NFL Matchup’s Executive Producer shares notes from his review of the Super Bowl XLVI game tape.  Here are Greg’s observations of the Giants defense vs. the Patriots offense.    

• “Big nickel” with 3 safeties again personnel foundation of Giants defense
• Vollmer

The Giants defense in Super Bowl 46 was fascinating, on many levels. Let’s start with personnel. As expected, the Giants featured package was the “big nickel”, with 3 safeties, Antrel Rolle, Deon Grant and Kenny Phillips. In fact, all 3 …

NFL Matchup’s Executive Producer shares notes from his study of Championship Sunday coaching tape: Giants defense vs. 49ers offense. 

• Giants opened the game in their “big nickel” versus 49ers “12” personnel, Blackburn and Boley were the LB
• Giants matched up

NFL Matchup’s Executive Producer shares notes from his study of Divisional Weekend coaching tape: Packers offense vs. Giants defense. 

• Giants 1^st play they had “big nickel” personnel on the field versus Packers “12” personnel with TE Finley and Crabtree,

NFL Matchup’s Executive Producer shares notes from his study of Week 16 coaching tape: the Jets offense vs. the Giants defense.

• Giants opened the game in their “big nickel” v. Jets “12” personnel
• Amukamara was benched as the slot corner

Editor’s Note:  Greg Cosell is the Executive Producer of NFL Matchup.  To produce each week’s show, Greg watches the same all-22 game tape as the NFL’s coaches and players use in their preparation.  Check back to TCIPF throughout the week …