August 15, 2006
Giants secondary looks to be OK
The Giants secondary seems to be in better shape than I thought it would be. I was hoping the Giants would take Jimmy Williams (the CB witht he Falcons now I think) at #32 because I was concerned about the secondary.
However, RW McQuarters is doing better than I thought he would. He seems to be a solid nickelback and good depth shoud a starting CB go down.
Even Frank Walker is really turning it on, outperforming Deloatch (who was a below average starter last season in his 13 games). So who is the 4th CB? A 4-year veteran who may finally be playing consistently or a new guy with a little starting experience? Either way, not bad for a 4th corner. It does make you wonder what happens to Underwood and McPhearson. Practice squad maybe? And then there's Bell, the special teams ace.
As for the safeties, no one seems worried about Demps. Wilson got burned by Heap against the Ravens, but Heap's talent is no excuse. Considering that all Giants NFC East oppoinents have good tight ends, Wilson needs to get better in coverage in a hurry.
Posted by James Trotta at August 15, 2006 11:58 PMSounds like what I was saying a few months ago with the secondary. Here's a link to a Yahoo article about some of the incidentals Madison has brought to the team helping to bring Walker along http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-giants-walker&prov=ap&type=lgns. With the offseason aquisitions the Giants made, my key concern for the defense was the DT spot, which is starting to look weaker and weaker, and the likelyhood of picking someone who can start off of the waiver wire is looking grim.
Posted by: Michael at August 16, 2006 3:46 AM