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he is one of the best OL coaches ever. this is a HUGE pick up.
this was writen a few weeks into last season.
The Most Valuable Coach
September 22, 2003
The New York Giants are 14 very bad seconds from being 3-0. They have done that with a rebuilt offensive line. They started two rookies last week in Washington. They started three the week before against Dallas. In Washington, they started a left tackle that hadn't practiced in 10 days-and his assignment was the legendary Bruce Smith.
All in a day's work for Giants offensive line coach Jim McNally, the best position coach in the NFL. The Giants Kerry Collins has passed the ball 116 times this season, and has been sacked only five times. He was sacked just once in 39 attempts by the Redskins. The run blocking has been even better. Tiki Barber has rushed for 313 yards in three games, with 4.7 yards per attempt.
McNally has made a living building offensive lines. In 2002, he worked in four new starters on the Giants line. Collins threw for 4,000 yards and was sacked only 24 times.
Glenn Parker, a former lineman on the Giants under McNally (and one of today's emerging football analysts) told me that McNally is one of the only coaches capable of putting a line together so quickly. It's fairly easy to replace (or hide) one man on a line. But it's damn near impossible to replace four pieces. Parker mentioned only the Chargers Hudson Houck (who made his reputation with the Cowboys from 1993-2001) and the Rams legendary Jim Hanifan in McNally's class.
McNally spent 14 years with the Bengals, and developed one of the great offensive lines of all time, led by left tackle Anthony Munoz.
One of the men who benefited from those Bengals offensive lines the most was quarterback Boomer Esiason. According to Esiason, "What Jim really likes isn't the superstar first-rounder. He really likes working with the free agents, and low-round picks. He wants to teach young guys who want to learn. They'll listen to him. McNally really has control in his meeting rooms. What McNally really is.is a choreographer. He gets five guys and prepares them to perform in unison." Boomer went on to say that his biggest strength was that he "never allowed a 'Gilligan' to play against a superstar like the old Joe Klecko" (he never left someone on an island with one-on-one responsibilities against someone he couldn't handle).
The Giants have had some very bad special teams play. Their defense has allowed all three opposing quarterbacks (Kurt Warner, Quincy Carter, and Patrick Ramsey) to go well over 300 yards passing. But their biggest question mark-the offensive line-has held up.
The credit should go to a man who spends his life watching film of offensive linemen and their technique.
this was writen a few weeks into last season.
The Most Valuable Coach
September 22, 2003
The New York Giants are 14 very bad seconds from being 3-0. They have done that with a rebuilt offensive line. They started two rookies last week in Washington. They started three the week before against Dallas. In Washington, they started a left tackle that hadn't practiced in 10 days-and his assignment was the legendary Bruce Smith.
All in a day's work for Giants offensive line coach Jim McNally, the best position coach in the NFL. The Giants Kerry Collins has passed the ball 116 times this season, and has been sacked only five times. He was sacked just once in 39 attempts by the Redskins. The run blocking has been even better. Tiki Barber has rushed for 313 yards in three games, with 4.7 yards per attempt.
McNally has made a living building offensive lines. In 2002, he worked in four new starters on the Giants line. Collins threw for 4,000 yards and was sacked only 24 times.
Glenn Parker, a former lineman on the Giants under McNally (and one of today's emerging football analysts) told me that McNally is one of the only coaches capable of putting a line together so quickly. It's fairly easy to replace (or hide) one man on a line. But it's damn near impossible to replace four pieces. Parker mentioned only the Chargers Hudson Houck (who made his reputation with the Cowboys from 1993-2001) and the Rams legendary Jim Hanifan in McNally's class.
McNally spent 14 years with the Bengals, and developed one of the great offensive lines of all time, led by left tackle Anthony Munoz.
One of the men who benefited from those Bengals offensive lines the most was quarterback Boomer Esiason. According to Esiason, "What Jim really likes isn't the superstar first-rounder. He really likes working with the free agents, and low-round picks. He wants to teach young guys who want to learn. They'll listen to him. McNally really has control in his meeting rooms. What McNally really is.is a choreographer. He gets five guys and prepares them to perform in unison." Boomer went on to say that his biggest strength was that he "never allowed a 'Gilligan' to play against a superstar like the old Joe Klecko" (he never left someone on an island with one-on-one responsibilities against someone he couldn't handle).
The Giants have had some very bad special teams play. Their defense has allowed all three opposing quarterbacks (Kurt Warner, Quincy Carter, and Patrick Ramsey) to go well over 300 yards passing. But their biggest question mark-the offensive line-has held up.
The credit should go to a man who spends his life watching film of offensive linemen and their technique.
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