It takes time.
For the Giants to be hitting on all cylinders on defense this season, the returning middle linebacker and the new orchestrator of the operation need to be able to finish each other’s sentences. They need to be of one mind during games. One needs to anticipate what the other is thinking and expect what the other is set to implement. When one talks, the other hears the words inside his helmet radio transmitter. It is as if they are in lockstep, in unison.
Okereke in the huddle is the one player designated to get the call from the coordinator and relay it to the other 10 defensive players on the field. He must be in the middle of everything, because he actually is in the middle of everything. No wonder Okereke, 28, wanted Martindale to return and was dismayed when things ended so badly. Now, it is like starting over. Bowen is going to blitz less, play zone on the back end more often and rely on generating pressure from the front group before adding more bodies into the mix.New York Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen answers questions from reporters during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024 in East Rutherford, N.J.
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