There has obviously been plenty of discussion both here and in the media about whether the Giants would try to trade a premium pick for an offensive lineman.
Going into tonight, I'm hoping for the best, but fearing the worst. So here's a question based on the worst case scenario.
The Giants are 0-3. The offensive line has continued to look awful, and the offense has not yet scored a touchdown. The calls to make a big trade for an offensive lineman have gotten quite loud, until the Giants organization comes out and says they they are not looking into making a trade.
Would you personally consider that to be conceding the season?
So before the season people were talking this team as a Super Bowl contender, but after three games you would want to Suck for Sam (and no, they aren't going to abandon Webb this quickly)? How about after 2 games?
[quote] in the draft, and they actually take one, then what does that say about wasting yet another 3rd round premium pick on a quarterback just this past draft? [/quote
If the Giants have a shot at a franchise QB in 2018 and they pass because of a late 3rd round pick in 2017 then the entire staff should be fired.
You never pass on a franchise QB unless you have on who is in his prime. If we suck bad enough to pick a big time QB i'd think it's safe to say the QB was part of the problem this season. Even if he wasn't, i'd take one.
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It would be a big mistake to trade an early pick for an offensive linemen. The Giants might find themselves in the range to get one of the top QB's in next years draft unless they are convinced that Webb is the long term answer.
So before the season people were talking this team as a Super Bowl contender, but after three games you would want to Suck for Sam (and no, they aren't going to abandon Webb this quickly)? How about after 2 games?
For fucks sake I wasn't saying to throw in the towel. I said they MIGHT find themselves in the range to get an heir to Eli. Yes let's panic and give up a 1st or 2nd round pick for Joe Staley or another aging offensive linemen on a huge contract like Brown because that's what successful franchises do.
If we're picking high next April, I wouldn't pass on a blue chip QB because Webb is tucked away on the roster.
This is beyond a long shot, but they could make it work under the cap. If there's any chance to get Joe Thomas, you do it. He could easily be an all pro for the next 3-4 seasons and on a very reasonable contract. I would happily give up a 2nd round pick for him.
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Joe Thomas won't fit under our salary cap. So are you asking if not making a trade that can't happen is conceding the season?
This is beyond a long shot, but they could make it work under the cap. If there's any chance to get Joe Thomas, you do it. He could easily be an all pro for the next 3-4 seasons and on a very reasonable contract. I would happily give up a 2nd round pick for him.
He can fit under the cap. You just have to cut or trade a guy or two.
That they didn't anticipate being in such a position.
inescapable.
So many OLs seem to suck already this year that unless we really crap out to 2-14+/- we'll still only get the 3rd best OL in the draft at best.
Maybe FA will provide a player or 2(that's not our own FA).
Since when is 3rd round a "premium pick"?
And that's not to say that I would want the Giants to follow up the Webb pick with a 1st round QB just a year later, but calling the 3rd round a "premium pick" seems to be working a little too hard to shape a narrative.
inescapable.
You lost me at "intensive purposes"
Why trade for a fading Peterson, especially if you're going to run him behind a problematic O-line?
Honestly we are getting way ahead of ourselves. The Giants aren't losing 10-11 games this season.
Rymzack and Bolles are already better than our LT, we needed another small TE like we needed a hole in the head.
Fans have every right to overreact to the last set of circumstances they ve see in regard to their team, it s what we do.
But really hard to understand that line of thinking a few hours removed from a pretty important game.
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Here's the thing, for all intensive purposes, my thing is, after careful consideration, when you really think about it, the most obvious conclusion, all things considered, in my opinion, based on the information we have before us, the only logical conclusion is ...
inescapable.
You lost me at "intensive purposes"
To be absolutely and crystal clear, it is evident that when it comes right down to it, at the end of the day, it was an apparently ill-conceived attempt at, dare I say, humor.
It says we're the browns