With the offensive line struggles this preseason what are the options that the New York Giants can explore? Is adding Free Agent Geoff Schwartz the best option going forward?

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Former Giants offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz ended his free agency search today signing a one year deal with the Detroit Lions according to The Detroit Free Press.

Three weeks after free agency opened, the Detroit Lions have finally found some help for their offensive line.

The Lions agreed to a one-year contract with guard Geoff Schwartz, 29, this morning, bolstering a unit that allowed 44 sacks last year.

Schwartz, spent his past two seasons with the Giants recovering from several injuries, and was eventually waived from the team earlier during free agency to open up some additional cap room. 

Best of Heath and luck Geoff.

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This off-season has been a good one, but we still have holes on the offensive line to fix. I ask you what is the best way to address these issues?

As I see it, there are four ways we can fix this. Check out the latest vlog and feel free to chime in.

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Is Re-signing Will Beatty or Geoff Schwartz Now The Best Move For The Giants?

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In the first major move of the 2016 offseason, the Giants have released LB Jon Beason, and G Geoff Schwartz (per Giants ESPN beat writer: Dan Graziano). It is also expected that the Giants will be releasing OT Will Beatty as the day progresses.

Sources also say the Giants are releasing LB Jon Beason today. Beason and Schwartz were 2 of team’s big 2014 free-agent signings.

— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) February 10, 2016

In the beginning of the 2013 NFL season, the Giants traded a 7th Round Pick to the Carolina Panthers in order to get LB Jon Beason. When he was on the field, Beason played well, and was also a big-time leader for the team. Beason recorded 83 total tackles along with 1 interception during his 3 year stint with the Giants. The key factor in Beason’s release was his inability to stay healthy. He was off the field more than he was on the field, playing in just 21 games out of a possible 45 with the Giants. The LB hasn’t officially been released by Big Blue yet, so don’t be surprised if he decides to retire before the Giants get a chance to cut him.

Along with the expected release of Jon Beason, the Giants announced the release of G Geoff Schwartz, which definitely caught a few Giants fans off-guard. Schwartz was great when he played, but just like Jon Beason, he was unable to play during his 2 year span with the Giants. He was only on the field for 13 games out of a possible 32 games. Releasing Beason and Schwartz will give the Giants around $9 million more to spend in free agency.

Although nothing has been announced, many reporters have said that they expect the Giants to release OT Will Beatty by the end of the day. Will Beatty has spent his entire 7 years in the NFL with the Giants. Prior to this season, Will Beatty did not have any major injury problems, unlike Beason and Schwartz. Will Beatty was the ‘star’ of the Giants offensive line from 2012-2014. That being said, to associate the word ‘star’ with anyone who was on the Giants pathetic offensive line from 2012-2014 is just absurd. The reason for Beatty’s release is thanks to former teammate, and first round pick: Ereck Flowers. Although many NFL reporters and writers will say that Flowers had a bad season, which he did, Flowers showed potential to emerge into a great Left Tackle. Beatty’s position was Left Tackle, and he was certainly being paid like a Left Tackle. Scheduled to make over $18 million over the course of the next two years, the Giants knew he had to go. Left Tackles tend to make much more money than Right Tackles since they are responsible for the “Blind Side” for right handed quarterbacks, which Eli Manning is.

As others are reporting, Giants also are releasing OT Will Beatty today.

— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) February 10, 2016

With the releases of Jon Beason, Geoff Schwartz, and Will Beatty, expect the Giants to be looking for a RG, RT, and a LB in both the NFL Draft and Free Agency.

Thanks to Will Beatty for a solid 7 year span with Big Blue, as well as Jon Beason’s outstanding leadership with the Giants.

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The Injury bug is hitting New York hard. The Giants lost left guard Geoff Schwartz during the first half of Sunday’s loss against the Washington Redskins. After further testing it was decided to shut him down for the season so he can recover from his fracture.

“And I’m going to have to wait, obviously, for the protocol to be completed and for some successful rendering of the various examinations”. “We have five weeks left of the regular season and hopefully the playoffs, I’m hoping to still play at some point this season, but I really just don’t know”.

Schwartz tweeted his frustration on Tuesday.

Hard to express how upset I am that my season is over. Wish there was some inspirational quote to say but there isn’t. This is brutal.

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) December 1, 2015

Best of health Big Man whishing a speedy recovery. Please like comment and share.

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The Giants were unable to mount a come back against the Washington Redskins, as they drop to 5-6 for the season. The 20-14 loss also drops the Giants into second place in the NFC East, and currently out of a playoff spot. Below are 5 quick take always from Fed Ex field.

Five takeaways from Fed Ex Field

1. Dropped passes

Were too numerous to count. Balls that should have been caught were intercepted. All too often they helped stall potential drives. Just completely unacceptable by every receiver on the team.

2. Consistently inconsistent

The Giants allow teams to hang around. Fail to play big at crucial moments. I truly believe Tom Coughlin is an excellent coach. But at some point he has to be held accountable. Now is the time to make a change. When I say now I mean – end of the season.

3. The running game

The Giants abandoned it way too early. Down 3-0 and 10-0 the Giants to the passing game almost exclusively. They acted like they were down 30-0 in the first half. Instead of playing smartly and working their way back into the game.

4. Fed EX Field

By far the worst stadium in the NFL. It is awful- poor sight lines, obstructed views, and simply behind the times. Giants fans enjoy Metlife Stadium it is by far superior in every aspect!

5. Geoff Schwatrz

It was obvious that his absence severely impacted the Offense. After his injury manning was pressured constantly. Plays were often wrecked before they had a chance to develop. Sad he can’t stay on the field because when he is in the field the protection is much better.

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The Giants were able to move around some money as offensive linemen Geoff Schwartz restructures his contract trimming $2 million, according to NFL Players Association. Schwartz will be able to earn back shifted money by in game play and incentives.

Schwartz originally penned a 4 yr $16,800,000 contract was to be a big time addition to the Giants offensive line, but had a hard time with staying heathy. Currently he remains very active on social media, usually provides great insight and strong opinions on multiple topics, the tweets below were no exception.

I see more fans are burning jerseys when their favorite FREE AGENT leaves their team. Because if you had a choice of jobs, you’d take less $

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) March 13, 2015

My favorite thing of FA is ppl claiming a player should take less to stay somewhere… But you would never take less money at your job. — Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) March 13, 2015

One last point… Athletes, in any sport, want to get paid what they believe their value is. That’s a huge factor. It’s more than just big $

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) March 13, 2015

This discussion has run its course. I’m going to head back to the gym and/or study my playbook. lol

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) March 13, 2015

I appreciate the ppl who understand there’s more to this topic then just my one tweet. It has many layers. — Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) March 13, 2015

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As Brady, Belicheck and the Ball Boy “derail” the Super Bowl with “deflate gate” let’s focus on one of the true culprits that “derailed” the Giants 2014 season-injuries. The truth be told Big Blue led the NFL in players on injured reserve 20 and “man games lost” xover 100. Besides turnovers probably the last statistic a team wants to lead the league. The “big black & blue” were down big players for long stretches of time.

The “past is prologue”- and there are five Giants players to keep your eyes on big time for Big Blue to be big time in 2015. Victor Cruz, Jon Beason, Robert Ayers, Geoff Schwartz and Prince Amukamara, these guys are starters, game changers and veterans that the Giants expected to be big in 2014 and need going forward.

At the top of the list Victor Cruz, we all know what he can do for the Giants-change a season with 99 yard catch and run (run Forest run) against the Jets. Salsa his way to the end zone and keep the chains moving. Seriously he is an 80 receptions and 1,000 yard receiver yearly. When he tore his knee up in Philly the Giants were 3-2…they would not win another game for over a month.  Until “OBJ” would emerge- coincidence…I think not. Considering Cruz’s injury don’t expect him to be himself until game 8 in 2015. It takes these guys one calendar year to truly recover…see All-Star John Tavares of the Islanders.  But the visual of Cruz and OBJ on opposite sides has to be giving Big D, the Skins and the Birds nightmares.

Jon Beason could be the “beast of the east” for the defense and Steve Spagnoulo.  When this guy is healthy he is an absolute stopper in the middle. He can simply man up and guarantee 100 plus tackles a season. However, he just seems to be a constant member of the “tub club”. He needs a big 2015 season because he not getting younger and Giants will not wait much longer. Look for the Giants to draft a middle linebacker in the mid to late rounds of the draft in April.

Robert Ayers – credit to Jerry Reese for signing the hometown boy (Jersey City) last offseason. In 5 seasons Ayers is just coming into his prime and has shown tremendous consistency. He is the exactly the kind of defensive lineman a team like the Giant’s needs. He was just getting going when he went down against Jacksonville (the worst loss of the season). Ayers had pushed his way to 5 sacks in 12 games on a poor defense. Look for a big, big year in 2015.

Geoff Schwartz– such a disappointing season- brought in as free-agent in 2014 by Jerry Reese to be a big and I mean big lineman (6 foot 6, 340 pounds) and give Eli time…none of that happened. The Giants are his fourth team in 6 seasons previously with Carolina, Minnesota and Kansas City. All summer and first 10 games of the season fought injury problems. Finally got back in the line-up for two games and yet again was put on IR after the Jags game with an “ankle/tendon injury”. Needs a full season on the field – or will be his last in big city.

Prince Amukamara-the secondary was supposed to be the big strength for the Giants defense but it crashed and burned. Prince was having a solid season when he went down in week eight with 37 solo tackles, 3 interceptions and 11 blocked passes. This guy is the closest thing the Giants have to a “shut down” corner. I really like this guy a lot and so does Antrel Rolle. He is not afraid to tackle and never seems to be out of position. Look for Prince and the Revolution in the secondary next year!

Prediction time– Super Bowl Seattle 31- Patriots 28. The triple B’s “deflated” their own season. Besides Marshawn Lynch will be MVP with over 100 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.

Big Blue defense will rank in the top 1/3 in 2015…somewhere between 12^th and 8^th…wih Steve Spagnoulo as defensive coordinator.

All stats courtesy of Giants.com, NJ.com and Fox.com

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