How Russell Wilson gives Giants a COMPETITIVE QB room!

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00:00This is a Blue Rush Breakdown.

00:03Jackson Dart has been getting all the hype,

00:05but do not sleep on how Russell Wilson's been cooking in the preseason as well.

00:10The Giants quarterback room is the most competitive it's been in years.

00:14Mr. Unlimited has shown that there's no limits in this game going into year 14.

00:19So here's two throws from Russ against the Jets in preseason week two action

00:25that shows that if he's protected, he's going to cook.

00:28All right, let's break down this first play.

00:31You guys see it all throughout social media.

00:33Russell Wilson with the moon ball to Bo Collins for 80 yards.

00:38Let me get out of the way of the play because I want this thing to have its justice.

00:42Let's look at the route concept first

00:44because the Giants have a point of emphasis of pushing the football down the field.

00:50Let's look at the concept.

00:51You've got a max protection.

00:53You've got the post by Collins here,

00:55and you've got the wheel route by Darius Slayton.

00:57Great ball, Russ.

00:59Great ball, Russ.

01:00Go undrafted.

01:01Free agent, you've got to get into the end zone,

01:03but can we back that up so we can break down this route concept a little bit more right here?

01:09All right.

01:10You see Darius Slayton with the motion.

01:12That's going to come over.

01:13Come on over, Slay.

01:15Bo Collins down here at the bottom of the screen.

01:19He's got the post route.

01:21Darius Slayton inside.

01:22He's got a little flat curl control right here.

01:27Bo Collins, look at the angle he takes.

01:30Goes nice and high.

01:31The safety is lost in the sauce.

01:33Doesn't know where the football is.

01:36Doesn't know where the man is.

01:37He's lost.

01:38Russell Wilson does a great job with the trajectory of the football.

01:42Let's go to the tight and really show you guys why he was able to activate the moon ball

01:48because he had all the protection in the world.

01:51Protection, protection, protection.

01:54Your best meal at dinnertime is what?

01:56When it's slow cooked, not when it's in the air fryer or in the microwave.

02:00You give Russell Wilson time to throw the football, he is going to activate the moon ball.

02:05Let me get off again so we can highlight the offensive line play.

02:09We're talking about great offensive line play here on Max Protection.

02:13Here we go.

02:14Let's start this play up.

02:15You see all the big hog mollies down in their stands.

02:19Darius Slayton goes over.

02:21You see the alert.

02:22They're pointing guys out.

02:23The communication is there.

02:24They know they want to push the football down the field.

02:26Pause it.

02:27Pause it.

02:28Look at...

02:30I can go through that hole right there.

02:32Look at...

02:32There's so much space for activities right here.

02:35Look at the protection they give Russell Wilson.

02:39Now, I mentioned earlier about how the safety was lost in the sauce

02:42and Russell Wilson had to pick up Bo Collins' angle.

02:46He's able to do that because of the protection that he gets here.

02:52Let's start it up and start and stop.

02:54Start and stop.

02:55Start the play.

02:55Stop.

02:56Little leakage late, but it's too late.

02:59Your man's his beat.

03:00He already got what he wanted on the play.

03:03Watch the throw.

03:04So, this deserves a Subway commercial.

03:07My goodies.

03:08Level up.

03:09Whatever Sierra song you need, Russ delivered on that one.

03:13But, Bo, you got to score, baby.

03:14Get the knees up, baby.

03:16Get into the zone.

03:17Here's what I like most about this play.

03:20Bo Collins is an undrafted free agent, right?

03:24That ball is going to Malik Neighbors during the season.

03:27Boom ball activated.

03:29Way to put an explosive play on tape in the preseason.

03:34All right, next play.

03:35It's probably my favorite out of the two.

03:38Yeah, I like to push the ball down the field,

03:39but I also like to push the ball on a little bit more intermediate routes as well.

03:44Russell Wilson has talked about activating Jalen Hyatt.

03:47Jalen Hyatt is known for his speed, not his route running,

03:51and he puts a great route on tape here.

03:53But they would not be able to complete this ball

03:57if it wasn't for the offensive line play again.

04:00The Giants offensive line.

04:01I got to get back on screen for this one.

04:03Look at me in my eyes.

04:04The Giants offensive line has come a long way

04:08because back in, what, 2018,

04:11they were running QB sneaks from the negative one-yard line.

04:15Now, fast forward to 2025,

04:17you got an offensive line and a quarterback that can cook.

04:20Now they're running play action and pushing the football down the field.

04:25Let me get off the screen so I can give this route concept its justice.

04:30The concept by Jalen Hyatt and the receiver down low

04:35is a mirrored deep hinge or a stop route.

04:38They're mirrored on both sides.

04:40It means they're both running the same thing.

04:42It's usually about 11 yards,

04:44but since there's play action and run action on the play here,

04:48then you can push that.

04:49You push that to about 14 yards.

04:51Let's watch the play and watch up top, Jalen Hyatt.

04:55Backed up from the one clean run action.

04:58He has clean time.

05:00Jalen Hyatt runs a crisp route,

05:02and the ball is delivered on time.

05:04Let's back it up a little bit more

05:05so I can tell you what Jalen Hyatt does great

05:08that allows Russell Wilson to play just pitch and catch with this football.

05:12Let's break it down.

05:13All right, Hyatt.

05:14All right, Hyatt.

05:16Everyone's saying you can't run routes, right?

05:17They're saying you can't run the tree.

05:19Put it on tape, my man.

05:21You see the speed he puts?

05:22Goes for the blind side.

05:24When we talk about attacking a corner's blind side,

05:27we go for his back, that back side, so he can lose you.

05:31You attack the blind side of that DB with speed

05:34to get him to run out of there.

05:36A fast receiver like a Jalen Hyatt,

05:39you want to give that illusion that I'm running by you.

05:41So with that space that he's created

05:43or that separation he's created,

05:46when he puts his foot in the ground

05:47and comes back to the football,

05:50Russell Wilson gives him the ability

05:52to maximize that separation

05:54because one, it's an outside throw

05:57versus a corner that had inside leverage

05:59or was playing inside,

06:01and he threw it on time

06:02so Jalen Hyatt can do something with it after the catch,

06:06which is what he did.

06:08All right, let's take it to the trenches

06:09because you don't complete this pass

06:12without protection, protection, protection.

06:16Run action, or if they're running run action,

06:18play action, when they're backed up

06:20to the negative one yard line like this,

06:22that means that you respect

06:23and you trust the offensive line.

06:26Let me get out of the way for this one

06:27because I want to highlight Tyrone Tracy Jr.

06:30right here going into his second year.

06:32We all know that what he adds to this offense

06:35in terms of as a running back

06:36and a pass catcher out of the field,

06:38but look at how he picks up this blitz late.

06:43Here we go, let's run that.

06:44You see the Jets shift.

06:46You see the safety coming down.

06:48That's Tyrone Tracy's responsibility.

06:50Comes off of the run action

06:51and sticks his face right into the blitzer.

06:55Russell Wilson doesn't flinch

06:57because he trusts his protection.

06:59Look at these dudes, body on bodies,

07:02hats on hats, blue all on white,

07:04and because of that, like I said,

07:06because of the protection

07:07and because they were able to run a clean operation,

07:11the receiver on the outside being Jalen Hyatt

07:14gets rewarded with a good football

07:16and the Giants offense gets rewarded

07:19with a big play down the field.

07:21A big play in the passing game

07:22is anything over 20 yards.

07:24That was a 21-yard throwing catch.

07:27It doesn't have to be a moon ball every single time

07:31for the Giants offense to create

07:32some sort of explosive play.

07:34But what you've seen from these two plays

07:36is that if Russell Wilson can be protected

07:39and can make throws like this throughout the season,

07:43then honestly, we might not see Jackson Dart

07:45hit the field unless it's clean-up minutes.

07:48Either way, the Giants pushing the football down the field

07:51and creating explosive plays in the passing game,

07:54as I said earlier,

07:56is a point of emphasis for this team this season.

07:59Protect them and let Russ cook.

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