The Giants will not have one of their tackles available for a while. While they placed Matt Peart on IR on Thursday, the second-year blocker will be shut down well into the offseason.
Peart suffered a torn ACL during the Giants’ Week 16 game against the Eagles. The 2020 third-round pick was starting in place of Nate Solder, who was out after a positive COVID-19 test.
This could impact the Giants’ plans at right tackle. Solder is due to be a free agent in March, thanks to a reworked contract. His 2020 opt-out changed the Giants’ offensive line approach, sliding Andrew Thomas to left tackle. Peart played 22% of the Giants’ offensive snaps last season and upped that to 43% this year. Peart made five starts this season.
While Peart probably factors into the Giants’ post-2021 plans, his stock will take a hit because of this injury and the franchise being set to move on from GM Dave Gettleman. The Giants have dealt with considerable issues up front this season, having played without interior-line starters Shane Lemieux and Nick Gates. Both starters suffered severe injuries, with Gates’ September setback a possible career-ender. Beyond Thomas, not much is certain about the Giants’ offensive front beyond this season.
The Giants also activated Solder from the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday but moved tackle Korey Cunningham and wide receiver Darius Slayton to the virus list. Cunningham had replaced Peart at right tackle in Philadelphia. The Giants also placed running back Gary Brightwell on IR.
Peart pretty much sucks as a RT tackle, as his performance has been pretty much terrible…..and his physical condition as well as his practice regimen has been called into play…..looks like another Gettleman miss on one of his “hog mollies” and at best a sub on the O-Line going forward.
They picked up Isaiah Wilson a while back. Dude must be awful if they’re still unwilling to use him now.
Dealing with an inaccuracy in the article, Soldier is NOT a free agent after this year ends. His contract was tolled over from his opt-out and then moronically reworked by Gettleman and he has a guaranteed salary in 2022-2023 of $4mm which if he is released will translate to dead money. So Solder is the gift that keeps on giving.
As for Peart he was graded out as the lowest tackle by PFF and even when watching him you could see he was overmatched and out of his league playing in the NFL. Once again thanks Gettleman for wasting a 3rd round pick on this guy.
As for Wilson, when your position coach, Rob Sale, when asked asked how Wilson is doing and if he will see time at RT with Peart out says, “next question”. That tells you all you need to know.
Thanks Gettleman for living up to that introductory press conference and saying you will fix the OL. Good riddance to you!
The Brain Dead Owners of the Giants want to replace Gettleman with his assistant.
LMOA