How much rest/work does the team put in during this bye week?

[pstall]

Players and coaches are such creatures of habit and some teams seem to respond great to time off while others come out flat or rusty.

The Panthers had such an early bye in the regular season that this bye is just what the doctor ordered.

 

So how much rest or work does Ron put in this first week? Give them time off till Thursday and start game planning or more than likely keep the routine the same as the regular season?

 

There are many things to tweak especially on the offensive side of the ball.

[AceBoogie]

Ron better not sleep for the next two weeks

[BIGH2001]

Coaching staff is probably working their ass off reviewing film. The players will likely get a couple of needed days off to rest injuries.

[MtnJax]

Capt just said on WFNZ that they'll go in on Wednesday and probably practice a little for a couple of days

[rodeo]

This team having a bye week makes me uncomfortable. They can tend to come out flat after them.

[KillerKat]

Captain practices a little every day

[KendrickPanther]

Ron said the team is practicing Wednesday through Saturday which is not normal for a bye week in regular season. They will be focusing on things teams have been doing against them and conditioning.

 

The coaching staff and personnel department will be studying film of all three potential opponents and putting together "packages" on each team. When the opponent is learned they will start breaking down further and formulating a game plan then next week is a normal week.

[csx]

The idea of coming out flat is trumped by getting some much needed time to heal the hobbled. They can counteract one by being aware of it. The other requires time.

[Growl]

Ron said the team is practicing Wednesday through Saturday which is not normal for a bye week in regular season. They will be focusing on things teams have been doing against them and conditioning.

This is great. I remember a player saying earlier in the year the Bye week is the week you take time off from preparing for your next opponent and you improve and fine tune your team. I'd say that's amplified since we don't know our next opponent yet. That's good. The week to rest is good, but an additional week to make ourselves a better team is even better.

[pstall]

it's a balance on knowing how to keep your team moving forward and motivated while at the same time getting them to dial it down and really truly recover.

 

i'm with rodeo. i said a few wks before the 08 playoffs i didn't want a bye.

 

the only thing now is like i mentioned the bye was so early in the season and with Smitty banged up this can only help.

 

as a coach myself i'm always curious how another coach approaches down time or getting ready for playoffs when they don't know the next team. sports psychology stuff i guess.

[KendrickPanther]

I would say Ron could ask Dave Gettleman for advice but I think the Giants were always road warriors in the playoffs.

[mbarbour21]

They need to go hard workn on conditioning, especially the D. If we gotta play Philly, they gotta be ready.