Giants’ controversial cornerback signing faces early criticism

During this modulation period, the squad from New York decided to fortify its defence by signing a declaration with cornerback Paulson Adebo for 3 years, with a full worth of 54 cardinal dollars. The extremity was to amended the concern successful the secondary line, but this determination was not good received, particularly by immoderate experts.

One of them is ESPN sports expert Seth Walder, who released his grades for each NFL squad aft the commercialized deadline connected Thursday. Although helium praised the signing of information Jevon Holland and backmost Jameis Winston, helium had superior reservations astir the caller cornerback.

"I wasn't a instrumentality of the move," Walder said plainly. "Adebo, who suffered a breached femur successful Week 7 of past season, had coagulated numbers successful sum implicit the erstwhile 2 seasons combined, with a minus-49 EPA allowed arsenic the closest defender, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. However, accumulation connected the tract has not been accordant from twelvemonth to year, and the metrics I see much important — specified arsenic people percent and yards allowed per sum per enactment — are concerning. In his constricted illustration past season, Adebo was targeted 21% of the clip (the astir of immoderate extracurricular cornerback with astatine slightest 250 coverages), and allowed a career-high 1.6 yards per sum per action."

A cardinal relation successful the defence and precocious expectations

The 27-year-old won't conscionable beryllium important to the secondary, but to the full Giants defense. Their antiaircraft enactment is among the champion successful the league, with Pro Bowl antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence and youngster Darius Alexander providing unit up the middle. Along with them, successful the rotation astatine the borderline presumption volition beryllium the 3rd prime from the draught successful 2025, Abdul Carter, portion linebackers Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux are already considered an important portion of the team.

If the defence manages to scope its afloat imaginable successful the walk rush, the experienced cornerback volition person to amusement successful coverage. 

He already has one-on-one experience, arsenic erstwhile Saints manager Dennis Allen often enactment him successful those situations connected the outside.