Giants Free Agent Situation
The Giants recently released two classic Giants, Rich Seubert and Shaun O’Hara. I can’t say I blame them. Both guys are coming off surgeries and are getting old. It doesn’t matter if who they are, they are not exempt from the business that is professional sports. Every fan claims he/she understands that sports is a business, until their favorite player gets traded away. In that case, their favorite star has been done wrong and the team is at fault. I think the only player I know who cannot be traded (or not re-signed) due to his history with the team is Derek Jeter (and he still almost wasn’t re-signed last year.) Anyway, time to move on.
Speaking of moving on, it’s time to shake up the Giants roster. The Superbowl team has become stale. My first suggestion is NOT to resign Ahmad Bradshaw or Osi Umenyiora. Osi won’t be effective for too much longerĀ and Bradshaw’s fumbles are just too big of a liability, especially when we have the opportunity to sign another running back in this years giant free agent running back stockpile. Here is the list of free agents that I think are worthy running back for the Giants, considering their reputation for quality RBs (no particular order):
- Jamaal Charles, KC
- Cedric Benson, CIN
- Darren Sproles, SD
- Joseph Addai, IND
- Ronnie Brown, MIA
- Ricky Williams, MIA
I don’t know how good our chances are at getting any of these guys, but I would love any one of them. I especially like Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams because they are sleepers; we could get them for cheap and short-term deals, while allowing our rookie running back Da’rel Scott develop. Still, I wish DeAngelo Williams hadn’t just agreed to resign with Carolina.
The next week will be lots of fun, with free agent signings beginning on Friday afternoon…if only the Giants would resign Plaxico!