Canty to set up a Giant meeting
Tom Rock of Newsday reports that the Giants and Chris Canty are setting up a visit, most likely for tomorrow. Originally Canty was set to meet with the Redskins but they 
went out and signed Jabba the hut to play tackle instead. Canty, 26 years old, is 6’7,” and weighs in at 304 pounds.
So far the Giants plan to bring in 3 defensive players (Michael Boley, Antonio Smith and Rocky Bernard), and Canty would make a fourth. Signing one of the 2 defensive tackles (Smith could slide inside as well making 3) means the Giants wouldn’t have to be overly concerned with the off-season knee surgeries that Barry Cofield and Fred Robbins just underwent. It also means that one of these players may replace Robbins when he becomes a free agent next year. Both Canty and Bernard are solid run stuffers, Bernard has the edge in pass rushing but Canty is younger and still developing, plus he played in a 3-4 so rushing the QB was not his main focus. With a 6’7” frame he has great upside and his potential has yet to be reached, but he also has more potential suitors then Bernard, including Bernard’s former team the Seattle Seahawks. It would be sweet to have a former Cowboy come into his own in Blue. Canty is the prize for me, but Bernard would me more then adeqaute.
Michael Boley is scheduled to get in tonight. As Ralph Vacchiano reports the Giants intend to move fast but an offer may not be made until tomorrow. SI.com’s Peter King reports the Giants might offer Boley 5 million per year which may not be enough for Boley.
First off how in god’s name does Peter King know this, does Reese call him before he extends an offer? Ridiculous! Anyhow, Boley has the potential to be a pro bowler so King’s 5 million dollar guess may be on the low side, but after a tough year in 2008 this may get the job done. Boley would fit well in the Giants defensive schemes, that is if they stay similar to Steve Spagnuolo’s.
