Think the New York Giants are having the offseason they need to get back to NFL civilization? Believe it or not, they just might be, and the the NFL Draft is still to come.
In Pro Football Focus’ latest “offseason improvement index” the Giants are rated third behind the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts.
Updated Improvement Index for the additions of Clinton-Dix to the Cowboys and Gurley to the Falcons.
Also lowered the impact of backup QB changes, which moves the Cardinals slightly ahead of the Colts and into first placehttps://t.co/fgYqM2rD2V pic.twitter.com/wNfyUfMf5M
— Kevin Cole (@KevinColePFF) March 20, 2020
The Cardinals top the list after dumping running back David Johnson and his bloated contract on Houston in exchange for Pro Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The Colts have had a strong offseason, signing quarterback Philip Rivers, trading for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner and re-signing offensive tackle Anthony Castonzo.
The Giants have addressed several needs at cornerback (James Bradberry) linebacker (Blake Martinez, Kyler Fackrell, David Mayo), offensive tackle (Cam Fleming) and special teams (Nate Ebner, Cody Core), not to mention the decision to play the franchise tag on Leonard Williams.
In addition, the Giants’ new coaching staff has been widely heralded as strong hires all around.
A light at the end of the tunnel?
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