The film was familiar, yet foreign. There were routes Alec Ogletree remembered. There were schemes he had seen.
It was the fourth time Ogletree had prepared to face the Cowboys. But it was the first time in eight years the Giants linebacker had seen Dallas’ offense operating without Dez Bryant and Jason Witten.
“It’s definitely a difference just because you always knew those guys were going to be there for however long,” Ogletree said. “Then all of a sudden, they’re not there. So, you’re kind of looking for them on the film, you see certain routes that the tight ends and the receivers run.