Big Blue View · Feb 13, 2019
Is Deone Bucannon a free agent the Giants should target?
Deone Buccanon against the Giants in 2017.James Bettcher brought a new scheme to the New York Giants when he was hired as defensive coordinator a season ago. He transitioned the Giants from a 4-3 to a base 3-4 team that was often a hybrid team using a 4-2-5 alignment.
Such a transition requires fitting players into new roles, or finding new players altogether who fit what you are trying to do. In the first year of a schematic change, you can be left with some players who just don’t fit — who are square pegs in round holes.
Was that the case with the Giants in 2018? If so, how can they fix it?
