re: NYG RB situation

Little excerpt from OTAs regarding the new offense. Sounds like they will be shifting away from the tradition power run game style in which they ran under Gilbride. While they may run more running plays, it will be due to the increase in the number of plays ran under the up tempo scheme, not a focus on running it more, per se.

The biggest benefactor in PPR will be the RB via the screen game. Which is why Wilson's health looms large over Jennings' value.

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For the first time in his entire career, Eli Manning and the New York Giants will be changing their offensive scheme. For only the third time in Manning’s career, with the last change coming in 2006, Manning will have someone new calling the plays.

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Early indications point to the Giants implementing an offense very similar to the west coast offense that the Packers ran. According to beat writer Jordan Raanan, the offense features “a ton of screen passes, quick-timing horizontal pass patterns, and three-step drops.” This style is designed to get the skill position players the ball in space so that they can make plays after the catch. According to beat writer Dan Graziano, a personnel evaluator familiar with McAdoo predicted what he thinks we will see. “McAdoo will give them different concepts in the passing game — shorter passes to supplement the running game and more midrange routes to move the chains,” said the inside personnel evaluator.

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While McAdoo has installed a multiple offense, so far his OTA practices have featured three wide receivers on almost every play. In a “spread out” offense, as described by the beat writers, it will be interesting to see if his offense features the same three wide receivers or if there is a rotation behind Victor Cruz between Rueben Randle, Jerrel Jernigan, and Odell Beckham Jr.

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In McAdoo’s first season as quarterbacks coach of the Packers, he was tasked with designing the red zone plays. The Packers finished with the third-best red zone scoring percentage (touchdowns only) at 68.1 percent.

I would be stupid to say that Manning is as efficient throwing the ball as Aaron Rodgers, but he too can throw with zip and accuracy—the two most important traits in the confines of the red zone

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Instead, McAdoo’s red zone offense was successful due to design. The Packers scored touchdowns featuring different personnel and formations. They scored touchdowns using four wide receivers with one lined up in the backfield, three wide receivers with a tight end and fullback on each side of Rodgers in the backfield, full house backfields featuring a tight end, fullback and running back, among other personnel groupings and formations. This is a far cry from the Gilbride red zone offense that relied on traditional 11 personnel looks and tight single back formations inside the five-yard line.... The two players with the most to gain are Randle and Robinson.

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Just like the Packers offense, McAdoo wants to feature the screen game right away. In his introductory conference call, McAdoo said that the offense will feature a variety of screens and that this aspect would become “the focal point” of his offense. So far, the beat writers have noticed “a ton” of screen passes during OTAs, including ones designed to the tight ends in addition to the receivers and backs.

I pointed to David Wilson a week ago as a player who deserves more buzz because this new scheme is tailored to his skill-set. Plenty of screens and plays designed to get players the ball in space fits perfectly with Wilson’s speed and elusiveness. Wilson, of course, hasn’t gain clearance for contact yet, leaving Rashad Jennings in a position to gobble up most of the first-team snaps.

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