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The Giants have filled most of their roster holes through free agency and the draft, but they aren't necessarily done adding players. There are still some veterans on the free agent market who could be signed. But it's unlikely that anything will happen before Tuesday, which is the deadline for free agent signings to count in the compensatory pick formula. The Giants are currently projected to have a fourth-round comp pick in the 2018 draft after losing defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins in free agency. If the Giants do wade into the veteran free agent market, here are some of the players they could target: RB LEGARRETTE BLOUNT OL RYAN CLADY OL AUSTIN PASZTOR CB BRANDON FLOWERS DB LEON HALL K DAN CARPENTER |
I do think they will be picking up a couple of free agents - primarily a kicker and another corner back. And it wouldn't surprise me if they ended up signing Blount as a short yardage battering ram if he comes cheap enough.
There is no way they won't bring in competition in the kicking game. Too risky to put all their marbles in one unproven guy.
I doubt it. It seems to me that the Giants are content to roll the dice with what they have.
More than OL, Elvis Dumervill is a guy I wish they'd bring in. According to PFF he's still generating QB pressures (25 in 8 games last year) and a situational pass rusher would be great for this defense.
Jah Reid? I thought for sure the Giants would either draft him or Mason Foster. They took Jerrel Jernigan instead.
Perkins,Gallman,Vereen,Blount,
As DraftAnalyst put it:
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Does anyone know what he was/is asking? Kind of a head-scratcher to me
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He was apparently a pretty solid starter in Cleveland last season and offers some versatility. Young, too (26). Seems like he'd be a better option thank Fluker of Hart at either spot on the right side.
Does anyone know what he was/is asking? Kind of a head-scratcher to me
I think given the complete lack of interest from an entire league starved for OL talent "pretty solid starter" is probably not a good description for this guy.
I believe he was another guy who bounced from RT to RG and back again. Without looking it up, I think he got decent grades from PFF, but clearly he was not in Cleveland's plans going forward.
It wouldn't. But if Hall is getting re-signed (I don't think it's particularly likely) I feel confident it won't be before Tuesday regardless.
Fourth-round is the projection by OTC, which has a good handle on the league's formula. At this point, I'd be very surprised if the Giants' projection changes because there are no major additions/subtractions that could happen before Tuesday that would shake things up.
I think they'll add another CB. Remember, they didn't sign Hall until August last year.
Hall was more than serviceable last year and would be happy to have him back.
This is another one of those rare occasions when we're in total agreement.
Perkins,Gallman,Vereen,Blount,
I agree! I just don't want to see the friggin' Eagles step in and sign him. He still has gas in the tank, and he can still be an affective scorer.....I just don't want to see him on the opposition!
According to OTC, the cut-off between a 3rd round pick and a 4th round pick is $9.5M APY. My worry is that OTC is miscalculating and instead of Ellison canceling out Gould, Ellison cancels out Hankins, and the Giants wind up with a 6th round pick for losing Gould.
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Jason McCourty is still unsigned. Last year's fave, Jerraud Powers, too, along with Sam Shields and Alterraun Verner.
Hes better than Hart and can play both RT and RG. Spoke to a knowledgeable Browns fan that I know who said he is not great but gets the job done. Played pretty well last season and has improved over the last two years.
The sky is blue. The sun is shining. It must be summer. Next?
Understood and possibly (probably?) on point..The question is, WHAT has he been asking? We could have signed Hankins for what he received(albeit not flushed with cap space) by structuring his contract to be cap-friendly perhaps, but chose not to, presumably because they felt he wasn't eorth it.
Pazstor by all accounts is a solid, versatile, OL, but at what cost, whether flush with money or not? That's what I'd love to know
and neither did anyone else in the free agent frenzy.
That says something. I think.
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Who are you going to get that's proven this time of year ? Flowers ahead of re-signing Hall. Don't want Wade as #4 . Then you're one injury away from Wade playing most of the time .
Jason McCourty is still unsigned. Last year's fave, Jerraud Powers, too, along with Sam Shields and Alterraun Verner.
Powers retired. I suppose he might come back. But, I think he's done.
I don't see them adding an OL as a free agent.
I see them rolling with what they have,
including the 6th Rd. pick from Pitt. I guess.
I don't see them adding an OL as a free agent.
I see them rolling with what they have,
including the 6th Rd. pick from Pitt. I guess.
I like Verner