So Reese did not go into the off-season bent on upheaval. Instead, he continued to build from the same blueprint that has made this team a power in the N.F.C. East. A big part of this strategy was letting running backs Brandon Jacobs jerseyand Ahmad Bradshaw recover from operations. Jacobs had a torn meniscus in his knee cleaned up in January. His backup, Bradshaw, had off-season surgery on his feet and right ankle. The poor health of these runners helped drop the rushing attack from No. 1 in 2008 to No. 17 last season. At least, that's what Reese is betting.
It's possible that at 29, Eli Manning jersey isn't done developing. He made noticeable strides as a pocket passer in his sixth season last year. Manning doesn't have a General's command of the offense like a certain other member of his family, but he still exhibits at least Lieutenant qualities. Coordinator Kevin Gilbride gives his quarterback full audible powers. Gilbride also trusts Manning's rifle arm in critical situations and supports the risks he takes when things break down. (Makes sense – Gilbride was present for Super Bowl XLIIV).
Defensively, the new Giants jerseys did actually make a change – philosophically. They reverted to the system that brought them a Lombardi Trophy. Coordinator Bill Sheridan and his convoluted scheme were dismissed after one awful season. In Sheridan's place is Tom Coughlin's former Jaguar assistant, Perry Fewell, a fiery Cover 2 guru who served as the interim coach in Buffalo last year. Fewell installed a scheme more akin to the aggressive one Stave Spagnuolo ran. Tactically, Fewell's system and Spagnuolo's are different. (Fewell prefers defensive backs to play zone; Spagnuolo favored press coverage.) But conceptually, both schemes are predicated on going after the quarterback.
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