Here’s the latest on the G-Men:
- Lately, we’ve heard that the Giants aren’t looking to spend big on edge rushers. On Monday, GM Dave Gettleman more or less confirmed that he won’t pursue high-priced options like Jadeveon Clowney and Markus Golden are not in the plans. The Giants are “not in that position now,” Gettleman said (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan). In a recent poll, just ~6% of PFR readers picked the Giants as Clowney’s next destination.
- The GM also noted the presence of younger players in-house – guys like Evan Engram, Jabrill Peppers, Saquon Barkley, and Dalvin Tomlinson – who will need new deals soon. There’s only so much cap room to go around and the Giants will need to save those dollars to keep their best. “You can’t manufacture (pass rush), and you can’t overpay for it,” Gettleman said (via Zack Rosenblatt of NJ.com). “So, what it really comes down to is it’s not about who gets the sacks, it’s about how many sacks we get. Really, how much pressure you apply. Some of this is going to have to come through scheme. Obviously we haven’t gone to the draft yet. I feel with where we’re at, would I want two guys to have a 25-sack year? Who doesn’t? But we’re not in that position right now so we’ll just keep building it.”
- Gettleman also told reporters that he likes the depth of this year’s tackle class (Twitter link via Raanan). Raanan took those comments to mean that the Giants are targeting tackles early in the draft, and Paul Schwartz of the New York Post got the same impression. For now, the Giants hold the No. 4 pick in the draft, though they’ve entertained the possibility of trading back.
They might need extensions but how expensive are mediocre players. Peppers and Tomlinson shouldn’t sniff top of their position money
Neither should Engram. He’s really good, but he’s never healthy.
Will take Isaiah Simmons instead on Clowney
As a Giants fan, I really hope so. Linebacker has been a huge issue for years and they haven’t drafted an LB in the first round in almost forty years. I get that OL is a position of need, but that defense is horrendous.
“Gettleman also told reporters that he likes the depth of this year’s tackle class”
Fantastic!…more chances for the Giants to find another Ereck Flowers.
Gettleman says he was comfortable franchising Williams because of cap space, so to make up for that horrendous trade he justifies overpaying for a so so d-lineman. I know Clowney hasn’t been great but he’s definitely more worth the contract Williams will get.