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Assessing the high end of the free agent wide receiver market
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The New York Giants’ 2020 offense was unavailing, lacked explosive plays, and was a bit unimaginative. It ranked 31st in yards per game (
299) and points per game (
17.5). The passing game lacked innovation, impeded drives, and lacked a top-end weapon. After Saquon Barkley’s Week 2 torn ACL, and Sterling Shepard’s foot injury in the same game, the Giants attempted to feature Evan Engram and Darius Slayton as their primary threats - that didn’t exactly work.
Offensive Assts.:
Mack Brown and Billy Vandemerkt
In most cases, familiarity is a good thing, especially for a team in transition. If nothing else, it shows Saleh was hands-on during the process, choosing
his guys.
That s noteworthy, considering the Jets were criticized in 2019 when the front office scared away head-coaching candidate Matt Rhule because it wanted to pick his staff for him. Rhule was a college coach at the time, and there were concerns about his ability to gather an NFL staff.
The front office also had input into Gase s staff, creating an arranged marriage between him and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who had a big say on some of the defensive hires. In the end, Gase assembled a highly experienced group of coaches, nearly half of whom had no previous ties to him.
This development comes shortly after the Jets announced 14 new coaches had officially being added to Saleh s staff. That group includes Mike LaFleur (offensive coordinator), Jeff Ulbrich (defensive coordinator) and more.
Pruitt spent the last three years at the helm in Tennessee, taking the Volunteers to one bowl game. He had a 16-19 record in those three seasons, winning only three contests in 2020.
Beyond LaFleur and Ulbrich, here are the other hires under Saleh that the Jets made official with an announcement last week.
On defense:
Assistant Defensive Line – Nate Ollie
Defensive Assistant – Chip Vaughn
Defensive Assistant – Hayes Pullard
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