It is no secret that the New York Giants desperately need help at outside linebacker, considering their pass rush was limited at times due to injury. Early on in the season, both Lorenzo Carter and Oshane Ximines, the Giants’ starters at OLB, went down with individual ailments.
Carter tore his Achilles against the Dallas Cowboys, and Ximines suffered a shoulder injury that landed him on IR. Ultimately, both of them missed the remainder of the season, forcing players like Carter Coughlin and veteran Jabaal Sheard to earn more minutes than expected.
Surprisingly, defensive coordinator Patrick Graham managed to curate a pass rush without depth at OLB.