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The New York Giants have made several key veteran free agent acquisitions during the 2013 NFL offseason.

As part of a series identifying 'red flag' positions for each NFL team -- 'red flag' defined as a team's biggest remaining issue -- it has to come as no surprise that Football Outsiders has identified linebacker as the Giants' 'red flag' position.

After a down season in 2012 that saw the New York Giants miss the postseason after winning the Super Bowl the previous season, the G-Men need multiple players to have breakout campaigns in 2013.

Thin at the linebacker position and coming up empty in the draft last month, the New York Giants have signed Aaron Curry yesterday to a one-year contract in the hopes of adding depth and competition to one of the team's biggest weak spots.

The Giants have always believed they can never have enough pass rushers. Apparently they can't have enough defensive tackles either.

Last month's NFL draft was just another piece of the puzzle for New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese, who will look to flesh out his roster in the coming months before paring it down to 53 men by the end of preseason.

After being active buyers in free agency and addressing most of their needs in the the 2013 NFL draft, the New York Giants will have plenty of heated roster battles this offseason as they prepare for the 2013 NFL season.

Predictably, the New York Giants enjoyed yet another strong draft class, seemingly a common occurrence dating back to the Ernie Accorsi days.

A lot has changed in one week, thanks to the NFL draft. Prior to the draft, we checked in with some analysis regarding what we figured the New York Giants ' depth chart might look like at that point in time.

Many people applauded the New York Giants for having a solid 2013 NFL Draft , in which they added depth to their defensive line, got protection for their franchise quarterback, and possibly took the best quarterback in the draft in the fourth round.

Draft started on a strange and unexpected note for the New York Giants and ended on an all too familiar one.

After drafting offensive tackle Justin Pugh in the first round, the Giants selected Ohio State defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins with the 49th overall pick, in the second round.

"Everyone started laughing and said, 'Welcome to the New York Giants,'a ..." Pugh recalled last night.

We move on to the defensive line as we are a little under a day from the 2013 draft.

With the 2013 NFL draft looming just three days away, let's take a broad look at the state of the New York Giants by drawing up a depth chart and then breaking it down.

Good morning, New York Giants ' fans! When you are done reading the ' Big Blue View Rules For Draft Success ,' here are some other links for your Sunday enjoyment.