The Giants.com crew reacts to the first wave of free agency with the 2025 new league year officially underway.

John Schmeelk: The Giants have tried to fill as many needs as possible leading up to the draft. Aside from quarterback, which Dan will handle below, the Giants still have some other spots on the roster they can solidify headed into April's Draft.

They return an offensive line that, when healthy last year, allowed the offense to function. Tyrone Tracy Jr., Theo Johnson, Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton and Wan'Dale Robinson return at the skill positions to give a baseline of production. That doesn't mean there aren't opportunities to improve those position groups, but there is enough depth at all of them to start the season today if they needed to.

If the team is looking for an upgrade, I would focus on offensive line, whether it is guard or tackle. Given the nature of the draft class, guard is a more realistic target on Day 2, when a number of starters with upside will be selected. I also see room for an athletic tight end who can win with speed and shiftiness and line up detached from the line of scrimmage to complement the room of Theo Johnson, Daniel Bellinger, Chris Manhertz and Greg Dulcich. There are a number of tight ends that fit this description on Days 2 and 3.

On defense, the Giants added two veteran defensive tackles in Roy Robertson-Harris and Jeremiah Ledbetter. They could also look for a twitchy pass-rusher to join Chauncey Golston as a 3-technique rusher on pass downs. It also wouldn't shock me if the team went for a big-bodied, early-down defensive tackle that can take snaps away from Dexter Lawrence and play next to him in run situations. With the departure of Azeez Ojulari, adding an edge rusher wouldn't be out of the question either.

The Giants already have players in the secondary with experience, but it is never a bad idea to add more cornerbacks. There is room for players behind Deonte Banks, Paulson Adebo, Dru Phillips and Cor'Dale Flott. Safety also has a lot of youth in the room. Despite having youngsters Darius Muasau and Dyontae Johnson at linebacker, there would also be room to supplement Bobby Okereke and Micah McFadden.

The best strategy every year is to be in position to take the best player on the board.

Dan Salomone: It was the question on everyone's mind – still is – but Jevón Holland didn't ask it.

"My job as a defender is to give the ball back to the quarterback," the former Dolphins safety said in his first interview since signing with the Giants.

Paulson Adebo, a cornerback who spent his first four seasons in New Orleans, didn't make it prerequisite either. He is more concerned with keeping his eyes on the opposing quarterback.

"I just got here, figuring out how I can help the team," he said. "And then I'll let whoever has to make those decisions handle those. But I'm excited and confident that we'll make a good decision."

Easy for them to say, though. They just got here and don't rely on the Giants' quarterback as much as, say, Darius Slayton. The veteran receiver re-signed with the team and now waits like everyone else to see what the Giants do to the QB room. In the meantime, he made his pitch.

"I'm all about getting any good football players here, but I'm certainly about getting good football players here that throw me the ball," Slayton said. "Whatever I can do to help that initiative I'll be a part of. And honestly, I would just tell them, look, we have a lot of young, talented players, specifically pass catchers. I think we're a very quarterback-friendly unit. I think for a veteran quarterback or for a young quarterback, either way they'd be coming into a good situation, full of good players. And we've got two great tackles so you're safe. The left tackle is one of the best in the league. The right tackle is one of the best right tackles in the league. You're safe. We've got weapons. I think any quarterback should look at this situation as the sky is the limit."

Matt Citak: The Giants addressed several positions of need during the first week of free agency, but perhaps none more so than the secondary. Within the first 24 hours of the negotiating period, reports came out that the Giants agreed to terms with two of the top players on the market at their respective positions in cornerback Paulson Adebo and safety Jevón Holland.

Let's start with Adebo, who has developed the reputation of being a ball hawk through his first four NFL seasons. The veteran corner has registered 10 interceptions in 52 career games and has three campaigns with three or more picks. On top of his takeaways, Adebo has also totaled 47 passes defensed. The 6-foot-1, 192-pound cornerback missed more than half of last season due to a broken leg, but in only seven games, he had three interceptions and 10 passes defensed. This came after notching four interceptions and 18 passes defensed the year before.

Moving over to Holland, the talented safety has shown that he can play all over a defense. He has a track record of success in both coverage and run defense, evidenced by his five interceptions, five sacks, five forced fumbles, 25 passes defensed and 301 total tackles (219 solo) through his first 60 games. Just as important as his strong stats, Holland proved during his time in Miami that he can be the quarterback of a defense.

The thing that excites me the most about these signings, outside of adding two quality starters, is their age. Adebo will have just turned 26 when training camp begins in July, while Holland just turned 25 a few weeks ago.

The two of them are joining a defensive backfield that consists of Deonte Banks (24), Dru Phillips (23), Tyler Nubin (23), Cor'Dale Flott (23), and Dane Belton (24), among others. Adebo will be the most senior member of the secondary at just 26 years old. This will allow the young nucleus of defensive backs to really grow together as they enter their prime years.

Marquand Manuel, the team's new secondary coach and defensive pass game coordinator, comes to the Giants with 13 years of coaching experience in the NFL, including the last 10 in which he served as either a position coach or defensive coordinator. If Manuel can help mold these young defensive backs like he's done over the past decade with several teams, then this group has the potential to develop into a strength of the defense.