{"id":536014,"date":"2023-01-06T08:31:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T05:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/landon-collins-a-perfect-fit-for-hybrid-role-with-giants\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T08:31:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T05:31:52","slug":"landon-collins-a-perfect-fit-for-hybrid-role-with-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/landon-collins-a-perfect-fit-for-hybrid-role-with-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"#Landon Collins a perfect fit for hybrid role with Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a414f963e123\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a414f963e123\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/landon-collins-a-perfect-fit-for-hybrid-role-with-giants\/#%E2%80%9CLandon_Collins_a_perfect_fit_for_hybrid_role_with_Giants%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Landon Collins a perfect fit for hybrid role with Giants&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLandon_Collins_a_perfect_fit_for_hybrid_role_with_Giants%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Landon Collins a perfect fit for hybrid role with Giants&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Landon Collins likes to call himself a hybrid: someone who can play both linebacker and defensive back. Someone who can track the ball through the air, with instincts to still stuff plays closer to the line of scrimmage.<\/p>\n<p>But during a recent defensive meeting, Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale wanted to clarify something for Collins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him not one of those, whatever those little hybrids are,\u201d Martindale recalled. \u201cIt\u2019s gotta be a sports car hybrid if he\u2019s such a thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked by The Post about that exchange, Collins laughed, and said Martindale specifically referenced a Cadillac model in that Thursday meeting \u2014 \u201cold-school\u201d cars, which are \u201cbasically the OGs, but you\u2019re fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exchange captured the relationship Martindale has formed with Collins since he was signed to the Giants\u2019 practice squad in October. Martindale understood Collins\u2019 skill set from the first day he arrived, Collins said, allowing him to play freely. And the 28-year-old veteran, part of the Giants\u2019 most recent playoff team in 2016, has parlayed that opportunity (in his second stint with the team) into a spot on the 53-man roster and a return to the postseason.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Giants_Collins_Football_30430jpg-53ad7.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Landon Collins runs during the Giants' win over the Commanders.\" class=\"wp-image-25109406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Giants_Collins_Football_30430jpg-53ad7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Giants_Collins_Football_30430jpg-53ad7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Giants_Collins_Football_30430jpg-53ad7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Giants_Collins_Football_30430jpg-53ad7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Landon Collins runs during the Giants\u2019 win over the Commanders. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe was in a very humbling position coming here, coming back to New York,\u201d Martindale said. \u201cThe thing that you see about that is that he kept working, kept working, kept working. \u2026 It just goes to show you that you keep working, you keep battling, you keep trying, eventually, you\u2019ll break through. I\u2019m really h<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>y for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That breakthrough came Sunday, when Collins returned an interception for a touchdown in the Giants\u2019 playoff-clinching win over the Colts. But the buildup started with each of his three elevations from the practice squad, and continued with the spot on the 53-man roster after his third promotion against the Commanders. In five <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, Collins has recorded 12 combined tackles, a sack and two passes defended.<\/p>\n<p>Martindale said he \u201cselfishly\u201d wanted to get Collins elevated against Washington, for which he played from 2019-21, on Dec. 18. During that game, safety Julian Love noticed the \u201cjuice was back.\u201d Collins had three combined tackles on a mix of both defensive and special teams snaps.<\/p>\n<p>Martindale has allowed Collins to be himself, embracing his instincts and avoiding turning him into a \u201crobot,\u201d Collins said. That freedom from Martindale is unique, Love added, because not every coach does that.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually (and more frequently in recent games), Collins has flashed his ability to maximize that trust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Making the playoffs]] obviously means a lot to [Collins], and it means a lot to this team to have him here,\u201d Love said. \u201cHe\u2019s an experienced vet who still plays at a high level. Just having him has been a real game-changer for us.\u201d\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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