The New York Giants (2-3) host their Week 6 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals (1-4) on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Of course, this gives us here at Giants Wire the opportunity to hypothetically steal from the Bengals’ roster in hopes of finding depth and/or talent upgrades for Big Blue.
In fact, there isn’t much to choose from in Cincinnati. Yes, they have superstar wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, but that theft would be a luxury. What the Giants really need is a roster upgrade.
Perhaps it’s a testament to general manager Joe Schoen, but looking at the Bengals’ roster, there aren’t many upgrades available. Mike Gesicki is a possibility given the limited production this season from the Giants’ tight ends, but will he be enough of a force to warrant a steal? Probably not.
Ultimately, there is only one legal option. Quarterback Joe Burrow.
Yes, Daniel Jones has played well over the last four games and is keeping the Giants competitive, but Burrow is on another level. He is a Tier 1 NFL quarterback when healthy and provides opportunities for the offense, especially downfield.
The same production Burrow got in the Chase will be duplicated by rookie Malik Nabers, and an argument could be made that Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt are a better WR2/WR3/WR4 combination than Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas and Trenton Irwin .
Throwing running backs Devin Singletary and Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Burrow will have a field day for East Rutherford.
Giants fans, what do you think? Would you pick Joe Burrow, or would you pick a completely different player from the Cincinnati Bengals?
