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Joe Schoen using old Bill Parcells philosophy to build Giants roster

The New York Giants will head into the 2024 season with new leadership on defense after hiring former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Shane Bowen to replace the departed Wink Martindale.

Martindale’s scheme was all about the blitz and applying pressure, which did not work out as well as planned. Under Bowen, the Giants will look a bit different on defense going forward.

“We’re probably not going to blitz as much as we did in the past,” general manager Joe Schoen said Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

“But we’re going to be very sound, it’s going to be very similar to what they did in Tennessee. I think the up-field pass rush is going to be more of a premium versus the read and react. Maybe a little bit less man coverage, but we are going to be physical, fast and we’re going to be sound in our assignments.”

Schoen, however, is not getting locked into added players that will fit Bowen’s scheme. He learned that lesson from his mentor, a man Giant fans hold in high regard.

“Bill Parcells told me a long time ago, coaches come and go, so you better not pick (players) scheme specific, Schoen said during a fan Q&A. “Because if we had scheme-specific guys, now they are no good to this new scheme. So, as we picked players, or signed them in free agency, the versatility is very important to these players. The ability to play in multiple schemes is always in the back of our minds when we pick these guys. So, it shouldn’t really affect the current roster.”

Schoen worked for Parcells early in his career with the Miami Dolphins when he was a scout and Parcells ran the team’s football operations.

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Bill Parcells has lent nearly $4M to ex-Giants in financial trouble

Former New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells is remembered for his straightforward, no-nonsense, gruff demeanor but according to a new report, he apparently has a sentimental, generous side to him.

Over the years, the Hall of Fame coach has reportedly loaned nearly $4 million to some of his ex-players who have undergone financial strife.

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Long-time NFL reporter Gary Myers recently outlined in his book about the 1986 Giants that Parcells has become the patriarch of sorts for many Giant alumni and has helped around 20 players who came to him seeking financial help.

“People are going to find out how Bill Parcells has made this transition from a guy who had love-hate relationships with his players to the patriarch of that ’86 team, now that Wellington Mara has been gone for a while and Bill has had his 82nd birthday recently,” Myers said in a radio interview on WFAN, via the New York Post.

“It’s just incredibly generous what he’s done with these guys. Bill has loaned out $4 million to 20 players that played for him, who came to him in this financial crisis. Bill knows when they come to him it’s a last resort.

“I said to him, ‘Bill, you know, $4 million, you don’t expect anybody to pay you back. Why are you doing that?’ And he said, ‘These guys have sacrificed so much for me with their bodies and their commitment.’”

Parcells was always known as a players’ coach even though he was quick to criticize them when they didn’t comply. The defensive players all loved him and he hasn’t forgotten what they have done for him.

Good for Parcells. Good for the Giants.

As they say, ‘Once a Giant, always a Giant.’

 

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Bill Parcells’ horse, Maple Leaf Mel, euthanized after collapse

Tragedy unfolded at the Saratoga Springs Raceway on Saturday during the $500,000 Test when Maple Leaf Mel, the three-year-old undefeated filly belonging to retired New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells, collapsed just inches from the finish line.

Maple Leaf Mel suffered a catastrophic injury to her right front leg and was quickly, and humanely, euthanized on the track.

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Jockey Joel Rosario was unseated during the collapse and suffered injuries to his face and gums. He was taken to a private vehicle for stitches and then transported to Albany Medical Center.

“I feel so bad for the connections of Mel. It’s hard to enjoy this one thinking about that. My condolences go out to their team. Hopefully, they’re able to get through this and God bless them,” the winning jockey, Tyler Gaffalione, said via ESPN.

Maple Leaf Mel was named after her trainer, Melanie Giddings, who has who survived Stage 4 endocervical and ovarian cancer. The filly was unbeaten in five starts before making her Grade 1 debut on Saturday.

“The health and safety of horses and jockeys competing at NYRA tracks is our highest priority and one that stands above all other considerations,” said Pat McKenna, NYRA vice president of communications. “NYRA, HISA and the New York State Gaming Commission will closely review the circumstances around this incident to ensure we are providing the safest possible environment for racing and training at Saratoga Race Course.”

Prior to the race, Maple Leaf Mel passed the required prerace veterinary inspection.

Since 2009, there have been more than 200 horse deaths at the Saratoga Springs Raceway.



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Ranking 8 best assistant coaches in New York Giants history

Tom Landry began his professional playing career in 1949 with the New York Yankees of the All-American Football Conference. In 1950,  Landry moved over to the New York Giants of the NFL where he was a key contributor as a punter, returner, and defensive back as well as a player-coach.

Landry became the Giants’ defensive coordinator in the mid-50s under head coach Jim Lee Howell and led one of the NFL’s most dominant defenses of the era. The Giants won the NFL Championship in 1956 with Landry running the defense and were a staple in the postseason the entire decade.

In 1960, Landry — a native Texan — accepted the head coaching job of the expansion Dallas Cowboys, a job he would hold for the next 29 years.

Landry was an innovator and is considered the father of the modern NFL franchise model. He led the Cowboys to five Super Bowls, winning two, and had his team in the postseason every year from 1966-82 with the exception of 1974.

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New York Giants LB Kayvon Thibodeaux aced a Bill Parcells test

During the team’s mandatory minicamp earlier this month, legendary former New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells made an appearance and addressed the team.

Parcells also had the opportunity to go one-on-one with a few players, including second-year edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux.

During their quick conversation, Parcells gave Thibodeaux a pop quiz. And although it caught the 22-year-old off-guard, he ended up getting a nod of approval from the Hall of Famer.

“It’s funny. I had one conversation with him and we talked about football,” Thibodeaux told Good Morning Football. “I think that what he said to me was, well he asked me a question. He said, ‘What is the worst position for a defensive end to be in?’ I was kind of confused because that’s kind of an open-ended question, but I just said, ‘Past the quarterback,’ right?

“He stood up, he gave me some dap because he said I had the right answer. But that just goes to show that over how many years he’s been coaching and now, the new day and age, football is still the same. So, it was amazing to see him. He’s still sharp as a tack.”

Of course, Parcells knows a little something about defensive ends and edge rushers, having coached the greatest of all time in Lawrence Taylor. And while KT is still a long way off from that level of play, it’s encouraging for the Giants to see him blossom as an intelligent football mind.

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