Rap: Giants sign Bobby Okereke LB from Colts

Big Blue View was touting him as a Giants target.

is an ideal fit for Winks D.

3-1-7?

In comment 16062490 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Not a fan of this signing. I thought we were strong @ LB, much like we're rolling up All Pros @ WR. Schoen is stupid AF.

I think I might go back to cutting myself.

We know he can build a defense that is FEARED. Combine that with a solid O(consistent) and you have a recipe we are familiar with.

It was obvious the Giants needed to address their inability to stop the run. New York ranked 28th in rushing yards allowed, with an average of 146.3 yards per game. The Giants' futile efforts to fit and stop power/gap and pin-pull rushing concepts were evident starting in Week 3 against the Cowboys where Tony Pollard rushed for 105 yards, and Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 73.

Kellen Moore, the former Cowboys’ offensive coordinator, called crack toss, G-Lead, and weak side runs that forced linebackers Tae Crowder and Austin Calitro to read, scrape, and locate - it didn’t work well for the Giants. Although the Giants upgraded from Crowder and Calitro with Jaylon Smith, the issues at the position persisted.

However, hopefully, the inability to fit power-gap at a consistent level is over.


Falato Article on Okereke - ( New Window )

In comment 16062832 1st and 10 said:

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on board now, how would paring him with Simpson, the LB in the draft slated to go around our pick? Or is the better usage to go CB? I am sure the Giants would go BPA, but it is a fun thought to draft a LB in rd 1 to pair with Okereke.

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Better usage to go CB or WR to me.
Unless they trade for a CB as a starter, not for depth.