From: Michael.P.Colburn@dartmouth.edu (Michael P. Colburn)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: NY Giants - Current Personnel, Free Agents, Draft?
Date: 26 Jan 93 02:44:37 GMT
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In article <106529@netnews.upenn.edu>
satish@a.chem.upenn.edu (Satish Nair) writes:

> In article <Adriene_Nazaretian.129.0@QM.cis.YALE.EDU> Adriene_Nazaretian@QM.
> cis.YALE.EDU (ALN - Go Giants!) writes:

> >What I am trying to get at here, is what type of personnel will the G's be 
> >looking to pick up?  Offensive line?  YES, PLEASE! We gotta protect our 
> >rookie QB's a little better than this year.  Or they need a quick drop pass 
> >patern to work on...
> 
> Trust me their offensive line isn't THAT bad (remember the KC games and the
> Washington game... the QB was hardly pressured).  However, the line is very
> undisciplined.  A good coach can make them into one of the better O lines in
> the NFL... during the 1990 season, the Giants were great at last minute pass
> oriented drives.  Phil Simms also had a 3:1 ratio of TDs to INTs... all signs
> of a decent O line.
  
Gotta agree here...any 'pressure' the QB's received was chiefly due to
good coverage against slow receivers.  
 
> >I sure hope that if Reeves signs, he puts together a good offensive 
> >coordinator and a GREAT defensive coord. to pull us together.  Any word on 
> >whether he would take any previous staff with him?
> 
> Amen!  He wants to take Wade Phillips with him... bwahhahahaha.  Joe Gibbs,
> Rich Kotite, JJ and Joe Bugel must be relishing the prospect!
  
Not funny, Satish ;-)  Actually, as long is it's some one with a more
simplistic defensive scheme that Rod Rust, I'll be happy.  
 
> Seriously, what the Gs need is:
> (1) a deep threat. not necessarily Jerry Rice but a Fred Barnett/Quinn Early
> type who can get into the open field fast.  Have the QB toss to the TEs and
> when necessary, go deep.
>
Agreed...got to get people who get into the pattern quickly and have a
few good moves to shake the better defensive backs.  I think with
Reeves we should see a little more short stuff to Hampton and Bunch as
well the the TEs.
  
> (2) a run stopper.  When ya play the NFC East, ya gotta play by the NFC East
> rules.
 
IMO, the Giants may have the players for this already...if Howard &
Dorsey can stay healthy and if Hamilton comes around, this could be a
good run stopping D-line. Again, I feel it's key that the defensive
scheme is simplified.  They don't need to be standing around trying to
figure out where they're supposed to be for each offensive set and then
what they're supposed to do when the get to the 'proper' spot...
> 
> Forget the pass rush specialist.  The effort would be better spent trying to
> get more productivity out of those corners and safety who have gotten lazy
> behind the pass rush of LT and Co.
>
I think this is a good point...with LT gone, the corners and safeties
need to be more agressive in coverage...there seemed to be alot of
stuff being completed over the middle this year.  Once again, I think
this is partly the fault of a too complex defensive scheme.  IMHO, the
DB's need to make opposing receivers think twice about catching stuff
in there.  Also, with tighter pass coverage  they won't need a monster
pass rush.  A coverage sack is just as good as any other sack.

> satish nair
> giants

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