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New York Giants: 5 Offseason Moves Jerry Reese Needs To Make

By John Franklin

Jun 15, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese walk together during mini camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Mandatory Credit: William Hauser-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 15, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese walk together during mini camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Mandatory Credit: William Hauser-USA TODAY Sports /
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Number Three: Upgrading the Running Game

The running game was absolutely dreadful to watch this season. The team went from ranking 18th in rush offense at the end of the 2015-16 season, to ranking 29th at the end of this season.

At the beginning of this year, it seemed like the running game could only go up. The team cut Andre Williams (in case any of you forget who that is… you can probably find him in the butt of one of the offensive linemen) and gave Rashard Jennings the keys to the ground attack.

Jennings was set to be handcuffed with the very versatile Shane Vereen, but Vereen couldn’t escape the injury bug this season. Enter Paul Perkins. The UCLA product proved to be a very dynamic back, and came on strong at the end of this season, leading many experts to believe that he could have a breakout year in 2017. The Giants should make Perkins the feature back, and bring in Jennings in power sets.

Aside from the offensive line (which I will get to. TRUST ME.) the Giants also lack a true fullback. The majority of this season the Giants ran out of the shotgun, or in a singleback set.  Not until the end of this year did the team start to bring Will Tye into the backfield as a makeshift fullback.

There are two solutions to the fullback situation in my mind. The first is to pick up a guy in free agency on a minimal contract, and the second is to coach Tye to be a traditional fullback and draft or sign a true tight end.

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