The New York Giants (2-5) will go to the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday evening in a Week 8 battle.
That, after all, gives these of us right here at Giants Wire the chance to hypothetically steal from the Steelers’ roster looking for depth and/or expertise upgrades for Huge Blue.
In trying over Pittsburgh’s roster, the choices are sturdy and plentiful. Maybe greater than some other workforce the Giants have confronted this season, the Steelers have elite-level expertise on the highest finish and spectacular depth.
Guard James Daniels would have been a really tempting participant to steal had he not been misplaced for the season on account of an Achilles tear. Then there are luxurious choices like operating again Najee Harris and extensive receiver George Pickens.
There’s additionally All-Professional edge rusher T.J. Watt however given the presence of Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux, he’s additionally extra of a luxurious.
In the end, we went extra sensible with this choose and selected to steal rookie cetner Zach Frazier.
Perhaps it’s too early to imagine Frazier is a long-term asset or that Giants middle John Michael Schmitz isn’t the reply. Nevertheless, via seven weeks, Frazier is every part New York needed out of JMS and every part JMS at the moment isn’t.
Whereas Schmitz has improved this season, he’s nonetheless ranked thirty first out of 38 qualifying facilities (through PFF). Compared, Frazier is ranked fourth total and has confirmed himself to be a dominant run blocker. He’s additionally graded considerably greater than Schmitz in cross safety (63.8 to 41.9).
Would this theft be dangerous given Frazier’s inexperience? Sure, but when his early-career success carries over, he could be a rock for the Giants for years to return.
What are your ideas, Giants followers? Would you choose Zach Frazier or would you steal a completely completely different participant from the Pittsburgh Steelers?
