Haason Reddick could be on the trading block as the trade deadline approaches. According to a report from Jason LaCanfora of CBS Sports http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/saquon-barkley-jersey , the Cardinals are putting Reddick on the trading block because he has not found a role in Steve Wilks’ new defense, and his share of the defensive snap count has dwindled. Reddick was drafted 13th overall in the 2017 NFL draft, specifically to provide a boost in the pass rush for James Bettcher’s defense. As it so happens, the Giants, Bettcher’s new team, are in desperate need of help in the pass rush, particularly as Olivier Vernon works to return from the high ankle sprain he suffered in the preseason.Reddick had one of the greatest pre-draft rises in recent memory. The undersized former walk-on defensive end from Temple entered the 2016 season regarded as an intriguing late round pick, and worked his way into being thought of as a mid-round pick. Over the course of the draft process, he showed off his quick-twitch athleticism and versatility as both an edge rusher and an inside linebacker. Between his work at the 2017 Senior Bowl, the NFL Scouting Combine, and in workouts, he rocketed up draft boards.Reddick, along with Lorenzo Carter, would provide the Giants with an impressively athletic linebacking corps.- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com scouting reportReddick was reasonably productive in 2017 for the Cardinals. In his first year in a 3-4 defense he played in 16 games (starting three), making 32 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 6 quarterback hits http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/patrick-omameh-jersey , and 2.5 sacks. This year he has added two passes defensed, another forced fumble, 2 sacks, and 2 more TFLs to that total.It isn’t often that a second-year player, a former first-rounder, with Reddick’s ability hits the trade market. It’s rarer still that team in desperate need of his talents is a natural fit. The question is whether the Giants should part with the draft capital to acquire him. The team desperately needs pass rushers, but they also need (much) more help along the offensive line, a free safety, and have already spent their third -round pick on cornerback Sam Beal.So, should the Giants trade for the 24-year-old linebacker to help their pass rush now, assuming Arizona’s asking price isn’t too high?Giants know Eagles’ game gives them a chance to right their ship A burning ship.It’s an image I can’t seem to get out of my head after New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur said, in discussing the team’s injured players, that “You burn the ships on every game.”With a 1-4 start to the 2018 season, the recent controversy over the remarks by Odell Beckham Jr., Lil Wayne’s blunt response to Eli Manning and those wondering why he was involved in the Beckham-Josina Anderson interview, and the release of a benched former first-round pick this week, you might think the ship that might be the Giants’ 2018 season is fully ablaze.Is it really, though? The Giants have the good fortune at this point of playing in the mediocre NFC East, where the 2-2 Washington Redskins lead the division. 1 - Washington Redskins (2-2)2 - Dallas Cowboys (2-3)3 - Philadelphia Eagles (2-3)4 - New York Giants (1-4)The Giants’ ship might not be completely on fire but it has taken on some water. The Giants http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/kareem-martin-jersey , though, don’t appear to be looking for the life boats — yet. They are talking like a team determined to bail the water, patch the holes and try to things right this season.Tight end Evan Engram, who has a chance to play after missing the past two weeks with an MCL sprain, says the Giants are “well aware” of the standings and know that “this Thursday is a huge game for us.”The Giants have 11 games to play, and five of those are against division rivals. The first of those, of course, is Thursday night when the host the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles at MetLife Stadium.If they win that one, the Giants will be right in the middle of what Engram called a “pretty wide open” division.Giants coach Pat Shurmur isn’t focused on those standings.“That really has no effect on us right now. We have to go out and win a game. That is what it is, but it’s just another indication and I’ve been saying it all along, you just keep playing. You never know. I think the last two times that the Giants made the (playoffs), I think they were 9-7, so we’ve just got to keep playing,” he said on Tuesday.Players, though, are aware of the standingsVeteran EDGE rusher Connor Barwin admitted the division’s mediocrity makes it easier to stay positive.“You’re still playing games that are meaningful, are very meaningful, with the way the division is playing out right now,” he said.Rookie running back Saquon Barkley said the Giants’ goals are still within reach:“I think everyone’s goal is to win a Super Bowl and that’s still in play and in my opinion http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/aldrick-rosas-jersey , if you ask me, like you said I think we’re a game behind in the division and I know I haven’t been in the NFL for a long time, but I think if you win your division, you automatically go into the playoffs, so everything like I said before, that coach Shurmur said a couple weeks ago, everything that we want in our season is still there,” Barkley said.As his locker on Tuesday, Beckham put it this way:“I think you could take away everything that’s happened this season, I think the urgency is what it is right now. We know we need to win right now, regardless of our situation,” he said. “The mentality is to win each and every game and now there is a big opportunity ahead of us to be able to take control of our season and build from this even after the bad that we’ve had already. We can overcome it all starting with this game – not just one game, but starting with this game, and going from there on.”The Giants feel like they are getting betterThat was Engram on Tuesday. And yes, it sounds a bit like pie-in-the-sky player speak, like what the Giants have to say with more that two-thirds of the season remaining. You get the sense, though, that they do believe they are on the upswing.“I don’t know if you watched us last weekend’s game, but there was a point in that game where maybe last year or the old DNA of this team would’ve given up or would’ve tapped out. We fought http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/will-hernandez-jersey ,” Engram said. “Our confidence is up, our energy is up. We’re working our butts off, nobody has their head down or anything.”Beckham, after questioning the team’s heart and energy in his interview on ESPN, seemed optimistic on Tuesday.“Nobody in here likes to lose, we’re all tired of losing, we want to change that culture, atmosphere, whatever it is, because this is a place that has a lot of pride and we want to be able to be proud of what we display and do all those things,” Beckham said. “It was a big week for us. We took a big step. Unfortunately, we lost on a 63-yard field goal. If I had to lose on a 63-yard field goal, so be it. That’s impressive by that kicker to be able to do that with the game on the line and hit it. We’re taking steps in the right direction.” “This team is getting better every week,” Barwin said. “I think there’s still a lot of belief in this locker room right now. We’re all focused on getting better and finding a way to finish this Thursday night.”If they can, maybe, just maybe they can play some meaningful games the rest of the season. If not, it might be time to get those life rafts. Because, as Shurmur might say the Giants will be “Finito. Done.”