While New York Giants fans were hoping their team would be better than 2-7 after nine games, one thing they can take pride in is the improvement of the defense under defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.
This season, despite the offense constantly losing the field-position battle, the defense is giving up just 360 yards per game and 24.3 points per game. This is a significant improvement from last season when the defense allowed 377.3 yards per game and surrendered 28.2 points under defensive coordinator James Bettcher.
One of the biggest reasons for the improvement of the defense is due to inside linebacker Blake Martinez.