The New York Giants have two secret weapon coaches to help their most important young players

When it comes to success, having a talented coaching staff is at the forefront of necessities. The New York Giants overhauled their entire regimen this off-season, bringing in Joe Judge and a bevy of former head coaches. Ranging from Freddie kitchens to Jason Garrett, the talented management should be an orchestrator for success.

With Judge entering his first year as a head coach, there will be ups and downs in his development. However, he has plenty of experienced coaches to help him expedite the process.

The Giants have two extremely underrated coaches that have joined the staff, mainly because of Judge’s links with New England and Alabama.

Let’s take a look at two underrated coaches for the New York Giants:

1.) Jerry Schuplinski

Landing Schuplinski was a fantastic move for the New York Giants, considering his past success with Jacoby Brissett, Jimmy Garoppolo, and Tom Brady. His experience developing young quarterbacks is exciting and brews optimism for Daniel Jones.

Jones struggled primarily with ball security in 2019. He lost 18 fumbles, recovering seven of them. Luckily, this was more of a strength and awareness issue, which Jones took to heart and put on 9-pounds of muscle mass.

“The last thing we want is the ball on the ground,” Schuplinski told reporters on a video conference on Thursday. “Ball security is a huge thing that Coach Judge preaches, that Jason preaches, that we preach. Just really understanding the importance of all that stuff, why that’s important. Also understanding defenses, what that means. Is there certain tips or cues that we can pick up to helps play better, quicker, faster.”

Schuplinski and Jones spent ample time this summer working through the offensive playbook and developing the quarterback’s mental processing.

“This spring we spent a lot of time diving into the system, learning the basics of it. Learning what our reads are on certain plays. We’re kind of able to do some stuff on air, you’re looking at timing, making the right decisions on air in terms of timing. Where we think the ball would go versus a certain coverage. When we get out there, we’ll continue to work on it. I think it’s a thing we do with all the quarterbacks, just harp on the little details all the time,” he said.

There’s a lot to like about Jones, from the multitude of hits he took in 2019 to his mentality toward being the best.

“I admire his toughness, he’s a tough guy,” Schuplinski said. “He works hard, he’s really passionate about the game. I think ultimately, we need to be smart with the ball as a quarterback room and as a quarterback in general. We have to make the right decisions. I think there is a time to get down and protect to ball and I think there is a time to go ahead and go forward in certain situations, a short yardage thing when you have to get a first down. I think the biggest thing when we do have that opportunity to go through is really covering up the ball and make sure we take good care of it.”

2.) Burton Burns

Burns has experience developing some of the best running back in the NFL. From his time in Alabama, he helped build two Heisman Trophy winners in Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry. Now, he will bring his talents to the New York Giants, where Saquon Barkley will be waiting for his expertise.

Barkley has been a fantastic addition to the Giants’ offense, despite missing three games in 2019. His rookie season, where he totaled over 2000 all-purpose yards, just scratched the surface of his potential. Hopefully, Burns can give him some better insight into becoming a well-rounded back.

Burns’ relationship with Joe Judge was a huge draw, and now he has the opportunity to work with one of the most physically gifted running backs in the NFL.

“I think the situation created itself for me. I have a relationship with Joe Judge,” Burns said on Friday. “As you go through your coaching career, you just start coaching and I think in the beginning of your career you have ambitions to do certain things. One of my long-time ambitions was to coach in the NFL. As you go through your career, you wake up from year to year and do what you’re supposed to do. Do what you do well where you’re at. I think the biggest part was Joe Judge giving me the opportunity. It’s something I wanted to do personally, to be in the NFL.”

“It didn’t hit me at first. At first, it was Joe calling me, and oh my goodness here’s this situation that I have to make a decision on. It didn’t take me long to make the decision, I promise you that. I realized I had the opportunity not only to coach Saquon, but pro football players,” Burns said.

Coaching Saquon is a convincing factor for any coach, considering the talent and potential he represents. If Barkley can remain healthy, he could go down as one of the best backs in the history of the game.