Wink Martindale learned the hard way to get his dinner delivered, his cornerbacks prepared and to avoid mixing up the two.
The Giants are in a situation this week that must feel eerily familiar to Martindale, who oversaw the collapse of the Ravens’ defense late last season when injuries to starting cornerbacks forced backups to play. He joked in hindsight a few months into his role as Giants defensive coordinator that the slide that preceded his exit after nine mostly successful seasons in Baltimore taught him “don’t go to DoorDash to find a backup corner.
When Jackson injured his knee, Flott was first up. He rotated by series with Williams. McCloud later replaced Moreau on the other side of the field. “Aaron Rodgers came at me, but I settled down and started playing better. I expect some of the same things,” McCloud said. “Going out there and making plays to help the team win before gives me confidence to try to do it again.”Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown runs the ball against New York Giants cornerback Rodarius Williams .
“CeeDee is a guy who is constantly elevating every year,” Holmes said. “Great catch radius, sudden [quickness] and he loves ball. As a competitor, you wouldn’t want to go against any other guy but him.”
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