{"id":798592,"date":"2018-03-07T22:38:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T03:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=797909"},"modified":"2018-03-07T22:38:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T03:38:02","slug":"norwell-and-ogletree-are-ny-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/norwell-and-ogletree-are-ny-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwell and Ogletree are NY Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"
What a difference 11 years makes. \u00a0G Andrew Norwell<\/a><\/strong> and LB Alec Ogletree<\/a><\/strong> are about to become NY Giants.<\/p>\n This NY Giants blog noted time and again how Jerry Reese did not prioritize OL & LB. We deemed it serial negligence. In his first two big moves, Gettleman picked up an All-Pro Guard and a solid Linebacker. While these signings are technically not done yet, media reports are that they are “done deals.”<\/p>\n Let’s discuss Norwell first. He is a road grader. He occasionally has a nasty streak, which our analyst Wonder loves. Offensive Linemen with attitude? Good. Norwell was All-Pro. Free Agency is all about signing B players for A prices. Well, the Giants did not disclose the money spent, so it will be big (13M\/yr?). But make no mistake, this is an ‘A’ player. He’s 26 years old! A+ price? No problem. The Giants just got a star at a high price for a Guard. Here is our calculus: whatever keeps Eli\/QB upright just improved the team’s passing game. The value of Engram, Shepard and OBJ just went up because the Giants GM paid up to get a premier lineman. What took so long?!<\/p>\n Norwell’s PFF grades are lackluster. Not. He is ranked #8 overall in run blocking, #1 overall in pass blocking (did not allow a sack in 2017), and #3 overall at the Guard position. Wonder likes him as a run blocker even better than as a pass blocker, so he is going to help out the Giants in both phases very well.<\/p>\n The Giants traded a 2018 R4 and R6 draft pick for a R7 pick next year plus LB Alec Ogletree. So essentially that is a R4 pick for Ogletree. Given that the R4 pick is the supplemental pick, it doesn’t wreck that round or hurt the 2018 Draft in a meaningful way. Ogletree’s salary is ~10MM per year. He is not cheap. He is under contract for another 3 years. At 26 years old, this is the way to go, because you do not want these players at 30 when the wheels come off. Ogletree and Norwell are in their prime.<\/p>\n Ogletree is no stranger to this blog. We wanted to pick him in Round 1 of the 2013 draft.<\/p>\n\n