October 29, 2004
Giants defense vs. Vikings offense
I wrote about how the Ginats offense would need to find some success. The reason why is because of Minnesota's offense. For one, Mike Garafolo argues that the Vikings running game can be more dangerous than their passing attack. Garafolo credits the Vikings excellent offensive line. I can't predict waht's going to happen. The Giants played well against Green Bay's excellent offensive line, but came up short against the less heralded Detroit Lions offensive line. I'm anxious to see which defense shows up Sunday to play the Vikings. It should be the defense with Fred Robbins which is good news. Strahan also thinks you stop the run first.
Barret Green will be on the field, but will see limited action. Ernie Palladino Green has been making to many mistakes in pass coverage to suit Coughlin. Plus Coughlin was impressed with Griesen:
"Nick played well in the nickel," Coughlin said. "He's got a good grasp and a savvy for that. I saw him in the spring display really good hands."This is interesting because Green is so much faster than Griesen. Still if Griesen can get into position and Green can't that Griesen should be out there in the nickel. Paul Schwartz doesn't see it this way. Commenting on Green's inclusion in base defense and Griesen's in the nickle he says:
This is surprising in that Green's greatest asset is his speed, which seemingly makes him an asset in pass coverage, and that Greisen's strength is considered to be against the run.
He may also be better suited to tackling Culpepper, who is able and willing to run. In fact, Neil Best's article has some good analysis of Culpepper's ability to run. He's hard to tackle because he's almost as big as Strahan. He's got about 40 pounds on Green, which may be one reason we should have Greisen in there.
Posted by James Trotta at October 29, 2004 2:09 PM