Special Teams coverage issues

[MightyGiants]

Listening to Paulie D on two podcasts, he pressed home the issue of special teams.   He pointed out the Giants lost the game to the Seahawks essentially due to special teams failures.   The Giants ST unit hasn't exactly excelled this preseason.  Worse, their new gunner, Ford-Wheaton, is missing the year with an ACL. 

Paulie seems to believe that 35-year-old RB Taiwan Jones signed to the practice squad is the ST ace the team needs.  I tend to struggle with the idea of a 35-year-old ST ace.

Does anyone else share concerns about special teams?

[Slugsy-Narrows]

Punt team has been an issue!  Not so much kicking team.

I wanted a punter competition at camp!

He either over kicks his coverage or doesn't hit it well!

We saw it PS where he over kicked coverage!

[MightyGiants]

Punt team has been an issue!  Not so much kicking team.

I wanted a punter competition at camp!

He either over kicks his coverage or doesn't hit it well!

We saw it PS where he over kicked coverage!

Paul,

This is an excellent point.   Some of the punt coverage issues can be pinned on the team's less-than-consistent punter.

[kartanoman]

I have no comment.
 

Peace!

[Bob In PA]

Listening to Paulie D on two podcasts, he pressed home the issue of special teams.   He pointed out the Giants lost the game to the Seahawks essentially due to special teams failures.   The Giants ST unit hasn't exactly excelled this preseason.  Worse, their new gunner, Ford-Wheaton, is missing the year with an ACL. 

Paulie seems to believe that 35-year-old RB Taiwan Jones signed to the practice squad is the ST ace the team needs.  I tend to struggle with the idea of a 35-year-old ST ace.

Does anyone else share concerns about special teams?

Rich: Schmeelk, Dottino and Medow all agree with him, so that's something, I guess. Bob

[AZGiantFan]

At what point does Thomas McGaughey go on the hot seat? 

[DaveBrown74]

At what point does Thomas McGaughey go on the hot seat? 

Not sure, because it really should have already happened IMO.

[Bob In PA]

Not sure, because it really should have already happened IMO.

DB: Then again, considering the overall cap & Barkley/Jones/Dex issues, the new guys couldn't do it all at once.

Maybe the overall plan was to attend to it after this yr (and no great opportunities came to them accidentally).

I'm sure they wouldn't have passed up a golden opportunity if there had been one (or two) this year.

Bob

[DragonSoul]

Yes, mentioned it in a few posts. Special teams is a concern, after what we saw last year. Hopefully with added pieces and another year to work on it. Maybe the ST can become average at worst. But time will obviously tell.

Current concerns:
ST
Oline & Oline depth
DB depth
Healthy pass rushers and who can be the 3rd or 4th pass rusher as well.

Now most of them if not all may be average to great, or some may suffer. We will see soon enough.

[Ed Vette]

I expect Simmons and Boogie Woogie to contribute to special teams. I would sit Won'Dale and bring up Sills who is a good Special Teams player.

[DragonSoul]

I expect Simmons and Boogie Woogie to contribute to special teams. I would sit Won'Dale and bring up Sills who is a good Special Teams player.

Denver I believe grabbed Sills.

[Ed Vette]

Denver I believe grabbed Sills.

Yes, that's right. Senior moment.

[MightyGiants]

This does not comfort me


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