Chalk Talk: Why The Giants Shouldn’t Run Brandon Jacobs Outside As Much

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Published: May 12, 2009

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... run anywhere.  Conventional wisdom, though, would say that he should try sticking between the tackles, and bull linebackers and other second and third level tacklers.

For Jacobs to succeed running the ball inside, the interior linemen Shaun O'Hara, Chris Snee and Rich Seubert need to dominate the guy in front (a DT or LB) of them in order for Jacobs to run in the 0-4 holes.  When Jacobs runs to the outside (holes 5-8) it takes him a longer time to move right and left than rather going north and south. 

Giving the ball to him on a toss doesn't make much sense because of his speed, but that's the solution.  The tackle to the play side is isolated to hook the outermost in the front seven whether it be a 4-3 DE in a loose nine technique or an OLB in a 3-4.  I like running up the middle with Jacobs because the play deals with more team- or zone-oriented blocking schemes than a critical one-on-one match up on the outside. The reason the Giants OL is...

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