Loading ...The New York Giants have won their second Lombardi trophy with Kevin Gilbride as their Offensive Coordinator. In case it’s been forgotten, Gilbride replaced then Offensive Coordinator John Hufnagel late in December 2006. Prior to that he was Quarterbacks Coach.
Since his promotion to Offensive Coordinator, the Giants Offense has ranked:
- 2007: 16th in yards; 14th in points
- 2008: 7th in yards; 3rd in points
- 2009: 8th in yards; 8th in points
- 2010: 5th in yards; 7th in points
- 2011: 8th in yards; 9th in points
There was one season where his play-calling didn’t have the team Total Offense ranked top-ten, yet they won the Super Bowl that year.
Another clear attribute to Gilbride’s resume with Big Blue is the elite quarterback he’s help mold since 2004. Before you say “it’s all Eli” – stop. This past 2011 season was the first real season that Manning has, at times, had to put the team on his proverbial back. In the previous five seasons, the Giants have had a power run game that ranked 4th (‘07), 1st (‘08) and 6th (‘10). Only 2009 (ranked 18th) and 2011 (ranked 32nd) were more on the passer/points-per-game. All of these stats, mind you, are on the offensive play-caller who developed the complicated Play Book: Kevin Gilbride.
Granted, there are going to be plenty of times where certain calls are questioned (by the fanbase, primarily). It happens to all three sides of the ball: offense, defense and special teams. Somehow, though, the Big Blue Offensive Coordinator is still under critical fire. Even with 2011\2012 post-season statistics that put his quarterback at #1 in passing yards, his two running backs at #2 and #3 in rushing and two of his wide receivers at #1 and #4 in receiving, he’s being shown the door.
Gilbride’s game plans have changed to take what the opposing defenses are giving his prolific offense. His “dink & dunk” approach in the Super Bowl shows that. Bill Belichick had his Patriots defense come out with two safeties high most of the game, thereby taking away Gilbride’s “Big Play” that Eli & Crew patented this season. That big play that the horrible shot-gun draw sets up with play action-fake.
As hard as it is to admit sometimes, there is a method to Kevin Gilbride’s madness. The man, by the way, that had enough faith and trust in an undrafted Jersey guy who wore #3 at one time during training camp and pre-season not long ago.
Can’t be that bad if he saw Cruuuuuuuz comin’…
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Can’t knock results … but I suspect the couple of million he gets as a salary helps ease his pain.
Defensive ends to watch … and why it isn’t crazy …
Whitney Mercilus … 6’3″ – 262 from Illinois … and …
Andre Branch … 6’4″ – 258 from Clemson … and …
Vinny Curry … 6’3″ – 258 from Marshall
All three are potential 1st or 2nd round picks based on talent … but all 3 are 4-3 defensive ends who will have trouble converting to a 3-4 standup OLB. And none possess the size to play 3-4 DE. This will cause them to drop … possibly right into our laps.
Our defensive scheme is centered on the rush. Tuck is ailing … Osi is … Osi. If Kiwi stays at hybrid LB then we need another DE. While I don’t think we’ll spend our #1 … if one of these 3 prospects are there in round 2 don’t be surprised to see us grab them.
Many of the mocks I’ve seen have Mercilus (great name for a DE, BTW) going mid to late first. Curry also seems to be a “riser” who’s starting to generate some first round buzz. As things presently stand, if the Giants want either of those two guys, they’ll have to pull the trigger at 32.
Of course, this is all subject to change, pending the Combine.
Well, well..Some of us have been saying this for about 5 years..:-)
Been super busy with 3 Baseball Teams starting up about 3 weeks ago so havent been able to post but wanted to pop in and say- HOW BOUT THEM NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS!!!!
Hopefully the lessen learned is for the ankle grabbers not to give up on the season and assume the position when things go bad during the season. that as long as the Great Tom Coughlin is leading this team and The Elite Eli Manning is our QB we will always have a fighting chance. As I said all season, Perry Fewell and Kevin Gillbride are GREAT coordinators and with healthy players, that know the system they can beat any team, anytime. I’m excited to see what JR does this off season and really Hope Mario Mannigham and Osi Umenyoura are on this Roster come opening day. Like I’ve been saying, McKenzie wont be back. He is past 30, expensive and his play is slipping, that is not a signing JR Makes. Unfortunately I don’t think Jacobs is back either. He does not want to renegotiate again and is way overpaid for a back up RB. I’m thinking JR gets 3 or 5 of our biggest cap #’s to renegotiate and he uses $$ to keep Osi and either Thomas or Ross, along Witha few lesser guys like Goff and Blackburn, maybe Coe or Tryon. I really hope we find a way to keep Mario as anyone thinking he isn’t integral to our offense should watch a game someday. You need MULTIPLE weapons in Today’s NFL to be successful and nobody on our roster after Nicks, Cruz and Mario scare anyone. Hoping all the Big Names on the WR FA market allow us to keep Mario
Wheres Stoll? I want to continue our debate about what a mediocre Coach the Great Tom Coughlin is and what a mediocre team we are with him running the show!!!!
Wheres Starks and Turkish?? I want to continue the debate about what a horrible DC Fewell is and how he needs to be fired!!
Wheres Tuck This and the other negative Nellie’s that mocked me and made Rose Colored Glasses jokes when I kept the faith even after loosing 5 of 6 games and said we still had a shot??
Sometimes even I get tired of being right so damn much:-)
Where you been homie? Look at past threads since we won Super Bowl, I have been giving you and FF55 major credit. But I still say this about Fewell, if he didnt change his ways, this team would have never made it this far. Now you can say that getting healthy players back helped, no doubt…but bottom line is the first 14 weeks he said so himself he was playing the wrong defense. But overall, great job by you demo for sticking with this coaching staff, they really rewarded everyone and more importantly themselves with the great job they did this year. I have no complaints about any of them and as far as I am concerned, they have earned a brand new 5 year contract in my book.
good to have you back.
demo, don’t waste a lot of energy expecting recognition for having stood against the common wisdom. Perhaps, and only perhaps, some will give greater credence to what you say in the future, but you’ll need to settle for that.
Meanwhile, as you probably don’t realize, I have been suggesting that Mario Manningham is so important to this team that Reese is likely to dump other players and restructure salaries in order to try his damnedest to keep him. It may not be possible, but I think Jerry Reese knows Manningham is NOT so easily replaceable as a lot of folks at Giants101 seem to think.
Welcome back. Missed you.
Thanks FF55Yrs and agree whole heatedly on Manningham.. Mckenzie and Jacobs will probably go and probably 3 or 4 of our big salaries will have to restructure but it can be done. We will have 8 picks at least in the draft to fill in depth and holes in other parts of the roster and JR is always good for finding Gems as UDFA’s. His top priorities with whatever cap room he can find has to be
1) Signing Mario
2) Finding some money for Osi
3) Signing Thomas or Ross
We can find help at RB, OL, TE and LB in the draft. We have all the pieces to compete for another Lombardi if we can hold on to Osi and Mario
BTW I expect nothing less than to have the same arguments with the same tool bags about the same things next year as soon as we loose a game or two. It is inevitable.. AG’s will be AG’s
Catching up on some prior debates..Tony Romo is a very Good QB and not the problem in Dallas. I also would say that the difference between the Giants and the Cowboys isnt Eli vs Romo. The difference is in the two Jerry’s..
Jerry Reese has made all the right personnel decisions and packed this Roster with young Superstars like Victor Cruz, JPP, Hakeem Nicks, Kenny Phillips and quality Free agent pick ups like Antrelle Rolle, Michael Boley and Chris Canty.. Jerruh Jones took a LOADED Roster he inherited from Bill Parcels and has ran the ship right into an ice berg with horrific personnel decisions. That trade of 3 picks for Roy Williams and a 45 mil extension set that team back big time. 4 really bad drafts in 5 years has hurt them as well. Their Window with Whitten, Ware, Romo, Newman etc is closing fast.
dinner is simmering :)
So Team Edward..Can I expect not to hear anymore from you about how we are the Eagles **** and about how Reid is such a superior coach and their front office is so great for always being more aggressive than ours? No more mocking the Giants for being steady and conservative and not opening the bank for dirt bags like Burress?
I wouldn’t be surprised to See Diehl, Snee, Canty Webster and a few others asked to restructure over the next month
Dan Benton, Kyle, Haz and CO- One thing I would love to see is an article explaining why and how the Giants have only 87.5 mil committed to Salaries in 2012 yet have only a mil in Cap Room right now. Obviously it has a lot to do with signing bonuses, incentives, etc but that is nearly 50% of their cap number. It would be a very interesting read for sure.