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| Strider | Mar 1 2009, 07:04 PM Post #1 |
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The Giants just signed Chris Canty, so-so defensive end from the Cowboys, for 6 years, $42 million with $17.5M guaranteed. Unless Reese has some grand scheme where he's gonna release Fred Robbins and start Canty at DT - and I don't know why he'd start ahead of Rocky Bernard - then they've got a backup DE/DT, who'll be a part of the rotation, being paid more than Osi and Tuck (bigger contract with more guaranteed money). What the f*ck? And it's not as if Canty has accomplished anything in his career. His best season was last year, three sacks. Fred Robbins, Barry Cofield, Jay Alford (probably won't be a factor), Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, Rocky Bernard, Chris Canty, Matthias Kiwanuka, Dave Tollefson (re-signed last week). Surplus? And, regardless of how the depth chart shakes out, this move doesn't make sense to me. How does Canty deserve that much? OK, 2010 is up-capped and it's probably a back-loaded deal, but that can't sit well with Osi, who was griping about his contract before getting hurt, or Tuck, who re-signed for less than market value. Unless they're trying to set up some blockbuster deal. I don't know. Who the f*ck's the starting flanker? They're gonna spend over $60 million to strengthen an area of strength, and they're short a Z receiver. Can they move one of them d-linemen in a package for Braylon Edwards? I hadn't chimed in the Boley signing (5 years, $25M), so: I like it. It's a good, reasonable contract for a player who's an improvement. I checked out his combine numbers and he ran a 4.56 40 (good) and did 17 reps on the bench press (weak for a linebacker). It adds up. The Falcons benched him because he was a one-dimensional cover linebacker. Being undersized, having a long and lean build, and the 17 reps, you could see him having trouble shedding blocks and being a stout tackler. But the Giants need a cover linebacker. They've needed one since Armstead got washed up in 2001. I'll live with him getting mauled by guards and not stuffing the run in exchange for running backs and tight ends not prancing wide open over the middle. Helps offset the fact that Pierce, who was never good in coverage, has lost a step and put on weight. Now they need a good pass-rushing SLB. Or maybe they rotate Kiwanuka between DE and SLB to get him more snaps. |
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| Mattingly23 | Mar 1 2009, 08:04 PM Post #2 |
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Strider, my sources are reporting they will indeed trade a pick and one of the DEs for Braylon Edwards and his dropsies. Early word is saying it will be Tollefson. |
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