At one point during Monday’s training camp training session, a whole band of Giants players wearing blue jerseys jogged around Field 3, and drove far out of their way to get to the next drill.
This was not a fun walk. This was a penalty kick, run through the entire reserve offensive unit. Players, along with the offensive coaches, were on their way.
Welcome to the Joe Judge Giants.
A little later there was some pre-snap movement from guard Chad Slade. Take a solo round, big man.
The last time receiver Sterling Shepard – the longest-serving Giants player – saw a coach break the law with penalties?
“Probably high school,” he said, smiling.
Welcome back to the Joe Judge Giants.
‘It will take everyone to buy in if we want to be the team we said we wanted to be,’ ‘Shepard said. ‘I think we should buy what Coach Judge has in store for us. If that’s what he has for us, running runs for mistakes, then just make no mistakes. That’s a simple way to do it. But I understand the change and I’m all for it. ”
Based on his early work with the Giants, Judge, 38, will not dissect all of his motives and messaging sounds like he sounds all this out. He put a simple stamp on his penalty-lap missive:
“There are consequences on the field for making mistakes,” he said. “In a game it costs you 5, 10 or 15 yards. In practice, there must be consequences so that we learn how to deal with our mistakes. ‘ ‘
As rookie head coach, this was another ‘first’ ‘for Judge, as the Giants danced pads for the first time this summer during a tight 90-minute (maximum allowed by the NFL) practice that was all about faster pace. and efficiency went from motion.
The devil is not in the details before judge. The details ARE the details for Judge, who has worked for Nick Saban and Bill Belichick. Judge, with only his eyes gleaming from the COVID-19 protective necklace he wore over his face, did not miss much. He rode Shepard and then rookie Austin Mack during a passing drill, looking like he was sending over ball safety. After Dion Lewis received a pass and completed the play, Judge Lewis showed how he should spin away from oncoming contact.
During a drill near the end zone, Judge had seen enough of defensive backs showing sluggish coverage and shouted, “Play you [expletive] technique! ”
Nothing is too small for Judge to judge, well.
‘I would say I always thought I was a retailer, but now I have to be even more, the way we become coaches, which is great,’ ‘Saquon Barkley said. “All the little things.” ‘
Barkley said some of the little things he picks up this summer are using his footwork to set up a block and the right way to cross the ball from one hand to the other.
Judge orchestrated practice to prioritize every second. Each period is shorter than the norm, to keep everyone moving and busy. Judge stood between two of the same drills running at the same time and was so precise in his preparation that the snaps were made time to go about 30 seconds apart, allowing Judge to watch, rotate and turn one play and then to the other could.
“That does not always exactly match,” Judge said. “We maximize the reps and fly around and get as much as possible. The theory is that we all want as many reps as we can, so we can assess the team, and everyone can work as much to improve. ”
Judge can not be two places at once and everything he misses live, he makes sure to appear on the tape later in the day. He knows what needs to be installed every day and gravitates to certain areas of the field, and seeks to see how certain players come up with their foundations. He focuses on specific position groups to see how they build from day to day. The Giants used only one field on Monday. It will be more of a challenge for judge on the days that two adjacent fields are used simultaneously.
“I just want to make sure I’m aware of everything that’s happening,” the judge said.
So far, all indications are that Judge is aware of it all.
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