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By: Jake Rajala
The New York Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale is creating an old-school, high-tempo defense in the Big Apple. Martindale will want his young defense featuring fifth overall pick Kavyon Thibodeaux to live and die by the sword moving forward. Per the New York Post, the Ravens defensive unit under Martindale had the highest pressure rate in 2018, 2019, and 2020. It’s safe to say that Martindale, aka the wiser version of former blitzaholic and NFL DC Gregg Williams, will keep brainstorming next-level, bad-ass schematics to harass Dak Prescott until the game clock hits :00.
As previously stated, the Giants focal piece on their defense will be the rookie Kavyon Thibodeaux. Per Big Blue View, the Giants outside linebackers coach Dean Wilkins feels strongly about the rook and stated, “He was just a great fit for us and Wink’s defense. If Wink were to create an outside linebacker in a lab this would be Kavyon Thibodeaux. He’s got all the skillsets that we look for. He can be a dominant edge setter, explosive, violent, relentless pass rusher, and then everything else you see required in the package. Really all those things combined it’s just a good fit for us.”
Kavyon is praised as a DROY candidate and he would be the first Giant to win DROY since Lawrence Taylor.
The Giants pass rush and front seven should reap benefits from numerous, new faces. Yet, it’s important to not forget about the NYG secondary. Per Giants Wire, The Giants shiny and bold DC expressed that Jerome Henderson is the best DB coach in the NFL. Henderson will be tasked with improving a Giants pass defense that will have a few third-year or younger starters.
It’s hard to foresee if the Giants can have an elite defense as early as 2022. It’s also unclear if Henderson is the number one DB coach in the league. Although, it’s a fact that the Giants energy and confidence is very high between the players and coaches at this point in time.
