See our ethics statement. But we need to make improvements there. So, I think that has to be addressed. Those improvements did not start with firing defensive coordinator Shane Bowen.
He will, to the surprise of some, be back for a second season. The place the Giants must start in upgrading their defense, though, is the defensive line.
The Giants did not defend the run well in In truth, they have not defended the run well since finishing ninth in the league in yards per rushing attempt allowed 4. Since then, they have finished 22nd, 31st, 31st and 24th. There are myriad reasons for that. In , though, one of the biggest reasons was lack of depth on the defensive line.
The only noteworthy addition to the defensive tackle rotation was Elijah Chatman, an undrafted free agent who did not play a full-time role until injuries necessitated that over the final few games. The defensive line is, in fact, an area that Schoen has given short-shrift in his time as GM. The highest draft pick he has used on a defensive lineman is a fifth-round pick th overall on D.
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Davidson in The biggest free agent signing has been Rakeem Nunez-Roches, a rotational run stopper forced to play far too many snaps in That lack of attention to the defensive line must change.
