The bone-jarring hits live in Giants’ lore.
Jim Burt running over Joe Montana to create a pick-six in the 1986 NFL playoffs. Leonard Marshall coming around the blind side to drill Montana four years later. Jay Alford lifting Tom Brady off his feet on the final drive of Super Bowl XLII in 2007. Justin Tuck spinning Brady to the turf for a safety in Super Bowl XLVI in 2011.
Who’s next to crunch a quarterback? The Giants have the pass rushers to wreck games, defensive coordinator Wink Martindale dialing up disguised schemes to send free rushers at the quarterback, and an opponent Sunday in the Vikings with three offensive linemen on injured reserve, including starting right tackle Brian O’Neill.“From the day we put together what we were hoping to build on defense, it was that aggressive mentality,” outside linebackers coach Drew Wilkins said.
“Whether it’s a division team or a team we played twice, Wink always wants to show one look and then show the counterpunch off that look the next week,” Wilkins said. “It might be, ‘Hey, it’s great that we ran these pressures that worked last time, but here’s the thing that could also give them problems that they might not be expecting.’ The beauty of this thing with Wink is we are not confined to, ‘Here’s what we did last time.
The pass rush should have more time to get to quarterback Kirk Cousins, too, given the returns of cornerback Adoree’ Jackson from a seven-game absence and safety Xavier McKinney should mean tighter coverage.
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