{"id":117217,"date":"2024-05-06T01:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T01:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=117217"},"modified":"2024-05-06T01:25:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T01:25:10","slug":"giants-post-draft-trade-proposal-gets-1000-yard-partner-for-malik-nabers-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/giants-post-draft-trade-proposal-gets-1000-yard-partner-for-malik-nabers-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Post-Draft Trade Proposal Gets 1,000-Yard Partner for Malik Nabers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2150214281-e1714951341572.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Malik Nabers\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"873\" data-img-load-time=\"1221\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty\u00a0A post-draft trade proposal can help the New York Giants partner rookie Malik Nabers with a two-time 1,000-yd WR.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taking\u00a0Malik Nabers\u00a0with the sixth pick in the 2024 NFL draft doesn\u2019t mean the\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0should be finished boosting their talent at wide receiver. Not if there\u2019s a chance they could acquire two-time 1,000-yard\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u2019\u00a0receiver\u00a0Tee Higgins\u00a0for a modest trade price.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a scenario outlined during an edition of\u00a0\u201cThe Rico Report\u201d for Bleacher Report. Host Rico believes the Giants could snag Higgins for as little as a fourth-round pick in the 2025 draft.<\/p>\n<p>Rico acknowledges the value looks low: \u201cMost folks would say \u2018whoa, whoa! Just a fourth?\u2019 I\u2019m thinking just a fourth at this point, it can obviously move up to a third, but to me, right now the fourth, everybody is trying to hold onto draft picks here, but he\u2019s worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Higgins would be \u201cworth it\u201d as a playmaker who tallied\u00a0back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons\u00a0in 2021 and \u201922. The\u00a06-foot-4, 219-pounder\u00a0is the kind of big-bodied wideout the Giants lack, even after adding Nabers.<\/p>\n<p>As Rico pointed out, Nabers\u2019 presence would be a key factor in making this trade work for the Giants: \u201cHaving a young player come on alongside Tee Higgins, I think that could be a big-time duo in the NFC East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pairing Nabers with a proven commodity like Higgins would instantly transform a stale passing game. It would also increase the pressure on quarterback\u00a0Daniel Jones\u00a0to deliver.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Tee Higgins Trade Would Give Daniel Jones No Excuses<\/h2>\n<p>Jones could hardly cite a lack of weapons if he still struggled after Higgins\u2019 arrival. Higgins would be the established deep threat on the perimeter Jones has lacked for too long.<\/p>\n<p>Getting behind the last line of coverage has long been a speciality for Higgins. He showed off the talent with this deep grab against the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0last season, highlighted by\u00a0Mike of All Bengals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"728588ce371df8316fb74421f34541dc\">\n<article>Deep shot to Tee Higgins off of play action after the Germaine Pratt interception. Sudden change situation and the Bengals capitalized. Great time to dial this up.<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was a rare bright moment for Higgins during a season when he missed five games with\u00a0rib and hamstring injuries. When he did play, the 25-year-old still proved his worth as a vertical playmaker.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins\u2019 flair for getting vertical was best summed up when he had eight targets of 10-plus yards against the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0in Week 15, per\u00a0Next Gen Stats. He turned those targets into four catches for 61 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"a4df5e39dab9061f6d588c6702b854be\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Every one of Tee Higgins\u2019 8 targets were over 10 yards downfield.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd38 Intermediate: 5 targets, 3 rec, 40 yds, TD<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd38 Deep: 3 targets, 1 rec, 21 yds, TD<\/p>\n<p>Higgins\u2019 game-tying TD was a tight window target, his 5th tight window TD since 2022 (T-3rd in NFL).<\/p>\n<p>#MINvsCIN\u00a0|\u00a0#RuleTheJungle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>This offseason has been dominated by trade talk after Higgins\u00a0requested to be dealt\u00a0in response to getting the franchise tag. The wideout was named a\u00a0trade target for the Giants\u00a0back in March, but the Bengals were subsequently deemed \u201cresolute on having Higgins return this season in an attempt to win the Super Bowl,\u201d according to\u00a0Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>The player even responded, \u201cWe\u2019ll see. I do anticipate it,\u201d when asked by\u00a0Joe Danneman of Fox19\u00a0on April 14 if he anticipates playing for the Bengals this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"efabfa0c67f0eec11e9a9a419be05c8b\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Tee Higgins spoke briefly at a camp.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins on if he anticipates playing for Bengals this coming season (interview was ended after that question by event organizers to get him on the field):<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do anticipate it. I\u2019ve grown a love for Cincy I didn\u2019t think I would.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Things might have changed since, following the selection of Alabama\u2019s Jermaine Burton in this year\u2019s third round. As\u00a0Rico put it, \u201cYou drafted Burton, you got a No. 1 in Chase. And you get your quarterback back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals will still be competitive, so Rico thinks if they\u2019re not going to pay Higgins long term, they should \u201ctry to get something going for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s incentive for the Giants to help the Bengals make it happen, despite the addition of Nabers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Malik Nabers Will Need Help<\/h2>\n<p>Using a top-10 pick on Nabers was the right move for the Giants. He gives them a receiver with transformational speed who can create big plays from multiple spots.<\/p>\n<p>One of Nabers\u2019 best traits \u201cis his ability to transition to becoming a ball carrier after the catch,\u201d per\u00a0CBS Sports\u2019 Dan Schneier.<\/p>\n<div id=\"d81ca7ee28de2cb202d5ba0a1e326062\">\n<article>One of my favorite traits about Malik Nabers is his ability to transition to becoming a ball carrier after the catch.<br \/>\nThis provides instant offense for any QB. A lay up throw. The\u00a0#Giants\u00a0will be able to get him the ball &amp; once he has it we\u2019re talking acceleration like this.<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Creating quick and easy throws to put Nabers into space will be a priority for Jones and Giants\u2019 head coach Brian Daboll. The latter already has multiple ways to get slot specialist\u00a0Wan\u2019Dale Robinson\u00a0the ball, but Nabers is a more explosive option.<\/p>\n<p>Neither will fill the role of towering target on the perimeter the Giants still lack. It\u2019s a problem that could be solved by an\u00a0undrafted version\u00a0of\u00a0Drake London, but acquiring Higgins would be closer to a sure thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\u00a0A post-draft trade proposal can help the New York Giants partner rookie Malik Nabers with a two-time 1,000-yd WR. 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