Giants New York Giants Special Teams Preview: Straight Forward
Feature (Series) - July 27th, 2022
If there’s one thing the New York Giants learned about their roster during the 2021 season, they need to strengthen and preserve their special teams units.
Led by special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey, this group was a frequent visitor—and often an offensive savior—on the field last season. With constant injuries, poor play calling, and a Giants offense that bottomed the NFL in points, touchdowns scored, and total yards, it was up to special teams to help the Giants even get on the scoreboard, let alone take one of their rare victories.
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Entering 2022, the Giants will have some roster turnover to factor into the equation of who will contribute to the special teams efforts. Only four players who returned balls last season are returning this season, and at least two are likely competing for a roster spot in training camp.
All these things considered, the Giants’ brass continues to hold faith in the job McGaughey has done with the Giants special teams.
With Gano and long snapper Casey Kreiter returning, there should be plenty of comfortability and continued success there so long as injuries don’t rear their ugly heads. Instead, the key mission for McGaughey is figuring out what weapons are at the Giants special teams’ disposal and how to deploy them in a scheme that will vastly improve the Giants field position and set the offense up for greater success every possession.