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Why is Wynn a Giant?
By Ed Valentine on June 3rd, 2008 11:08 AM |
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So, what does the signing of defensive end Renaldo Wynn, a 12-year veteran, mean for the Giants?
- Does it mean they think Michael Strahan is retiring? I don’t know, but they are definitely hedging their bets.
- Does it mean they would really like to keep Mathias Kiwanuka at linebacker, at least on running downs? Definitely.
- Does it mean Wynn can expect a lot of playing time? Even if Strahan retires, the Giants have Osi Umenyioraand Justin Tuck, as well as Dave Tollefson and Jay Alford, both of whom showed some ability last season. They also have sixth-round draft pick Robert Henderson.
Wynn played for Giants coach Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville. To me, this is simply a case of the Giants bringing in a player Coughlin respects to be absolutely certain they have enough depth on the defensive front.
Wynn won’t be asked to do anything great. Just play an occasional series, defend the run and hold his own.
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I like the article because I was confused as to why the giants signed Wynn as well when I saw. Just one comment. The second thing you implied that this tells us about the Giants I think we already knew before this signing. With Kawika Mitchell and Reggie Torbor leaving, we had 2 holes at linebacker, and it was obvious that Gerris Wilkinson and Kiwanuka were supposed to fill those spots because we didn’t get any other starter-level players at those slots. The only way Kiwanuka doesn’t stay at linebacker is if either 4th rounder Kehl or 5th rounder Goff can step in and contribute right away, which is actually not out of the question with our last year’s draft helping us to the Super Bowl.