Graziano: Why Giants should look into trading DRC

you don't win championships by trading away players like DRC. He may be gone relatively soon but he can be a key contributor on a championship caliber defense.

you need 4. Do the math.

Graziano is a hack.

DRC is still our best corner

DRC is still the best CB on the team. All of this hoopla about getting rid of him is bizarre to me.

DRC can be a VERY useful part this season to the defense.

Plus, we have zero idea if Apple makes it in the NFL. We can assume.....but until we see it........

Overthinking again by writers with nothing else to do.

why trade away a premium player at that position -- that's sort of like asking for a hit when you have 20 showing on the blackjack table and the dealer is showing a ten

agree completely!

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arcarsenal : 10:13 am : link : reply DRC is still the best CB on the team. All of this hoopla about getting rid of him is bizarre to me.

It is almost like people are jumping the gun to run him out of town.

what does getting better CB's have to do with tea leaves? There's no chance we are trading him away nor should we. Not only do you need at least 3 CB's in today's NFL but we'd get a lousy haul for an older CB who's not under contract after this season.

Pointless article.

he's one of the best in the business..I wish people would stop worrying about flucking money and cap implications..We're fine and should be for quite some time, imv

to me DRC was a top 5 CB last year and probably even the year before that. But especially last year. Every game I went to last year, all five of them, I locked in on DRC for most of the time simply because I couldn't tolerate focusing on the DL. IF JPP played I'd watch him too but DRC was pretty much my guy all year and I thought he was downright dominant for most of the season. HE toyed with WRs out there at times. MAybe I am an idiot but I saw an excellent player last year.

Now all I hear is the Giants can't wait to replace him. WHy? Is it because the guy plays every fucking week? Someone tell me what is wrong with DRC. Trade him? You better be getting back an elite player.

a good team needs more than 2, preferably 3-4 good CBs if you want to contend, not to mention we always have injuries. Sure, it would be nice to get a top notch RT, but our O was pretty decent last year, including the run game once we ditched the stupid 4 headed committee.

I hope we pick up another RT, but not by trading one of our starting CBs!

Pure and simple. This is one of the dumbest ideas proffered to rile up the masses. DRC's job is not in any danger, even if Apple is the goods. We're far too reliant on having a strong backfield and strong line to cover up our underbelly.

Maybe move him to safety....when it's time to move in Apple....is what I would do. Extend his career 3 to 4 more years.

No brainer.

more than once. Something is going on behind the scenes that hasn't come to the forefront yet here. I'm guessing some off the field stuff that hasn't been revealed/discovered by the media that the Giants are quite unhappy about.

....has fallen out of favor with the front office and/or coaching staff?

unless your trading him for a younger talented CB. The Giants do not have enough talent at CB to trade DRC. The Giants still do not know how things are going to workout at the Safety position. So unless you know your getting a talented CB in return for DRC noway.

prob not.

Genius!

its a passing league now so yeah lets trade our best corner ....MINDLESS !!!!!!!!

DRC would be very foolish, and not like Reese. Didn’t he say after the draft, that if you have two corners, you’re one short. Apple has also never played a down in a regular season game.

I do feel for these writers, they have to keep filing stories, with not much news between now and training camp...June 1st cuts may give us something to talk about

with the draft behind us. But, it's been clear this could well be his last season here.

like Pugh to guard, I have been proven wrong about. But the DRC one is weird to me. I know he's making a lot but to me he's more than worth it. He's not even a FA next season if I am correct. Why mess with him?

behind the scenes rumblings have been about DRC wanting to get a last huge contract next year and that it will be difficult to keep him (or want to keep him at that price).

I don't know if the disfavor is with him or the agent.

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In comment 12961759 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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behind the scenes rumblings have been about DRC wanting to get a last huge contract next year and that it will be difficult to keep him (or want to keep him at that price). I don't know if the disfavor is with him or the agent.

That would make sense..If true, I doubt anyone would give out a huge contract (read guaranteed money) for a CB over 30, imo

Graziano is pretty dumb and moreso than usual with this opinion.

In comment 12961754 JonC said:

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with the draft behind us. But, it's been clear this could well be his last season here.

Why Jon? What is clear about it? That he's our best CB and plays his heart out in every game? What are we missing here?

In comment 12961769 JonC said:

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Does it have anything to do with this entourage thing that's been alluded to...or something else?

Its just rolling the dice hoping to get an equivalent player for a few shekels less. Thats not how you build a winning team.

it's pretty balanced and Graziano also argues why the Giants shouldn;t trade him in addition to speculating that they should look into the idea of it

came up small in some big spots last year. Dropping INTs that couldve turned our season around in big division games

That said this is a terrible article by ESPN !

Leave him alone. Shit, just let the guy play it out and forget all the bullshit.

In comment 12961786 gidiefor said:

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it's pretty balanced and Graziano also argues why the Giants shouldn;t trade him in addition to speculating that they should look into the idea of it

We don't want balance

In comment 12961724 arcarsenal said:

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DRC is still the best CB on the team. All of this hoopla about getting rid of him is bizarre to me.

I agree, I would be shocked and bummed to lose him.

...he seems to wear out his welcome with teams. Denver didn't make a huge effort to keep him and he languished in free agency long enough for his price tag to fall into a range where the Giants showed interest.

is he apparently doesn't see eye to eye with some of those in charge.

correct.

would the Giants trade DRC now? He is the best CB on the team he is signed to a great contract and he is in his prime. So the Giants would be starting Apple who is raw and needs time to develop? The third CB which is a de-facto starter would be Wade or Deayon? What a terrible idea.

In comment 12961803 JonC said:

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is he apparently doesn't see eye to eye with some of those in charge.

Well that's just too flucking bad. Let him save his $ and try to buy a team for himself someday.

they would have cut him already. Whatever he did wasn't bad enough to bring the ax down yet it's bad enough that the Giants won't re-sign him or will cut him NEXT year? What kind of middle ground horse shit is that?

I just don't get it. I think it's all bullshit. DRC shouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon.

...translation...you're paying me 5/$35M but Jenkins is worth 5/$62M?

The first is apparently a big reason why Prince is no longer here, as a recent example.

In comment 12961821 djm said:

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they would have cut him already. Whatever he did wasn't bad enough to bring the ax down yet it's bad enough that the Giants won't re-sign him or will cut him NEXT year? What kind of middle ground horse shit is that? I just don't get it. I think it's all bullshit. DRC shouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon.

Yeah, if it was a Hardy or Ray Rice type of problem, cut his ass..Since it's not, work it out..I'm rather certain they will, if in fact there's some kind of disconnect in the first place, imo

In comment 12961829 JonC said:

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The first is apparently a big reason why Prince is no longer here, as a recent example.

Could be, but if Prince could stay on the flucking field, he'd most likely still be a Giant, imo

I hate this "pseudo psychology insider can't say for now BUT" crap. Now fans will take it as gospel he's a problem player who needs to go. What a crock of shit.

Some substance would be nice. Just because someone says there might be an issue off the field doesn't make it true. I don't see why it's fair to poke holes in a player's conduct without evidence

had strong personalities and didn't see eye to eye with management. Do Strahan, Simms, Banks, LT, etc, etc ring a bell? I smell bullshit again