The 6-technique: Pros and cons

The New York Giants are in their offseason, which means broader, more evergreen content for the NFL world. I love to step back during the offseason and review football trends, such as how the chess match of defensive vs. offensive coordinators has manifested in recent NFL memory.

We have discussed defensive line techniques often over the years. Here’s a brief illustration of those techniques:

The letters are the GAPs, and the numbers are the techniques. In this article, I want to focus on the 6-technique lined up directly over the tight end.