Mr. P Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 From Ian Rapaport on Twitter. With a new coaching staff and some new schemes, the #Giants are moving pieces around: CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is moving to safety, Im told. Hell compete with starter Darian Thompson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Good move, probably the best DB on the team but is turning into glass, he wont see as much contact as a FS but will be able to stay on top of the WRs. Not to mention it covers Collins inability to play the pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Glad they arent cutting him. Hed give the most cap relief I think so Im sure it was tempting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK-Giantsfan Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 i thought he'd be gone because of his Cap hit ......lets see if he makes the final 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Sounds like a good move and can still cover a slot receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I read how over the 2017 season the Giants had moved him to Safety to hide his declining speed. That worked well since I didn't notice it but we all expect it. Now my only problem is DRC does not like to tackle and isn't very durable. So what is up with Darien Thompson and Andrew Adams? Nat Berhe is a free agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK-Giantsfan Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 DRC being asked to take a big pay cut by the Giants ( according to Art Stapleton ) ........ was due to get $ 6.5 M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 And he's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigblue25 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Well CB is a big need now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Well CB is a big need now Fitz at pick #2 looking awfully good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Damn I loved that guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 He could still play so they must really want the cap room. Perhaps this is to sign Norwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Damn I loved that guy Yep best CB on the team. Jenkins gonna have to step up in the consistency department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxRik Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 For Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, it was either "pay cut" or get cut. On Sunday, he chose the latter. The New York Giants decided Sunday to release the veteran cornerback, and Rodgers-Cromartie confirmed his departure on social media. The move comes one day after NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported DRC was asked by the new Giants regime to take a "significant pay cut" from his $6.5 million salary for the 2018 season. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport added that Rodgers-Cromartie was also asked to move to safety, but the corner refused and will now test the open market as an outside cornerback. Rodgers-Cromartie joins a slew of top-to-mid tier cornerbacks in the free agency pool. Former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman spent just one day on the market before signing an incentive-laden deal with the San Francisco 49ers. Sans Sherman, Malcolm Butler, Trumaine Johnson, Bashaud Breeland, E.J. Gaines, Brent Grimes, Morris Claiborne and Prince Amukamara lead this season's free-agent cornerback class. Of those top talents, the 31-year-old DRC is older than all of them but Grimes. Rodgers-Cromartie has played for four organizations (Cardinals, Eagles, Broncos, Giants) over 10 seasons in the league. He spent the last four years of his career in New York and was released Sunday with one season remaining on a five-year, $35 million deal signed in 2014. A two-time Pro Bowler and 2016 second-team All-Pro, DRC saw his production take a hit during New York's tumultuous 2017 season. The corner failed to record an interception for the first time since 2011 and recorded just one pass defensed in 15 games played. Rodgers-Cromartie also incurred a team-issued suspension early in the season after getting into a heated argument with then-Giants coach Ben McAdoo in practice. It remains to be seen what DRC's market will be, considering the dearth of younger free-agent options at corner this offseason, or whether the veteran footballer will be willing, with another organization, to switch positions. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000920565/article/giants-cut-dominique-rodgerscromartie-over-pay-cut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Wow thats a pretty nice cb class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Did SF do the deal with Sherman before we released DRC?. Because if they did then they might be kicking themselves right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 That's business and we will miss him out there. Now if they're willing to cut a CB they needed to save money, there are going to be more cuts coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Wow thats a pretty nice cb class Bring Prince back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Hope he hangs out there in the market for a bit and comes back at a reduced salary. I really like him as a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmenroc Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I thought his willingness to change position was decent on his part. I'm wondering how much they were looking to drop his salary. He probably looked at it as a slap in the face. Cut my pay while asking me to change my position...he kinda has a point to test the FA waters. But now the Giants are dangerously thin at CB. They could likely sign one of the guys for the same deal they had DRC on pretty easily... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I thought his willingness to change position was decent on his part. I'm wondering how much they were looking to drop his salary. He probably looked at it as a slap in the face. Cut my pay while asking me to change my position...he kinda has a point to test the FA waters. But now the Giants are dangerously thin at CB. They could likely sign one of the guys for the same deal they had DRC on pretty easily... I think the front office hasn't forgotten the dissent from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I thought his willingness to change position was decent on his part. I'm wondering how much they were looking to drop his salary. He probably looked at it as a slap in the face. Cut my pay while asking me to change my position...he kinda has a point to test the FA waters. But now the Giants are dangerously thin at CB. They could likely sign one of the guys for the same deal they had DRC on pretty easily... I think some of what has transpired had to do with his age... sure the guy is still playing at high level, but they must feel he's plateaued so to speak... and I'm not sure what, if any, the drama of last year played into this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmenroc Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I think the front office hasn't forgotten the dissent from last year. I think some of what has transpired had to do with his age... sure the guy is still playing at high level, but they must feel he's plateaued so to speak... and I'm not sure what, if any, the drama of last year played into this... Everyone has a clean slate supposedly, so I don't know how they could bring up anything from last year. Talent/age though, is a good point. It's likely downhill from this point, but at the same time, it created a hole when we clearly have a number of those already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Everyone has a clean slate supposedly, so I don't know how they could bring up anything from last year. Talent/age though, is a good point. It's likely downhill from this point, but at the same time, it created a hole when we clearly have a number of those already. The hole created is offset by the $$ saved which they feel they can get a better db for the same $ or less... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastershake Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Does this mean we bring back Ross Cockrell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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