Perry Fewell Seeks Consistency, And A Head-Coaching Job

It’s really scary to think how good this defense could be. Another year under the scheme, another year for KP to heal, two defensive draft picks that can contribute, TT moving to the slot, etc. No injuries (knock on wood) and I think we should expect a top 5 defense out of Fewell.

I think it’s odd that he’s looking forward to playing the slot.

in ‘09 he was adamant that he was taking Ross’s job (as was I)….and he did. and he played better actually in ’09 than he did in ’10.

but I still question weather or not Prince is better on the outside right away….he has solid experience playing “off” coverage as well…and he’s not nearly the “press” cover specialist that Cweb was coming outta college…or TT for that matter.

factor in his speed and quickness and….ok, i’m gonna say it, inch shorter arms than normal, and he may not be the ideal “PRESS” guy.

but hey, who cares…Fewell doesn’t play press coverage that much….so essentially Prince is just an all around fit for this defense.

it’s a shame that I really can’t get too excited b/c perry fewell flat out scares me….and I think he’s making a lame excuses about last year….HE needs more consistency! HE needs to trust his players and his schemes more!

i don’t think people realize just how often Spags dropped his DEs off the line….

no, it wasn’t all the time….but at least once or twice a game….

I was just watching the ’07 playoff game vs. TB…and Strahan dropped back on a zone blitz and made a great tackle vs the running back on a screen pass….about 5-7 yards off the line as well.

did it vs. Dallas the next week too but Witten beat him to the edge on a short completion.

it all goes back to continuity….Spags created it here.

Fewell hasn’t….

But I hope we use the Cowboy approach to Fewell. Assure him of a head coaching job and let him stick on as the DC for the next few years.

We’ve shown we’ve got the talent, but what we need to harness it is consistency. I hate it when we just are starting to get comfortable with a DC, he leaves. Keep Fewell until he gets the HC gig so that we can have some continuity here.

Though i do see where you are coming from and you do make some good points, but the first thing that has to be mentioned is that this was their first year getting to know eachother, as well as first year in a totally different system so consistency comes with time and knowledge. Fewell also lost his jack of all trades Kiwi. I think that ruined alot of plans. Anyway i’ll touch on your points with my reasoning.

1) Cornerbacks
 I agree that they are better suited for press coverage but when you are trying to get turnovers which is what this system is designed to do, you kinda have to play off and read the QB, I think Webby can do this just as good as he presses, he just needs to get use to it like any human being. Thomas i agree should be in the slot like spags had him and like he was drafted to do but when you have a hurt Aaron Ross, it becomes hard to say hey, lets put the guy with plantarfaciatis on the outside in a read and react situation. Thomas played where he did based on circumstance not because that was his best spot. Also lets not forget the corners have some freedom in this scheme so alot of off coverage im sure they chose to do based on the WR they were facing. Also why would you play press when you have your best coverage safety in the box all day???…. that would be asking for a big play to happen……. Besides TT any of our other coners are fully capable of playing off as well as they do press if they practice at it.

2) Safeties
You say Antrel Rolle is best suited for deep coverage and i agree to a certain extent because it seems as though he is just as profficient in line of scrimmage play making as well. KP was so deep because thats where he has always played, even under spags he was super deep, thats because he is known to go side line to side line in a short period of time, so they actually had him back playing to his strength but his knee like most 1st year post op people just wasnt where it needed to be yet.

3) Justin Tuck in coverage
Now this is my biggest issue with Giant fans, come back to reality and realize that every DE in the league drops into coverage at one point or another, you have to break the cycle, it just is what it is. As for the play in GB why do some many people act as if the perfect defensive play wasnt called?, why do we act like JT didnt do a good job in coverage??…..KP simply misjudged the ball, the play was not flawed at all, the timing of the safety was and that is on Kenny.

All in all, you say play our players to their strengths but i think Fewell did the smart thing and he found out WHAT ELSE his players can do, as for everything else, it will come in due time, 7th overall and leading the league in takeaways in the first year of a scheme with new players is nothing to sneeze at at all……can we do better?? yes but i see it more as a time thing not a scheme and strengths thing.

Learn your players and their strengths the first year, now implement and tailor a game plan that maximizes the strong points of what your guys can do within the basic structure of your scheme.

If Fewell goes this route, not only will they be a very intimidating unit, but Perry should be considered to replace Coughlin.

It created the most TOs in the league, and we were top 5 in sacks I believe. It was the offense that coughed the ball up 40 some times. Cut that number in half and we are in the playoffs. Adding two top 15 talents to the defense should help out alot.

All PF’s teams were top INT teams and we have a better DL and alot of untapped potential in the secondary.

 Mid-game adjustments. Rex Grossman and John Kitna looked like Pro bowlers against us. Im not even gonna mention the silly game plan against Peyton Manning. I feel like when people have him figured out he doesnt know what to do. Im not saying he is a bad coordinator because i would be lying. He did everything well outside of adjustments. I think we will be much better on defense this year. I just hope he is able to adjust better.

that our offense lead the league in turning the ball over therefore our defense was asked to get back on the field more quickly and more often than any other yet it still ranked #7…… let the Fewell talk please come to a hush….. he is a kid in a candy store and i dont have a problem with it at all.

“My issue is that I don’t want to see Antrel Rolle, a guy who is best-suited as a play-making guy when the ball is in the air, hugging the line of scrimmage to play the run and try to chase tight ends. I also don’t want to see Kenny Phillips playing so deep the quarterback needs binoculars to find him — which was too often the case a season ago.”

I’m not completely convinced Rolle is better than KP playing the ball. Rolle has taken some bad angles at times defending the corner even tho KP is guilty of biting on crossing routes sometimes.

I’d also have to disagree with Blue Gates. Even though playing off coverage leads to more turnovers, our corners aren’t best at this. They aren’t charles woodson. In order to get lots ot turnovers playing that technique, you need to have great route recognition skills while also reading the QB in the backfield at the same time. Very few corners in the league can do a combination of both and be successful at it, as most rely on just reading the QB or others prefer to conservatively mirror the receiver and not peak in the backfield. Terrell Thomas’ route regonition is pretty average because he usually breaks on the ball after receivers’ make their cuts and subsequently usually making the tackle after a completion. Corey Webster, I feel, relies too much on reading the backfield when playing off instead of reading the receiver too. Ross can absolutely not be trusted playing off on the outside because he’s really overaggressive and bites on double moves (when he used to play on the outside).

Furthermore, Terrell Thomas when in either press-bail or off-man lacks that intial burst in his breaks to limit separation when receivers get in and out of their cuts. Overall, press coverage fits our corner’s best. T2 is best using his exceptional upper body strength and physicality to press guys and mirror them throughout the route instead of turning and running with them (Because of his lack of burst like i said). Webster is just an obvious, he has very explosive and strong hands and its really hard for receivers to disengage from him at the line of scrimmage. I hope we see more press next year.