New York Giants head coach Joe Judge has already established himself as a pragmatic, no-nonsense type who is hell bent on doing things in old school fashion.
Judge has stressed the Giants will be a team that focuses on fundamentals and learning how to do things the right way first before moving forward.
His offensive philosophy is fairly clear. You have to walk before you can run and run before you can pass. If that’s not old school I don’t know what is.
“We’ve got to build a foundation (on offense) this year, OK? This isn’t about a quick fix,” Judge told reporters at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. “This isn’t about getting somebody in here who’s got some magic solution or some sexy offensive name in the paper in terms of, you know, what they may be running. This is about finding someone who’s consistently performed, who’s gotten the most out of his players, different players, over the course of time, in different circumstances, and that we can lay that base for our players to build on for years to come.”
Sounds like the New England way, doesn’t it?
That’s not a bad thing. With former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett as the offensive coordinator they are bringing top-notch people and philosophies to the Giants. But it all starts with the run and that means a heavy dose of Saquon Barkley.
“Well the first thing we want to be able to do is run the ball, OK?” Judge said. “You’ve got to be able to run the ball, and (Garrett) has done that successfully in Dallas throughout the course of his career. Jason brings with him, look, a lot of experience in a lot of different systems. So one thing he’s been able to do is draw from his experience as both a player and a coach in different systems, and really create a player-friendly system that creates multiples within game plans.”
Barkley can’t do it alone. The Giants must find a solid No. 2 running back and maybe even a solid No. 3 this offseason to really upgrade their rushing attack.
