The New York Giants signed sixth-year running back Matt Breida to potentially backup Saquon Barkley on Monday.
Breida has had a modest start to his NFL career, totaling 3,010 scrimmage yards and 13 touchdowns in five seasons. His play and his outstanding yards per attempt (4.9 yards) have made him one of the best change of pace backs in the NFL.
Despite his impressive efficiency, Breida will now be joining the fourth team of his NFL career after spending three years in San Francisco, one in Miami, and most recently one in Buffalo. There he played under current Giants head coach Brian Daboll which played a big part in him bringing his talents to East Rutherford.
“Nothing but great things about this organization I’ve heard about,” Breida told reporters. “Obviously offensive coordinator and now he’s a head coach Brian Daboll, he’s a great guy, great person and he’s a great coach, so that was big in the decision in why I chose to come here. Second of all, yeah, something was already in the works before. Like I said, I already had my mind made up before this, so I knew I was going to go.”
Daboll helped the Buffalo Bills and Breida have the third-best offense in terms of points per game last season. When you score you win, two things the Giants did not do last season with the second-lowest scoring offense in the NFL.
Breida wants to help Daboll import the “winning culture” the Bills and help the Giants “add on to that and build what’s already been here.”
It’s no secret that the Giants have been one of the worst teams in the NFL over the past five seasons. A change is needed and Daboll and Breida both have a lot of experience in winning football games. Hopefully for the Giants, they can help the team return to the great organization it once was.
