I would hesitate to say that this is even asshat info. Just a Giants friend of mine happened to talk to an agent.
Agent said, dont be surprised to see a trade up for Mahomes. Said McAdoo loves him and has really been lobbying for him and because no one else is pounding the table for anyone else at #23 it is a possibility.
Mahomes at 23 would surprise me and a trade up for him would shock the hell out of me.
Roast away.
That's my take too. I just don't it but there were signs of trouble last season.
He's under contract for the next 3 seasons. Why would he do that?
What would that cost?
Seems unlikely to me. Prudence should outweigh desire given the likely prohibitive cost.
Sounds like that'd be the case. Especially if it's Mac leading the charge. Coached Eli intimately for a few years; he'd know better than anybody except maybe Sullivan.
I have a feeling they are going this route all offseason they've been sorta bashing Eli and now the memorabilia scandal..
Just kidding.
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then I would bet Eli may be in his last year as a Giant
He's under contract for the next 3 seasons. Why would he do that?
There's some dead money hit involved, but they can cut him after this season.
Frankly, if they draft a QB in R1, even without a trade up, that's what needs to happen -- and they need to commit to it, no cold feet, no matter how this season goes.
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Trading up for him.....
Means McAdoo has real concerns about Eli.....
I agree. We've been hearing they're attached to 100 guys this week when last season, it was obvious that they were all over Conklin and Floyd. Hey, if it works and someone jumps us to pick someone we don't want, I'm all for it.
This team is built to where they are a few good pieces away from at least having a real chance at making a run at a ring. Why waste this defense without at least doing all they can with surrounding Eli with a little more talent on the offensive end?
For me this x 1000...
KC fans were tweeting that it was to land Mahomes. So... wtf knows what is going to happen. Should be dramatic eithe rway.
Regardless of whether this happens in this draft, it does (if accurate) tell us where McAdoo's head is. He wants a different type of QB than what Eli is. Given the type of game played today, I can't say I blame him.
That said, this makes me feel old. Where the hell do the years go?
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They'd have to likely trade with the Bills or higher, so it might end up even worse than you're projecting.
McAdoo may love him, but this would be insane for this player. Everyone should have to bet their jobs on it, it's so ridiculous.
If he's Aaron Rodgers to Eli's Brett Favre, then that's the end of the Eli era and we have the pleasure of watching Mahomes for years to come, health and luck permitting, and we could be watching a consistent contender.
Or, if Mahomes is Dave Brown, you're looking at years out of the Lombardi hunt. The Giants would be on a treadmill, playing the new Kent Grahams and Danny Kannells until they find a real QB. They could get lucky and find one cheap, as they did with Kerry Collins, or pay dearly for one, as they did with Eli.
Agreed
This. Plus the cost of trading up when trying to add to a team ready to contend now.
Calm the f*** down.
Calm the f*** down.
The same info came from the media too.
More Favre than Rogers.
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We'll see.
Agreed
Yeah he's expected to go top 10, we're not moving up that many picks. If he or a QB they love slides to us I think it possible. Still think they want a Day 1 starter with the 1st pick.
Yikes.
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attribution and after a few posts some of you are running with this like it's gold.
Calm the f*** down.
The same info came from the media too.
Which doesn't necessarily make it more credible. Rumors are rumors. This time of year it's more difficult to trust what you hear.
And it might be 100% true McAdoo loves Mahomes. Coaches have opinions on college players all the time. Going through the process of trying to move up is no small task, and it's not in keeping with how the Giants operate at all.
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We'll see.
Agreed
Yeah he's expected to go top 10, we're not moving up that many picks. If he or a QB they love slides to us I think it possible. Still think they want a Day 1 starter with the 1st pick.
What the hell are you talking about... where exactly is Mahomes expected to go top ten?
Who said he did?
There's nothing wrong with planning ahead. Packers taking Rogers is a classic example. But I wouldn't trade up to do it.
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attribution and after a few posts some of you are running with this like it's gold.
Calm the f*** down.
The same info came from the media too.
Which doesn't necessarily make it more credible. Rumors are rumors. This time of year it's more difficult to trust what you hear.
And it might be 100% true McAdoo loves Mahomes. Coaches have opinions on college players all the time. Going through the process of trying to move up is no small task, and it's not in keeping with how the Giants operate at all.
Not seeing what your point is. I understand how and why the Giants operate. I was replying to the original comment that we should disregard this rumor because it was from a "friend of a friend."
Maybe they're looking to move up for McCaffrey or Howard? I'm just trying to rationalize. God I hope this isn't the case.
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Who said he did?
I inferred from Phil's post that Mahomes makes incredible sense for McAdoo because Mahomes reminds Phil of the last two Packers' franchise QBs.
Considering Rodgers' and Favre's games are considerably different, I didn't know what else was the common thread between the two of them other than the Packers.
If the Giants target a QB early, you can bet your booty that they know something we don't.
Trading up for him? Not so much.
I would rather look at it as Reese having too many functioning brain cells to do it.
He doesn't have the balls? Wtf? Maybe he doesn't have the balls because it would be a stupid move? Nope, that would go against your anti Reese agenda, right?
Could you imagine? It may be worth it just to watch the place implode. Pure entertainment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP_-BGcDv-w
Eli would be sacked 3 different times on that play.
Exhibit A...
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if we draft a QB early
Could you imagine? It may be worth it just to watch the place implode. Pure entertainment
I mean we already had people screaming to put in Nassib. Good lord it would be epic. A sick part of me is almost rooting for it to happen
I wonder if some of BBI actually follows this team. Eli has a no-trade clause. If he's healthy, he under center. Ownership will not allow a 2-time SB MVP making $15 mil/yr to ride the pine in favor of what a 2nd year HC on a 3 year contract wants.
In his own words. Interesting, and perhaps some insight into this guy.
Keeping him around beyond this season after trading up for Mahomes, with what that will take, and continuing to pay him big money would make this situation even more wacked.
Keeping him around beyond this season after trading up for Mahomes, with what that will take, and continuing to pay him big money would make this situation even more wacked.
Why? Rogers sat behind Favre for a couple of years.
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It's not ideal, given some of the dead money, but it's not impossible. If they commit to that, anything could happen in-season.
Keeping him around beyond this season after trading up for Mahomes, with what that will take, and continuing to pay him big money would make this situation even more wacked.
Why? Rogers sat behind Favre for a couple of years.
Even if you ignore how much of an outlier that was (and how the players were different), the Packers took Rodgers because he fell to them.
The Giants would be trading significantly valuable picks and then doubling down an tying a huge amount of cap space to Eli -- there's only so many resources a team has.
If EA taught anything to Reese, it is that if you have conviction about a franchise QB, you do what it takes to get him
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It's not ideal, given some of the dead money, but it's not impossible. If they commit to that, anything could happen in-season.
Keeping him around beyond this season after trading up for Mahomes, with what that will take, and continuing to pay him big money would make this situation even more wacked.
Why? Rogers sat behind Favre for a couple of years.
Even if you ignore how much of an outlier that was (and how the players were different), the Packers took Rodgers because he fell to them.
The Giants would be trading significantly valuable picks and then doubling down an tying a huge amount of cap space to Eli -- there's only so many resources a team has.
I've said I wouldn't trade up for him.
We're going to draft a guy whose been in the NFL for 6 seasons? Seems like a huge set of balls to me.
If EA taught anything to Reese, it is that if you have conviction about a franchise QB, you do what it takes to get him
Yeah but when do you give up on a QB on your roster that has already proven to be a franchise QB and gamble the teams future going for another one?
EA had it a little easier in that he didn't really have a franchise QB on the roster so it was worth trading for a guy that he was convinced was just that.
but most of the NOOOO is all about Eli has 2 or 3 years left.
Asking any QB, including Eli, to carry the team in his last sunset years is insane. So what you're asking for is decent QB play. Why would anyone settle for 2 or 3 years, if they can get 10 years? If you don't think M, or whomever, can get you decent QB play, say so. Eli's numbered days don't have anything to do with the quality of any QB potentially picked.
It is rare that a low first round, or below, QB is really a keeper. IF you think there's one there, and you're on the clock, only a fucking moron says no, Eli has 2 or 3 more years left in him. It is all about IF you think there's someone there, and NOT about Eli's numbered days. Very few people actually say anything specific. just the mantra of 'next year is so much better for QB'
You would have to be convinced that it wasn't possible to win another championship with Eli even if he was given some more weapons with those picks.