December 8, 2004
More about the Giants coaches
Yesterday I wrote about Coughlin and the Giants coaching. Today I'll continue along the same lines.
Coughlin defended the Giants offensive coordinator, saying that play-calling is difficult now (presumably because the Giants can't do anything right on the field). Amani Toomer also seems to blame execution. That allowed the Redskins to sell out against the run and blitz because they knew the Giants passing game wouldn't burn them.
It seems that Hufnagel is going to need some more defenders to keep the New York press and fans from calling for the axe. Ernie Palladino writes that the players also want different plays called, although no doubt he is overgeneralizing somewhat.
Of course it would be nice if Eli Manning could make adjustments a the line the way Peyton does, but he can't. We Giants fans can only hope that Manning will learn the offense and adjust to the NFL well enough for the play-calling to be a bit more exciting.
Posted by James Trotta at December 8, 2004 10:37 AM