over the 5 years. Signing too many marquee players to big $ contracts that don’t pan out can hurt (especially from a GM’s perspective) if it squeezes available $ to sign other players under the cap.

2010 is the first year in ages where the cap is not in play. If JR has “front loaded” Rolle’s contract, with the biggest chunk falling in 2010, it could still be very “cap friendly” in 2011 and beyond. Then it’s just a few less $ for the Maras and Tisches.

doesn’t turn into another failed FA (which I don’t think he will), I really don’t see what all the hub-bub is about. The dude is a demonstrated good safety and, as was pointed out, was his turn to make the money. Say Troy Palumalu was on the market, Rolle doesn’t see quite that high of a contract. But, Rolle was the top safety available. In reality, I never get too wrapped up in someone’s contract, unless they step on the field and don’t produce.

wait, isnt he the same guy who said aaron smith was on the all-decade team ahead of strahan and a few others much more worthy

its sad, but i sorta read kings writing as sort of a monday morning joke…

Ask yourself again, how would Big Bens trials and tribulations play out in the NY Media versus the Pittsburgh media???? It would be disaster.

Eli deserved his contract not only because he is able to play well, but he can also handle himself well in the toughest media market on the planet…….

People either get it, or they don’t. The Giants had NO viable safeties – NONE – with the draft approaching and two other glaring needs at LB and DT.

So what they paid him all that money??? Its an uncapped year, and they filled a monstrous gaping hole. Even if you want to say Rolle is overrated, he is 20 times better than anybody they had on the their roster, and is a veteran player who would not have the learning curve of a draft pick. He’s 27, not a “washed up” Roy Williams.

Giant management stepped up to the plate and spent money they needed to spend to improve their team UNLIKE Bob McNair and the Texans – who refuse to “overpay” their best corner in Dunta Robinson, don’t franchise him and let their best CB on a team with a horrible secondary walk……McNair wants to put a competitive team on the field and make as much money as possible, the Giants want to put a CHAMPIONSHIP team on the field. Thats the difference.

He jus likes to s#&t on the giants.. him and Moose Johnston. cant take anything he says seriously.

Giants fans know this was a good signing regardless of the number stamped on the deal. S was a top priority and they solved it the best way possible.

I like the move, you like the move, we all like the move.

That is their real job. The single best way to get people to read or listen is to be controversial. If King simply put the analysis out there he slowly becomes irrelevant, and with the number of girls he is putting thru private college, that would be foolish.

SO when you read his column, understand that he wants to generate a buzz. Its better for him to have a buzz then be right.

Ed great comments on why we paid as much as we did for Rolle – its all about market value – I didn’t agree with last years signings (other than Boley, healthy this season and he’ll be a stud, he’ll be the giants Mitchell from their SB year)…Canty i’m sure he can perform but we did reach on him, I won’t even start on Bernard signing considering we already had Coefield and Robbins.
Anyways…the signing of Rolle, the return of Phillips (i hope he’s 100% healthy) and throw in the fact Ross can play a little safety if need be leaves the Giants with a better focus on other "need’ positions. At MLB I’d love to get Morrison out of OAK (he’d be a steal for a 3rd rounder) and if the god’s smile down on the Gmen come draft day at #15 getting McClain would solidify the LB corp for years to come – Boley is young, Sintim is ready to go and you get Morrison and McClain in there plus Goff and Blackburn and we’re set!
I love what Reese is doing; barring injuries and a poor running attack last season – its worth noting that a healthy Andre Brown has the potential to tear this league up – this simply revised Giants team will be a team to fear for years to come with so many “under 30” players with experience!! (Thomas, Webster, Beatty, Eli, Jacobs, Brown, Rolle, Phillips, Boley, Sintim, Tuck, Kiwi, Osi, Smith, Nicks, Manningham, Boss) what a roster and what a big 2010/11 season this Giants team will have!

1st of all Fat King didnt even put Mike Strahan on his all decade team for SI which was recent. He put Jason Taylor and Aaron Smith. Jason Taylor fine, cause he has the stats to back it up and he’s a good player, but Aaron Smith… Thats a C’MON MAN. What has he done? You never hear anything about him, atleast I havent but maybe I’m wrong. His excuse for puting Smith on instead of Strahan is Smith played the run well for a 3-4 end. Thats another C’MON MAN! Everyone thats a G-MEN fan knos DAMN well Strahan not only played the run WELL but he could rush the passer with a COMBO of moves and Strahan has all the STATS 2 back it up. I kno writers have to be BIASED sometime but this time he should be SLAPPED with a WET NOODLE! The Rolle signing… we had no choice. But if it works out well which I think it will then JR will look like a GENIUS. Also, we only gave him 15 mill guaranteed which is saying if he doesn’t work out then we’ll get rid of him. I think Kenny has betta range than Rolle and Rolle should be an in the box saftey covering the flat, he has enough speed to pick up a back, and because he’s a good tackler. Also, wondering if were gonna go after Morrison and wondering about Pick No. 15?

A 26 year old coming off 48 consecutive starts, unless he has the power to see the future, I have no idea how Reese can be held accountable for that.

Peter King sounds like he is paying for him..He sounds so cheap his ass must squeak when he walks, what a useless windbag..life is too short to be wasting time listening to what that bird-brain has to say about anything…These salaries are the result of a market that all NFL franchises collectively created for themselves and now they have to live with it, just like baseball and basketball..even hockey is getting nuts..To us fans it just means higher ticket prices, a dollar more for a beer, 50 cents more for a fucking hot-dog and another dollar tacked on to park your frigging car, plus a trip to the Godamn ATM prior to the game so we can make sure our wallets are completely stocked up with cash so we can afford everything our kids are going beg us for during the game…Shit the Mets train here in Port St Lucie, it is so close (Tradition Field) that I could hit it with a rock..Even though I’m a Yankee fan, I’ll take the kids to exhibition games…Pre-season and I can still drop 150 bucks..It’s nuts..but let me just say this to dumbass Peter King: "Hey Petey you have a choice if your complaining about how much a player contract costs…Don’t go
watch, don’t pay for NFL Ticket…take up a hobby like woodworking and get on the Bob Vila show and bitch about that.

“How many times have you watched Arizona play and said, ‘Rolle controlled that game?’”

Well at least once, that Cincy game where he had 3 pick-6s, right?

“Never.”

Oh, I see now.

Ed, I agree with everything you said in your piece. Plus, contracts are not guaranteed in the NFL. So, it really comes down to guaranteed money. And, if after three years, the Giants feel they are not getting the return from Rolle and his big contract, they can simply release him.

I think Rolle’s money is high, but at least he is good. Other teams are throwing money at nothing. Like Robbins. How does last season get him a raise? Detroit and Denver are giving long contracts to players with little left. If Williams was that good, San Diego would not have cut him.

slurping Starbucks and fingering his man-love Brett Favre to actually follow the sport he allegedly covers. Pay him no heed.

Personally I never liked the fact that pro ball players get multi-million dollar contracts for staying in shape and playing a game they should love. But that’s the hater in me because I can’t do what they do. Now let me flip it. I’m a big guy in the giants organization and I know that our weakest area was our defense, which by the way I also know the history of ny giants defense and how its fans expect a good defense, then I would pay top dollar to get a good defense back. I’ve been a giants fan for near twenty years and have never to my memory remembered a giants teams getting blown out so many times in one season. So to rolle I say welcome and make it worth every penny.