Anmeldung » Davis Webb Week 2 film study: Reading the tweets

Youth Christopher Slayton Jersey , and throwing the ball better Davis Webb read the tweets.It has become one of the more common tropes on everyone’s favorite social media website. Usually implemented when an athlete is struggling to perform to their standards, those watching and live-tweeting the game start to get their digs in. However, if and when the athlete turns their performance around, other users are quick to chime in with “[Insert name here] read the tweets.” The implication being that the athlete in question saw what was being said, and was somehow inspired to play better. I mean 鈥erhaps Twitter users have a somewhat overinflated sense of importance, but that’s an issue for another time 鈥owever, one might believe that New York Giants’ quarterback Davis Webb read the tweets after his rebound performance against the Detroit Lions. After a preseason debut that saw Webb struggle against the Cleveland Browns, the second-year quarterback turned in a much more impressive performance against the Detroit Lions, completing 14 of 20 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown, with the short touchdown pass to Wayne Gallman capping off a lengthy 17-play drive that saw Webb make a few impressive throws. After his performance against the Browns, many evaluators — myself included — were wondering if Webb could improve in certain areas. As I concluded in this piece:So while Webb’s production was improved from the first preseason game, how did he fare in these areas? As we will see, the improvement was there as well.Release pointYou really did not need the film to conclude that Webb missed on some throws against the Browns, completing just 9 of 22 passes can lead someone down that road. But when you turned on the tape you saw that the young QB was missing on throws, particularly high, and even on some of the passes he completed, the throw seemed high. Perhaps he was too “amped up” for the debut, but when looking at his game I found an inconsistency in his release point. Some passes were thrown with more of an “over-the-top” delivery, while others were delivered with a lower release point, much closer to his ear/helmet. The consistency I was hoping to see? That returned against the Lions.Webb’s first impressive throw of the night, and perhaps his best, came midway through the first quarter on a 3rd and 17 play. The Giants come out with Webb (5) in the shotgun and in a 2x2 formation, with Evan Engram (88) and Sterling Shepard (87) in a wing alignment on the left. The Lions show Cover 1 on this play with cornerbacks in press alignment to each side of the field:Shepard runs a corner route, working against man coverage. Nevin Lawson (24) is the cornerback in coverage, and he is in very good position here, right on Shepard’s back hip. This requires Webb to make the perfect throw ... and he does:What stands out is the release point. Webb shows a very crisp release here, much closer to the ear. With this throw under his belt I wanted to see if later throws in the game were delivered with the same type of release.Later in the game Webb connected on a deep shot to Russell Shepard. Watch how the release point on this throw mirrors the corner route to Sterling Shepard:As you can see here, both on the live shot and the replay, Webb’s release point is very similar to the release point on the earlier throw. This consistency in release point will contribute to a consistency in ball placement. Both of these throws were put in a perfect spot, and it begins with the release.In a moment we’ll talk about the decision-making process from Webb against Detroit, but on both of these plays you have to be impressed with the decision-making and execution as well. On the first, Webb knows he has Cover 1, so he goes to the best man coverage beater on the play, the corner route from Shepard working away from safety help. On the second throw Womens Christopher Slayton Jersey , Webb uses a pump fake, as well as his eyes, to influence the safety to one side of the field before dropping in a perfect throw to Russell Shepard on the right side. Very well done.Decision makingWhile the thought process on the previous two plays showed an improvement over the first preseason game, I want to highlight two other plays from Webb against the Lions that show similar progress. The first is a first-and-10 play later in the first quarter, during New York’s lengthy 17-play drive that culminated in a touchdown pass from Webb to Gallman. The Giants come out with Webb under center and with 21 offensive personnel in the game, in an offset I-formation:Look at the defensive alignment. Because of the down-and-distance, as well as the offensive personnel, the Lions have their base 3-4 look in the game, and walk the strong safety down toward the box over Engram. Detroit is expecting a run.But the Giants use a play-action pass here, and after coming out of the fake Webb looks immediately to Cody Latimer (12), the receiver on the right side of the formation, who is running a Bang-8 post route:What I love about this decision is two-fold. First, Webb identifies a defensive weakness in the pre-snap phase and immediately exploits it. When Detroit walks their strong safety down toward the box over Engram, that creates a window to the other side of the field, where Latimer is running his route. Had the formation been different, with Engram on the right side, the SS would be in that alley, taking away the throwing lane. Second, Webb’s decision is immediate. Because he sees the defense pre-snap and reads it well, he knows that he has the throw to Latimer. So he comes out of the play-fake firing, and the Giants move the chains.The touchdown pass to Gallman highlights the potential of this Giants offense to create mismatches, regardless of who is lining up under center. Facing a third-and-goal at the Detroit 8-yard line, the Giants line up with Webb in the shotgun and implement a 3x1 alignment:Here is where the Giants can be very difficult to defend in the red zone. New York goes with a “Y-iso” formation here, putting Engram alone on the left in the 3x1 formation, with Gallman in the backfield next to Webb, shaded to the left. Up in the booth before the snap, Chris Spielman, a former NFL linebacker himself, begins talking about how a defense needs to “highlight” Engram in this situation, given his size and ability in the red zone. Detroit runs Cover 2 Man Under on this play, and as Engram releases vertically he draws not only the cornerback, but he also draws the attention of the safety to that side of the field. That leaves Gallman isolated on second-year linebacker Jerrad Davis (40). Gallman runs a quick Angle route, flashing to the outside before cutting back on a diagonal across the middle, and the young linebacker overcommits to the outside:Easy throw Color Rush Julian Love Jersey , easy catch. Again, Webb sees the mismatch in the pre-snap phase and knows exactly how to exploit the situation. Webb’s outing against Detroit was certainly a step in the right direction. Whether he can build on the positives from that performance remains to be seen, but Giants fans should feel a bit more optimistic about the second-year passer as the season approaches. Or you can just keep tweeting. Maybe Webb really does read the tweets ... The Giants’ newest receiver says his new teammates came in ready to work"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015, Week 17New York Giants NewsNew Giants’ wide receiver Golden Tate likes what he has seen so farNew,20commentsThe Giants’ newest receiver says his new teammates came in ready to workEDTShareTweetShareShareNew Giants’ wide receiver Golden Tate likes what he has seen so farRaj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsPretty much every fan of the New York Giants would have been shocked if you had told them at the start of the 2019 off-season that the Giants’ top free agent acquisition would be a wide receiver. Most assumed that the Giants would be spending their money on the offensive line. But that is just what happened when the Giants signed Golden Tate to help fill out their receiving corps and give Eli Manning another weapon in the passing game.Tate was one of the players to speak with the media in the round of press conferences that marked the opening of the Giants’ off-season program, and he offered insights as a veteran player joining a young locker room. On being a Giant“It’s been fun,” Tate said when asked what his first week as a Giant has been. He added, “Really just trying to focus on how to get to my locker, how to get to the cafeteria, where to park, all the things that will hopefully become natural in a few weeks. It’s been great. You can already tell we have a really, really good, solid locker room. Speaking for receivers, who I’ve spent most of my time with working out and in meetings, those guys have done a phenomenal job of welcoming me, trying to help me with any guidance I need, with living situations, or understanding the material that we have so far. It’s been great. I just look forward to keep building relationships with these guys, because these are the guys I’ll be spending most of my time with over the next four years. We have high expectations for our group individually. We’re just going to work.”Tate has only been in the Giants’ facilities for four days, but he says that a camaraderie is already forming in the locker room.“Just speaking with the receivers, those guys just absolutely welcomed me in. Sometimes, you deal with envy and instant competition within the group. Everyone in the locker room I would introduce myself and right away I’m having chats with guys that lasted two or three minutes, because we didn’t have enough time. You can see the guys who want to be here, the guys who want to win, and that’s important. That’s just what I can sense after four days.”On Saquon BarkleyWhile the Giants signed Tate shortly after trading Beckham, he can’t be called a replacement. Tate won’t be the engine that makes the Giants’ offense run — that will be running back Saquon Barkley. And after getting to be around the reigning rookie of the year, Tate is impressed.Though where most would be impressed with Barkley the athlete, Tate seems more impressed with Barkley the competitor.“I get caught staring at that dude, I’m not going to lie to you,” Tate said. “This dude is, just over the last four days, over the top competitive, and I love it. I’m talking about -- we’re doing broad jumps, he’s over there Youth Julian Love Jersey , ‘How much you broad jump? Oh, I got you.’ Bench press, ‘Oh Russ, what did you do here? Oh, I killed that.’ We were playing Connect Four yesterday, and he beat me in five tries. I haven’t played in a while. I wanted a rematch, and he beat me again. You can see that guy is competitive with everything. It reminds me of a young me. It’s either you’re competing, or you’re not competing in everything you do. You can just see it. Hopefully, that catches on to other guys. We’re a team full of competitors. I think it’s great, healthy competition that he’s bringing, and that’s what you want. The guy is obviously a phenomenal talent. I think he has the potential to be one of the best backs to ever play the game. He’s bringing the mentality and the mindset that a championship type organization needs.”The Giants’ players careIt is still just the start of the Giants’ off-season program. There are still weeks of OTAs to go before we even get to mini-camp, let alone training camp. But while it will take time for the team to get into “football shape”, Tate says that the receiver room is already in shape. “Yeah, I would say that’s usually the case, especially in April [that players always come in wanting to work] but looking at the work ethic and just hearing about what guys were doing before April, what they were doing to get better to come in and give themselves the best chance to compete at a high level. You can tell, for instance, (WR) Cody Latimer, one of the guys I was sitting next to, and he’s just absolutely worked his ass off this offseason trying to get back. You can just see it in his eyes. Before he does a set of exercises or reps in the weight room, or after he gets done, he’s like, ‘I’m not playing this year, I’m ready.’ You can see that fire. Some people you can just see the fire, and that’s what you can see with him, and a few other guys. (Sterling Shepard) Shep came in in tip-top shape, seems like he’s in tip-top shape, (WR) Russell Shepard has been awesome. If you ever get to talk to him, he is hilarious. Guys are just working. You can tell that they didn’t start working out just on Monday, which tells your ‘give a crap level’ is high.”