I've been quite critical of Reese, but never advocated his (or Coughlin's) firing. The team bottomed out in 2013 and has been improving since. Why change management while we're progressing in the manner expected?
One could argue NYG could find a couple/few million here or there to keep LJ, but they had several other bigger fish to fry on tap at the time, and they are built defensively around DE and CB talent.
Really. Then why draft Linjo, Austin, Hankins and Bromley. 3 2nd round picks and 1 3rd. That's. It true. He focuses on the DL. For the 100th time it's always about guaranteed $$. Joesph was give. About 10. He cousin have matched that easily and back loaded the deal. He didn't. It was t about other fish to fry. go. And if DE is so important It helps the. Immensely when the DTs collapse the pocket. He fucked up
Alos another factor IMO why cap $$$ were gone is His extensions to DD, Snee, and his two restructuring of Baas. Sound familiar? Like Beason. Extend an older player or 3 with injury histories Then he missed on guys like Sintim Austin Hosley Tracis Beckam, etc.
Many of us were ridiculed for saying they should have made him a priority signing.
You too? This is false; the Giants were not going to match what the Vikings paid. It had ZERO to do with Beason.
They don't pay a lot. Another fallacy by the Reese is perfect crowd. He got a front loaded cap deal but his guanratee was 10 million. Shit they gave Beatty 18 up front. Dude was a mediocre LT. But a very good young DT is t worth half? The why draft then high at all. Let the. Sit for a year the. When they develop in a good starter pray you don't miss in the draft? Shit be use of Austin sucking they over paid Cullen Jenkins. Who would you rather have next Sunday? Jenkins body with a fork in it or Joseph. The menu Jenkkns got could have gone to Joseph. Sure he was more but now we are carring guy who should be even be on the roster
He focuses the $ on pass rushers and CBs. The only DT he ever spent on was signed because he was a pass rusher (Canty). He spends non-first round draft picks on DTs, he's on record saying premium DT prospects have a bust rate. You can dispute how effective his philosophy is, but those are facts.
We don't disagree with your second paragraph or with the regime's blindspots or mistakes, many of which educated fans felt were obvious even to them.
Matty, we had Eli, JPP, and Nicks in line for raises Â
Has won a game, nearly two with his play this year. Without him I'd hate to imagine that secondary. He is who we paid instead of Linval and right now it's the smart bet. A player like DRC is not easily replaced.
He spent the time in the gym putting some muscle on, and it seems the coaches have built his focus, confidence, and understanding of scheme to where he's performing consistently.
But when they signed DRC, I was not in favor of it.
He spent the time in the gym putting some muscle on, and it seems the coaches have built his focus, confidence, and understanding of scheme to where he's performing consistently.
But when they signed DRC, I was not in favor of it.
Which is fine, but unlike the jackasses on here, you can change your mind(for reasons you mentioned) and not stubbornly stick to the dismay over that signing at the time..
He spent the time in the gym putting some muscle on, and it seems the coaches have built his focus, confidence, and understanding of scheme to where he's performing consistently.
But when they signed DRC, I was not in favor of it.
Nor was I, I wanted Linval and Tuck instead. Tuck is now on IR again and DRC has become a top shelf defender this year.
if he paid Linval, people would be whining about not making a big enough splash for a big name like DRC. Reese hasn't been batting 1.000 here (who has?), but people act like all of his decisions are no brainers. We had to give Beatty a slight overpay, because we had no one else behind him at LT. The real fire-able offense would be to overpay the wrong guys and not have enough money left to pay your cornerstone guys (Eli and JPP before July 4).
I really shudder to think what this year would look like with Prince out and DRC not back there to keep the team in games. Meanwhile, Joseph would shore up the run D, but that wouldn't help a whole lot in getting pressure on the QB, which is the source of our issues.
if he paid Linval, people would be whining about not making a big enough splash for a big name like DRC. Reese hasn't been batting 1.000 here (who has?), but people act like all of his decisions are no brainers. We had to give Beatty a slight overpay, because we had no one else behind him at LT. The real fire-able offense would be to overpay the wrong guys and not have enough money left to pay your cornerstone guys (Eli and JPP before July 4).
What a difference landing Devin McCourty would have made, imo..
There were cap considerations and Hankins waiting in the wings. I do think we 'could have' found a way to keep him but it would have been at the cost of other personnel.
Joseph go is turning out to be the single worst FA move by Reese. He was a high round pick who had clearly earned a large, second contract. Reese apparently thought he was just another in a long line of rookie DTs he could replace. Joseph replaced Cofield, who was then replaced by Hankins. But stopping the run is critical, and why not pair him with Hankins? Two run stuffing DTs taking up blocks would make any group of DEs more effective.
People get on Reese for his poor drafts but his FA strategies leave a lot to be desired. LJ is definitely #1 in his portfolio of failure on that front. It's mind numbing that not resigning him is ahead of:
Letting Marty B walk
Signing the crappy TE who is now on Tampa
Baas
Beason
JT Thomas
Casillas
Harris' crazy contract
Beatty's crazy contract
Willing to hand out significant $$ to O'brien Schofield (luckily he failed that physical)
Newhouse
Charles Brown
(I can go on and on)
You really don't have a clue, do you?
Excuse me? There's a reason why this roster is devoid of talent and looked upon by independent talent evaluators as bottom tiered. Poor drafts are part of it, but so are the contracts I mentioned above and their effects on subsequent decisions in the years that followed. But, apparently you have all the answers....here's what's going to happen: we're going to finish either 6-10 or 7-9 this year. That should slot us somewhere between 9-15 in the upcoming draft, which is a weak one. We also will have, depending on where you get your info, between $40-$50 million in cap space. We'll also be in the market for a new head coach. Unlike the throngs of folks here, I don't trust this GM one iota to make the right moves in any capacity. Don't be telling me my business again.
I've never claimed to have all the answers. You, however, have amply demonstrated that you have none of the answers.
Brett is correct. NYG was in on DRC very early and had pre-determined CB was a wiser allocation of that amount of cap dollars over a DT. Reese had mentioned publically later on they were in on DRC very early, made DRC know he was a priority in their strategy.
I was also told there was hesitation over LJ based on personality fit, no clue how accurate it was. But their valuation was in the $4-5M range and their best guess it wouldn't be enough and they were willing to gamble.
Brett is correct. NYG was in on DRC very early and had pre-determined CB was a wiser allocation of that amount of cap dollars over a DT. Reese had mentioned publically later on they were in on DRC very early, made DRC know he was a priority in their strategy.
I was also told there was hesitation over LJ based on personality fit, no clue how accurate it was. But their valuation was in the $4-5M range and their best guess it wouldn't be enough and they were willing to gamble.
And let's not forget that Linval is now playing nose in a 3-4. That could be a huge contributing factor to his breaking out this year. Just perhaps he really wasn't ever going to be much more than average in a 4-3.
what sucks is the number of safeties sitting on IR. There are at least 3 of them that have the physical skills to compliment Landon Collins and not have him out there high and dry playing deep.
But Joseph is probably on a playoff team this year.
It's ok, though. We have the Kuhn and Jenkins to pick up the slack.
Not sure about Hankins being better....
Boom! Thank you Sy. I was going to say this same thing myself more than once at all the praise Hankins gets here. I don't know if it's because of PFF ratings or sack totals or individual and specific very good or even spectacular plays Hankins ocassionaly makes,but to my eyes it's surely questionable that Hankins is "better." He has technique issues with playing high, and his motor runs hot/cold because let's face it he's blatantly overweight. He does not have LJ's power and ability to push the interior of a pocket consistently, which LJ did even when double-teamed.
And I have the feeling that LJ was part of more short yardage and goal line stops in a 4 game playoff run than Hankins has been part of for his career to date.
To my mind, you want to see your core players play their best in crucial games and during the playoffs, and we got that in spades from Linval. Hankins has yet to be even part of that.
Many of us were ridiculed for saying they should have made him a priority signing.
You too? This is false; the Giants were not going to match what the Vikings paid. It had ZERO to do with Beason.
They don't pay a lot. Another fallacy by the Reese is perfect crowd. He got a front loaded cap deal but his guanratee was 10 million. Shit they gave Beatty 18 up front. Dude was a mediocre LT. But a very good young DT is t worth half? The why draft then high at all. Let the. Sit for a year the. When they develop in a good starter pray you don't miss in the draft? Shit be use of Austin sucking they over paid Cullen Jenkins. Who would you rather have next Sunday? Jenkins body with a fork in it or Joseph. The menu Jenkkns got could have gone to Joseph. Sure he was more but now we are carring guy who should be even be on the roster
Changing fact to fiction, apparently using Esperanto, doesn't advance your case.
You condemn people as regarding Reese as perfect when NO ONE has ever said that. In fact, I could as easily condemn you as being a Reese Hater because that's pretty much all you do on this board.
It also appeared Bromley picked it up after Hankins went down. He gets pushed around at times, has to keep working in the gym, but definite signs yesterday.
in 2014 Hankins was absolutely the better player Â
This year? Maybe not, but Hank was very, very good last year.
Hank was not better last year than Joseph was during the 2011 playoff run. And I call bullspit that you watched enough Vikings' games last year to compare them konwledgeably.
RE: RE: in 2014 Hankins was absolutely the better player Â
I know that Hankins was damned good for the Giants, and I know that Joseph was considered to be a big disappointment for the Vikings last year, so I don't think it's a huge leap to conclude that Hankins was the superior player. But if you don't want to believe me, then there's the PFF ratings for you.
tends to favor players farther away from the ball like WR's and DB's instead of those who are right next to it.
like Linement. Yes DRC is playing at a high level this year. Problem is, it's probably going to go waste because the DL is a dumpster fire.
There's only so many large men who can do what Hankins and Joesph can do. There are a lot harder to find then DB's are on average.
I don't really agree with your first point. 7 of our last 9 picks within the first 100 picks were linemen. None in 2012, one in 2011 (Austin), two in 2010, one in 2009.
5 WR and 4 CB in that same time span, for reference. But the investment has been there - plus, they've signed Baas and Schwartz in that time period along the OL. PFR - ( New Window )
He missed a lot of training camp and OTAs. Yet still he played all 16 games with almost identical stats to his 2011 Giants season. He was disappointed in his play and is having a very good year in 2015.
It's not like he he completely absolutely sucked last year or missed games like Schwartz, Beason, etc...
I don't think Joseph was a massive loss but in hindsight he would have been "worth" overpaying for as what the Giants received with that money instead was poor players or injured players.
Joseph go is turning out to be the single worst FA move by Reese. He was a high round pick who had clearly earned a large, second contract. Reese apparently thought he was just another in a long line of rookie DTs he could replace. Joseph replaced Cofield, who was then replaced by Hankins. But stopping the run is critical, and why not pair him with Hankins? Two run stuffing DTs taking up blocks would make any group of DEs more effective.
People get on Reese for his poor drafts but his FA strategies leave a lot to be desired. LJ is definitely #1 in his portfolio of failure on that front. It's mind numbing that not resigning him is ahead of:
Letting Marty B walk
Signing the crappy TE who is now on Tampa
Baas
Beason
JT Thomas
Casillas
Harris' crazy contract
Beatty's crazy contract
Willing to hand out significant $$ to O'brien Schofield (luckily he failed that physical)
Newhouse
Charles Brown
(I can go on and on)
You really don't have a clue, do you?
Excuse me? There's a reason why this roster is devoid of talent and looked upon by independent talent evaluators as bottom tiered. Poor drafts are part of it, but so are the contracts I mentioned above and their effects on subsequent decisions in the years that followed. But, apparently you have all the answers....here's what's going to happen: we're going to finish either 6-10 or 7-9 this year. That should slot us somewhere between 9-15 in the upcoming draft, which is a weak one. We also will have, depending on where you get your info, between $40-$50 million in cap space. We'll also be in the market for a new head coach. Unlike the throngs of folks here, I don't trust this GM one iota to make the right moves in any capacity. Don't be telling me my business again.
I've never claimed to have all the answers. You, however, have amply demonstrated that you have none of the answers.
Wrong, again. If anything, I have amply proven to know this team/roster better than probably 95% of this forum, you obviously included. Carry on.
Joseph go is turning out to be the single worst FA move by Reese. He was a high round pick who had clearly earned a large, second contract. Reese apparently thought he was just another in a long line of rookie DTs he could replace. Joseph replaced Cofield, who was then replaced by Hankins. But stopping the run is critical, and why not pair him with Hankins? Two run stuffing DTs taking up blocks would make any group of DEs more effective.
People get on Reese for his poor drafts but his FA strategies leave a lot to be desired. LJ is definitely #1 in his portfolio of failure on that front. It's mind numbing that not resigning him is ahead of:
Letting Marty B walk
Signing the crappy TE who is now on Tampa
Baas
Beason
JT Thomas
Casillas
Harris' crazy contract
Beatty's crazy contract
Willing to hand out significant $$ to O'brien Schofield (luckily he failed that physical)
Newhouse
Charles Brown
(I can go on and on)
You really don't have a clue, do you?
Excuse me? There's a reason why this roster is devoid of talent and looked upon by independent talent evaluators as bottom tiered. Poor drafts are part of it, but so are the contracts I mentioned above and their effects on subsequent decisions in the years that followed. But, apparently you have all the answers....here's what's going to happen: we're going to finish either 6-10 or 7-9 this year. That should slot us somewhere between 9-15 in the upcoming draft, which is a weak one. We also will have, depending on where you get your info, between $40-$50 million in cap space. We'll also be in the market for a new head coach. Unlike the throngs of folks here, I don't trust this GM one iota to make the right moves in any capacity. Don't be telling me my business again.
I've never claimed to have all the answers. You, however, have amply demonstrated that you have none of the answers.
Wrong, again. If anything, I have amply proven to know this team/roster better than probably 95% of this forum, you obviously included. Carry on.
Lol
here is a concept that fans dont seen to get about Free Agents Â
they are FREE to choose where they go. Get over it.. players move on and sometimes its by CHOICE.. Linval got paid a hell of a lot more money than the Giants were going to give him. So they only way to keep him would have been to either match or OVER pay.. and guess what even with that the player can STILL choose to leave..
Its like no one on this site has ever LEFT a job for greener pastures even when their old employer wanted them to stay... You LEFT your old job for a NEW job.. Your boss didnt LET you go.. YOU LEFT.. It happens.. get over it..
with him signing elsewhere because I thought he was an overrated player. Above average sure but not by much. Maybe he has gotten better now but what we really need is a pass rush and Joseph doesn't give that.
So Reese offering Linval, if he seriously offered anything, about 60% of his market value vis a vis the Vikes' offer was not "letting him go"?
LOL, he let him go, no matter how you word it. And this year at least LJ looks like he was well worth the dinero. Give it a couple of more years, and then we can all judge the move with hindsight.
As said by others above, plenty of BBIers called letting LJ walk a bad move. Too early to be certain but right now looks like we were right.
it's very easy to look back at not bringing LJ back and say Reese fucked up. It's also easier to brush aside how many cornerstone pieces were in line to get raises.
So Reese offering Linval, if he seriously offered anything, about 60% of his market value vis a vis the Vikes' offer was not "letting him go"?
LOL, he let him go, no matter how you word it. And this year at least LJ looks like he was well worth the dinero. Give it a couple of more years, and then we can all judge the move with hindsight.
As said by others above, plenty of BBIers called letting LJ walk a bad move. Too early to be certain but right now looks like we were right.
Only if we were/are running a 3/4. How can you be so dense as not to see that?
Really. Then why draft Linjo, Austin, Hankins and Bromley. 3 2nd round picks and 1 3rd. That's. It true. He focuses on the DL. For the 100th time it's always about guaranteed $$. Joesph was give. About 10. He cousin have matched that easily and back loaded the deal. He didn't. It was t about other fish to fry. go. And if DE is so important It helps the. Immensely when the DTs collapse the pocket. He fucked up
Alos another factor IMO why cap $$$ were gone is His extensions to DD, Snee, and his two restructuring of Baas. Sound familiar? Like Beason. Extend an older player or 3 with injury histories Then he missed on guys like Sintim Austin Hosley Tracis Beckam, etc.
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Many of us were ridiculed for saying they should have made him a priority signing.
You too? This is false; the Giants were not going to match what the Vikings paid. It had ZERO to do with Beason.
They don't pay a lot. Another fallacy by the Reese is perfect crowd. He got a front loaded cap deal but his guanratee was 10 million. Shit they gave Beatty 18 up front. Dude was a mediocre LT. But a very good young DT is t worth half? The why draft then high at all. Let the. Sit for a year the. When they develop in a good starter pray you don't miss in the draft? Shit be use of Austin sucking they over paid Cullen Jenkins. Who would you rather have next Sunday? Jenkins body with a fork in it or Joseph. The menu Jenkkns got could have gone to Joseph. Sure he was more but now we are carring guy who should be even be on the roster
We don't disagree with your second paragraph or with the regime's blindspots or mistakes, many of which educated fans felt were obvious even to them.
DRC has been damn good though and much more physical than expected. But I'd take Joseph over him back than and right now too.
DRC has been damn good though and much more physical than expected. But I'd take Joseph over him back than and right now too.
I wouldn't..DRC is one of the best in the league, we need that more than we need LinJo, imo
But when they signed DRC, I was not in favor of it.
But when they signed DRC, I was not in favor of it.
Which is fine, but unlike the jackasses on here, you can change your mind(for reasons you mentioned) and not stubbornly stick to the dismay over that signing at the time..
But when they signed DRC, I was not in favor of it.
No he can't, but the team could finish 5-11, and Coughlin would still be worshiped.
What a difference landing Devin McCourty would have made, imo..
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Joseph go is turning out to be the single worst FA move by Reese. He was a high round pick who had clearly earned a large, second contract. Reese apparently thought he was just another in a long line of rookie DTs he could replace. Joseph replaced Cofield, who was then replaced by Hankins. But stopping the run is critical, and why not pair him with Hankins? Two run stuffing DTs taking up blocks would make any group of DEs more effective.
People get on Reese for his poor drafts but his FA strategies leave a lot to be desired. LJ is definitely #1 in his portfolio of failure on that front. It's mind numbing that not resigning him is ahead of:
Letting Marty B walk
Signing the crappy TE who is now on Tampa
Baas
Beason
JT Thomas
Casillas
Harris' crazy contract
Beatty's crazy contract
Willing to hand out significant $$ to O'brien Schofield (luckily he failed that physical)
Newhouse
Charles Brown
(I can go on and on)
You really don't have a clue, do you?
Excuse me? There's a reason why this roster is devoid of talent and looked upon by independent talent evaluators as bottom tiered. Poor drafts are part of it, but so are the contracts I mentioned above and their effects on subsequent decisions in the years that followed. But, apparently you have all the answers....here's what's going to happen: we're going to finish either 6-10 or 7-9 this year. That should slot us somewhere between 9-15 in the upcoming draft, which is a weak one. We also will have, depending on where you get your info, between $40-$50 million in cap space. We'll also be in the market for a new head coach. Unlike the throngs of folks here, I don't trust this GM one iota to make the right moves in any capacity. Don't be telling me my business again.
I've never claimed to have all the answers. You, however, have amply demonstrated that you have none of the answers.
I was also told there was hesitation over LJ based on personality fit, no clue how accurate it was. But their valuation was in the $4-5M range and their best guess it wouldn't be enough and they were willing to gamble.
Ok I'm wrong.
BB56, not much other than the diagnosis was a four week healing timeline, nothing new of late.
I was also told there was hesitation over LJ based on personality fit, no clue how accurate it was. But their valuation was in the $4-5M range and their best guess it wouldn't be enough and they were willing to gamble.
And let's not forget that Linval is now playing nose in a 3-4. That could be a huge contributing factor to his breaking out this year. Just perhaps he really wasn't ever going to be much more than average in a 4-3.
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But Joseph is probably on a playoff team this year.
It's ok, though. We have the Kuhn and Jenkins to pick up the slack.
Not sure about Hankins being better....
Boom! Thank you Sy. I was going to say this same thing myself more than once at all the praise Hankins gets here. I don't know if it's because of PFF ratings or sack totals or individual and specific very good or even spectacular plays Hankins ocassionaly makes,but to my eyes it's surely questionable that Hankins is "better." He has technique issues with playing high, and his motor runs hot/cold because let's face it he's blatantly overweight. He does not have LJ's power and ability to push the interior of a pocket consistently, which LJ did even when double-teamed.
And I have the feeling that LJ was part of more short yardage and goal line stops in a 4 game playoff run than Hankins has been part of for his career to date.
To my mind, you want to see your core players play their best in crucial games and during the playoffs, and we got that in spades from Linval. Hankins has yet to be even part of that.
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Many of us were ridiculed for saying they should have made him a priority signing.
You too? This is false; the Giants were not going to match what the Vikings paid. It had ZERO to do with Beason.
They don't pay a lot. Another fallacy by the Reese is perfect crowd. He got a front loaded cap deal but his guanratee was 10 million. Shit they gave Beatty 18 up front. Dude was a mediocre LT. But a very good young DT is t worth half? The why draft then high at all. Let the. Sit for a year the. When they develop in a good starter pray you don't miss in the draft? Shit be use of Austin sucking they over paid Cullen Jenkins. Who would you rather have next Sunday? Jenkins body with a fork in it or Joseph. The menu Jenkkns got could have gone to Joseph. Sure he was more but now we are carring guy who should be even be on the roster
Changing fact to fiction, apparently using Esperanto, doesn't advance your case.
You condemn people as regarding Reese as perfect when NO ONE has ever said that. In fact, I could as easily condemn you as being a Reese Hater because that's pretty much all you do on this board.
Hank was not better last year than Joseph was during the 2011 playoff run. And I call bullspit that you watched enough Vikings' games last year to compare them konwledgeably.
You could apply that to this whole thread.
We should probably just delete it then.
like Linement. Yes DRC is playing at a high level this year. Problem is, it's probably going to go waste because the DL is a dumpster fire.
There's only so many large men who can do what Hankins and Joesph can do. There are a lot harder to find then DB's are on average.
like Linement. Yes DRC is playing at a high level this year. Problem is, it's probably going to go waste because the DL is a dumpster fire.
There's only so many large men who can do what Hankins and Joesph can do. There are a lot harder to find then DB's are on average.
I don't really agree with your first point. 7 of our last 9 picks within the first 100 picks were linemen. None in 2012, one in 2011 (Austin), two in 2010, one in 2009.
5 WR and 4 CB in that same time span, for reference. But the investment has been there - plus, they've signed Baas and Schwartz in that time period along the OL.
PFR - ( New Window )
like Linement. Yes DRC is playing at a high level this year. Problem is, it's probably going to go waste because the DL is a dumpster fire.
There's only so many large men who can do what Hankins and Joesph can do. There are a lot harder to find then DB's are on average.
Nice post, except for the part where none of it is actually true.
Linval was a good player for us. The Vikes offered him a contract Reese didn't want to match, especially w/ Hankins waiting in the wing. Tough spot.
Imagine if we kept Linval and he played subpar like he did in 2014. The same folks clamoring for Linval now would be calling for Reese's head.
It's not like he he completely absolutely sucked last year or missed games like Schwartz, Beason, etc...
I don't think Joseph was a massive loss but in hindsight he would have been "worth" overpaying for as what the Giants received with that money instead was poor players or injured players.
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Joseph go is turning out to be the single worst FA move by Reese. He was a high round pick who had clearly earned a large, second contract. Reese apparently thought he was just another in a long line of rookie DTs he could replace. Joseph replaced Cofield, who was then replaced by Hankins. But stopping the run is critical, and why not pair him with Hankins? Two run stuffing DTs taking up blocks would make any group of DEs more effective.
People get on Reese for his poor drafts but his FA strategies leave a lot to be desired. LJ is definitely #1 in his portfolio of failure on that front. It's mind numbing that not resigning him is ahead of:
Letting Marty B walk
Signing the crappy TE who is now on Tampa
Baas
Beason
JT Thomas
Casillas
Harris' crazy contract
Beatty's crazy contract
Willing to hand out significant $$ to O'brien Schofield (luckily he failed that physical)
Newhouse
Charles Brown
(I can go on and on)
You really don't have a clue, do you?
Excuse me? There's a reason why this roster is devoid of talent and looked upon by independent talent evaluators as bottom tiered. Poor drafts are part of it, but so are the contracts I mentioned above and their effects on subsequent decisions in the years that followed. But, apparently you have all the answers....here's what's going to happen: we're going to finish either 6-10 or 7-9 this year. That should slot us somewhere between 9-15 in the upcoming draft, which is a weak one. We also will have, depending on where you get your info, between $40-$50 million in cap space. We'll also be in the market for a new head coach. Unlike the throngs of folks here, I don't trust this GM one iota to make the right moves in any capacity. Don't be telling me my business again.
I've never claimed to have all the answers. You, however, have amply demonstrated that you have none of the answers.
Wrong, again. If anything, I have amply proven to know this team/roster better than probably 95% of this forum, you obviously included. Carry on.
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Joseph go is turning out to be the single worst FA move by Reese. He was a high round pick who had clearly earned a large, second contract. Reese apparently thought he was just another in a long line of rookie DTs he could replace. Joseph replaced Cofield, who was then replaced by Hankins. But stopping the run is critical, and why not pair him with Hankins? Two run stuffing DTs taking up blocks would make any group of DEs more effective.
People get on Reese for his poor drafts but his FA strategies leave a lot to be desired. LJ is definitely #1 in his portfolio of failure on that front. It's mind numbing that not resigning him is ahead of:
Letting Marty B walk
Signing the crappy TE who is now on Tampa
Baas
Beason
JT Thomas
Casillas
Harris' crazy contract
Beatty's crazy contract
Willing to hand out significant $$ to O'brien Schofield (luckily he failed that physical)
Newhouse
Charles Brown
(I can go on and on)
You really don't have a clue, do you?
Excuse me? There's a reason why this roster is devoid of talent and looked upon by independent talent evaluators as bottom tiered. Poor drafts are part of it, but so are the contracts I mentioned above and their effects on subsequent decisions in the years that followed. But, apparently you have all the answers....here's what's going to happen: we're going to finish either 6-10 or 7-9 this year. That should slot us somewhere between 9-15 in the upcoming draft, which is a weak one. We also will have, depending on where you get your info, between $40-$50 million in cap space. We'll also be in the market for a new head coach. Unlike the throngs of folks here, I don't trust this GM one iota to make the right moves in any capacity. Don't be telling me my business again.
I've never claimed to have all the answers. You, however, have amply demonstrated that you have none of the answers.
Wrong, again. If anything, I have amply proven to know this team/roster better than probably 95% of this forum, you obviously included. Carry on.
Lol
Its like no one on this site has ever LEFT a job for greener pastures even when their old employer wanted them to stay... You LEFT your old job for a NEW job.. Your boss didnt LET you go.. YOU LEFT.. It happens.. get over it..
Yup
Learn some humility and you might not have so many people jumping down your throat.
LOL, he let him go, no matter how you word it. And this year at least LJ looks like he was well worth the dinero. Give it a couple of more years, and then we can all judge the move with hindsight.
As said by others above, plenty of BBIers called letting LJ walk a bad move. Too early to be certain but right now looks like we were right.
LOL, he let him go, no matter how you word it. And this year at least LJ looks like he was well worth the dinero. Give it a couple of more years, and then we can all judge the move with hindsight.
As said by others above, plenty of BBIers called letting LJ walk a bad move. Too early to be certain but right now looks like we were right.
Only if we were/are running a 3/4. How can you be so dense as not to see that?