Scouts Chatter: Giants' WRs vs. Pats' D
No argument here: New England's secondary appears to be overmatched
Originally Published: February 1, 2012
Scouts Inc.
Editor's note: Tuesday through Friday during Super Bowl week, Scouts Inc. will tackle a key element of the Giants-Patriots matchup from a coaching perspective.
Today, Gary Horton and Matt Williamson examine New York's wide receivers -- how they should attack New England's defense and what, if anything, the Pats' suspect secondary can do to combat them.
Giants can exploit mismatches
Perhaps the Super Bowl matchup that favors either team the most is the Giants' exceptional group of wide receivers against the Patriots' cover men. New York will not abandon the run against the Patriots, but it will become very tempting to just put this game on Eli Manning's shoulders and ask him to throw all over the suspect New England secondary.To continue reading this article you must be an Insider
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