The Giants Get On The Free Agency Board By Reportedly Signing CB James Bradberry To A 3-Year, $45 Million Deal

I am not sure if you guys knew this, but the NFL is apparently a passing league these days and requires having guys that can defend the pass! Which explains why the Giants have spent a whole lot of draft capital loading up on DBs but still ended up signing James Bradberry to a deal for $32 million guaranteed. 

Since Dave Gettleman is a human punchline and looooooves signing ex-Panthers (Gettleman drafted Bradberry in the 2nd round when he was Carolina's GM), people will instinctively clown the deal. But Bradberry became the starter after Gettleman took the tag off Josh Norman and let him go to the Redskins, which as we remember was mocked endlessly before Norman became a very expensive punchline himself in Washington.

PFF doesn't love Bradberry.

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But I don't know when PFF became the be-all, end-all for player breakdowns. Based on these stats, Bradberry did a pretty fucking good against a goddamn gauntlet of stud wide receivers.

If you add up all those stats together, I think that's what Mike Evans had against the Giants in Week 3 last season except Evans had 3 TDs. Which is why I am giving Bradberry an 87 in the Clem Football Focus (CFF) grade.

In case all that doesn't get you excited about the signing, here is Barstool's resident game film grinder's opinion.

And just like that, I'm sold.

Byron Jones was a clear target for the Giants but it sounds like he was in a completely different level price bracket.

Byron Jones out of the NFC East AND the Giants landing a DB1 while hoping DeAndre Baker continues improving like he did at the end of last season?

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Okay Davey, now lets go get some linebackers, pass rushers, and a Hog Molly or two while our QB1 is making peanuts.