Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride
retired earlier this month but he's still perfectly qualified to speak on the
Seahawks' defense, which gave New York fits back in Week 15. When it was over, Seattle cruised to a 23-0 win, holding
Eli Manning to 156 passing yards (to his own teammates, anyway) and a mind-boggling five interceptions.
That aggressiveness has been a hallmark of the Seahawks' ball-hawking defense, one that critics and admirers alike -- including Gilbride -- say often skirts the rules with little consequence from officials.
"If you think they're going to be called (for defensive holding or pass interference) and expect that to be the solution to the problem, you're going to be sadly mistaken," Gilbride told the
Wall Street Journal recently, adding that the Seahawks could be called for pass interference on nearly every play. "They've perfected the art."
Giants wide receiver
Louis Murphy said Seattle's secondary "just don't seem to care about the rules," and former NFL VP of Officiating Mike Pereira thinks the Seahawks are taking advantage of the officials' inconsistently when it comes to throwing flags.
"They look at it and say, 'We may get called for one but not 10,'" Pereria noted.
