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So now what?


The Giants have added a much-needed piece to their off-season puzzle when they signed free agent safety Antrel Rolle Friday.  There has been polarizing reaction from fans and sports writers, but mostly the reaction has been positive.  Sure, the G-men paid a lot of money for a safety, but with an uncapped year in 2010, they kind of had to open up their collective wallet.  And now, especially if Kenny Phillips returns healthy as anticipated, the Giants will have a dominant 1-2 punch at the safety position, hopefully for the next five years. 

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Giants upgrade secondary with Rolle


The Giants were one of the big spenders on the first day of free agency, agreeing to terms with former Arizona Cardinals safety Antrel Rolle.  This immediately improves their secondary, a secondary in which opposing quarterbacks salivated over last season.  And if Kenny Phillips winds up returning from a knee injury that wiped out most of his 2009 season, the G-men will have one of the best 1-2 safety tandems in the NFL. 

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No moves just yet….


The free agency bonanza began last night at midnight and while Julius Peppers has agreed to term with the Bears, the Giants have their mind set further back on their defense–namely in the secondary, where they are pursuing CB Antrel Rolle, released by the Cardinals yesterday. 

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Let the bidding begin….


It’s free agency time, folks, and word on the street is the G-men are set to offer the prize of the free agent class, DE Julius Peppers, $100 million over 7 years.  Damn.  That’s a lot of money but that’s a lot of sacks the Giants desperately need.  Is Peppers still in his prime?  Maybe at the tail end of it, but he only just turned 30 in January. 

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LT in the Giants’ backfield?


When I first heard that the Chargers were releasing LaDainian Tomlinson, I had a fleeting thought that maybe he’d be a good fit for our G-men.  I mean, last year we lost Derrick Ward and then had to watch Brandon Jacobs under-perform (with a gimpy knee no less) and watch with a lump in our throat every time Ahmad Bradshaw touched the ball, waiting for his foot to snap under the pressure of what was classified as a hairline fracture. 

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Nothing’s changed with Osi


Apparently Osi Umenyiora met with Jerry Reese and Tom Coughlin recently to discuss his future with the team, and he hasn’t budged on his stance–start me or let me start for another team.  Of course, the Giants don’t have to do that, because Osi is under contract, but they don’t want another Jeremy Shockey situation, where one player is too disruptive to the entire team.  Coughlin said as much yesterday at the combine in Indy. 

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Why I want a beast in the draft


Sure, I took DE Derrick Morgan in the Fanball mock draft, because the Giants’ atrocious pass rush needs help and because Morgan was the best pass rusher available at #15.  But I hope the G-men don’t really do that, nor do I think Morgan will fall that far anyway. 

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FSN 2010 Mock Draft: Giants select DE Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech


So after the release of Antonio Pierce two weeks ago, it would make the most sense to grab a middle linebacker of the future with the 15th pick, right?  Well, that’s what I thought, too.  But there were a few things that kept me from doing that as the Giants’ correspondent in the Fanball mock draft. 

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Fanball 2010 mock draft


Hey folks….I apologize for reporting this a few days late, but I wanted you to know we at Fanball/Rototimes are participating in a mock draft (first round only for now) for the network.  I am picking on behalf of our Giants with the 15th overall pick.  Here is a message from our fearless leader, Bryan Douglass…..

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How bad do we want Dansby?


For as nice as it would be to have another “team leader” type like Karlos Dansby to step in at middle linebacker and give us the leadership AND the tackles that Antonio Pierce didn’t, we have to ask ourselves the question.  Is Dansby worth the $10-$12 million per year he’s reportedly commanding?  I’m not sure I can answer that, but instead I will leave you with a question.

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