NY Giants are a Physical Force

This coming Sunday the new Orleans Saints won’t just have to worry about the skills that the New York Giants have as a team but how physical they are once the game begins.

One of the biggest obstacles the Saints will have to deal with, will be the Giants offensive and defensive lines.

For starters the Giants offensive line feeds off of run blocking. That is what this line craves and enjoys most. They want to punish the opposing defense into submission. In doing so they have enabled the spark plug of the Giants stable of running backs, Ahmad Bradshaw to average 6.5 yards a carry. In passing situations, they take the task of keeping Eli Manning on his feet very seriously. Due to the offensive line’s consistency and domination of opposing teams this season Eli Manning has a quarterback rating of 111.7. The Saints defensive line is very talented but they are not suited to the smash mouth style of play that an NFC East team brings each and every Sunday.

Ok now, lets talk about the Giants defensive line that has led them to be ranked as the top defense through the first five weeks of the season. They are missing their big free agency acquisition, Chris Canty and Justin Tuck has had to play with a partially torn labrum. But, they are still able to put up serious numbers. The Giants are tied for 4th in the NFL with 14 sacks this season. They have also allowed an average of 104 yards passing yards per game. Drew Brees is a great quarterback but his offensive line has never faced a defensive line that is loaded with six starters rotating throughout the game. Brees is not going to have the time that he has been used to in the past. The Saints may have to max protect and leave a running back in the back field to block. Which may limit their game plan to an extent.

The Saints may need to go to live hitting this week at practice just to prepare for the shot they are about to get in the mouth when the New York Giants come marching in to the Super Dome.

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