Biggest remaining needs for each NFC East team

New York Giants – Right tackle

Sorry, but I’m out on Ereck Flowers. After I heard reports on how he was working his butt off last offseason, I hoped he would develop into a quality tackle for the G-Men, but he was miserable on the left side and was embarrassed by the Lions’ Ziggy Ansah on national television early on in the season.

Now he is in his feelings because the Giants signed a cornerstone left tackle in Nate Solder and moved him to the opposite end? Give me a break, man. With the draft acquisitions of Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and UTEP guard Will Hernandez, they immediately boosted their rushing attack in a major way.

Odell Beckham Jr. will be back healthy to go with an excellent young slot receiver in Sterling Shepard and the dynamic tight-end Evan Engram. This offense has some firepower now and while they haven’t done anything to replace Brandon Marshall as their big-bodied wide receiver, I think it’s the third-year right tackle that could hold them back.

Defensively, they might be forced to rely on rookies at outside linebacker, now that they have converted to a 3-4 base scheme under new defensive coordinator James Bettcher, and nickelback, but I think they will be aggressive and creative on that side of the ball no matter what.

Realistically speaking some more cover-guys might be a higher priority when I look at their roster, but I’m too annoyed by a young offensive tackle, who shows up late for the workouts he desperately needs, because he is upset with the organization for bringing in a new blindside protector for their 37-year-old signal-caller.