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Rank your top five...
#2
Giants History / The Pyramid of Success
April 25, 2018, 09:18:59 PM
I've seen A Football Life: Tom Coughlin a few times now, and it never fails to get me all worked up. It's been uploaded to YouTube now for our viewing enjoyment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US6ECdyK4zM

One of many things he mentions is John Wooden's Pyramid of Success. He told the Giants' players the night before Super Bowl 46 that in his later life, Wooden replaced "Competitive Toughness" with "love." I find the pyramid interesting; as a longtime teacher and youth coach, I am often thinking of what values are important to promote in young people. What do you guys think of it? What would you add or subtract?

#3
Chalk Talk / Giants 2000 Offensive Playbook
April 13, 2018, 09:56:14 PM
Apparently this is a scanned copy of Sean Payton's playbook from the 2000 season. Seems legit. I downloaded it last year and have scanned through it a couple times. Pretty interesting stuff.

http://www.footballxos.com/download/2000-ny-giants-offense-pdf/
#4
Giants History / Giants Historical What Ifs...
April 02, 2018, 10:32:04 PM
Sometimes a random game or player from the past will pop into my head and I'll start playing the what if game.

Here's an example: If Mike Sherrard hadn't broken his leg in 1993, would the Giants have won the Super Bowl? It seems to me the one piece that team was missing late in the year was a legitimate deep threat. I can just imagine Simms hitting Sherrard in the back of the end zone against the Cowboys, locking up home field advantage. What do you guys think?
#5
I'm not much interested in the draft or free agency, but I enjoy reading the insights from everyone here who does follow them closely. I do however, love breaking down the game film. I thought I'd throw up some breakdowns of plays by my newly minted favorite Giant: Damon "Snacks" Harrison, to try to entertain myself and maybe some of you guys this offseason.
#6
Chalk Talk / How to beat the Cover 2
December 18, 2016, 05:05:23 AM
The Giants once-potent passing game has been stymied for about a year now by cover 2 man and zone defenses. What is it about this relatively basic, two-high safety look that is causing the Giants so many problems?

Is it that the offensive line can't give the quarterback enough time to let deeper routes up the sideline or in the middle of the field develop? Is it that all three of the Giants top receivers are essentially slot guys who thrive on the shorter routes that cover 2 is adept at taking away? Is it that the Giants offense is almost exclusively based on short, high-percentage passes and the coaching staff hasn't adapted? Is it because of deficiencies at TE that are preventing the Giants from exploiting the seams? Is it because of a decline in skills or a secret injury that is preventing Eli Manning from making the throws?

I'm not sure. But I wanted to offer this article which gives some explanations of how to beat the cover 2, and maybe some ideas of exactly what it is that the Giants are unwilling or unable to do offensively:



http://winwiththepass.com/cover-2-beaters/

#7
Chalk Talk / Giants v. Eagles: Doug Pederson's Offense
November 04, 2016, 06:25:44 PM
A nice breakdown of the offense Eagles' coach Doug Pederson ran in KC last year:

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagle-Eye-Previewing-The-New-Offense/a3d6edc1-099b-436e-96ac-0c2972b17821



QuoteThat
#8
Chalk Talk / Giants v. Eagles: Jim Schwartz's Defense
November 03, 2016, 06:36:59 PM
Good article about Eagles' DC Jim Schwartz schemes:

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagle-Eye-Jim-Schwartzs-Attack-Defense/72122296-c9e4-47e6-8eb5-cf5b0f65c1eb



QuoteWhen Jim Schwartz was hired as the Eagles' defensive coordinator last month, many in Philadelphia felt a tingle down their spine when they heard the term Wide 9 thrown around by analysts, as the idea of a Wide 9 defensive scheme has been attached to Schwartz since his days as the defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans. Is it really a scheme, though?

The answer is no.

Every team in the league utilizes some fronts that deploy an edge player in a Wide 9 technique, meaning that he is lined up a full gap away from where the tight end would line up before the snap. The Eagles, under Bill Davis, utilized the Wide 9 technique. The Denver Broncos have done the same under Wade Phillips, the New England Patriots with Bill Belichick and the Steelers with Mike Tomlin, yes, all use defensive ends or linebackers as 9-technique players at different points throughout a game.

So if Schwartz
#9
"Football Strategy's Radical, Tech-Fueled Revolution Has Begun" by Chris Brown

QuoteSome years ago, Sports Illustrated ran a telling piece on the rise of the explosive, wide open offenses that had come to dominate football. In the article, Ohio State
#10
I have not watched this game since I saw it live when I was six years old. What a total domination of a very, very good team by the Giants.

Take your chance to watch legends like Carson, Banks, and Burt rough up Bill Walsh's west coast offense before they take this down for copyright issues...enjoy!

First Half:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZoG1V2sltA

Second Half:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7b9P6LDc5I