How would you attack?
First, I’ll get BW and Terps response out of the way.
“Start a different QB than Jones”.
If I was Pat Shurmur, I would go 4 wide, spread the Giant defense out, force extra CBs or Safeties cover their stable of receivers. A. Jacks playing will help us.
If I’m Garrett, I run between the tackles, play action. But mostly, pressure the flats with Barkley and Toney. Chubb will either not play or be limited and Von Miller is a forward player. Force an ILB or safety to cover those guys. Plan for explosive plays, not 12 play drives.
Your thoughts?
They need to call playaction and then call playaction some more.
put barkely in passing downs to see how he's progressed picking up the blitz.
[quote] and pound the ball with booker penny and albright.
Would that be Vernon Albright in “My Little Margie”? I loved that show.
If I am Shurmur -- I keep it simple with Bridgewater, use multiple formations and player personnel, but dink and dunk, while using the run game with PA.
Shurmur I think will follow a similar strategy.
The key match up is what OL allows the offense to function in the above manner. I actually think the Giants can win this matchup. Chubb may be out/hurt and Miller is older. They are also a little light in the pants in the interior.
If I'm Shurmur I test Adoree early to see how good that ankle really is. Honestly, feeling more confident because I think they have a tougher test defensively matchup wise than we do depending on Adorees health, at least we can lean on the run game.
In the passing game probably start by testing the NYG slot CB to then hopefully open things up for Sutton/Fant/Jeudy/Patrick. Bridgewater is pretty good at spreading the ball around conservatively so I think that would be my gameplan - establish a running game and then probe to see where the D is softest in coverage.
On the Giants side, I think I'd be a little more aggressive and look to spread things out and go up tempo with a more quick passing game built around getting Shepard involved a lot early. I'd mix in runs off the passing game. I would want to keep things as simple for the OL as possible and make the defense play as many snaps as possible to wear them down that way. I'd try to get Barkley into space as opposed to planning to pound him too much between the tackles knowing his workload is limited.
Get the Broncos d on their heels a little bit, keep their safeties from sitting back over the top as much, and then take shots in 1 on 1's deep to whoever has the best matchups between Slayton and Golladay.
If I'm Shurmur I test Adoree early to see how good that ankle really is. Honestly, feeling more confident because I think they have a tougher test defensively matchup wise than we do depending on Adorees health, at least we can lean on the run game.
the best part of the Broncos secondary is their safeties. Simmons and Jackson are both really good. need to force them into covering as much ground as possible. can't make the game easy for them to just sit on throws.
Fuller and Darby are both solid CBs but you don't need to plan to avoid either one entirely. Surtain is a rookie but I'd imagine he will get snaps. Callahan in the slot is probably their toughest matchup but Shepard is probably our toughest WR to cover too. If Shepard can win vs. Callahan it's going to put their lesser DB's in 1 on 1's, probably pull their safeties down a little bit, and give the NYG big play opportunities down the field.
we obviously havent seen bridgewater in DEN yet but I'd imagine there's a very big difference in his performance in a game when he's playing from ahead vs. playing from behind. this is a game where getting ahead early is key.