Trumaine McBride has never been a really good player. But he did a commendable job in 2013, starting 10 games. He missed most of 2014 with a serious thumb injury that required surgery.
Although he played in 15 games in 2015, he had no starts. But in his limited playing time, he had three interceptions, one returned for a TD and the other almost returned for a TD.
Meanwhile, when DRC missed a game and Amukamara missed five games, Jayron Hosley was the first off of the bench and he started all six of those games. He clearly became the #3 CB until late in the year when he hardly played (two healthy inactive scratches in December).
Trevin Wade became the primary nickel corner.
I find it curious that Spagnuolo and Walton elevated Hosley above McBride for most of the season. While I thought Hosley had his best season, it always seemed he was getting victimized for at least one big player per game (and lucky a couple of other times the opposing QB missed his man). Meanwhile McBride seemed to have more of a nose for the football.
Am I off? Is this how others saw it?
However, I do think he regressed some in both 2014 and 2015, and I think the coaches lost confidence.
Oddly though, he is not the train-wreck Hosley is so how he kept getting the call we will never know.
But unfortunately McBride and Wade are mostly just JAGs but I will take either of them over Hosley every day of the week.
Still, I liked him more than Hosley. Wade was terrible early but got better later. Still, he's a camp body. Giants need to add 2-3 corners this off-season, and probably unload Prince and Hosley.
Probably a lingering thing.
There were a lot of strange personnel decisions involving Kuhn, Williams (and I am a Williams defender), and Davis to name a few.
Still, I liked him more than Hosley. Wade was terrible early but got better later. Still, he's a camp body. Giants need to add 2-3 corners this off-season, and probably unload Prince and Hosley.
Dont forget his INT against Brady.
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His two big INT's were off deflections. The Cowboys game and the Saints game.
Still, I liked him more than Hosley. Wade was terrible early but got better later. Still, he's a camp body. Giants need to add 2-3 corners this off-season, and probably unload Prince and Hosley.
Dont forget his INT against Brady.
That was a great play. Good memory.
McBride offered a reasonably high floor and a very low ceiling. Hosley may have had a higher ceiling, and no floor at all. They both suck, and neither was going to make any difference this year. Move on.
Spagnuolo, friends, picked his own defense. That is why Dahl was signed and Brown was cut. Why McClain was cut and Unga was kept.
As for Wade, he blows as a corner but he times his pressures well. That's about it that can be said positively about him. Team piñata Hosley had a 39.6 QB rating against the Bucs. He defensed a pass to Evans in the end zone, in the first half , then defensed another pass to Evans on third down in the fourth quarter, which was probably the last time he saw action this season other than the finale against the Eagles. Jayron is gone, but, truly he was hardly the worst.
I agree with you about McBride not being the answer, but in my opinion, he was the better player on the field (which isn't saying much). The only explanation that makes sense is what you said, they decided to give Hosley a shot because of his upside and they had seen enough.
Obviously none of these guys are the long-term solution.
Now, each of these guys was also flat out burned in man coverage, so there is also some level of culpability. I would feel a lot better with a new DC though. Regardless of level of talent in the secondary we take to camp, we damn well better have seriously upgraded our DL otherwise we are screwed.
They are James Brewer's re-incarnated into other positions...