{"id":325269,"date":"2021-08-16T05:57:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T02:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/giants-rounding-out-lbs-with-reggie-ragland-carter-coughlin\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T05:57:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T02:57:30","slug":"giants-rounding-out-lbs-with-reggie-ragland-carter-coughlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/giants-rounding-out-lbs-with-reggie-ragland-carter-coughlin\/","title":{"rendered":"#Giants rounding out LBs with Reggie Ragland, Carter Coughlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Giants rounding out LBs with Reggie Ragland, Carter Coughlin<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>An overhyped inside linebacker is a rite of summer at Giants training camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Tae Davis stole a job away from returning starter B.J. Goodson \u2014 and then slipped fast enough to be cut by Halloween. In 2020, Devante Downs burst onto the scene, but he gradually lost snaps and now is a third-teamer behind two others in the spotlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>High-motor, versatile second-year pro Carter Coughlin (sack, forced fumble) and physical, thick-bodied veteran Reggie Ragland (pass defended on a third-and-1) combined for nine tackles Saturday in the preseason opener against the Jets. Maybe there finally is a recipe for success around tempered expectations because both linebackers could fill specialized roles and be viable temporary injury fill-ins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome that they\u2019re moving me around and allowing me to try out different things,\u201d said Coughlin, who was drafted as an outside linebacker in 2020 but moved to the inside in the Giants\u2019 3-4 base defense. \u201cIt was a challenge, but the coaches and the other inside linebackers have been helping me a lot, and that allows me to play fast and pick up on different things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tae Crowder is penciled in as the starter next to cemented co-captain Blake Martinez, but Coughlin could steal snaps from Crowder in pass-rushing situations because the Giants are impressed with his combination of athleticism, strength and instincts. Coughlin had one sack as a rookie after 22.5 in 47 college <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s for Minnesota.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Jets-Giants-Football-e1629081559857.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Reggie Ragland\" class=\"wp-image-19140740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Jets-Giants-Football-e1629081559857.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Jets-Giants-Football-e1629081559857.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Jets-Giants-Football-e1629081559857.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Jets-Giants-Football-e1629081559857.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Reggie Ragland<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe inside is new to him, so there\u2019s a lot of things that he\u2019s experiencing for the first time, but I\u2019d say he\u2019s flashed positively throughout camp,\u201d coach Joe Judge said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the guys that we wanted to see how he responded to some different game situations \u2014 both on defense and the kicking game \u2014 and he was a positive for us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not much is new to Ragland, who has 38 starts in 58 career games with stops in Buffalo, Kansas City and Detroit. He starred at Alabama for Nick Saban, who is on the same Bill Belichick coaching tree as Judge, Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and assistants Jeremy Pruitt and Kevin Sherrer. Ragland, who signed a one-year free-agent contract, handled the defensive headset with Martinez sidelined with an illness against the Jets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Cowboys-Giants-Football-1-e1629081787881.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300\" alt=\"Carter Coughlin\" class=\"wp-image-19140750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Cowboys-Giants-Football-1-e1629081787881.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Cowboys-Giants-Football-1-e1629081787881.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=150 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>Carter Coughlin<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI knew this defense was pretty good last year and I just wanted to come in and keep making it better,\u201d Ragland said. \u201cA lot of the verbiage I\u2019ve known since college with the scheme. But anything you haven\u2019t done in a while, you always have to keep refreshing your memory. I think I\u2019m getting better every day, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to keep doing to put myself in the best position possible and help my teammates, too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sherrer\u2019s message in particular sunk in with Coughlin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe talks a lot about using our hands, especially when we have offensive linemen in space,\u201d Coughlin said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re playing outside linebacker, it\u2019s all about hands. When you pass rush, it\u2019s all about hands. So, I think that\u2019s one of those tools that helps out with inside linebacker.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ragland missed the first week of training camp on the non-football injury list. He <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be generously listed on the roster at 252 pounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I can always fit in this game because you\u2019re always going to need somebody that can play the run and then drop in coverage,\u201d Ragland said. \u201cThe smaller the linebackers get, it seems the bigger the running backs get, like [Tennessee\u2019s] Derrick Henry and Chris Carson in Seattle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Surrounded by youth and veterans who have endured a lot of losing over the last five years with the Giants, Ragland brings credibility as a College Football Playoff national champion and Super Bowl winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got a lot of fire to him, and Reggie is fun to have around,\u201d Judge said. \u201cHe\u2019s a real straight-shooter and he\u2019ll tell you what\u2019s on his mind, which is good to have around the building. He\u2019s not afraid to have a tough conversation with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For once, the \u201ctough conversation\u201d with the Giants could be how to best deploy multiple linebackers instead of forcing starters.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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