Brandon Scherff rumors: 5 best fits in NFL free agency
New York Giants. 4. player. Pick Analysis. NFC. East. 31. Scouting Report
The NY Giants‘ offensive line very much remains a work in progress.
There are legitimate questions about whether left guard Will Hernandez, and the organization’s second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, is the long-term solution. Hernandez regressed dramatically under a new coaching staff and was ultimately benched in favor of fifth-round rookie Shane Lemieux.
Lemieux finished the season with a 32.2 overall grade from Pro Football Focus and a 16.9 pass-blocking mark. Not ideal. Neither is the fact that Lemieux surrendered 25 pressures and five sacks in 299 pass-blocking snaps.
The Giants are going to need to do something along the interior of the line, especially if Kevin Zeitler becomes a cap casualty due to his $14.5 million cap number in 2021.
Should Scherff become available, he just might be the ideal replacement for Hernandez or Zeitler. The NY Giants, if Zeitler is released, could offer Scherff a healthy raise and the opportunity to play against the team that strung him along for the past two offseasons without signing him to a long-term contract …