Giants sign DE/DT Chris Canty
posted by Kyle on March 1st, 2009
Former Cowboy Chris Canty has signed a 6-year, $42 million deal with the Giants. $17.25 million is guaranteed.
ESPN.com story - Chris Canty signs with the New York Giants
This is a massive deal, especially with the Giants also signing interior lineman Rocky Bernard to a $4 million deal a few days ago.
What do I think about this deal? Well I love it until I saw the price tag, then I almost spit out my water. It’s probably worth the money, but is it a need? I think we should be spending that money elsewhere. HOWEVER, if the Giants are indeed back in the T.J. Houshmandzadeh stakes, this could show him that they are willing to do what it takes to win, and that goes a long way in contract negotiations, especially for a player who’s played for the Bungles for a long time. But if this prevents us from making a big-time WR signing, I don’t like it.
Also, looks like Fred Robbins is the odd man out here. He’s getting older, and I guess the Giants believe he’s past where he can help the team. And we all know how important a dominant DE line is. It’s been HUGE to the team’s success the past few years. But…..it’s not as important as a dominant WR in my opinion. And I think that should be the Giants’ #1 priority right now.
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:06 am
I would not be surprised if they either prepare a massive draft pick package for Boldin or they sign Housh (worry about getting back under the cap later in the year) and draft a potential #1 or hope that Burress only misses 4 games next year. Housh is a very good #2, but not the dominant #1 we need. I would not be surprised if he eventually ends up in NY, but I am reading that he’s likely heading either back to Cincy or to Minnesota. Keep an eye on this development…
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:08 am
I guess I was totally in the dark about the deterioration of Robbins. I never thought of him as a liability until seeing some of the commentary following the signing of Canty.
It does seem odd that the area they are targeting with the most intensity seems to be the front, when the biggest problems on D seemed to be at LB and in the secondary. With Osi coming back, I guess the intent is to move Kiwanuka back into the LB corps?
I also have been lacking in the following of the cap. Where does this leave us?
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I read somewhere that the Giants were around 15 million under the cap…these three deals pretty much chew up all that space until they have the pre-training camp cuts. I’m wondering what they have planned for filling the roster holes at Safety…I’m sure there’s a lot more to come rather soon.