something Eli was really good at.
-Eli suffered from bad protection but also made mistakes with clean pockets.
-McAdoo's offense required too much precise execution to be successful, including precise QB footwork.
Footwork is not something that should be an issue with Manning. That seems like a weird thing to blame the scheme on.
Exactly
This. The writer kills Eli for not getting off his first read. But Eli was waiting for the first guy to make his cut. Eli had no confidence that the receivers were going to run the right routes.
Over his career Eli has done well off of play action.. That part of Shurmur's scheme should help Eli.