DWidmar
Footballguy
Tiki has outperformed the expectations almost every year the last few years. That being said, he is now 31 years old and should be winding down on a pretty good career. The biggest question is who is next in line when Tiki is done? I am in a dynasty league and need to stay on top of this stuff. I read these articles and was wondering if there were any NY Giant homers or anyone else who might be able to provide some insight into which direction the Giants might be going. As you can read, there seems to be good feelings about both Ward and Jacobs.
-- Giants' RB Coach Praises Ward --
Thu Jun 22, 2006
Michael Eisen, reporting for the New York Giants' official website, reports Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram praised RB Derrick Ward. “Derrick Ward’s doing a good job, a very good job. He’s quick, he’s got size, he’s got changeability. I’ve got a great group of guys that are competitive and they will all compete. Tiki will compete for what he has and I think Derrick is trying to compete for Tiki’s position, he’s not just trying to compete for Brandon’s position or whatever, he’s trying to compete for the number one spot. Brandon’s trying to compete for the number one spot. They understand this NFL is not for long, so you’ve go to be ready. We try to coach these guys so that the bottom guy is treated just like the guy on top, because anytime that’s going to be your opportunity now and you’re either ready for that opportunity or you’re not, it’s a one shot deal.”
-- Giants Comfortable with Jacobs --
Thu Jun 22, 2006
Michael Eisen, reporting for the New York Giants' official website, reports Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram said he's comfortable with RB Brandon Jacobs backing up RB Tiki Barber. “Definitely. Tiki feels a little bit better about him and you know it’s been a burden on Tiki’s shoulders for him to come off the field and feel that you still have a playmaker out there on the field. And that’s the real reason why Tiki doesn’t come of the field. It isn’t so much, yeah he’s a great competitor, he wants to be the guy making plays. (It’s because) he wants to feel good that the next guy to come on the field is in the same position that he’s in. Tiki is a mirror image of me, he’s my coach on the side, he helps coach those guys along the way. He wants to win, he evaluates, he sees things, he’s always talking to them. We’re on the same page and that’s all he wants, the best for everybody to make sure we win. If you’re in that position, you’ve got to step up in that position and know it inside and out, just don’t be one-dimensional. That was his goal a year ago, to just say I’m going to do this little small segment and be one-dimensional. No, you can’t do that in the NFL. The more you do, the better we’re going to be.” Ingram also commented on Jacobs’ ability to recognize and stop a blitz. “He and I spent a lot of time watching film, recognizing defenses, recognizing secondary tips and just becoming more familiar with what he has to get done. See, he hasn’t really been challenged to do an awful lot where he’s been. He’s been the runner, he’s been the big guy, the goliath, just plowing people and now he’s being put in a situation where he has to understand the pass game as opposed to just being a physical runner. We are always saying to him that the more you can do, the more you’re going to be, the better we’re going to be and the longer you can exist in this profession.”
-- Giants' RB Coach Praises Ward --
Thu Jun 22, 2006
Michael Eisen, reporting for the New York Giants' official website, reports Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram praised RB Derrick Ward. “Derrick Ward’s doing a good job, a very good job. He’s quick, he’s got size, he’s got changeability. I’ve got a great group of guys that are competitive and they will all compete. Tiki will compete for what he has and I think Derrick is trying to compete for Tiki’s position, he’s not just trying to compete for Brandon’s position or whatever, he’s trying to compete for the number one spot. Brandon’s trying to compete for the number one spot. They understand this NFL is not for long, so you’ve go to be ready. We try to coach these guys so that the bottom guy is treated just like the guy on top, because anytime that’s going to be your opportunity now and you’re either ready for that opportunity or you’re not, it’s a one shot deal.”
-- Giants Comfortable with Jacobs --
Thu Jun 22, 2006
Michael Eisen, reporting for the New York Giants' official website, reports Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram said he's comfortable with RB Brandon Jacobs backing up RB Tiki Barber. “Definitely. Tiki feels a little bit better about him and you know it’s been a burden on Tiki’s shoulders for him to come off the field and feel that you still have a playmaker out there on the field. And that’s the real reason why Tiki doesn’t come of the field. It isn’t so much, yeah he’s a great competitor, he wants to be the guy making plays. (It’s because) he wants to feel good that the next guy to come on the field is in the same position that he’s in. Tiki is a mirror image of me, he’s my coach on the side, he helps coach those guys along the way. He wants to win, he evaluates, he sees things, he’s always talking to them. We’re on the same page and that’s all he wants, the best for everybody to make sure we win. If you’re in that position, you’ve got to step up in that position and know it inside and out, just don’t be one-dimensional. That was his goal a year ago, to just say I’m going to do this little small segment and be one-dimensional. No, you can’t do that in the NFL. The more you do, the better we’re going to be.” Ingram also commented on Jacobs’ ability to recognize and stop a blitz. “He and I spent a lot of time watching film, recognizing defenses, recognizing secondary tips and just becoming more familiar with what he has to get done. See, he hasn’t really been challenged to do an awful lot where he’s been. He’s been the runner, he’s been the big guy, the goliath, just plowing people and now he’s being put in a situation where he has to understand the pass game as opposed to just being a physical runner. We are always saying to him that the more you can do, the more you’re going to be, the better we’re going to be and the longer you can exist in this profession.”
