Loading ...After a rough couple weeks inside the New York Giants front office, Big Blue announced (as did Garafolo) today that they have locked up CB, Kevin Dockery, via a 2nd-round tender worth $1.545 million.
While Dockery will be competing against Terrell Thomas for time on the field, especially with starters, Aaron Ross and Corey Webster already taking up the majority of the time.
Dockery often flies under the radar but has been a solid player for the Giants since he came on board in 2006. Thus far, in his few years of service to the Giants, Dockery has accrued 97 solo tackles, 24 passes defended, 3 INTs, 1 forced fumble and 1 touchdown.
It also will go a long way to keep another NY Giants veteran (even of only 3 years) on the team to maintain some stability…at least on the continuity front.
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simon, I agree with that. Reese should make a “reasonable offer”. But I think that is a #1 and a #5 and a contract base of about $5MM with some incentives that don’t get it up above about $6.5-$7MM in any case (and some need to be team-oriented rather than individual production numbers). If any WR comes in above those numbers it will cause a lot of problems on the team because guys who are more important in regard to winning will feel they are being treated with less appreciation than someone who comes in with lots of questions about his real ability.
F55- Well, If you eliminate Moss and Plaxico two of the three WR that were free agents that came into contribute to a Super Bowl season than you have TO on the Eagles. That is just recent history. Your point is not well taken considering its not about a FA acquisition or trading, its about having a bonafide #1. We lost our stud #1 and #2 receiver and you think a rookie can take on this role because it is an unimportant position. I do not buy it. Since I answered your question, I have one for you? Name me a Super Bowl Contender that competed with a Rookie as their number one option?And you also said “Second, even a “non-expert” can figure out that $8MM used on a questionable wide receiver means that there is $8MM less to be spread around the rest of the roster within the cap. Duh. What part of that equation is hard to understand? And is it a great intellectual leap to figure out that also means that not having that extra money means that you will probably lose at least 3-4 of your young players”First I heard you saying the same thing before free agency, I would worry less about losing the young guys and have more faith in Reese and his “Cap-ology” aptitude. When you say we will lose “at least 3-4 of our young player” that is just hyperbole. So lets kiss Ross and Smith goodbye because we signed Canty. It is just not that simple.
FF55- Trading one first round pick (with maybe a 5th thrown in) doesn’t jeopardize us winning for years to come. Neither does that salary. Wide receivers make that much. The problem is when you make a pattern out these acquisitions…
NFL Network is showing a re-broadcast of the Giants-Browns game from early this year. I couldn’t but help flinch every time a ball was thrown to Edwards. He had one that bounced off his fingers, another that hit him on the shoulder… the guy just doesn’t know how to catch a ball. Derek Anderson was on fire and was hitting everyone who was open. He made the Browns TE look like the second coming of Mike Ditka.
simon, see above. But frankly, I don’t think they’d take it (they’d assume at that point that we’re desperate and ask too much, and we wouldn’t have time to work a contract with Edwards’ agent before the deal would have to get done) so I’d be more inclined to immediately work some trades to move way up in Round 2, use the #29 pick on whichever ILB left whom I ranked highest (probably Laurinitis unless a miracle has dropped Maualuga in our lap and his character has been thoroughly vetted by the Giants and he’s okay) was left, and then take Barden, Murphy, Iglesias or Robiskie with my high second-round pick.
I think a 1 and 5 is reasonable. And I think your contract range is pretty good, but over 4 or 5 years you might hit the 6.5-7mill area in the last year. At that point you’re going to extend or cut ties anyway.
Simon-Bingo nice post
Name me a Super Bowl Contender that competed with a Rookie as their number one option?———————Eagles last year. DeSean Jackson was one of the major reasons why they got so far. Sorry but you asked.
I got a question for the writers or anyone who has knowledge about it. I had an debate with a friend, He thinks it would cost every pick we have to move up from 29 to 2 to get Crabtree. I believe a 1st and 2 2nds could get the trade done. What do you guys think? And I would you guys rather get Crabtree or Braylon Edwards. Also do you think if the Giants moved up to number 2 would they consider drafting Curry over Crabtree considering he could be a great LB for the next 10 years and make our defense even more amazing?
FF55 – A couple points in rebuttal. First, you state that a rookie receiver will be at least 90% as good or better than Edwards (or Ocho or Boldin, but I only advocate Edwards). Which one? I sure as hell don’t know. I trust JR to make good picks, but we can’t blindly assume that he will always pick the guy who will pan out. If we trade for Edwards, we are guaranteed to get a guy who is 100% as good as Edwards, obviously.Also, regarding mortgaging the future for the present. First, I doubt Edwards contract would be over 7 million/year. He just hasn’t performed to that level. Also, as stated above by simon, 7/year isn’t 7/year. It will include a guaranteed signing bonus, base salaries, roster bonuses, and escalators. We are probably looking at a 5 year, $35 million deal with approximately $18 million guaranteed. Backload the salary and you can cut him after a couple years if he doesn’t pan out. Is it still expensive? Yes. Will it cost us our future as a franchise? I don’t think so.Also, 2011 looks to be a lockout year. Hopefully not, but the signs point that way. Do we want to draft a rookie to play sparingly this year (thanks Coughlin), get some time next year, then miss an entire season due to lockout? It could potentially put off having a #1 WR until 2012. Our offensive line won’t look so young anymore, and alot of contracts will come up.I see it as the smartest move, provided a sign and trade with a contract we sign off on. I won’t take Braylon with a contract to-be-negotiated.Finally, it is possible to win with subpar WRs. So far, that’s all our group has qualified as. (I love Smith, but he will never require double teams) Also, as much as I like Eli, he is not the kind of QB who can carry a below average WR corps. With Plax and Toomer he was never any better than a 60% passer (and often much worse). If we had Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, I’d feel better trotting this group out there.You worry about committing too much to the WR position. We have nothing committed to it now. I’m pretty sure Tyree is our highest paid WR, and he’s a strong cut possibility.I know we continue to “agree to disagree”, but I think there is a strong argument in favor of bringing in Edwards. The only real argument against, in my opinion, is this perception that he will cost 8-10 million per season. I just don’t think the market bears that cost for him, and his agent has to know it. Also, his agent has to know that another year in Cleveland will only hurt his value.