Breaking Down the New York Giants’ Special Teams Woes

October 7, 2014   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments


It’s probably one of the oldest—and corniest—football expressions.
Unfortunately, in the case of the New York Giants, it's not a stretch to say that their special teams “hasn’t been special” of late. 
Just how bad has it been for the groups of players that are supposed to be “specialists” because of their abilities to fly up and down the field to make plays?
Brace yourselves, because the numbers aren’t very pretty.
(I did warn you!)
 
The Field Position Battle
There is a reason why special teams is so important in football, and it is quite simple.
Having a good all-around special teams unit will help a team win its field position battle.
Give a halfway decent offense a short field on which to work, and theoretically, it should be able to move the ball down the field.
Likewise, give a decent defense a longer field on which to operate, and chances are it will do its job...

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