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NFL free agency grades: How analysts think the New York Giants have done

Photo by Perry Knotts/ Joe Schoen’s work gets good marks How did the New York Giants do in the first week of NFL free agency? Here are how analysts across the Internet graded GM Joe Schoen’s work. Pro Football Focus gave the Giants a B, which was assigned prior to the depth signings of offensive linemen Austin Schlottman and Aaron Stinnie, as well as tight ends Jack Stoll and Chris Manhertz. The grade includes the trade for edge defender B PFF wrote: The most favorable way to look at this deal is that the Giants effectively used the draft capital they acquired for...

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Greg Cosell’s top 5 WRs in the 2024 NFL Draft

Marvin Harrison Jr. | Photo by Sam Hodde/ Cosell is bullish on Adonai Mitchell Esteemed NFL analyst Greg Cosell dropped by the Ross Tucker Football Podcast recently to assess his view of the top five wide receivers in the 2024 NFL Draft. Since that is a topic New York Giants fans are invested in leading up to the draft, I thought I would summarize Cosell’s take on the top 5. The full episode is embedded at the bottom of the post. “I think he’s one of the better wide receiver prospects we’ve seen in a long time ... He understands route running, he understands how...

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Ed’s weekly Giants mock draft: What trading down with the Minnesota Vikings looks like

Brock Bowers | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/ Let’s look at a different, but much-discussed, possibility Well, I guess I lied. Last week I said I was pretty much done with ‘scenario-driven’ mock drafts. This week, though, we have another scenario-driven mock draft for the New York Giants. Since the Minnesota Vikings traded up to acquire pick No. 23 in the first round they now have picks 11 and 23. It is apparent they are preparing to trade up for a quarterback, probably trying in fact to get ahead of the Giants. What, though, if the Giants at No. 6 were the Vikings’...

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Are the Giants or Vikings in better position to get a top quarterback prospect?

Photo by Kara Durrette/ Gentlemen, start your (trade-up) engines As Chris Pflum reported, the landscape for the New York Giants acquiring one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft just got more complicated, with the Minnesota Vikings acquiring an additional first-round pick and the Los Angeles Chargers trading wide receiver Keenan Allen after releasing his teammate Mike Williams the previous day. Are the Giants or the Vikings in the more advantageous position to go “get their guy” next month? (We’ll assume that Drew Lock is “not their guy.”)...

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Big Blue View mailbag: Isaiah Hodgins, comp picks, free agency, more

The mail’s here! Tom Pietrzak asks: My question has to do with something you and Tony discussed towards the end of your recent podcast covering day 1 of free agency; namely, how the Giants’ decision to let Barkley walk in free agency reveals their wish to center their offense on the passing attack instead of the ground game. I agree with that assessment, which causes me to wonder how the Giants could do anything with the number 6 pick in the draft BUT select one of the top three receivers (assuming at least one will be there). By letting Barkley walk, the Giants let go of...

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Giants mock draft tracker: Wide receiver, quarterback both draw significant support

Malik Nabers (left) and Jayden Daniels. | Photo by Jonathan Bachman/ Both paths in the draft have validity Wide receiver or quarterback? Which will the New York Giants select with the sixth pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. Mock drafters continue to lead toward wide receiver. In this week’s edition of our Giants mock draft tracker, 25 of 45 mocks (55.6%) have the Giants selecting a wide receiver. Thirteen of those mock drafts (28.9%) give the Giants Malik Nabers of LSU. Twelve (26.7%) give New York Rome Odunze of Washington. Sixteen mock drafts (35.6%) have the Giants...

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Trades by the Vikings and Chargers complicate the Top 5 - What does it mean for the Giants?

Photo by Stacy Revere/ The Giants’ draft plans got more complicated after the Vikings and Chargers made trades Friday morning Things got more interesting — or perhaps nervous — for the New York Giants on Friday morning thanks to a pair of trades. The big news of the morning (so far, as of this writing) is that the Minnesota Vikings have acquired the 23rd overall pick from the Houston Texans, per reports. According to a report from Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, the Vikings traded picks 42, 188, and their 2025 second round pick to the Texans for picks 23 and...

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UTEP linebacker is Seahawks’ first reported top 30 visit

Photo by Kara Durrette/ Tyrice Knight starred in Conference USA for the UTEP Miners. Lost in all of the Seattle Seahawks’ roster moves is news of a top 30 visit ahead of next month’s NFL Draft. The Draft Network’s Justin Melo reports that University of Texas-El Paso linebacker Tyrice Knight has visits scheduled with the Seahawks and New York Giants. #UTEP LB Tyrice Knight has upcoming Top 30 visits with the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks, per sources.Knight will also attend #Bucs Local Day.Kmgirn ran a 4.63 with an elite 1.54 10-yard split. He'll run in...

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NFL free agency: Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign C/G Ben Bredeson

Photo by Mike Lawrence/ Bredeson leaves New York after three years The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed (now former) New York Giants interior lineman Ben Bredeson, per a report from Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. Bredeson was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round (143rd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was a reserve lineman for the Ravens when the Giants traded a 2022 fourth round pick for him prior to the start of the 2021 season to help bolster an offensive line that had concerning depth issues. Bredeson has since spent the last three...

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Cowboys should target this running back in the 2024 NFL draft

Photo by Don Juan Moore/ With the Cowboys passing on high-market running backs in free agency, they should look at this option in the draft. The Dallas Cowboys front office passed on several highly-touted free agent running backs in the first wave of free agency. While Saquon Barkley’s price-tag always felt a little too rich for the Cowboys, him signing with the Philadelphia Eagles not only felt like a slap in the face for New York Giants fans, but helps the Eagles chances at winning the NFC East in 2024. One player that had been spoken about as a free agent target...

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Giants news, 3/14: Brian Burns, Daniel Jones, Tommy DeVito, more headlines

New York Giants news for Thursday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Objectively, the Giants are doing well in free agency so far NFL free agency: Isaiah Hodgins not tendered by New York Giants Film study: The immense upside of Brian Burns Giants free agency rumors: TE Chris Manhertz, RB A.J. Dillon connected to Giants New York Giants 2024 free agency tracker: News, rumors, signings, trades, updates, more 2024 NFL Draft pro day tracker: Who are the Giants watching? 2024 NFL Draft prospect profile: Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida 2024 NFL Draft prospect...

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Are the Giants the best draft fit for QB Spencer Rattler?

Spencer Rattler | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/ Maybe, if the Giants want to take a Day 2 of Day 3 swing at the position Are the New York Giants the best fit for South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler in the 2024 NFL Draft? Jordan Reid of ESPN [subscriber only] thinks so. In a piece ranking his top 13 quarterbacks in the 2024 draft class, Reid has Rattler at No. 7 and lists the Giants as his potential fit. Reid sees Rattler as a late-Day 2 or early-Day 3 selection. The Giants have pick No. 47 in the middle of Round 2 and pick No. 70 early in Round 3. The also have pick...

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2024 NFL Draft prospect profile: T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State

Photo by Dylan Buell/ Could Tampa be a good value for the Giants’ new defense? The New York Giants are going to be changing up their defensive scheme and philosophy in 2024. There will obviously be an adjustment period, but it has the advantage of not placing quite as high a premium on athleticism in the secondary as the more aggressive schemes the Giants have used over the last two years. Iowa State cornerback T.J. Tampa does happen to be a great athlete, in addition to having the skill set to play in a zone-based scheme. However, he’s flying a bit below the...

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2024 NFL Draft pro day tracker: Who are the Giants watching?

Photo by Rich Schultz/ Tracking the Giants’ moves on the Pro Day circuit There’s a lot going on around the NFL despite the fact that we’re in the “off season”. The process leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft is churning along, and the New York Giants have already had a hectic start to the 2024 free agency period. But now that the news around free agency has died down a bit, it’s time to turn our attention back to the upcoming draft. NFL front office personnel, coaches, and scouts are now pinballing around the country as schools put on their pro days....

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NFL free agency: What will the Giants do for a backup quarterback?

Josh Dobbs | Photo by Ian Maule/ Options are flying off the board in free agency When will New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen make a move for a backup quarterback? Or, will he make one at all? Schoen has acknowledged that the Giants need to supplement the position because of concerns that starting quarterback Daniel Jones might not be recovered from ACL surgery in time to open the 2024 season. The Giants have been thought to be in the market to both sign a veteran backup and select a potential quarterback of the future in the 2024 NFL Draft. Midway through Day 2...

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2024 free agency: Giants sign safety Jalen Mills

Photo by Justin K. Aller/ The Giants add a former Eagle to their secondary The New York Giants have agreed to terms with former Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots safety Jalen Mills. The Giants are reportedly signing Mills to a one-year contract at the veteran minimum. Mills, 29, was originally drafted by the Eagles out of LSU in the seventh round (233rd overall) of the 2016 NFL draft. Mills was considered a potential Day 2 selection prior to suffering a fractured fibula (and torn ligaments) in his 2015 season at LSU. Mills might not replace Xavier McKinney...

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An updated list of the Carolina Panthers 2024 draft picks

Photo by David Jensen/ The Panthers have some more ammunition to use in the upcoming draft next month. Finally, the Brian Burns contract saga has come to a close in Carolina. Yesterday, a late deal came together with the New York Giants, as they paid Brian Burns every penny he wanted in a huge 5 year, $150 million dollar deal and sent a 2nd round pick and a 2025 5th round pick to the Panthers in exchange for his services. They also flipped pick 165 overall to the Giants for pick 141 in the 5th round. The Panthers in turn freed up over $20 million in cap space as the...

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Giants re-sign ILB Carter Coughlin to one-year deal

Photo by Michael Owens/ The fifth-year linebacker will remain with the Giants With free agency underway, the New York Giants have resigned inside linebacker Carter Coughlin to a one-year deal. Coughlin, 26, posted on his Instagram story that he will return for year five in East Rutherford, N.J. Carter Coughlin returning to the Giants (via his IG stories) pic.twitter.com/Gl1k8E6MVQ— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) March 11, 2024 The Giants drafted the former Minnesota Golden Gopher in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. In his first four seasons, Coughlin...

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Giants hold Top 30 visits with top three WRs in 2024 draft class

Malik Nabers | Photo by Michael Hickey/ Marvin Harrison, Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze were in East Rutherford, per report The NFL world is abuzz with the idea that the New York Giants are ready to move on from quarterback Daniel Jones and will do what they have to in order to land one of the top four quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft class. What, though, if that isn’t the case? The mock draft world still believes wide receiver is the most likely choice for GM Joe Schoen at No. 6. The Giants, in need of a top-tier wide receiver, are certainly doing their homework on that...

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Grading Joe Schoen’s performance as GM of the New York Giants

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports As the third roster-building season of Schoen’s tenure begins, let’s assess his work Big Blue View’s resident scientist, Tony DelGenio, recently asked and, in his way, answered the question of whether or not Joe Schoen was a good general manager. I can’t let Tony have all the fun weighing in on that topic. Schoen will be front and center for the next several weeks as he tries to upgrade the New York Giants roster in free agency and the NFL Draft. So, it’s a good time to talk about the work Schoen has done across his first two...

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Giants news, 3/9: Russell Wilson visit, J.J. McCarthy, Malik Nabers, more headlines

New York Giants news for Saturday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Giants mock draft tracker: J.J. McCarthy support takes huge post-Combine jump Our post-NFL Scouting Combine New York Giants mock draft tracker shows a dramatic shift in thinking when it comes to Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. In last week’s tracker, only two of 54 mock drafters (3.7%) gave McCarthy to the Giants. This week, 10 of 31 (32.2%) chose McCarthy to be the long-term replacement for Daniel Jones. Two of those mock drafts gave McCarthy to the Giants via trading up. LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers...

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Poll results: The overwhelming majority of fans do not want J.J. McCarthy with sixth pick

Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via It’ll take more than a National Championship to win the hearts of Giants fans It seems that no matter what the New York Giants do in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, someone is going to be upset. If the team drafts a wide receiver, those who believe that it’s time for the team to turn the page and look to 2025 and beyond will (probably) be upset. If the team drafts a quarterback, those who want the team to invest in winning now will (probably) be upset. In that vein, we asked the BBV community whether they believe that...

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Giants won’t receive any compensatory picks in 2024 draft

Giants have six picks in upcoming draft As expected, the New York Giants were not awarded any compensatory picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Compensatory picks are awarded in Rounds 3-7 based on a complicated formula involving salary, playing time and postseason honors. The NFL awarded 34 compensatory picks this year, including two special selections that were awarded at the end of the third round to the teams — the Rams and 49ers — that have had a minority employee hired as a head coach or primary football executive by another club. The Giants lost two free agents who...

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Chris’ post-Combine mock draft: Calculated aggression lands Jayden Daniels

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/ Can math help the Giants? The 2024 NFL Scouting combine is behind us and the 2024 NFL Draft is coming up quickly. There’s still a lot of process left to go, but draft boards are starting to take shape. This is one of the landmarks on the calendar around which pretty much everyone releases a mock draft. Personally, I don’t view mocks as an attempt to predict who will go where, but rather as a tool to look at teams’ needs, philosophies, and how individual players may (or may not) fit with them. In this case, I have the New York Giants...

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Giants mock draft tracker: J.J. McCarthy support takes huge post-Combine jump

J.J. McCarthy | Photo by Michael Hickey/ Mock drafters are buying the McCarthy to the Giants hype Our post-NFL Scouting Combine New York Giants mock draft tracker shows a dramatic shift in thinking when it comes to Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Mock drafters are obviously buying the speculation coming out of Indianapolis that McCarthy, quarterback of the national champion Wolverines, could be the apple of Giants’ GM Joe Schoen’s eye. In last week’s tracker, only two of 54 mock drafters (3.7%) gave McCarthy to the Giants. This week, 10 of 31 (32.2%) chose...

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NFL free agency: Edge options for the Giants this offseason

Photo by Michael Owens/ How can the Giants add help opposite Kayvon Thibodeaux? The New York Giants have needs throughout their roster. However, one of the more pressing needs is at the edge position, despite multiple high draft investments over the last three years. The Giants currently have Kayvon Thibodeaux, Azeez Ojulari, Boogie Basham, and Tomon Fox, with Benton Whitley and Jeremiah Martin on the roster. Thibodeaux recorded 11.5 sacks, 44 pressures, and 12 tackles for a loss in his second season. Some want to see more from the former Oregon Duck, but he had a good...

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Should the Giants draft J.J McCarthy? | The Carton Show

The New York Giants are reportedly interested in drafting Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy. Craig Carton addresses these rumors and asks if this is a good idea or not.

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2024 NFL Draft prospect profile: Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina

Photo by Todd Kirkland/ Can Legette be the next A.J. Brown? This is going to get old saying, but it bears repeating: The wide receiver class in the 2024 NFL Draft is incredibly deep. Not only are their top-tier talents in the class, it also boasts players who would likely be first rounders in almost any other class. That’s great news for teams like the New York Giants who could really use an infusion of talent at the position. That’s less good for players like Xavier Legette of South Carolina who could be coveted picks in another class but could get pushed down the...

Power actor Rotimi admits he was shocked when Giants drafted QB Daniel Jones | Jalen & Jacoby

Power actor Rotimi tells Jalen & Jacoby that he was "shocked" when the New York Giants drafted Daniel Jones in the 2019 NFL Draft, adding that he had to Google who he was. ✔

Eli Manning opens up on Daniel Jones draft pick, Odell Beckham Jr. trade | NFL on ESPN

Eli Manning sits down with Sal Paolantonio to talk about fellow New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, the trade of Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns, and his preparation for the 2019 NFL season. ✔

Daniel Jones PERFECT in preseason debut | QB battle in NY? | CBS Sports HQ

Even if it's just for a moment, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones silenced the naysayers with his opening drive of the preseason. After Eli Manning got the start and went three-and-out, the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft took the field and marched