The New York Giants are reportedly seeking to transfer on from QB Daniel Jones — whom they signed to a four-year, $160 million deal — and decided against using the franchise tag on Saquon Barkley, arguably the second-best participant in franchise historical past.
Possibly the Giants will find yourself figuring out a long-term cope with Barkley this offseason, or possibly they’re merely permitting him to hit free company whereas he’s nonetheless considered as a dominant participant. What it seems just like the workforce is within the means of is a tear-down undertaking.
Huge Blue already launched their greatest inside offensive lineman — Mark Glowinski. Following the transfer, the G-Males have practically $40 million in cap house. Final offseason they signed prime extensive receiver Darius Slayton to an incentive-laden two-year deal. Wandale Robinson is on a rookie contract, and Darren Waller might retire.
And if the Giants do draft a QB, they’ll transfer on from Jones in 2025 and undergo solely a love faucet of a lifeless cap hit, versus the shot to the throat the Denver Broncos will obtain after releasing Russell Wilson.
We noticed how a lot New York regressed final season. Brian Daboll was in a position to make use of Barkley, twist ties, and gorilla glue to cobble collectively an offense that was ok to slip into the playoffs at 9-7-1 in 2022. However after Daboll emptied his junk drawer, the Giants stumbled and fell right into a 6-11 document in 2023.
What’s good for Daboll is that he will get to construct an offense the way in which that he sees match. He helped Josh Allen morph from a turnover machine right into a 40-touchdown-per-season performer. With cap house and the No. 6 total choose in addition to two second-rounders, Huge Blue’s HC will probably be in a position to begin to fill a roster with extra holes than the roof in Outkast’s “Ms. Jackson” video.
The means of patching that roof goes to take time. Hopefully that playoff win over the Minnesota Vikings and a few rooster cutlets from the DeVito household will probably be sufficient to carry over Huge Blue followers till the retooling is completed.
