Pretty good write up over at r/Panthers listing several key matchups. I'm sure they'd love some fan-to-fan discussion

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Pretty good write up over at r/Panthers listing several key matchups. I'm sure they'd love some fan-to-fan discussion

Re-signings:

Name	Position	Age	Contract	Description
Prince Amukamara	CB	26	3 years, $16.5M ($5.5M/yr)	Amukamara is a player I (and many others) had high hopes for coming into the season. Some even thought of him as our CB1 over DRC. Unfortunately, Prince had a down year by anyone’s standards, and has been injury prone for nearly his entire career. In fact, with 2013 as an outlier, Amukamara has never made it through a season healthy and playing like a CB1. That means he probably isn’t going to fetch a CB1 contract this offseason. Still, some team may offer him $6M+/yr, but I think the Giants are best off lowballing Prince in this scenario.
Robert Ayers	DE	30	2 years, $11.5M ($5.75M/yr)	Ayers is our best DE outside of JPP, and PFF absolutely adores his pass rushing ability. They’ve now rated him as a top-5 4-3 DE two years in a row. While I’m not singing that high of praise for him, there’s no doubt that our defense is markedly better with Ayers on the field. He and JPP make a great tandem when healthy. The two major things working against Ayers are age (30) and the lack of any pedigree as an elite pass rusher. His years in Denver were a bit quiet. But at this kind of deal I honestly think we’d be getting a great deal for Ayers.
Larry Donnell	TE	27	RFA Tender (~$1.5M)	Donnell hasn’t done anything special this season, and when it comes down to it he’s probably the type of player I’d lowball in the offseason and be okay if he walked. But, the RFA tender is cheap, assuming we don’t assign a specific round to it.
Dallas Reynolds	C	31	1 year, $925K	Pretty self-explanatory here. Reynolds, while not an outstanding player by any stretch of the imagination, is a solid, cheap depth option at C.

Total Re-signing Deduction: $13.5M

Remaining Cap Space: $39.8M

FA Signings:

Name	Position	Former Team	Age	Contract	Description
Danny Trevathan	MLB	Denver Broncos	25	5 years, $48M ($9.6M/yr)	This team needs some serious talent at MLB. Jasper Brinkley has been a nice surprise this season but he’s just another Beason clone: solid against the run, and a total liability against the pass. Trevathan has been dominant in Gary Kubiak’s 3-4 Defense this year as an ILB, making plays and grading out as one of the NFL’s best LBs against the pass, according to PFF. Both of Denver’s star ILBs, Trevathan and Brandon Marshall, are impending FAs. It is very unlikely they both remain Broncos, and because Marshall has had success for longer I imagine they’ll try to bring him back. Trevathan should command somewhere in the ballpark of $10M per year, and this would be the 2nd ex-Bronco we deal out a 5-year contract to (the first being DRC).
Tashaun Gipson	FS		25	4 years, $36M ($9M/yr)	Landon Collins has improved over the season and should undoubtedly be our starting SS next year, but there is still a big hole next to him on the roster. Tashaun Gipson would be a very nice plug for that hole. While he didn’t quite live up to his 2014 pro bowl season this year, Gipson was still an excellent coverage Safety. With 14 INTs in his 4 year career, he’s also something of a ball hawk. Cleveland would be silly to let Gipson go considering his age and talent, but if he does hit the market I think our GM will have a hard time not throwing suitcases of money in his direction. $9M per year seems pretty fair, that’s close to top-5 S pay and Gipson is definitely top 10.
Vinny Curry	DE		27	4 years, $30M ($7.5M/yr)	Going with the local boy who ran to the dark side, Curry was drafted out of college as a 4-3DE, and feels he is more useful in that scheme than the current 3-4 defense utilized by the Eagles. Despite playing as a 3-4 end, Curry racked up 9 sacks just a year ago. Curry could be a steal of a signing, and it seems unlikely that Philly will be bringing him back. It seems we sign someone from a division rival every year, and Curry’s pass rushing abilities would be greatly needed on a Giants DL which just lost JPP.
Ahtyba Rubin	DT		29	3 years, $9.9M ($3.3M/yr)	The Giants will likely sign a replacement if they let both Cullen Jenkins and Markus Kuhn walk this offseason. Ahtyba Rubin could be a strong candidate, with 30 combined tackles, 2 sacks and an INT on the season for Seattle. He’s more of a rotation guy than a full-time starter, which is what we need more of to allow guys like Jay Bromley to get playing time without being our only option.
Antonio Gates	TE		35	1 year, $5.25M	I’ve been surprised and impressed by the play of Will Tye this season, but to call him a starting TE moving forward is a tad bit premature. I also don’t think of Donnell as a starting TE, so the Giants are in need of a potential stop-gap starter. Who better to bridge the gap than Antonio Gates? Gates is an All-Pro TE who is admittedly reaching the twilight of his career, but who has shown he can still play good football. San Diego has both him and Ladarius Green to re-sign, and I’m betting they go with the young blood here. A one year deal is perfect for the G-Men, and at $5M Gates would still be making high-end starter money.
Byron Bell	OG	Tennessee Titans	26	2 years, $3.2M ($1.6M/yr)	I know, I know. Byron Bell?!? Hardly an upgrade over John Jerry. But while Bell’s criticism was well-deserved during his tenure as an OT in Carolina, he was markedly better this season as a backup Guard for the Titans. That’s just what he’d be in NY, and besides, backing up the oft-injured Geoff Schwartz.
Kyle Wilson	CB		28	1 year, $1.2M	Wilson is more of a JAG as far as CBs go, but he was competent enough this season and should be solid depth for us. He can compete with Trevin Wade for the starting slot CB position next season.
Bryan Walters	WR		28	1 year, $1.75M	Walters has been a reliable WR for the Jags this year, and could be a potential diamond in the rough for the G-Men. He would likely be the #3/4WR on the depth chart, keeping Dwayne Harris to KR/PR duties as long as everyone is healthy.

Total FA signings: $38M

Draft:

Round	Player	Position	School	Description
1	Laquon Treadwell	WR	Ole Miss	Considered by many to be the best WR prospect in the nation, Treadwell is a big-bodied receiver who can offer immediate help as a redzone threat and possession guy, but also possesses great strength and athleticism to break a long TD. Treadwell is also a magnificent run blocker, and reminds me of Brandon Marshall in that and many regards. Having Treadwell, OBJ and Cruz on the field all at the same time would just be unfair for opposing defenses.
2	Jonathan Bullard	DE	Florida	The big, 283-pound Bullard has exploded onto the college scene this season, racking up 6.5 sacks and an impressive 17.5 tackles for loss. While he currently plays mostly DT, Bullard possesses the athleticism to start at DE in a 4-3, and would go a long way to improving the Giants’ run defense almost immediately. There are those who question Bullard’s technique and call him a raw player, which honestly seems right up the Giants’ alley. He will be going around this high on draft day, anyway.
3	Alex Collins	RB	Arkansas	Alex Collins impresses me whenever I watch him. He is a power back first, something reminiscent of Andre Williams coming out of college, but he also possesses some traits that Williams did not: vision and lateral quickness. Stats rarely matter when talking about players and even less so when comparing RBs, I found. But the tape doesn’t lie: Collins can and will break through you, but if he needs to, he can also sidestep you and break your ankles. I think he could be a great future bellcow back to groom behind Rashad Jennings for a year.
4	Josh Augusta	DT	Missouri	Another somewhat raw DL prospect, Augusta hasn’t notched a single sack all this season for Missouri. But, he has still spent a fair amount of time in opponents’ backfields, and is more of a space-eater on running downs than anything. Additionally, Augusta is probably the biggest threat on Mizzou’s DL and has had to deal with double and triple teams. The Giants have had luck finding mid round DTs in the past (Hankins, Joseph, hopefully Bromley) and they need depth at the position.
5	Kevin Peterson	CB	Oklahoma State	If you read my previous Mock Offseason, you know how much I like Kevin Peterson. The nation seems to be low on this guy, who I see as a potential NFL superstar. He plays well in man-to-man, is deceptively athletic, and has the ball skills to create turnovers at the next level. This is a pick who would likely start as depth, but one I have hope could evolve into a full-time starter down the road.
6	Terrance Smith	ILB	FSU	In this mock offseason, the Giants did not re-sign Jasper Brinkley. That means the back up MLB spot goes to Uani Unga. While I like Unga’s heart, I’m really not sold on him as a player (especially in pass coverage), and a little competition could never hurt. Smith’s former teammate, the other T. Smith (Telvin, of the Jaguars) just had an outstanding year as a 5th round pick. And we tend to make the most out of our late-round LB selections.

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