Mr. P Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 The Giants have signed free-agent safety Deon Grant, the team has announced. Grant arrived for a visit early Thursday and indications were he was close to a deal before he even landed. That proved to be the case, as he inked his deal quickly. Terms of the contract are not yet available. The signing of Grant made safety C.C. Brown expendable, and the Giants withdrew the offer they had made to the restricted free agent. http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2010/04/giants_sign_safety_deon_grant.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 No more bad, bad C.C. Brown?! FUCKIN' A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeMesiS Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I thought it was CC's 30 allow TDs that made him expendable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Though it is April Fool's Day, Reese could just be fucking with us... Grant looks like a nice consistant player. Look at his INTs - http://www.nfl.com/players/deongrant/profile?id=GRA411159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Good depth in case Phillips doesn't come back 100 percent...still expect them to draft a safety...although I believe it is no longer a huge priority. Maybe 5th round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 anyone is better than CC Brown...this is addition by subtration alone...but yeah, grant seems like a decent player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fringe Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 CC= Can't Cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. P Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 grant hasnt missed a game in his 10 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigblue25 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Oh you mean he was supposed to cover Desean Jackson who Knew , but seriously we rescinded the tender of C.C Brown? Why was CC ever offered a tender? But thank god Grant,Phillips and Rolle with Ross,Thomas,Webster a big weakness is new a huge strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. P Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 "I'm happy to be here," Grant said. "I wanted to be here when I went to Seattle, but they came into the picture late. This opportunity on the second go-round - it was destined. I'm happy about the coaching staff and my new teammates and I'm ready to help them win the Super Bowl again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 grant hasnt missed a game in his 10 seasons. You better have knocked on wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastershake Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I guess NY wasn't big enough for two C C's in two different sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Any idea why we didn't pursue Sharper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Any idea why we didn't pursue Sharper? $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeMesiS Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Good depth in case Phillips doesn't come back 100 percent...still expect them to draft a safety...although I believe it is no longer a huge priority. Maybe 5th round? We should have kept Rouse and let him compete with Johnson. But this move remove any added pressure on Phillip on returning quicker than he is ready too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFP Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 We should have kept Rouse and let him compete with Johnson. But this move remove any added pressure on Phillip on returning quicker than he is ready too. Agree 100%....Phillips shouldn't step on the field until he's ready to go....would love to see him start week 1, but if needed, wait until the 2nd half of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 $ That's the thing, Tree. It's an uncapped year and all the guy wanted was a 2 year contract.. I'm sure we can afford next year... however my hunch Phillips will make it back and this Grant guy is just an insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxRik Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 That's the thing, Tree. It's an uncapped year and all the guy wanted was a 2 year contract.. I'm sure we can afford next year... however my hunch Phillips will make it back and this Grant guy is just an insurance. Just because it's an uncapped year doesn't mean the Giants have to have both of the highest paid defensive players in the league. Even if all he wanted was a 2 year contract, he'll still want to get paid, and probably most of it guaranteed. Besides, all this "Phillips is coming along ahead of schedule/ooppps no he's not" talk is a smoke screen. The poor kid's career is over, even if he gets clearance to play. He'll never be the same. He'll always play with a touch of caution instead of lights out. Let's hope for once some other teams castoff works out for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 We should have kept Rouse and let him compete with Johnson. But this move remove any added pressure on Phillip on returning quicker than he is ready too. We absolutely shouldnt have kept Rouse, he did nothing. For all the stuff being said about CC, and yes, he couldn't cover, the fact is the Giants knew cover wasn't his strength, CC was much better against the run. He could have been kept as a cheap backup. I like the Grant pickup though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFire Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 We absolutely shouldnt have kept Rouse, he did nothing. For all the stuff being said about CC, and yes, he couldn't cover, the fact is the Giants knew cover wasn't his strength, CC was much better against the run. He could have been kept as a cheap backup. I like the Grant pickup though. If you see 41 and a blue player it's probably Rouse. The fact is that CC and Rouse are not great cover safeties and should have never played that way. Anyway I hope the safety play improves this year. It's like signing R Williams and expecting him to cover. It was a cluster fuck from the beginning but then again most Sheridan's plans turned out that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I knew only having 3 safeties in training camp was a recipe for disaster...it was. It's appalling that Reese and Coughlin let that happen. Should have just kept Sammy Knight if that were the case then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 STRONG signing by JR. This signing, NOT the Antrelle Rolle signing, however, is more telling on how they feel about Phillips' prospects next season. But there is still plenty of time for wait and see... but there is no doubt that this signing was done with Phillips' health in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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