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Giants are bringing in veteran free-agent safety Jonathan Cyprien for a visit today, per source.
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Right before training camp, the #Giants are bringing in FA safety Tre Boston for a visit today, source said. A potential signing.
Guy still has it!
Cyprien missed all of last year with a torn ACL
He's got a big ego and an even bigger mouth. He'd love to sign a long-term deal - he's made no secret about that - but for the past couple of years he's had to settle for one-year deals from teams that then chose not to re-sign him when that deal was up. He's been pretty vocal about how much that bothers him. This year was a buyer's market for Safeties, which hasn't helped his cause, either.
Whats the knock on the guy?
There may be red flags that we're not aware of. When the team that drafted you cuts you loose a year early, and then two teams that sign you as a free agent for a year choose not to re-sign you even after you've played relatively well, that's got to make you stop and think.
As I said, he's damned good on the field, but it's not like his game doesn't have any flaws. He's terrific in coverage, but he isn't the surest of tacklers (his stats notwithstanding), so it's risky if you're going to depend on him to be your last line of defense.
I gather Boston was the object of their desire at FA time to pair with Collins.
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Skins fans gonna go nuts if Giants sign Tre Boston
Don't get why Washington would be upset. He's available so if they wanted him why didn't they sign him or even sign him now?
Don't get why Washington would be upset. He's available so if they wanted him why didn't they sign him or even sign him now?
I'm not so sure about that. He's a better player than Bethea (Who I like). He could also play FS while playing Bethea at SS which would allow Peppers to play the moneybacker role.
Don't get why Washington would be upset. He's available so if they wanted him why didn't they sign him or even sign him now?
It's the fans who will be upset. They think he wasn't signed because Skins don't have the money. Which could be an issue for NYG as well.
I think he could very well start over Bethea on merit and who knows if Bethea can stay healthy at his age.
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Also recall this in doing research on Boston back when free agency opened in March:
Dave Gettleman told Boston and others that his wife Joanne's favorite player in Carolina was ... Tre Boston.
I think he could very well start over Bethea on merit and who knows if Bethea can stay healthy at his age.
Last year Bethea stayed healthy (16 starts) and led all NFL DBs in tackles (121) and solo tackles (100) and had 3 sacks. Seems he probably has at least a little left, no?
I'm wondering, though, if signing one of them would impact next year's comp picks (that 3rd for Collins)? Not that it would prevent me from doing it if I was Gettleman and believed it would help the team this year, I'm just curious.
I'm wondering, though, if signing one of them would impact next year's comp picks (that 3rd for Collins)? Not that it would prevent me from doing it if I was Gettleman and believed it would help the team this year, I'm just curious.
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Strong Safety as opposed to Free Safety. If you search the archives, you can probably find a couple of threads/posts by me slobbering all over Cyprien during his week at the Senior Bowl in 2013.
I'm wondering, though, if signing one of them would impact next year's comp picks (that 3rd for Collins)? Not that it would prevent me from doing it if I was Gettleman and believed it would help the team this year, I'm just curious.
Good question. The answer is no. The data has expired where players signed count against comp picks.
Thank you.
Not this year. There were quite a few Safeties who did well in free agency.
Last year Bethea stayed healthy (16 starts) and led all NFL DBs in tackles (121) and solo tackles (100) and had 3 sacks. Seems he probably has at least a little left, no?
Not really knocking Bethea. When you're 35 the odds that you will stay the same player you were the year before aren't as good as at age 27.
As suggested in the thread maybe Giants can get them both on the field this season at the same time. And maybe Boston could stick around for a few years if he proves out.
brings depth and competition ..
The deadline has passed so any player signed has no impact on next years comp pick formula.
Remmers was a different story. He was released therefore he did not count on the comp pick formula. He was signed late because the Giants were waiting for him to get healthy enough to pass a physical.
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Also recall this in doing research on Boston back when free agency opened in March:
Dave Gettleman told Boston and others that his wife Joanne's favorite player in Carolina was ... Tre Boston.
Is she also from Massachusetts?
Who is the better player? It's not even close. Moore wasn't going to make the team, but Boston or Cyprien certainly could.