The NFL is all about the matchups and the substitution packages. The Giants added two players in this draft, which will make it tough for opposing defenses to have the right players on the field.
The first is TE Theo Johnson. Combine him with TB Bellinger, and opposing DCs will dread seeing the Giants lined up in 12 (two TE) formations. Opposing defenses will have to decide to go heavy to prevent the Giants from running them over with their two solid-blocking TEs and risk being in a tough spot to defend passes if the Giants put one or both TE out as receivers. OR The opposing defense goes lighter to handle the passing threat, which makes it easier for the Giants to power rush with the two extra solid blockers.
The second is RB Tyrone Tracy. Tracy was a pretty good WR. When Tracy is in the backfield teams will never know when Tracy could go in motion and split out wide in his old role as a WR, or if the Giants will simply play it straight up with a rush. Again, it makes it very difficult for DCs to know how to play the GIants when Tracy is in the backfield.
Quote from: MightyGiants on April 28, 2024, 01:43:41 PMThe NFL is all about the matchups and the substitution packages. The Giants added two players in this draft, which will make it tough for opposing defenses to have the right players on the field.
The first is TE Theo Johnson. Combine him with TB Bellinger, and opposing DCs will dread seeing the Giants lined up in 12 (two TE) formations. Opposing defenses will have to decide to go heavy to prevent the Giants from running them over with their two solid-blocking TEs and risk being in a tough spot to defend passes if the Giants put one or both TE out as receivers. OR The opposing defense goes lighter to handle the passing threat, which makes it easier for the Giants to power rush with the two extra solid blockers.
The second is RB Tyrone Tracy. Tracy was a pretty good WR. When Tracy is in the backfield teams will never know when Tracy could go in motion and split out wide in his old role as a WR, or if the Giants will simply play it straight up with a rush. Again, it makes it very difficult for DCs to know how to play the GIants when Tracy is in the backfield.
Some really interesting tools on both these kids considering where they got them in the draft. Possible great system fits for what Daboll prefers to do. That Theo kid was horribly underutilized with the Nittany Lions. The other kid looks electric at RB but is new to the position so the numbers aren't there. Two possible mid/late round gems found by the scouts.
I think the biggest thing that defenses will have to face now, is that they can no longer design their entire game strategy around stopping Barkley. We're in the process of making the Giants an all out air game...which coincidentally should improve our run game...fingers crossed