This guy could EASILY be wrong, but he didn't like the signing. The Giants certainly made some good decisions in the OL signings last year, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt in terms of talent judgement.
cbs.sportsline.com
<< Just a hunch, but we're betting that Tennessee defensive end Kenny
Holmes, who got a $20 million deal from the Giants, turns out to be
one of the truly overpaid players in the market. Holmes plays hard and
is solid against the run. But the big-money defensive ends are
supposed to get a team double-digit sacks and Holmes has never had
more than eight in a season. In fact, Holmes has just 21½ sacks in
four seasons. In 1999, Jevon Kearse's rookie season, Holmes never
faced double-team blocking and still had just four sacks. Everyone
talked about how unmotivated Kearse looked in 2000, but he still
posted 11½ sacks after a slow start. Look, you can either rush the
quarterback or you can't, and Holmes can't, at least not on a
consistent basis. >> |
