Marc Colombo meant when he played for the Dallas Cowboys, and that’s precisely the attitude he expects from his offensive line with the New York Giants.
Speaking to the media for the first time since he was hired in January as O-Line coach, Colombo gave the impression friday as a smart guy who loves his heavy metal music off the field. On the field, their linemen play more with advantage, perceive each and every small detail of their paintings and know why they do it.
“It’s a painting ethic and it’s an unsightly attitude to faint, just to impose our will on defense,” Colombo said. “Fly. It’s not nepasstible. It comes directly from Coach (Joe) Judge and this organization. You know, they ask for it here. The first thing to do is paint the ass and we’ll play hard. It’s not nepasstible.” »
Colombo said he may simply teach techniques, tasks and things like that. Effort is all a player has to contribute every day.
That’s what Colombo did in a 10-year-old gaming career, adding six with the 2005-10 Cowboys. This gives you instant respect for your players.
He did and saw it. He taught it.
“I think learning from the delight I have, I’ll be able to teach those boys, they’ve been very absorbed right now and they’re taking it all,” said Colombo, who has spent the last four seasons working. with the Cowboys line. “I think we’re going to push them in the right direction.”
That’s all the giants need. His line has struggled over more than three seasons, although Saquon Barkley used the ball the last two.
This year, the line will move due to the coronavirus pandemic and injuries. The headlines to return are left guard Will Hernandez and right guard Kevin Zeitler.
The left version of Nate Solder, who has a son with cancer, decided not to participate in the season to ensure his family’s protection. Mike Remmers’ forehand lost to the lazy firm and half-time Jon Halapio suffered an Achilles tendon injury in last year’s last game and is a lazy agent.
Andrew Thomas, the fourth overall pick in the draft, is expected to take over from the left. Tackle Cam Fleming, who in Dallas last year, signed as a flexible agent and hoped to compete for the right position. We think Nick Gates is your competitor, but he also has an idea of the center. New York also selected baseman Shane Lemieux in the fifth round.
Hernandez, who started the last two seasons, said having a former liner as a coach is an advantage.
“He himself has a lot of internal data as a player that he can pass on to us,” Hernandez said of Colombo. “In terms of being with us, he is one of us. He’s one of the boys. Of course, you separate that title. When he’s a coach, he’s a coach. You have that line of respect. But it’s great to have someone who is very similar to everyone in this room and understands it. He understands.
Colombo walked away from football for a few years to play his music after his retirement. He came back here after learning he missed the game.
Colombo said that for a lineman, detail is everything.
“I’m not going to speak on behalf of one and one or both NFL coaches, but both one and both, one and both small steps count,” the 41-year-old said. “If you don’t exercise one and both one and both one and both small details, a player can’t improve. It’s a routine. You have to go through with those players. You want to make sure they do it exactly the way they do it. you want them to do it.”
If players do it that way, they get better. That’s what the Giants want this season, only for Barkley but also for Daniel Jones at his time of season as a quarterback.
If the Giants can do that, they can start after winning 12 games in the more than 3 seasons and reach the playoffs only once since they won the Super Bowl in February 2012.
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