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'D' goes Radio-Active; Article
Topic Started: Aug 10 2008, 10:02 PM (33 Views)
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So I was just sitting here on my couch catching up on my newspapers. (This particular article is pre-Favre front page boycott). Anyhoo, thought it was interesting, but there was something in particular that caught my eye & my question about it follows the article. (I have highlighted said section of the article.)

Giants’ ‘D’ going radio-active

ALBANY, N.Y. — A box will be stationed on each team’s sideline during every NFL game this year. Someone will be guarding that box.

What’s so valuable it needs game-long surveillance and protection?

Would you believe a helmet?

Well, not just any helmet, but a helmet with a red dot on the outside — and a radio receiver on the inside.

Green means go, red means stop. So while quarterbacks will continue to wear the electronically enhanced green-dot headwear for coach-to-huddle communication, two defensive players will be fitted for red-dot helmets. A new rule this year will allow a defensive coach to speak with a player on the field rather than signal to give the defensive call.

“It’s different,” said Giants middle linebacker Antonio Pierce, who will wear the team’s primary red-dot helmet for the first time in Thursday night’s opening exhibition game in Detroit. “We’ve worked with it in practice three times. It’s something we’ll have to get used to through repetition.”

Pierce will play about a quarter with the starters, then give way to backup Chase Blackburn. He will be allowed to wear that precious second helmet as long as he is not on the field the same time as Pierce. If Blackburn and Pierce are on the field together, Blackburn must wear a no-frills helmet.

Once Blackburn finishes his stint against Detroit and rookie Jonathan Goff takes over in the middle, the red dots will disappear. Only two players will be allowed to wear the special helmets, and they must be designated before each game. If both are on the sidelines, hand signals must be used.

“There was some talk of having the safety be your second guy,” coach Tom Coughlin said Tuesday. “But we’re going to go with [the two middle linebackers].”

Linebackers coach Bill Sheridan said the middle linebackers have been chosen since they are in the front of the huddle and normally call the defenses.

“I don’t think it will be a big deal,” he added, indicating hand signals will be used if there is a malfunction in the system. “We do the hand signals about half the time in practice and we’ve also used the [helmets] at times. I guess they are a nice luxury to have.”

Pierce said his biggest problem so far has been trying to listen while tending to his other functions as the defensive leader.

“I have to learn to talk and listen at the same time,” he said. “I’m calling guys into the huddle, looking to see what personnel is coming in and making sure the offense isn’t going no-huddle. Now I’ll have a voice in my ear.

“Sometimes the sound is muffled a little bit, hard to hear. Other times it’s too loud. I have no volume control, so I have to tell the coach. Sometimes the coaches are just talking among themselves, but it’s playing in my headset.”

Coughlin noted another potential problem with the red dots and green dots.

“Being on the same frequency with the quarterback and the middle ’backer in some of the places we travel to — we hope that won’t be an issue,” he said.

The Giants have had problems with coach-to-quarterback communications at Dallas the past few seasons.

“It will be interesting as we work that stuff out,” Coughlin continued. “It will be fun for us as we go into the game because we do have a couple of issues to work out.”

Now, my question is.... is the league doing anything/has the league done anything to "step in" & perhaps help Dallas solve their "communications problems"?? I can't help but think it is another "tactic" they use to try to disable their opponents. Just doesn't seem right. Also gives me one more reason to hate the fucking Cowballs. Not that I need another reason, but it's always good to have additional reasons to fall back on.....
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