If Giants general manager Jerry Reese wants to deliver an encore to last season's monumental offseason, there is a bold move available to him.

A headline-grabbing, buzz-starting, Steinbrenner-esque move that would push the Giants a few steps closer to another Super Bowl while significantly weakening one NFC East rival, demoralizing another division foe, and striking fear in a third.

Signing DeSean Jackson.

The Giants don't usually hold press conferences for newly-signed free agents. If they landed Jackson though, an exception would be necessary. Imagine that priceless scene: The Giant killer, all smiles as he triumphantly holds up his blue No. 12 jersey (Phil Simms has No. 11 locked down on this end of I-95) with Odell Beckham Jr., Eli Manning, Ben McAdoo and Reese grinning next to him.

They could even bring Matt Dodge back to hug it out. OK, that's probably a bit overboard. But the point remains.

The Giants need to add another receiver with speed who can stretch the field on the outside and complement Beckham. They will have several options this offseason, but none would bring the impact signing Jackson would.

In one fell swoop, the Giants would add an explosive, much-needed offensive weapon that has tormented them for years, while robbing the Redskins of a player they desperately need, ruining the Eagles' best-laid plans for a dream reunion, and putting a lump in the Cowboys' throat.

The Giants need more than a receiver to get their offense back on track in 2017, but the idea of Beckham, Jackson and Sterling Shepard would give opposing defenses nightmares. Throw in a tight end, a full year of Paul Perkins and an improved offensive line, and the Giants could have a top 10 unit back on their hands.

More importantly, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo wouldn't have to worry about Jackson continuing to be Kirk Cousins' top target in Washington, or becoming the competent wideout that helps Carson Wentz take the next step forward for the Eagles.

Bringing Jackson into the fold could also bring a psychological edge, albeit a slight one. His days of torching the Giants would be over. If there was another miracle to be made, he would perform it for them, not against them.

Signing Jackson is not a perfect plan. Like Beckham and Shepard (and Victor Cruz), Jackson is in the 5-foot-10 range. There is a valid argument to be made the Giants need a bigger outside target well over 6-foot. Jackson is also 30, and while injury-prone is probably too harsh a tag - he's only played fewer than 14 games in a season twice in nine years - he is certainly an injury report fixture.

Jackson has had no real issues in Washington, but whenever his free agency is being discussed, the attitude and off-field stuff is also going to come up. How much that would matter to the Giants is anyone's guess. Jackson may not necessarily be the first name that comes to mind if constructing a list of potential additions to Beckham's ever-growing roster of mentors, but the Giants have had much bigger issues recently on the character concern front.

The guess here is the Giants would be fine with Jackson, so long as they didn't object to his age, and they could get him at a reasonable price. That is probably where this hot stove fantasy would fizzle out. Jackson is expected to have many suitors once March rolls around, and those teams (starting with the Eagles) will have more of a need than the Giants, and more motivation to overspend to get Jackson.

A year after Reese's historic spending spree revamped the Giants' defense and got them back to the playoffs, he needs to rejuvenate the offense this spring. Signing Jackson would be a big move toward that goal. Maybe even a Super one.

James Kratch may be reached at jkratch@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JamesKratch. Find our Giants coverage on Facebook.