Everyone thought that the New York Giants would be able to defend the run. With players like Damon Harrison
Womens Connor Barwin Jersey , Landon Collins, Dalvin Tomlinson, B.J. Hill, B.J. Goodson, Kareem Martin, and Kerry Wynn playing near the line the scrimmage, they should be able to defend the run.And the Giants’ defense has largely been stout against the run, when it is the running back carrying the ball. But when it is the quarterback carrying the ball? That’s when the problems come. “Dual Threat” quarterbacks, such as Blake Bortles and Dak Prescott pose problems for defenses around the league with their ability to take away a defense’s numbers advantage and gash man coverage. Distressingly, the Giants have found themselves gashed by both of these quarterbacks, looking particularly bad on zone-read plays. The zone read took the NFL by storm nearly a decade ago, with players like Micheal Vick, Cam Newton, and Colin Kaepernick using more sophisticated versions of college offensive concepts to freeze defenses and win games. But eventually the option was figured out by defensive coordinators and largely died out as a core offensive principle. So it is distressing that the Giants have had so much trouble dealing with quarterbacks running the ball. While the zone read is undoubtedly effective, it is also well understood by now, and should have been included in the Giants’ defensive game plans. More than anyone, the Giants know that they must fix the problems with Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans looming.“Until we fix the zone read stuff
Authentic Ray-Ray Armstrong Jersey , we will continue to see it, especially from mobile quarterbacks,” coach Pat Shurmur said this week. “Again, it’s another challenge for us. Those are really where the big runs came last week. I thought our guys battled the run pretty well considering the type of runner that we were playing against and type of offensive line. Sometimes those zone reads pop out on you. That’s always the challenge when you have a quarterback that has legs like they do.”Fixing the Giants’ defense of the zone read will largely fall on the shoulders of defensive coordinator James Bettcher.“I think anything you have issues with, it all starts in the meeting room,” Bettcher said. “We go in and we continue to grind out the tape. Continue to correct in the meeting room.
