GIANTS REACH OUT TO LINEBACKER CHASE BLACKBURN

[RoanokeFan]

GIANTS REACH OUT TO LINEBACKER CHASE BLACKBURN

"Contrary to earlier reports that the team would not look to re-sign <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Chase Blackburn" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/chase-blackburn/" rel="tag nofollow">Chase
Blackburn</a>, the New York Giants reached out to the linebacker on Wednesday as their primary
option, <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Jonathan Goff" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/jonathan-goff/" rel="tag nofollow">Jonathan
Goff</a>, was in Cleveland visiting with the Browns.



</p><div style="DISPLAY: none">New York Giants middle linebacker <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Chase Blackburn" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/chase-blackburn/" rel="tag nofollow">Chase
Blackburn</a> (93) celebrates stopping the Atlanta Falcons on a play in the
second half during their NFL NFC wildcard playoff football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, January 8,
2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)</div>
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A source told Jeff Roberts of The Record that while Blackburn "is pursuing
other options," he remains "very much interested" in a potential return to Big Blue.</p>


The team has strongly maintained that their primary goal is to re-sign Goff
and have him start at middle linebacker next season, so this could merely be a
power-play aimed at putting pressure on him. However, Blackburn is a solid
secondary option with the market for middle linebackers dwindling (Stephen
Tulloch recently re-signed with the Detroit Lions).</p>


After being signed as a street free agent last season, Blackburn collected 26
tackles and one interception in five regular season games. He added an
additional 26 tackles and one huge interception (Super Bowl XLVI) in the
playoffs. Goff, meanwhile, spend the season rehabbing after tearing his ACL in
early September."</p>

[G-Man67]

he really played well and was always a good STer in the event we end up signing and starting Goff, but obviously there are only so many roster spots and we want to be able to sign all or most of our draft picks

[MattMeyerBud]

soooo

if we dont' get Goff and sign Blackburn... does anybody disagree that he goes into camp as our starter?


alrighty then

[giantsfan420]

very good backup plan if goff goes elsewhere, he could even be potentially more cost effective towards the cap, and signing him doesnt limit us taking a mlb in the draft where as signing goff to some sort of deal could have allowed the giants to believe their mlb issue would be resolved

[GGTM_1977]

Dude...seriously, if this comes to pass, if Goff sign elsewhere, and we bring back Chase, there are some people on this board that need to line up and eat some big time CROW!

[NewYorkSwagg]

This would be a good pick up for special teams and a back up LB, give Mark Herzlich a chance at the position.

[RoanokeFan]

[quote user="MattMeyerBud"]soooo

if we dont' get Goff and sign Blackburn... does anybody disagree that he goes into camp as our starter?


alrighty then
[/quote]

Yes, but what matters is who comes out of camp as the starter

[RoanokeFan]

[quote user="GGTM_1977"]Dude...seriously, if this comes to pass, if Goff sign elsewhere, and we bring back Chase, there are some people on this board that need to line up and eat some big time CROW![/quote]

Why is that?

[Kruunch]

[quote user="MattMeyerBud"]soooo

if we dont' get Goff and sign Blackburn... does anybody disagree that he goes into camp as our starter?


alrighty then
[/quote]

I think if this happens, the Nickel package becomes our default defense.

[MattMeyerBud]

[quote user="GGTM_1977"]Dude...seriously, if this comes to pass, if Goff sign elsewhere, and we bring back Chase, there are some people on this board that need to line up and eat some big time CROW![/quote]

haha i won't name the names of burier and buddy33, i won't