The Giants lost three of their four free agents on the first day.Â
After four years as a backup, you had to figure Reggie Torbor wanted to get a crack at starting in the NFL. That wasn’t going to happen in New York, so his choice to leave was an easy one. With Miami, he’ll get that chance and get paid starter’s money.
The loss of Mitchell is a bit disappointing. I’d sum up Mitchell as being durable, dependable, and versatile. He played steady ball for the champs, and I am sure all Giant fans wish him well. Buffalo didn’t break the bank to get him, so I am little surprised the Giants didn’t match the offer. But, what it clearly signals to me they feel third year Gerris Wilkinson is ready to start and want to see what he can do. Interestingly, Chicago’s Lance Briggs is receiving little to no interest. Again, as I stated in my free agency post, could the Giants make a run at him?
Courtesy of the Raiders, Gibril Wilson will be the third hightest paid safety in the NFL next season, and the Giants shouldn’t and didn’t match that. I thought Wilson was going to be one of those play-making type safeties after I saw him in his rookie year of 2004, but he never got back to that level. He was very solid this year (coincidently his walk year) but will be simply overpaid with his new contract. The Giants can find a suitable, less costly replacement in free agency, or Michael Johnson could be ready to take over. The draft will addess this area for depth.
Finally, I expect Derrick Ward to make it a perfect 4-4 in free agent defects. Ward knows he’ll be third string here behind Jacobs and Bradshaw, and much like Torbor, wants a chance to start (and be compensated accordingly). He’s flashed when healthy, but has history of injuries which could scare teams away from giving him what he thinks he is worth. There is a small chance he could return. If not, the Giants will have to decide to either keep Droughns as the third back or draft/sign a player. The Giants have had remarkable success eyeing RB’s so I am not concerned a bit.
I haven’t read much about player visits to the Giants, so I think Jerry Reese is just sitting back and waiting to see how things settle down after the initial surge of free agency. Â
I think Jerry Reese needs to get off his ass and get with someone who knows how to scout talent, because what Big Blue has playing for them now is a bunch of garbage. I know we’ve had some injuries to our veterans and we lost some major players because they could the Big Head after the Super Bowl win but these guys we have playing now play like they are in High School Corey Webster couldn’t cover my grandmother after 4 years he looks no better than he did his rookie year and the rest of the secondary are to sad to even talk about. Its time for a new coaching staff Coughin and Gilbrite have know gusts the only reason they coached like they did in 2007 is because their jobs were on the line. Its time for a change