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Giants vs Eagles 2015, Week 6: Scout's eye on the Giants' defense

Former scout Dan Hatman shares some observations about the Giants' defense.

With the New York Giants facing the Philadelphia Eagles Monday night, Dan Hatman, director of The Scouting Academy and a former pro scout for both organizations, broke down the Giants' defense. Here are some of his observations.

These, incidentally, are somewhat in a scout's short-hand, so you may have to decipher a little bit.

  • Spags is mixing Over and Under fronts (43 and 34 looks) with his Cov 3 shell, looks like elements of BLT
  • NYG consistently got 8 in the box vs SF 12 and 13 Personnel
Defensive line
  • Moore and Owa Odighizuwa sub in for 95 Hankins and 96 Bromley in rush packages
  • SF best runs came in the secondnd half, attacking the weakside of the formation and Moore with Inside Zone and Counter runs
Linebackers
  • All NYG LBs will fill aggressively with clear path to the ball carrier
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