LEAST “VALUE” PLAYERS:
DE – Jason Pierre-Paul
- AVG. SALARY: $8,713,000 (13th highest among DEs)
- TVS RATING: 13.18 (82nd out of 93 DEs)
DE – Cullen Jenkins
- AVG. SALARY: $2,666,667 (40th highest among DEs)
- TVS RATING: 17.80 (80th out of 93 DEs)
RB – Shane Vereen
- AVG. SALARY: $4,116,667 (8th highest among RBs)
- TVS RATING: 19.11 (Ranked 43rd out of 54 RBs)
QB – Eli Manning
- AVG. SALARY: $21,000,000 (4th highest among QBs)
- TVS RATING: 19.74 (Ranked 32nd out of 40 QBs)
WR – Dwayne Harris
- AVG. SALARY: $3,500,000 (40th highest among WRs)
- TVS RATING: 31.92 (81st out of 116 WRs)
OLB – J.T. Thomas
- AVG. SALARY: $3,333,333 (33rd highest among OLBs)
- TVS RATING: 35.30 (57th out 84 OLBs)
SS – Brandon Meriweather
- AVG. SALARY: $870,000 (28th among SS)
- TVS RATING: 38.03 (25th among 41 SS)
CB – Jayron Hosley
- AVG. SALARY: $659,375 (88th highest among CBs)
- TVS RATING: 41.84 (73rd out of 111 CBs)
CB – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
- AVG. SALARY: $7,000,000 (18th highest among CBs)
- TVS RATING: 45.34 (67th among 111 CBs)
DT – Jay Bromley
- AVG. SALARY: $750,903 (56th among DTs)
- TVS RATING: 44.28 (44th out of 75 DTs)
DT – Markus Kuhn
- AVG. SALARY: $536,474 (70th among DTs)
- TVS RATING: 55.24 (35th out of 75 DTs)
DT – Johnathan Hankins
- AVG. SALARY: $1,007,672 (52nd among DTs)
- TVS RATING: 59.80 (31st out of 75 DTs)
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CONCLUSIONS:
- For a team that had the lowest payroll, they could’ve gone anywhere from 9-7 to 12-4. Coach Tom Coughlin really did get the most of what he was given, but he still ultimately cost the Giants 2-4 wins based on poor decision-making.
- The Giants had some pretty bad-to-mediocre free agent signings last year.
- MAX OUT the salary cap in 2016 to get Eli his third Super Bowl win, so we can justify his bloated contract.
- Seriously, why doesn’t Eli restructure his contract to reflect his “true value”, so the Giants can surround him with better offensive linemen and more playmakers to give him a better chance at success?
- You get what you pay for. Yes, there were more high value players than low value, but that’s due to guys who weren’t projected as starters (with lower contracts) having to take most snaps due to injury. Keep your big earners healthy and get smart in free agency.