FCBarca
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Pretty much 3 main areas of a stout defense and they represent 3 very key areas of weakness for the 'boys at present.
Run stopping
Let's face it, Ferguson down removes a big cog in the DL at NT...Whether or not Ratliff or Ayodele can help fill that gap remains to be seen but the Giants' success with the run and their seldom used Ward doesn't bode well, IMHO.
Pass Rush
We can loop this concern from year to year...After Game 1, it remains a concern...And talk of the stunts and blitz packages that was going to make Wade's 3-4 so much more 'free' than Parcells' is not bearing fruit yet...Even some innuendo that somehow Ware was doubled and/or held has proven to be inaccurate as he was largely 1v1...Where's the pass rush going to come from?...Ware?...Spencer?...Maybe a still rehabbing Ellis?...I hope we find the pass rush soon...And against a Miami team that is not firing on all cylinders on offense, hopefully we'll see them apply better pressure.
Strong Secondary
Losing one of the top corners in the league in Newman sure makes things a lot harder but not having savvy pass defending safeties back there to help cover up compounds the problem...Henry getting repeatedly burned doesn't exactly make the secondary look half competent either...Throw into the mix that Aaron Glenn was cut and the secondary looks thin...A glimmer of optimism can perhaps be drawn from some mostly strong play from Jaques Reeves.
Honestly, I couldn't tell you which one of these 3 areas is the weakest let alone the 'strongest'...Can anyone else?
Outside of those 3 areas is a hope that perhaps solid tackling and pursuing LBs can hold down the fort on Defense...Unfortunately, tackling was a big problem against NY nevermind the MIA LBs...I watched Patrick Willis against the Cardinals and I wondered how come Dallas doesn't have a shutdown LB in the mix?...Sure would be nice.
I don't know, am I missing something here?...I'm trying to find some grain of confidence in some area of the defense but I can't find it...It has to get better right?...But who will be responsible for that improvement apart from getting healthy guys back like Newman and Ellis?
Run stopping
Let's face it, Ferguson down removes a big cog in the DL at NT...Whether or not Ratliff or Ayodele can help fill that gap remains to be seen but the Giants' success with the run and their seldom used Ward doesn't bode well, IMHO.
Pass Rush
We can loop this concern from year to year...After Game 1, it remains a concern...And talk of the stunts and blitz packages that was going to make Wade's 3-4 so much more 'free' than Parcells' is not bearing fruit yet...Even some innuendo that somehow Ware was doubled and/or held has proven to be inaccurate as he was largely 1v1...Where's the pass rush going to come from?...Ware?...Spencer?...Maybe a still rehabbing Ellis?...I hope we find the pass rush soon...And against a Miami team that is not firing on all cylinders on offense, hopefully we'll see them apply better pressure.
Strong Secondary
Losing one of the top corners in the league in Newman sure makes things a lot harder but not having savvy pass defending safeties back there to help cover up compounds the problem...Henry getting repeatedly burned doesn't exactly make the secondary look half competent either...Throw into the mix that Aaron Glenn was cut and the secondary looks thin...A glimmer of optimism can perhaps be drawn from some mostly strong play from Jaques Reeves.
Honestly, I couldn't tell you which one of these 3 areas is the weakest let alone the 'strongest'...Can anyone else?
Outside of those 3 areas is a hope that perhaps solid tackling and pursuing LBs can hold down the fort on Defense...Unfortunately, tackling was a big problem against NY nevermind the MIA LBs...I watched Patrick Willis against the Cardinals and I wondered how come Dallas doesn't have a shutdown LB in the mix?...Sure would be nice.
I don't know, am I missing something here?...I'm trying to find some grain of confidence in some area of the defense but I can't find it...It has to get better right?...But who will be responsible for that improvement apart from getting healthy guys back like Newman and Ellis?
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