Tag Archives: The Wall Street Journal
Following every Giants’ game, The Wall Street Journal unveils its “Four Lessons Learned” piece. Here’s one lesson learned about the Giants’ defensive line:
When Giants’ fans think about their team, a few images come immediately to mind – peevish authoritarian coaches, generations of off-tackle running plays and, perhaps more than anything else, an aggressive, effective defensive line. The Giants’ D-line looked very much like the Giants’ D-line in their Week 4 Sunday Night Football Sack-tacular against the Bears, but their excellence against Houston was – while notably subtler – just as impressive. In place of all those dramatic sacks the line concentrated on locking down Houston’s dangerous Arian Foster – who mustered just nine yards on eight carries in the first half and was essentially abandoned in the second. The defense also batted down four Matt Schaub passes before halftime. While it lacked the obvious wow factor of a pair of KO’ed Bears’ quarterbacks and the double-digit sack total they tallied last week, the Giants’ D-line shut down everything between the numbers for Houston – and shut down the Texans’ offense in the process.
Read the complete article here.
Tagged Giants Defense, New York Giants, The Wall Street Journal |
From Aditi KInkhabwala of the Wall Street Journal on UDFA Tim Brown.…
“…Wide receivers coach Sean Ryan said Mr. Brown is his ideal student in the football classroom. Offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride broke into a grin as he said Mr. Brown has “an infectious personality.” Even general manager Jerry Reese said up at training camp in Albany last week, “I’m pulling for him.”…”
Tagged New York Giants Blogs, The Wall Street Journal |
With DJ Ware out indefinitely with post-concussion syndrome, second-year RB Andre Brown is stepping into the role of 3rd down back. Brown has played fairly well, but he is going unchallenged, unless you want to consider Gartrell Johnson a contender.
Tagged New York Giants Blogs, The Wall Street Journal |
