Big Blue View Feb 12, 2020
Giants’ rookie class graded best in the NFC East
Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Daniel Jones, Dexter Lawrence and DeAndre Baker boost Giants to top division grade Despite the 4-12 record and third place finish in the NFC East, the New York Giants might have the most potential in the division moving forward. Nick Shook of NFL.com, gave the Giants an A- in their division, right alongside the last-place Washington Redskins. The Philadelphia Eagles received a B and the Dallas Cowboys were given a C-. Daniel Jones played a major role in the Giants receiving the division’s top grade. Jones appeared to have a roller-coaster of a year,...
Big Blue View Feb 4, 2020
The Chris and Joe Show - Previewing the cornerback offseason for the Giants
Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via What does the cornerback situation look like as the Giants head into the offseason There are few positions on a modern football that are more important than the cornerback. There are also few positions that have a sharper learning curve from college to the NFL than the cornerback position. Given that sharp learning curve, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the New York Giants collection of young cornerbacks — DeAndre Baker, Sam Beal, Corey Ballentine, and Grant Haley — all struggled in 2019. It also shouldn’t be much of a surprise...
Big Blue View Jan 28, 2020
Giants position review: How much help do Giants need at cornerback?
Photo by Emilee Chinn/ That depends on how many of their young players they believe they can count on Over two seasons New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman has poured quite a bit of his draft capital into an effort to upgrade the talent at cornerback. Gettleman used a 2018 Supplemental Draft pick on Sam Beal. He traded a pair of mid-round picks to move up for DeAndre Baker in 2019. In that same draft, he used a fourth-round pick on Julian Love and a sixth-round pick on Corey Ballentine. Quite honestly, the attention to this position was absolutely necessary. There are, though,...
