Big Blue View

I'm now contributing to Big Blue View, part of the SBNation family of blogs and focused solely on the New York Giants. My debut post looks how the Giants' secondary receivers took full advantage of additional repetitions during the absence of starters Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks from OTAs.

In a surprising twist, Ramses Barden may also return to the team. The two sides agreed to part ways early in the offseason, but Barden is en route to New York to take a physical. He's a talent and a big target at 6-6, 224 pounds who showed what he can do last September against the Carolina Panthers (9 catches, 138 yards), but it's always been about cracking a depth chart that's deep in wide receivers. Given Cruz's contract situation and now Nicks pulling a no-show, Barden could become a valuable asset in the distant future.

Here's a surprise for you: The Giants are on the verge of a reunion with WR Ramses Barden ... nydn.us/12Xk7Pk #NYG
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoNYDN) May 23, 2013

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