Mike Garafalo of the Newark Star Ledger is reporting that new defensive coordinator, perry Fewell, will utilize various defensive coverages, will show greater flexibility in his game plans and calls, and will design a defensive scheme intended to put his defensive backs in a position to better view the offense and make a play on the ball.
Last season, defensive coordinator, Bill Sheriden, was very inflexible and stubborn in his defensive schemes and was in my opinion the reason for the embarrassing defensive collapse. It is good to hear that change is on the horizon.
Giants secondary coach, Pete Giunta, said to Garafalo, "We were very aggressive. We didn't want to give the quarterback a chance to throw the checkdowns to hopefully discourage him from making those completions. Well, now we may give up a few more completions, but we're going to have more guys swarming to the ball and making hits and tackles on the receiver and ball carrier."
It looks like the word for Fewell will be flexibility and that is very good. If the defensive line is playing well, we will see a lot of blitzing. But, for example, if the line is playing poorly, there are defensive injuries, etc., Fewell seems willing to go with the flow and adjust to the situation. This is a FAR cry from Sheriden last year.
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