Trade for One

With Plax no sure thing to return, and the results we've arleady witnessed without him, the Giants could look for a new #1 receiver in the trade market. Three players who fit that description are Braylon Edwards 26, Anquan Boldin 29 and Chad Ocho Cinco 31. Edwards is the youngest and carries the least baggage, though he has been plagued at times by drops. Nevertheless, he would command the Plax-like double that would clear a safety out of the box and re-open the play-action game for the Giants.

Boldin is the next youngest, and though his hands are sure, he does not have Braylon's gamebreaking speed and he does seem to get hurt a lot. Additionally, he didn't look like much of a team player when he was yelling at his OC in the closing minutes of the NFC Championship game. What's more, he's likely to be on the block only because he wants a new deal. Can the Giants afford to both give up picks and a big bonus for him?

Chad Ocho Cinco is the oldest, and should be the cheapest in trade terms. That being said, he seems a little nuts, and might take a very hard sell to get Coach Coughlin, a man who wants the players to take the names off the backs of their shirts, to go for. Still, he would demand a double team and could still stretch the field for the Giants. When he's happy, there is hardly a more joyful football player on earth, and TC does really go for happy players.

The Giants will probably hit WR with a pick and a trade or free agent signing. If it's a trade, I'd expect it to be one of these three players with Edwards and Boldin commanding a 1 and Ocho Cinco available for a little less. Perhaps Jerry Reese will be able to get players involved to lessen the loss of picks in the trade. We'll see. Go Giants.