Brandon Marshall embracing Giants’ use of progressive technology – Giants Wire

Two years ago, the New York Giants began using drone technology to help them analyze their practices. It was the first step of many to come as they began shifting towards more progressive analyzation techniques.

As technology and technological methods continue to advance, todays coaching staffs have no choice but to get accustomed to using the tech equipment. From drones to tablets, the use of technology is at the forefront of everyday life in the NFL.

The Giants big offseason acquisition, veteran wide receiver Brandon Marshall, recently praised the team and head coach Ben McAdoo for their implementation of these new technologies.

Our league is a lot of times stuck in its ways, the tradition, Marshall said via ESPN. Theyre doing the same things from 40 or 50 years ago, running the same plays, the same terminology, same teaching message. When you have younger coaches or coaches who are innovators like Coach Mac, they are more receptive to doing things like that. . . I love it.

The fact that the Giants are the first team that Marshall has been on implementing these new methods shows how progressive the Giants have become. In particular, the GPS utility being used has excited Marshall in his short time with the team. The new-aged tactics have helped during training, on the sideline, in the film room and in the diet/nutrition category as well.

Some of todays players are too young to remember a time without coachs challenges and booth reviews, let alone the new training technology. Marshall certainly didnt have access to these methods when he made his way through college and into the NFL.

[My Father] used to take us to the hill, we used to run the hill, we used to pick up old tires, put tires together, run through tires and ropes. It was tough. Marshall said.

Although technology is changing the game, Marshall reiterated that hes still where he is today because of the work he put in prior to the advancements.

I think that is one of the reasons Im here today. My dad instilled that work ethic with me and my brother, he added.

This past weekend, Marshall came together with Sterling Shepard, Evan Engram and former Jets teammates at the Recievers Factory to help teach kids about the fundamentals of the game and the use of new technologies.

The up-and-coming generations certainly have a leg up with everything at their fingertips. It wasnt until college that Marshall was introduced to VHS tapes used to watch film.

When I was younger there wasnt really a YouTube or a Google. I didnt really have a computer to see what Jerry Rice was doing or Terrell Owens or Randy Moss, Marshall said.

As these new-aged tactics continue to grow, NFL teams will continue to adjust their approach. And so long as veterans like Marshall embrace the changes, the more advanced the game itself will become.

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