Some brake-pumping appears necessary regarding a Kadarius Toney trade. The Giants’ new regime has discussed the 2021 first-round pick with teams, but SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano tweets the team is merely listening to offers rather than shopping the young wide receiver.
The Giants are open to dealing Toney, who flashed when available as a rookie. But last year’s No. 20 overall pick missed extensive game and practice time and did not impress the team with his work habits. New York’s Joe Schoen–Brian Daboll regime still views the Florida alum as a key piece on offense, with Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com indicating the Giants want “significant” compensation for Toney (Twitter link).
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Nothing is imminent here, with Albert Breer of SI.com noting the new Big Blue power brokers do not seem motivated to unload Toney. Instead, they want to see how an offense featuring he and Saquon Barkley looks. This was a rare sight last season, which featured both Barkley and Toney suffering injuries. The duo only played four games together in 2021.
While teams may be calling on the receiver, nothing has “come close to materializing in terms of a trade,” per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo (via NFL.com). While Vacchiano’s report indicates that the Giants are the ones who are receiving the calls, Garafolo says it’s “unclear” if the Giants initiated any trade talks. Ultimately, the reporter says it “doesn’t seem very likely” that Toney is moved any time soon.
Toney attended the start of the Giants’ offseason program Monday, and a report surfaced earlier today indicating the team is shopping Darius Slayton, who is going into a contract year. The former fifth-round pick has displayed a larger body of work, but Toney — should he manage to stay on the field — looks to have more upside. While it is noteworthy the shifty ex-Gator even landed in trade rumors, Daboll likely wants to see how the second-year receiver looks in his offense before a move transpires.
Barkley is a bust.
He was a bust as soon as he was drafted. You can’t take RBs that high in the draft.
Really….would you call Elliott a “bust” also? How about Adrain Peterson with the Vikings….etc.
Not defending Barkley as he’s not shown nearly enough to justify, but making that type of statement just doesn’t make lots of sense if its the “right” running back you choose as your #1 and that is the essential piece that sets up your offense.
Yeah I would. RB is not a position that is highly valued in the NFL and it shows in their pay compared to other positions. The draft the past few seasons is proving my statement true as well. Do not draft RBs in the first round.
Well, its a free country still and everyone’s allowed their point of view….the draft is a moving target of what is deemed to be the “most important piece” which is currently OL and DE’s it might seem….how about drafting a DB as your #1…..that draft selection certainly has had its hiccups for teams drafting that position as #1 in recent years yet you mention RB as your real sore point!
Let’s see have this year pans out with a healthy Barkley in a different offense before we jettison him and label him a total bust.
I’m not sure Barkley should be in the same conversation as Peterson and Elliot. Those are two guys who may actually justify their draft position.
Barkley has missed a huge number of games. Drafting a running back that high is absurd, but he’s gone half the time.
So, I agree, but that kind of invalidates qbert1916’s point of never taking a RB as your #1.
If its the right guy, then fire away.
Sets up your offense? What offense? You just made my point.
Ah, brainiac (browns backer) I wasn’t speaking specifically about he Giants offense, as the entire team and its braintrust has been a train wreck with no apparent plan for some time….but Elliott was specifically drafted to set up the Cowboys run first offense when they didn’t know what they had in Dak and with that offensive line, they intended to pound it first. That’s what I meant!
AD was drafted in 2007. It was a different league back then. You cant really put him in the same conversation as Barkley.
Well he was offensive rookie of the year. Since then between injuries and terrible offensive line play he hasn’t been the same. Agree though it’s a mistake to draft a RB #2 in any draft. Certainly not the only mistakes Gettleman made as GM.
In the Barkley era the Giants have actually won more games when he HASN’T played.
AKA we let it slip we wanted him out and he was trashed. Now let’s walk back those comments so we can try to recoup the damage we did over the weekend. Giants being the Giants no matter who is running the show.
No aka Pat Leonard is a moron and his reports shouldn’t be trusted.
Is the the best pic of Toney we have? Looks like Otis Nixon from the 90’s
I refuse to believe Toney is 23.
Not a very good selling point when 2 different coaching staffs say he has horrible work habits, & won’t even get his playbook. Sure, I’d trade a 6th rounder for someone like that.
Unless the guy is a locker room cancer what’s the benefit in trading him? They have already paid over half of his salary, thus his remaining $2 million/yr hits are basically no more than the 53rd guy on the roster.
Alternatively, instead of trying to get picks they could trade him for someone else’s high-round problem child – like Washington’s Chase Young.