The New York Giants finally showed some love to their linebacker unit last year, drafting edge player Lorenzo Carter, trading for Alec Ogletree and signing Kareem Martin under new defensive coordinator James Bettcher, but despite the overhaul, the unit still has a ways to go before laying claim to being one of the best in the NFL.
Per NFL.com, the Giants linebackers didn’t even garner so much as an honorable mention for being among the league’s best units last year. According to Football Outsiders. the Giants finished 18th in covering tight ends, a role usually handled by the linebackers.