The Spags D and Landon Collins

Friday, the Giants made a decisive move and traded up to the top of the second round and take Landon Collins.   I can figure no way they would have done this without believing he will an absolute weapon in Spags' new D.    Last time the Giants had Steve Spagnuolo as DC -- and after he had proved himself in Super Bowl 42 -- they went out and got him Kenny Phillips at the end of the first round.   Now that he's back and they still believe in him, they went and got him Landon Collins.

So, Spags' D must always call for a powerful Safety, and Collins is that.  It's also said that he can set up the whole D, like Antonio Pierce used to under Spags.   That's really intriguing.  He's absolutely a smash mouth Safety who will pop anyone with the ball.   The criticisms of him are that he's not a corner or a centerfielder type SF.  But, if you've watched the games and tapes, you'll see he can get over in the cover-2, which Spags favored  the first time around.

In any event, the reason they traded up for him is because he fits a "want" for the defense and specials.  And, barring catastrophic injuries to the DB's, I think Spags will use him for the things he's great at, and protect him from the things he's not as great at.