Giants Special Teams Flying Under the Radar

[Ed Vette]

The 29th worst team in the league season to date. Field position for the Eagles was a Giant Killer.

[Trench]

Totally agree

[Ed Vette]

The Eagles are worse yet they have the talent to overcome it.

[CVA14]

They were terrible yesterday.

[Rambo89]

They've had some bad games this season and yesterday was one of them.  Definitely shows the Giants lack of roster depth which will take Schoen years to fix.

[B1GBLUE]

was brutal yesterday. they were starting every drive at like the 40. yet we cant return it past the 25.

[BluesCruz]

Giants need a new ST coach and better Strength and conditioning coaches

Parcells brought in a guy, forget his name, who studied conditioning in the soviet union
after that our injury list went wayyyyyy down

Tiki trained privately with a guy in a hawthorne store front....guy had him squating 1000 pounds

[TDToomer]

was brutal yesterday. they were starting every drive at like the 40. yet we cant return it past the 25.

The Eagles have always made it a priority at having an excellent return game and had no problem letting key contributers like Brian Westbrook or DeSean Jackson take punt returns. Meanwhile the Giants are holding mid-season auditions to see who can do the best job waving his hand in their air to avoid getting creamed.

[Ed Vette]

Giants need a new ST coach and better Strength and conditioning coaches

Parcells brought in a guy, forget his name, who studied conditioning in the soviet union
after that our injury list went wayyyyyy down

Tiki trained privately with a guy in a hawthorne store front....guy had him squating 1000 pounds

He also trained Ivan Drago.

[kingm56]

Injuries probably impact the ST the most; when your starters get hurt, the backup replace them.  However, that creates a void where your special team roles are held by practice squad and/or street free agents.  Plus, unlike the past, the Giants really don't have an 'ace' special teamer like David Tyree to bring the unit together.

[umassgrad]

I miss Phil McConkey fielding punts. Nothing fancy, just got up the field and never fumbled.

[kingm56]

I miss Phil McConkey fielding punts. Nothing fancy, just got up the field and never fumbled.

He followed the Bill Parcels philosophy: 'cut it up in there, or I'll find someone who will.' 

[AZGiantFan]

I miss Phil McConkey fielding punts. Nothing fancy, just got up the field and never fumbled.

Similarly with RW McQuarters.  Coughlin always preached ball security on punt returners.

[LennG]

Even when we were winning, our STs have been a mess. Gosh, we almost blew a blocked punt and almost turned it into a 1st down for the Eagles. NOw THAT would have really been embarrassing. (not like several other things weren't)