Approximately a year ago, Steve Spagnuolo was unleashing a fearsome defense upon the league. The New York Giants were dominant run defenders who could shut down opposing wide receivers, and lock offenses out of the endzone.
This year, that just isn’t so. While the talent on the defense is basically the same as a year ago, the level of play isn’t. The most obvious problem with the defense is their maddening inconsistency when it comes to tackling.
“A little bit of a disease,” Spagnuolo replied, when asked to describe the ‘epidemic’ of poor tackling from his defense.