Canty signs 6 year, $42 million dollar deal with Giants *merge*

[ajk23az]

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/blog/2009/02/canty_sticking_around.html

Canty sticking around

Just heard back from a second source who told me the Giants have every intention of keeping an open mind when it comes to Chris Canty and they will meet with him on Sunday. The signings of Boley and Bernard, the source said, will have "no effect" on the Giants' intentions with Canty.

Now, saying it has "no effect" is a little misleading. Of course there is an effect -- the Giants won't want to pay as much for Canty because they don't have as pressing a need as they did before Bernard signed. But the Giants are apparently as serious as they've ever been about him and aren't in the business of wasting time and resources, so there's a chance that Canty could be the third big player signed by the team in the first three days of the free agency.

Wasn't it earlier in the week that I was writing about how the Giants usually stay away from the action in the frenzied start of free agency? Right. And I suppose this is what Jerry Reese considers "bottom-feeding."

 

[BBWC]

Just heard back from a second source who told me the Giants have every intention of keeping an open mind when it comes to Chris Canty and they will meet with him on Sunday. The signings of Boley and Bernard, the source said, will have "no effect" on the Giants' intentions with Canty.
Now, saying it has "no effect" is a little misleading. Of course there is an effect -- the Giants won't want to pay as much for Canty because they don't have as pressing a need as they did before Bernard signed. But the Giants are apparently as serious as they've ever been about him and aren't in the business of wasting time and resources, so there's a chance that Canty could be the third big player signed by the team in the first three days of the free agency.
Wasn't it earlier in the week that I was writing about how the Giants usually stay away from the action in the frenzied start of free agency? Right. And I suppose this is what Jerry Reese considers "bottom-feeding."

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/blog/2009/02/canty_sticking_around.html

Interested in Cowboy fans reaction to this news?

 

[BBWC]

Apologies for the double post.

 

[el_chevo]

oh-oh, the mods will come out in full force >:-(

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Titans, or KC will pay more

 

[SLATEmosphere]

I don't see him in a 4-3..he's been in a 3-4 while whole career. Virginia is even a 3-4 defense. I don't see him as a DE there..too slow.

 

[theebs]

Quick someone ask justin tuck if the giants are trying to buy a superbowl!!!!

That was one of the funniest statements of last year for me.

 

[ajk23az]

Apologies for the double post.

I think I beat you by like 5 seconds.

 

[jobberone]

I think Canty could play as a 4-3 DT and fill in at DE. He'd be a versatile player for the Giants. Go to KC or TN Chris.

 

[Rampage]

I don't understand why the G-men have any interest in him.

 

[bbgun]

Saints eyeing Tomlinson?

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/02/sources-saints-interested-in-lt/

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Saints eyeing Tomlinson?

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/02/sources-saints-interested-in-lt/

Wow, that offense would be scary if they added LT, geezus!

 

[Hostile]

If Canty signs there he's got his head stuck somewhere it should not be. Usi will be back. Tuck is there. Kiwanuka is there. He would have much more value as a 3-4 DE than to move to DT and that is exactly what he would have to do to get any playing time.

 

[FloridaRob]

according to teh Daily News out of New York, Green Bay is considered a seriosu suitor for him and are willing to give him his 8 million a year. Wow! How much would Reggie White get in todays market?

 

[jobberone]

If Canty signs there he's got his head stuck somewhere it should not be. Usi will be back. Tuck is there. Kiwanuka is there. He would have much more value as a 3-4 DE than to move to DT and that is exactly what he would have to do to get any playing time.

I think he'd be better in the 4-3 as a DT Hos. He's solid in the 3-4. He could breakout in the 4-3 esp with all that talent. It actually scares me. I do not want him to go to the Giants.

 

[AbeBeta]

I think he'd be better in the 4-3 as a DT Hos. He's solid in the 3-4. He could breakout in the 4-3 esp with all that talent. It actually scares me. I do not want him to go to the Giants.

Don't know about that. Has he ever played that position? Groh, then BP, then Wade

 

[ajk23az]

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/giants/2009/03/canty-still-here-and-in-giants.html

March 1, 2009

Canty still here and in Giants' plans

Chris Canty is still here.
The Cowboys defensive end, who began his visit with the New York Giants last night and was at dinner with the coaches when they signed DT Rocky Bernard, decided to stay the night and will meet again with Giants officials today. Despite the fact that he appears to be out of the team’s price range and that the Giants probably don’t need a fourth defensive tackle, signing him is apparently still part of their plans.

“Chris is still with Giants (and) they remain steadfast that they would like to sign him, in addition to Bernard,” agent Brad Blank said in an email this morning. “We’ll see.”

The 27-year-old Canty (6-7, 304) — a Bronx native who played end in the Cowboys’ 3-4 defense and would presumably move to tackle in the Giants’ 4-3 — would seem to be an expensive luxury for the Giants. According to one NFL source, he’s seeking a deal worth $8 million per season and he reportedly had a promise of $18 million in guaranteed money from the Commanders on the first day of free agency before they signed DT Albert Haynesworth instead.

That would be a lot for a player who would have to split time in a rotation with the newly signed Bernard and incumbent starters Barry Cofield and Fred Robbins. And since on passing downs the Giants presumably were going to move DE Justin Tuck inside to tackle (allowing Mathias Kiwanuka and Osi Umenyiora to play at end), the playing time to split up among the four tackles would be something less.

It’s a little hard to believe the Giants would pay what figures to be a lot of money to add a seventh defensive lineman to a crowded rotation … Unless, of course, the knee injuries to either DT Barry Cofield or DT Fred Robbins are worse than we know and one of them is in danger of not playing next year. … Or unless, after knee surgery and an injury plagued season, the Giants are considering cutting the 32-year-old Robbins. Otherwise, it’s hard to see the value in spending that kind of money for a player whose playing time would be severely limited.

However, the Giants don’t waste time and resources, so they’re not keeping Canty here for nothing. And they surely know what one NFL source told me: That one and possibly two teams have already let Canty know they’ll meet his price. The Giants aren’t believed to be willing to go higher than $5-6 million per season per Canty, and that likely won’t be enough.

Canty still has plans to fly to Seattle tonight for a meeting tomorrow. The Green Bay Packers, a source said, have been very aggressive in trying to get him to stop by for a visit. He’s also already put visits to San Francisco and Tennessee on hold, so he certainly could visit those teams, too.

For the moment, though, he’s in the Giants’ hands and apparently they’re trying to convince him to sign here.
Stay tuned to see how this incredibly interesting situation unfolds throughout the day.

 

[newlander]

Anyone with half a brain knows they are already the favorite for next year and should be. Solid coaching,Best Oline, loaded at RB, LOADED on the dline...OSi healthy, Bernard....if they add Canty? And they are hungry? Not good AT ALL.

 

[ajk23az]

Anyone with half a brain knows they are already the favorite for next year and should be. Solid coaching,Best Oline, loaded at RB, LOADED on the dline...OSi healthy, Bernard....if they add Canty? And they are hungry? Not good AT ALL.

Spagnuolo gone.
No Derrick Ward, when Jacobs gets hurt, can Bradshaw handle every down?
Plaxico situation? Whats going to come of that?

I'm not saying they are the favorites but I'm not giving it to them either.

 

[BBWC]

Spagnuolo gone.
No Derrick Ward, when Jacobs gets hurt, can Bradshaw handle every down?
Plaxico situation? Whats going to come of that?

I'm not saying they are the favorites but I'm not giving it to them either.

Losing Spags hurts, but we're keeping the same system and his replacement Sheridan has been neck deep along with Spags constructing this unit and Spags would routinely ask Sheridan for advice on the best blitz packages to call during actual games. No one can say for sure how well he will perform on showtime, but I'm confident in him.

Losing Ward will suck, but we did win a Super Bowl without him, and don't fall asleep on this kid Danny Ware, nice combination of size and speed, I think the Giants will still be able to field a nice 3-headed monster at RB, we also have a boatload of draft picks, and the best run blocking line in football.

Plax is the biggest question mark of the offseason, the Giants clearly want him back, I think he'd like to return as well, if he doesn't do jail time I think he's still a Giant.