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Anatomy of a Play: Sterling Shepard's slant success

Giants.com's John Schmeelk takes an X's and O's look at WR Sterling Shepard:

With all the injuries at the wide receiver position, Sterling Shepard was the team’s most experienced and consistent receiver throughout the year. On Inside the Film Room, we looked at some of his spectacular plays. Here we’ll look at one of his staples – the slant.

Alignment

This one isn’t complicated. The Giants are in 11 personnel with Evan Engram split out wide to the bottom of the screen. Shepard is the second receiver to the top with Roger Lewis split wide of him, and Tavarres King inside.