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With 2019 first-round pick DeAndre Baker on the commissioner’s exempt list and 2018 third-round pick (supplemental draft) Sam Beal sitting out the season due to COVID-19, what do the New York Giants do at CB2?
Rookie Darnay Holmes seems destined to win the nickel job, but that leaves the team with a glaring absence alongside James Bradberry, who is well-established at CB1.
The Giants did sign veteran Ryan Logan, but based on early indications, he will primarily play safety. There’s also Julian Love, who is likely to play most positions in the secondary based on scenario and circumstance.
Ultimately, there’s nothing concrete. And apparently, there’s not going to be.
We’ve heard things like running back by committee and rotational defensive linemen, but how about mixing and matching at cornerback? That’s apparently what the Giants are going to do.
“Right now, we’re looking to play as many of our players as possible at those positions. Keep them fresh and rotate,” head coach Joe Judge told reporters on Sunday. “One thing we haven’t had yet is a preseason game or a regular season game yet obviously. We’re going to make sure we use all of our guys, roll them on through, and we’ll see who performs the best. Whoever the hot hand is we may go with, but we’re going to make sure we keep rolling them on through and building the experience of the group as a whole.”
One of the first players likely to get a call is Isaac Yiadom, who was acquired from the Denver Broncos via trade last week and who picked up his playbook for the very first time on Monday (exactly seven days removed from kickoff).
“We like the way he plays on the line of scrimmage. He has some experience within the league. That goes a little bit of ways, but it’s our job as coaches to get him caught up to our system as fast as possible,” Judge added. “There won’t be much carryover necessarily from the other system, but we try to keep as many of the techniques similar for him so he can carry over as fast as possible. But we like the energy and effort he plays with, we like the physicality he shows on the line of scrimmage, and obviously, this is a guy that we remember when he came out of college not too long ago in the draft. We’ve known about this guy in the league for a while.”
This approach does not instill a lot of confidence.
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