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Defenderdawg : 6/24/2018 11:33 am
Giants

Willis NYP: Giants Super Bowl hero Burress has advice for getting back there
https://nypost.com/2018/06/24/giants-super-bowl-hero-has-advice-for-getting-back-there/amp/

Schwartz NYP: Pat Shurmur welcomes Tiki Barber back into the Giants’ fold
https://nypost.com/2018/06/23/pat-shurmur-welcomes-tiki-barber-back-into-the-giants-fold/amp/

Grant The Record: NY Giants players, television stars highlight Health & Fitness Expo at MetLife Stadium
https://amp.northjersey.com/amp/726443002

Hall KTVB Boise: DEAYON, THOMPSON HELP OUT AT BOISE FOOTBALL CAMP
https://www.ktvb.com/amp/article?section=news& headline=deayon-thompson-help-out-at-boise-football-camp& contentId=277-567009887


WR

Florio PFT: Odell Beckham definitely should hold out
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/06/23/odell-beckham-definitely-should-hold-out/

NFL

Volin Boston Globe: Sunday Football Notes:
Here’s what’s on the NFL calendar from now until the opening kickoff
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2018/06/23/here-what-nfl-calendar-from-now-until-opening-kickoff/YeSxRNUXxAb6giFpBD3pML/story.html

Brooks NFL.com: Why is the NFL devaluing safeties? Plus, the argument to bench Baker in Year 1
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000934478/article/nfl-oddly-devaluing-safeties-baker-mayfield-should-sit-in-year-1

Doug Farrar (@BR_DougFarrar)
6/24/18, 9:16 AM
In one way, the safety position best defines today's NFL defenses and the hybrid positional mentality coaches and evaluators tend to use out of necessity. It's most important to understand what each player does well and match that with what your defense does... and needs. If you watch Reid, Vaccaro and Boston, they're very different players. Reid is more of a hybrid linebacker. Vaccaro is more of a Mathieu type--all over the formation (though not as disciplined). Boston is a center fielder with outstanding deep-third coverage potential.

ARIZONA
McManaman AZ Central: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford happy to mentor Josh Rosen
https://amp.azcentral.com/amp/721707002

Urban Cardinals.com: Chandler Jones still wants more
Chandler Jones Still Wants More
https://www.azcardinals.com/news/defensive-end-chandler-jones-still-wants-more

BUFFALO
Talbot NY Upstate: Will Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen record any starts as rookie? History says yes
https://www.newyorkupstate.com/expo/sports/erry-2018/06/8e6296d4ed1573/will_buffalo_bills_qb_josh_all.html

CINCINNATI
Owczarski Cin Enquirer: Cincinnati Bengals Xtra: Wide receiver A.J. Green won’t be asking for new money in 2018
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2018/06/24/cincinnati-bengals-star-wide-receiver-aj-green-wont-ask-new-contract/711827002/

DALLAS
Dallas Morning News: These three things must happen for the Cowboys to become Super Bowl contenders in 2018...
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/06/23/these-three-things-must-happen-for-the-cowboys-to-become-super-bowl-contenders-in-2018

DENVER
O’Halloran Denver Post: NFL Journal: Finding new naming rights deal complicated for Broncos
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/24/finding-new-naming-rights-deal-complicated-for-broncos/

HOUSTON
McClain Houston Chronicle: Texans' Brian Gaine, Bill O'Brien more in sync than ever
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/texans/amp/Texans-Brian-Gaine-Bill-O-Brien-more-in-sync-13018293.php

MIAMI
Habib Palm Beach Post: Speedy, versatile receiver Albert Wilson brings intrigue to Miami Dolphins’ offense
http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2018/06/24/speedy-versatile-receiver-albert-wilson-brings-intrigue-to-miami-dolphins-offense/

MINNESOTA
Hartman Minn Star Tribune: Vikings face challenge of high expectations as camp nears
http://m.startribune.com/vikings-face-challenge-of-high-expectations-as-camp-nears/486363661/

NEW ENGLAND
Reiss ESPN Boston: Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the Patriots and NFL (upcoming Lombardi NFL book "Gridiron Genius" gives readers peek behind Patriots' curtain; Sony Michel's contract; Tom Brady's leadership style etc.).
“Belichick wrote the foreword. He touted the scouting system Lombardi helped create when the two were together in Cleveland (1991-95), noting that the roots of the system are still found across the NFL today. He also credited Lombardi’s knack for finding undervalued talent, citing his pursuit of current Patriots starting center David Andrews -- an undrafted free agent out of Georgia in 2015 -- as one example. Belichick said writing the foreword was a way to thank Lombardi.

The book is centered around Lombardi’s work with Bill Walsh, Al Davis and Belichick -- all three of whom helped transform NFL franchises -- and Lombardi explains his motivation was to show his view of what it takes to build a championship team or business.

Lombardi breaks down, day by day, how the Patriots’ coaching staff approached its preparation for the AFC divisional-round game against the Ravens on Jan. 10, 2015. Belichick had previously given Lombardi an assignment to research the Patriots’ recent playoff performances, and provide his recommendations, which Lombardi details in the book.

One of the challenges for successful coaches is understanding/identifying how each player retains information differently, with Lombardi using cornerback Malcolm Butler as an example; Butler processed the playbook better through 1-on-1 walkthrough time/independent study time, and was more effective seeing/doing than talking about it. So the staff was adaptable to create a plan to make that happen.

Along those lines, after the 2015 season, the Patriots’ offseason review included detailed discussions about how to work with millennials, and the best approaches to motivate them. This was one of several examples in the book of how successful organizations always look for new ways to improve.

Why the Patriots’ cafeteria is a part of the facility not often discussed, but sends a critical message to players similar to what Apple and Google do on their modern campuses. The Patriots also have sleep rooms at Gillette Stadium for players.

Lombardi praises Belichick for how he acknowledges his mistakes to his staff, which promotes a more honest type of communication. As an example, in the draft, Belichick would relay 2009 second-round pick Ron Brace -- the late defensive tackle from Boston College -- as one of his worst-ever picks.

Curious why the Patriots most often defer when they win the coin toss? Lombardi details the thought process, while delving into the importance of game management.

The book begins in a Patriots meeting room in the offseason heading into the 2014 Super Bowl campaign. Lombardi recalls Belichick citing the need for better goal-line defense, which of course, would come in handy at the end of Super Bowl XLIX against the Seahawks.”
http://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4813913/upcoming-book-offers-a-peek-behind-the-patriots-curtain

Princiotti Boston Globe: Malcolm Mitchell, Patrick Chung make youthful connections
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2018/06/23/malcolm-mitchell-patrick-chung-make-youthful-connections/UmDXjE9JE18qSd7QFIU39M/amp.html

Hewitt Boston Herald: Patriots’ Malcolm Mitchell happy with rehab progress
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots/2018/06/patriots_malcolm_mitchell_happy_with_rehab_progress?

NEW ORLEANS
Katzenstein Nola.com: Aaron Glenn guides Saints defensive backs with methods learned from coaching mentors
https://articles.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2018/06/aaron_glenn_saints_coach.amp

OAKLAND
Galaviz Fresno Bee: Tim Brown shares how Raiders QB Derek Carr should handle Jon Gruden's offense
http://amp.fresnobee.com/sports/nfl/article213705264.html

Galaviz Fresno Bee: Raiders' Jared Cook raves about Bryant, Nelson and Switzer. What did he say?
http://amp.fresnobee.com/sports/nfl/article213691639.html

Davidson Sac Bee: Why Kolton Miller has been one of the most impressive Raiders in workouts
http://amp.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/hometown-report/article213469914.html

PITTSBURGH
Gorman Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Karl Dunbar carries on Steelers' DL legacy
http://triblive.com/sports/columnists/kevingorman/13790627-74/kevin-gorman-karl-dunbar-carries-on-steelers-dl-legacy

TENNESSEE
Wyatt Titans.com: Titans Mailbag: Jim Wyatt Answers Questions from Fans
https://www.titansonline.com/_mobileview/news/titans-mailbag-jim-wyatt-answers-questions-from-fans-1

WASHINGTON
Phillips Richmond Times Dispatch: Jim Tomsula says Redskins defensive line is confident, but not arrogant, entering Year 2
http://www.richmond.com/redskins-xtra/jim-tomsula-says-redskins-defensive-line-is-confident-but-not/article_c97e07d0-8bea-52ac-9303-43d014880483.html

Draft

QB
St. Germain Houma Courier: College quarterbacks put on a show
http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20180624/college-quarterbacks-put-on-show?

Former Giants News

Schaefer Daily Independent: Not-As-Hefty Lefty: Ex-UK, NFL& #8200;QB Lorenzen promotes health, talks weight loss journey
http://www.dailyindependent.com/sports/not-as-hefty-lefty-ex-uk-nfl-qb-lorenzen-promotes/article_9422c478-7697-11e8-a86a-eb8bf2aaee07.html

History

Shuck SB Nation: History lesson: For a game of precision, football is certainly filled with oddities
“In 1956, fullback Joe Perry of the 49ers burst through the middle of the line from the 2-yard line against the Giants. At the goal line he was immediately knocked unconscious. Perry had hit the goal post which in those days was placed on the goal line, not on the back line as it is today. As Perry regained consciousness, Giants safety Jimmy Patton was looking down on him and exclaimed, “You run past me again and I’ll cold-cock you again.”

“Y. A. Tittle of the Giants had a field day against the Redskins in 1962 as he tossed seven touchdowns. It seems Washington’s defense played a single safety formation and featured a rookie safety named Claude Crabb. Tittle repeatedly sent wide receiver Del Shofner on a deep left-to-right crossing pattern, and at the same time flanker Frank Gifford on a deep right-to-left crossing pattern. As both players met in the center of the field Crabb had to decide which player to cover. At one point late in the game, the compassionate Gifford yelled as he approached Crabb, “It’s Shofner! It’s Shofner!” Shofner amassed 269 receiving yards for the game.”

“Emlen Tunnell, an All-Pro defensive back for the Giants, announced his last season would be 1958. In his final home game, several men stopped him outside the stadium. The men, all homeless, gave Tunnell a gift of $28 they had collected. These were the same men that Tunnell had handed dimes and quarters to over the years while active as a player.”
https://www.bigblueview.com/platform/amp/2018/6/23/17470956/history-lesson-for-a-game-of-precision-football-is-certainly-filled-with-oddities

Stuart Football Perspective: What Is The Best Way To Identify Rushing Quarterbacks?
http://www.footballperspective.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-identify-rushing-quarterbacks/

Stuart Football Perspective: Vince Young Was An Extreme Outlier In Two Pairs of Stats
http://www.footballperspective.com/vince-young-was-an-extreme-outlier-in-two-pairs-of-stats/

Giants Birthdays 6-24

A.J. Greene DB D9-1989 Wake Forest, FA Barcelona Dragons 1991 NYG 1991 6-24-1966

Devon Kennard OLB D5-USC 2014 NYG 2014-2017 6-24-1991

Curtis Painter QB W-BAL 2013 NYG 2013 6-24-1985

Doug Van Horn RG/RT/LG W-DET 1967 NYG Taxi Squad 1967, NYG 1968-1979 6-24-1944
Thanks...  
Dan in the Springs : 6/25/2018 7:16 am : link
Thought the Jared Lorenzen article was interesting. Never heard him explain how he could just let it all go and get to 500 pounds. Good for him for turning it around. Hopefully he can keep that going.
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