News: BTB: The Pre-Camp BEast Report: New York Giants Edition

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It has been a long offseason and at long last training camp is about to start. Blogging The Boys is helping to get you up to speed on the three squads that the Cowboys will have to out-duel to repeat as NFC East Champions. Our look begins with the New York Giants

We are all familiar with the key additions and the subtractions to the Cowboys roster, the last few months have been devoted to discussing each move in minute detail. There of differing views on how effective the front office was during the period, but 99% of the faithful would agree that the 2015 version of America's Team is stronger than the 12-4 unit that came to within a blown call (no matter what some may say) of the NFC Championship Game. The big question remaining to be discussed is how the rest of the NFC East fared during the offseason. Let's kick off with our foes from the Big Apple.

• The 2014 New York defense was atrocious, it seems that they were what the Dallas Cowboys were projected to be, and a serious effort was undertaken to regain the form that allowed the Giants defense to propel Eli Manning to a pair of Super Bowl rings. To get things started the team bid farewell to defensive coordinator Perry Fewell. Former Giants DC Steve Spagnuolo rejoined the club to take over the reigns of Tom Coughlin's defense. The head coach believes that this will provide a needed lift for the Big Blue defense.

"The energy, enthusiasm and strong personality that we saw before in Steve Spagnuolo, all of that was very evident again, His desire to be a Giant again was very, very obvious." Tom Coughlin
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• It will take more than just a change in the coaching staff to get the Giants back in defensive form. The on-the-field personnel needed an overhaul as well and that is what the front office tried to do. They double dipped at defensive back during the most recent draft, selecting Alabama safety Landon Collins in the second round and Texas DB Mykkele Thompson in the fifth stanza. Safety is an area where the Giants are in need of help since Antrel Rolle departed via free agency. There is a chance that the two draft picks couple become the starting pair of safeties sometime this season. Collins is more of a in the box guy while his counterpart is more of a centerfielder.
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