The New York Giants (2-9) will visit the Dallas Cowboys (4-7) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Thursday evening in a Week 13 Thanksgiving Day battle.
That, of course, provides those of us here at Giants Wire the opportunity to hypothetically steal from the Cowboys’ roster in search of depth and/or talent upgrades for Big Blue for the second time this season.
Earlier this year, we opted to steal cornerback Trevon Diggs but he has fallen off considerably. He’s off the board for this cycle.
Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, edge rusher Micah Parsons, and linebacker Eric Kendricks are all options but would be considered wants more than needs at this point.
Outside of that, the Cowboys’ roster is every bit as thin as the Giants’. The pickings are quite slim but guard Tyler Smith would still be an upgrade over either Jon Runyan Jr. or Greg Van Roten, so he’s the Week 13 choice.
Over 462 pass-block snaps this season, Smith has allowed just two QB hits and one sack. By comparison, Van Roten has allowed four QB hits and 4.0 sacks, while Runyan has allowed three QB hits and one sack to go along with 25 total pressures.
Smith is also just 23 years old and has yet to reach his ceiling. He would help strengthen an improved but still lacking interior for the Giants and perhaps take some of the pressure off second-year center John Michael Schmitz, who has struggled mightily this season.
What are your thoughts, Giants fans? Would you pick Tyler Smith or would you steal an entirely different player from the Dallas Cowboys?
