How big of an impact will Brian Burns make for the New York Giants in 2024?
The New York Giants made a massive splash this off-season by trading for Carolina Panthers edge rusher Brian Burns. Burns is, something he’s done every year of his career except for his rookie year when he finished with 7.5 sacks as a rotational rusher.
A good pass-rush tends to be greater than the sum of its parts and with Lawrence, Thibodeaux, and Burns in the fold - this Giants pass-rush has the potential to be near the top of the NFL.Burns had statistically one of the worst years of his career in 2023, which, without context, can make the Giants' trade and extension of him look somewhat questionable.
Due to those clear losses, teams were allowed to run often against the Panthers while killing the clock. The Panthers allowed the, not because of their elite defense but because of their constant trailing in games. NFL teams threw the ball just 481 times against the Panthers, 25 attempts less than the second-fewest.
The way this contract works out is that unless there’s some sudden and major drop-off in his talent, Burns is fairly untouchable until the 2026 season. That would still hold a dead cap hit of $17,750,000 but would leave savings of $13,000,000. Adding Burns to the mix now puts opposing offensive lines at an extreme disadvantage. They will have to decide whether to double Lawrence on the interior and/or keep an extra pass-blocker in to double Burns.
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