The tendency that has often plagued New York Giants' general manager Joe Schoen is the ability to hold onto talent too long. Jalin Hyatt should've been cut by now, Evan Neal and Deonte Banks should've been traded ages ago, but this bad habit has been especially bad with Kayvon Thibodeaux.
Thibs was mentioned in trade rumors when the Giants acquired Brian Burns, then again when they drafted Abdul Carter, and again now that they've drafted Arvell Reese. Other than his 11.5-sack season in 2023, the 25-year-old has been wildly disappointing to the point he needs to be traded.
Reports surfaced that, even after drafting Reese, the Giants remain unwilling to trade Thibodeaux, but Schoen cannot be this set in his ways. Apparently, they briefly engaged in talks about trading him to the New Orleans Saints, but the Saints acquired another former first-round edge rusher in Tyree Wilson of the Las Vegas Raiders.
The New York Giants need to pull the rip cord on Kayvon Thibodeaux already
If Big Blue were to trade him, some potential landing spots are already surfacing. During a trade big board made by Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox, Knox labeled the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals as teams who could look to give the 2022 first-round pick a necessary change of scenery, who ranked second on Thibs' big board.
The Falcons are a team looking for juice off the edge next to Jalon Walker, especially with James Pearce Jr.'s playing future up in the air. But the Bengals are the more intriguing destination, as if Cincinnati is that committed to winning right now, they could pair him up with Dexter Lawrence again.
Knox projected his trade value as a conditional 2027 fourth-round pick, and if the G-Men are able to receive that level of value, it's better than losing him for nothing next year. And a potential fourth-rounder surpasses the value of 2028 comp pick that could fall in the fifth or sixth round anyways.
The former Oregon Duck has recorded just eight sacks across the last two seasons, so other than name value and his previous draft value, he doesn't offer the Giants anything. Maybe, just maybe, he can have a bounce-back year playing for John Harbaugh and Dennard Wilson, but I highly doubt it.
Atlanta already has one former Giants' pass-rusher in Azeez Ojulari, so what's the harm in adding another? As the site expert at Blogging Dirty, I trust Jeff Ulbrich and Nate Ollie a lot more to turn his career around, and if the G-Men aren't gonna pay him, it's better to cut ties before it gets too late.
Add us as a preferred source on Google