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Giants didn’t shy away from the blitz Thursday despite playing in first preseason game
Wink Martindale’s aggressive “pressure breaks pipes” defensive philosophy has been challenging and annoying the developing New York Giants offense for weeks now. Apparently, Thursday night the Giants’ defensive coordinator got under the skin of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, as well.
Martindale and the Giants blitzed New England quarterback Bailey Zappe on 17 of 33 snaps, and blitzed 21 times overall on 59 New England plays (35.