ESPN names Giants' biggest weakness for this season
The New York Giants locked in Daniel Jones as their quarterback on a multi-year deal. Additionally, they upgraded his targets. The biggest addition was at tight end, though, rather than wide receiver. That's Darren Waller. The wide receiver unit is interesting, but it isn't an upper echelon part of the roster. ESPN believes that wide receiver […]
The New York Giants locked in Daniel Jones as their quarterback on a multi-year deal. Additionally, they upgraded his targets. The biggest addition was at tight end, though, rather than wide receiver. That's Darren Waller. The wide receiver unit is interesting, but it isn't an upper echelon part of the roster.
ESPN believes that wide receiver is the biggest weakness for the Giants this season. They don't necessarily think that the talent can't perform, but they just aren't sure how all of the players will work together. The unit is very unproven.
Weakest unit: Wide receiver. The question marks here are massive. Here is who is competing: Wan'Dale Robinson (torn ACL in Week 11), Sterling Shepard (torn ACL in Week 3), Parris Campbell (has missed 34 games in four seasons), Jamison Crowder (24 missed games over the last three seasons), Darius Slayton (was on the trade block last offseason), Isaiah Hodgins(13 appearances in three seasons) and Jalin Hyatt (third-round rookie). Will quantity over quality work out? We'll see. — Clay
The points are fair from Clay. The wideouts are young for the most part, and Slayton/Shepard have have seen plenty of time on the shelf due to injuries. Robinson and Hyatt are both youthful options that must stay healthy. Regardless of the expectations, it's what the Giants will most likely roll with to start the year.
As far as weak units, I would actually say that the secondary is the weakest for the Giants right now. Xavier McKinney has been impressive at times, but there's no depth around him at safety. At Cb, they drafted Deonte Banks. He fits their scheme well, but the transition may be tough for him in year one.
Behind him, Adoree Jackson is the only cornerback with proven starting capabilities at the NFL level. Darnay Holmes and Cor'Dale Flott both struggled at times last season. Both WR and secondary will be areas to watch for New York this season.
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