Justin Smith is a habitual rule-breaker according the New York Giants’ offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride.
Here’s everything Gilbride said about Smith, according to a Giants interview transcript: “Smith is a beast on the inside. He’s strong, he does as good a job of grabbing a hold of offensive linemen and allowing those twists to take place. He never gets called for it, so he gets away with murder. That, in conjunction with the ability level they have, makes them as formidable as anybody we go against, and we go against some pretty good ones in Dallas’ and Philadelphia’s. They’re as good as anybody up front.”
The “twists” Gilbride refers to are the stunts Justin Smith runs with Aldon Smith. Gilbride is saying Justin Smith holds the offensive lineman, and that allows Aldon Smith to loop around the inside untouched. That’s the 49ers’ go-to play to generate a pass rush.
Keep an eye on those stunts this Sunday. You can bet officials will.
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Where’s Buddy Ryan he needs a punch! I remember that game the old Chuck and Duck offense of then the Huston Oilers. J Smith can 2 gap with the best of them WITHOUT holding.
LOL SO TRUE!
Maybe Gilbride didn’t see JS hit on Drew Brees in the playoffs. Stupid as hell thing to upset the NFL’s version of The Undertaker at Wrestlemania.
Or maybe he hates Eli. That is the only way this makes any sense at all.
So what if he gets away with anything ?
I mean… it ain’t a penalty … unless you get caught .. right ?
I’m really looking foreword to watching that rug-rat Eli ..
chowing down on some Candlestick turf !
Really?!….thats the best you can up with Gilbride? Thanks for the bulletin board material. Justin Smith is going to destroy your pocket!
As if Justin Smith needed that extra motivation from Gilbride….
+1,
This guy’s already making excuses before the game even starts.
I can’t imagine the Giants DEFENCE can go a whole game without committing a penalty!!!! Hope there is as much scrutiny on the Giants as Gilbride is attempting to generate against the 9ers!!
Trying anything and everything to get a call….i really have lost any and all respect for the NY Giants….they really are a bunch of cry babies hahaha cant wait for Sunday!!!!!!
Translation – we are scared to death of Justin Smith. Officials, please, please, please call ticky tack holding calls against him.
This crap happens on every play in the NFL.
Do’nt think that quote wo’nt go up on the 9er bulliten board. what a stupid thing for gilbride to say. an angry justin smith just what you want leading up to a game. thanks kevin
He should have spoken to Eli before running his mouth.
Eli – Here come da judge!
Don’t like twists, Gilbride? Oh, OK, so we’ll have Aldon speed rush and Justin bull rush until you’re blue in the face. They’re coming, dude.
The guy is working the refs in the run-up to the game
Translation:
I have no @#!$ing idea on how to gameplan against Justin Smith, so I”ll just whine and call him a dirty player.
PATHETIC!
Why is he crying like a B?!? This coming from someone on a team who after last season admitted to going after our players & hurting the ones that they knew had previous concussions. Eff the damn Giants !! It’s on so watch out suckas !!!!
It’s always a brilliant idea to poke the bee hive.
*( silent Cheshire Cat smile )*
BREAKING NEWS: lineman sometimes hold in the NFL
Kevin Gilbride and his offensive gameplan will be destroyed by our front 7.
Gilbride has been butthurt ever since he get fired as a head coach. Couldn’t cut it so he whines like a little bitch.
Better alert CSI SF. There’s going to be a murder this sunday. Mass murder even, the victims all wearing blue.
LOL, you know I stand with you, Rib, but this looks like a close, tough game to me. We might come up just a skosh short of 600 yards this week, and holding Eli to )
* holding Eli to less than 3 points….well, its a goal!