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go pak go wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2021 18:04

Pckfn23 wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2021 14:49

go pak go wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2021 14:27

There is that.

But then because he played SO well you gotta be like, "we can't let this guy play for another team"

Ya, I totally get that thought process. I am not holding my breath that he will be healthy for 16 games and produce as a true #2 after being in the league for 6 years (7 if you count the COVID year).

And we don't need that right? Like we are sooo deep this year and that is awesome! We have a rich history of WRs getting hurt but this year, we can suffer 2 or even 3 injuries and feel confident going into the following week.

go pak go wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2021 18:39

lupedafiasco wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2021 18:28

go pak go wrote: ↑

16 Aug 2021 18:04

And we don't need that right? Like we are sooo deep this year and that is awesome! We have a rich history of WRs getting hurt but this year, we can suffer 2 or even 3 injuries and feel confident going into the following week.

We wanted a deep roster at the WR position like the Bucs had last year.

Now we got it.

Do not compare this to the Buccs.

We are superior to the Bucs at every position on offense except right tackle, WR #2 and WR #3.

The New York Giants churned and churned and churned their cornerback depth chart during training camp a season ago. They finally acquired Isaac Yiadom from the Denver Broncos for a seventh-round draft choice.

Yiadom was serviceable for the Giants last season, but the signing of Adoree’ Jackson showed that the organization wanted better.

Let’s discuss Yiadom as we finish this year’s profiles of the 90 players who are about to report to training camp.
The basics

Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 190
Age: 25
Position: Cornerback
Experience: 3
Contract: One-year, $1.07 million | Guaranteed: $100,000 | 2021 cap hit: $1.07 million
Career to date

Yiadom was a third-round pick by the Denver Broncos in 2018. He started just nine of the 29 games in which he played, and after two seasons had fallen out of the favor. The Giants, desperate to find anyone who could adequately play cornerback opposite James Bradberry, acquired him in exchange for a seventh-round pick.

Yiadom played in 16 games for the Giants, starting 10. He took over the job from Corey Ballentine, lost it to Ryan Lewis, then regained it. When Yiadom was playing, the Giants played a heavy amount of zone coverage. In 92 man coverage snaps, Yiadom had a 38.8 Pro Football Focus grade. That’s 104th out of 137 qualifying cornerbacks. In zone coverage, Yiadom’s 56.8 PFF grades was 105th. So, the grade was better in zone — but that did not push him up the rankings.

Yiadom ended up playing 633 defensive snaps (58 percent). He compiled a less-than-acceptable 120.1 passer rating against, with 46 tackles, five passes defensed and a forced fumble. Not terrible production considering the price for him was a seventh-round pick, but probably not what the Giants want to go forward with as a starting cornerback.
2021 outlook

Considering the number of players the Giants brought in at cornerback, including a high-priced free agent and two draft picks, Yiadom would seem to be a bubble player entering training camp.

He appears to understand that. Yiadom was on the final year of his rookie contract, but took a pay cut that lowered his cap hit from $2.183 million to $1.07 million this season. That is a more manageable number for a backup, and could improve Yiadom’s chance to stick around.

I had Yiadom missing out in my post-minicamp 53-man roster projection, but I might reconsider that. Backups with special teams ability and a good amount of playing experience can be important, and Yiadom has both.

The one thing Yiadom does not give the Giants is the ability to play a heavy amount of man coverage when he is on the field. We will see if that costs him a roster spot.

Labrev wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2021 12:49

I liked Yiadom a lot as a prospect, but I tend not to like these reclamation projects that much if we have to give up something for it. Does he play STs?

Labrev wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2021 12:49

I liked Yiadom a lot as a prospect, but I tend not to like these reclamation projects that much if we have to give up something for it. Does he play STs?

Yiadom saw significant snaps during the first two weeks of the season with Devontae Harris out, and now the 23-year-old has bumped Harris from the starting role. The Boston College product has 20 tackles (17 solo) on the season but has yet to register a sack or interception while primarily playing special teams.

Backups with special teams ability and a good amount of playing experience can be important, and Yiadom has both.

NCF wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2021 15:13

Word is they are also re-signing Dolegala, so another reduction will be required.

Drj820 wrote: ↑

18 Aug 2021 10:25

SO Nauta is done for the whole year now? What happened to him? He was sort of dark horsey to have impact to me. Probably too slow to play in the league, but a good college player at UGA that made plays.

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18 Aug 2021 12:41

Drj820 wrote: ↑

18 Aug 2021 10:25

SO Nauta is done for the whole year now? What happened to him? He was sort of dark horsey to have impact to me. Probably too slow to play in the league, but a good college player at UGA that made plays.

Not necessarily gone for year, I think the rules to return from IR are still pretty lenient. Nauta was waived/injured so if no team claims him off waivers, he'll go on our IR.

I think he was trained to be an off-roster backup in case Marcedes gets hurt. Can't really carry two blocking TEs.