Immediately after the thoroughly disappointing 7-9 season, Giants co-owner John Mara declared his team's offense was "broken.'' No area was more fractured than the offensive line, and it appears the Giants are determined to go for a quick and decisive repair job.
On Tuesday, the first day of free agency, the Giants would like to hit the daily double and sign center Evan Dietrich-Smith of the Packers and guard/tackle Geoff Schwartz, who played last season for the Chiefs. If they can sign both players, the Giants will have swiftly upgraded their weakest position group.
To pave the way, the Giants will release center David Baas, who was not able to pass a physical coming off neck and knee surgeries. He would be replaced by Dietrich-Smith, who is attractive to the Giants because he is only 27 years old, started all 16 games last season for the Packers and has great familiarity with Ben McAdoo, the Giants' new offensive coordinator, who spent the past eight years as the tight ends coach and later the quarterbacks coach in Green Bay.
Schwartz, 27, has played for the Panthers, Vikings and Chiefs, starting 26 games in his NFL career. He is a massive man (6 feet 6, 332 pounds), and has played tackle in addition to guard. He could be an interesting option on the outside for the Giants. They believe Justin Pugh, who started every game as a rookie at right tackle, can play any position along the line other than center. Having Schwartz would give the Giants the option of playing him at guard or right tackle, allowing Pugh to perhaps move to left tackle if Will Beatty were unable to return following surgery to repair a broken leg.
The Giants want to believe Chris Snee will be able to return for a 10th season and start at right guard, but he is coming off hip and elbow surgeries. Snee has agreed to reduce his salary from $7.2 million to $1.1 million (plus $1 million in possible incentives) in order to stay on the roster.
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