Maximizing your players is the epitome of being a successful coach, and the New York Giants have seemingly done a substantial job in fining coaches who are not only disciplined but dedicated to their craft. New head coach Joe Judge has started off his young career with Big Blue by hiring several quality assistants, but the latest could have a significant impact on star running back, Saquon Barkley.
Barkley, who struggled in 2019 due to a high ankle sprain and below-average offensive line, will benefit from Burton Burns, who’s leaving Alabam to join the Giants. Burns has an obvious connection with Judge from his time in Bama. Burns just finished his 13th season with the Crimson Tide and his second as their assistant athletics director of football. Making the jump to the NFL might have been a long-time coming, and one NFL running back advocated for his talents.
Best coach I ever had!! @saquon you blessed with this one young bull ??? https://t.co/kXhagMfGkk
— Mark Ingram II (@markingramII) January 18, 2020
Burns has served as Alabam’s running backs coach for 11 seasons, giving him plenty of experience with some of the best players to enter the collegiate stage. He has coached both Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry, who both won Heisman trophies with Alabama. He also assisted in the development of Trent Richardson, who failed at the NFL level but was polarizing in college.
The New York Giants are piecing together a solid coaching staff:
The connection between Burns and Judge is a significant positive, as it indicted their relationship and chemistry. Judge is adding his people to the mix and not letting the Giants brass decide for him. Having the right amount of control to formulate your destiny is exactly what Judge needed. We should be excited about the group he’s putting together.