I like the Mix in the Secondary

There are a cluster of young guys coming in with big talent. The easy take is the secondary will struggle due to inexperience. But Gettleman did a really nice job supplementing these guys with the right kind of veterans.

He keeps Jenkins around as his #1 CB which is a good move. He was hurt last year but still has plenty of talent and has always been a pro's pro young guys look up to.

Bethea, according to Bettcher, is the best leader he's ever been around. Vocal, makes all the calls in the secondary. Gets everyone lined up.

Peppers, although young, is a guy other players look up to and is a great lockerroom guy and field presence.

And then...the hidden weapon. I may be in the minority here but I liked what I saw from Michael Thomas last year. Clearly better in coverage than Collins and I thought the secondary tightened up when LC went out with injury. He reminds me of Deon Grant. You can play him anywhere and he'll be a hard-nosed vocal leader who guys respect. He will allow Bettcher to use Peppers as a roaming Joker like he did at Michigan - and Mathieu at AZ.

With Jenkins/Bethea/Peppers/Thomas, they don't NEED all these rookies right away. Beal seems like he's ready to go and has a good lock on that outside CB spot but really as long as 1 of Beal, Baker, Ballentine or Love are good, they're OK. If all them turn out to be players right away - look out. With this mix of vets, they've afforded themselves an opportunity to work the young guys in slowly, situationally, not force-feed them, and lean on the veterans to control the learning curve.

If all goes well, the Giants will be gearing up for a Playoff run with a bunch of fresh-legged DBs just hitting their stride, and the vets falling into the backup roles.