Run the ball, stop the run and cover kicks. The New York Giants haven’t truly succeeded in any of these three essential phases of the game of football in quite some time.
New head coach Joe Judge made it clear in his introductory press conference on Thursday that he plans to have his team excel in those areas. When looking back at the Giants’ rich history, these phases of football are how their best teams were built.
In 1986 it was Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson, and George Martin stuffing runners. Joe Morris was running the ball down opponents’ throats.