![]() ![]() I’ve always believed that where you are at is where you are supposed to be.” “We just have to keep staying with the process of where we’re going and how we’re going to get there. “The exciting part about coming here is it’s Year 1,” Martindale said. Wink Martindale speaks to the media on Thursday. While he might be re-energized, Martindale is not reinvented, still using the same blitz-heavy playbook (43.3 percent of plays, tops in the NFL) that last week kept in check Aaron Rodgers in a Giants’ upset of the Packers. Martindale, 59, has been one of the NFL’s most valuable assistant coaches this season, melding an unheralded unit of mostly youngsters and journeymen into a formidable defense that ranks No. “It has re-energized me to go someplace new and try to build it again,” Martindale said. Inquiring minds wanted to know more Thursday about how one of the NFL’s best defensive coordinators ended up on the open market after last season and how he feels about facing his former team for the first time Sunday, when the Ravens visit the Giants. ![]() Why did he split with the Baltimore Ravens? Any lingering hard feelings toward Ravens head coach John Harbaugh? Was his surprising move to the Giants a step toward becoming a head coach? Has this Giants-Ravens game been circled on his calendar since the schedule came out? ![]() In the ultimate role reversal, Wink Martindale faced a blitz. Giants GM makes his Saquon Barkley intentions clear Nick Gates’ family tearfully celebrates his Giants return: ‘Dream come true’ Giants stud living up to hype among NFL’s elite Giants’ bye week comes at unfortunate time amid local firestorms ![]()
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