Offensive Review: Giants

[CRedskinsRule]

As always, your use of numbers and your ability to describe a fast flowing professional game in terms and ways I can understand is very appreciated. Can I ask, did the Giants do something schematically to limit runs or were they winning the one on one matchups

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

As always, your use of numbers and your ability to describe a fast flowing professional game in terms and ways I can understand is very appreciated. Can I ask, did the Giants do something schematically to limit runs or were they winning the one on one matchups

They were running a very schematically similar defense to ours. Not a whole lot of 8-in-the-box fronts (unlike us), but certainly using a run-first gap scheme with their front seven.

What happened on the 37 yard run was that 1) Samuels got two guys, and 2) Kenny Phillips ran up to Cooley, effectively taking himself out of the play as Portis ran right by him.

In general, we lost the one on ones in run blocking. There were also plays where we won our blocks, and Portis/D. Thomas took it where the hole was not. But for the most part, holes were just not there.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

They were running a very schematically similar defense to ours. Not a whole lot of 8-in-the-box fronts (unlike us), but certainly using a run-first gap scheme with their front seven.

What happened on the 37 yard run was that 1) Samuels got two guys, and 2) Kenny Phillips ran up to Cooley, effectively taking himself out of the play as Portis ran right by him.

In general, we lost the one on ones in run blocking. There were also plays where we won our blocks, and Portis/D. Thomas took it where the hole was not. But for the most part, holes were just not there.

I did notice several times where I thought that Portis ran right up the back of a blocker, seemed odd, and I don't think that will happen as much going forward.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I did notice several times where I thought that Portis ran right up the back of a blocker, seemed odd, and I don't think that will happen as much going forward.

During the game my GF and I talked about that a couple of times. I even commented that I wonder if Portis closes his eyes when he runs.