Is It Smart For NFL Teams To Build Through Free Agency?

[MightyGiants]

I thought this was an interesting article, and there were some facts I found a bit surprising


https://www.the33rdteam.com/is-it-smart-for-nfl-teams-to-build-through-free-agency/

[Bob In PA]

Rich: Since no one has responded, here's something I also posted in the thread about our current young guards.

There IMO won't be a very high degree of likeliness that the Giants will be able to really help themselves in free-agency (regarding guards). The one good ones will essentially have a choice of teams and that probably leaves the Giants out.  Although Onwanu is my favorite (and already on an East-Coast cold-weather team) here are the rest of the possibilities who aren't too old:

Kevin Dotson 27 (actually IMO "too old" for a decent-length contract, but a very good player) from Mississippi (Rams)
Robert Hunt 27 (same problem) from Texas (Dolphins)
Jonah Jackson 27 (same problem) from Pennsylvania (Lions) so he's a maybe
Damien Lewis 26 - from Mississippi (Seahawks)
John Simpson 26 - from South Carolina (Ravens)
Mike Onwanu 26 - from Michigan (Patriots) another maybe and my favorite
Ezra Cleveland 25 - from Washington (Jaguars)

Why list the home town? Because it's IMO the one factor that might cause a player to want to play in NY/NJ

Bob

PS. And we still haven't discussed the style of offense their current teams play, and how well each player might fit with the Giants/Daboll/Kafka.