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By Gary Horton
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• FB Madison Hedgecock is an unsung hero in the Giants' rushing attack. He is arguably the best lead blocker in the NFL because he makes contact, keeps his feet on the ground and finishes his blocks well.
• The receivers that were supposed to take the pressure off the Giants with the loss of Burress -- Steve Smith and Domenik Hixon -- played poorly versus the Eagles. They had too many drops, lacked communication with Manning on routes and neither looked ready to make an impact.
• It seems like the Giants' secondary is becoming more aggressive each week. They play some press schemes, even though they are not great turn-and-run players, and they will even blitz off the edge on occasion. This is an underrated group of defensive backs, but they are also helped by a terrific pass rush up front.
• Without WR Plaxico Burress, QB Eli Manning did not see many rolled coverages before the snap. Instead, the Eagles played balanced coverages, which didn't allow him to make any pre-snap reads. He was forced to read the defense after the snap, which is a lot tougher.
As a throwaway
• As good as the Steelers' edge pass rush is, they are underrated inside. The trio of NT Casey Hampton, LILB James Farrior and RILB Larry Foote make it very tough to run inside. Plus, they make it tough for a quarterback to step up in the pocket because their penetration skills are so good. Foote and Farrior are also excellent inside blitzers and they love to run X-stunts. They can either blitz for the sack or they can blitz to stuff the run.
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Scouts Inc.
(Archive)
• FB Madison Hedgecock is an unsung hero in the Giants' rushing attack. He is arguably the best lead blocker in the NFL because he makes contact, keeps his feet on the ground and finishes his blocks well.
• The receivers that were supposed to take the pressure off the Giants with the loss of Burress -- Steve Smith and Domenik Hixon -- played poorly versus the Eagles. They had too many drops, lacked communication with Manning on routes and neither looked ready to make an impact.
• It seems like the Giants' secondary is becoming more aggressive each week. They play some press schemes, even though they are not great turn-and-run players, and they will even blitz off the edge on occasion. This is an underrated group of defensive backs, but they are also helped by a terrific pass rush up front.
• Without WR Plaxico Burress, QB Eli Manning did not see many rolled coverages before the snap. Instead, the Eagles played balanced coverages, which didn't allow him to make any pre-snap reads. He was forced to read the defense after the snap, which is a lot tougher.
As a throwaway
• As good as the Steelers' edge pass rush is, they are underrated inside. The trio of NT Casey Hampton, LILB James Farrior and RILB Larry Foote make it very tough to run inside. Plus, they make it tough for a quarterback to step up in the pocket because their penetration skills are so good. Foote and Farrior are also excellent inside blitzers and they love to run X-stunts. They can either blitz for the sack or they can blitz to stuff the run.
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