Throwing It Back: Inside the NY Giants’ 2009 Playbook

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Published: May 29, 2009

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... play a little Pop Warner, may or may not play high school ball, but for those who truly love to learn the game, they pick up a lot simply by watching their hometown team.

For this writer, that meant a full serving of Bill Parcells’ New York Giants every single weekend of the fall. It was throwback football, even for the 1980s: heavy ground attack, stifling defense, limiting turnovers and controlling the clock.

That was how it was done, that’s how teams won championships (or at least challenged the 49ers for them). To this day, I still view those characteristics as essential to winning teams and interestingly enough, we are seeing the Giants throw it back again under Parcells' disciple Tom Coughlin.

It’s old school football for the new school G-Men.

Taking into account the offseason moves this far, here’s what to expect from the guys wearing the headsets in 2009:

 

OFFENSE

In 2008, th...

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