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Have Giants had one of NFL's worst offseasons?

NFL.com writer thinks so.

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Do the injuries to Will Beatty and Jason Pierre-Paul mean the New York Giants are now in the category of having had one of the worst offseasons of any of the NFL's 32 teams? Conor Orr of NFL.com thinks so, ranking the Giants among the four teams who have had the worst offseasons.

Orr writes:

The drafting of mammoth offensive tackle Ereck Flowers seemed like a brilliant move and was followed by a smooth trade at the opening of the second round for safety Landon Collins. A week later, though, starting left tackle Will Beatty sustained a significant injury, which forced Flowers into a left tackle role he might not be ready for. The team went from having almost all first- and second-round picks across the board (Justin Pugh moving to guard and Weston Richburg rotating back in at center) to likely starting Marshall Newhouse at right tackle on opening day. Of course, that was nothing compared to the firestorm that currently surrounds star pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul, who had his right index finger amputated following a July 4 fireworks accident. He sustained a broken thumb as well. All the while, the team has had no contact with its best defensive player and have yet to get him to sign the franchise tag. For a team desperately trying to reclaim its status atop the NFC East, this is nothing but miserable news.

The other three teams on Orr's list are the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Without rehashing everything, the Giants appeared to have had a pretty good offseason before Beatty's injury and Pierre-Paul's accident.

Is Orr right, or is he over-stating the things that have gone wrong for the Giants?

Your thoughts, Giants fans?