When the Giants shelled out cash to remake the defense this past offseason, most of the resources were spent on the defensive line. It made sense considering how the Giants defenses of the past found their success. It was through a dominant defensive line that consistently pressured quarterbacks and made the job easier for the secondary. So in came Olivier Vernon, Damon Harrison, and the franchise tag was given to Jason-Pierre Paul.
So far Harrison has been the standout of the bunch. He’s been a force in the middle of the line and the Giants are seventh against the run by DVOA because of it.