Run Defense
I'm baaaaaaack. Been a minute, missed yall and of course, New York Giants Football.
One thing that is evident based on our first pre-season game.
Our run defense is going to be horrible again and will limit what Reese, Edmunds and McFadden will be able to do. Which btw, our LB core is the best its been from both a starters and depth perspective in a decade.
I know Shelby Harris and DJ Reeder didn't play but that just means if they are not healthy for a full season or cannot play the 80% of snaps that Dex played, we are in trouble because the pieces behind them are trash. You even heard Joe Schoen mention on the broadcast that he will be looking for trades with teams to address it. Here is the problem Joe - you drafted a 25 year old rookie out of Toledo in 2024 who sucked in this area before and shocker, still sucks at it. In the 3rd round I might add. He was awful vs Vikings backups and the Vikings ran all over him.
The point of this post? He and more importantly, Harbaugh, better make some trades because the run defense could kill the chance of this defense being any good. If you cannot get teams into 2nd/ 3rd and longs - this pass rush which should be very good, is going to be nullified. I'm quite nervous but hopefully they can find some big boys to play DT in the next 2-3 weeks. They clearly need it.