The Eagle front — what is it?

The New York Giants have employed many creative fronts over the last few decades. Steve Spagnuolo used a NASCAR front consisting of four defensive ends across an even front. However, Wink Martindale used many five-man fronts when he coordinated the Giants’ defense (2022-23). One favorite of Martindale’s was the EAGLE front.

The Eagle front is similar to a Bear (TITE) front. It consists of three downlinemen inside the tackles and two EDGEs outside the tackles, creating a five-man front.

As we see above, Martindale used 4i-shades for width over the three techniques.