Though it originally looked like Terrell Thomas could miss a 2^nd straight season with a torn ACL, it appears he merely “aggravated” and “stretched” the surgically repaired ACL. He will still miss at least 3-8 weeks and will almost definitely begin the season as a gameday inactive. 2011 1^st round pick Prince Amukamara would then take his place in the starting lineup opposite Corey Webster.

It’s also possible he misses even more than the start of the season. The timetable is ominously vague, 3-8 weeks, and you never like to see someone re-aggravate an injury that cost him a whole season last year and have to miss any portion of significant time. He should play this season, but Giants fans should not expect to see him on the field for at least the 1^st quarter of the season.

Amukamara should be able to adequately fill in for him in the starting lineup and it’s not like they missed him a ton last season, when they won the Super Bowl. However, this was not what the Giants had in mind when they guaranteed Thomas 11 million this offseason (4 years, 17.4 million total), and, after losing Aaron Ross as a free agent this offseason, the Giants really lack depth at the cornerback position. Jayron Hosley, a rookie 3^rd round pick, is their 3^rd string cornerback with Thomas out, but the Giants don’t seem to trust him as they are expected to move safety Antrel Rolle to the slot in sub packages.

It’s unclear who would come in at safety for them in that situation as 3^rd string safety Tyler Sash has been suspended 4 games, but it would make sense for them to call up Deon Grant, who played significant snaps as a 3^rd safety last year. He’s still a free agent, but for good reason, heading into his age 33 season. It’s also worth noting that Rolle struggled on the slot last season, allowing 32 completions on 42 attempts (76.2%) for 334 yards (8.0 YPA), as opposed to 41 completions on 57 attempts (71.9%) for 507 yards (8.9 YPA) as a safety, which I guess isn’t much better.

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