New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen is a believer in the modern view of positional value across the NFL. His treatment of the edge defender position is a prime example.
Schoen’s first draft selection as Giants’ GM was Kayvon Thibodeaux, taken No. 5 overall in the 2022 draft. His biggest swing to improve the team via trade was acquiring Brian Burns from the Carolina Panthers.
The fact that Schoen refused to trade Azeez Ojulari, insisting on a price no one was willing to pay despite the possibility of losing Ojulari as a free agent this offseason, might be considered another example of how Schoen views the position.