Giants
(1) Announce that this will be Eli Manning's last season in a Giants uniform
(2) Draft a quarterback with the second overall pick.
(3) Re-sign Odell Beckham Jr.
(4) Clear out cap space
(5) Improve the offensive line.
“The problem is that there aren't many left tackles about to hit the market, and if the Giants spend $13 million per year on Norwell, they probably can't afford to commit another $10-plus million per year to Nate Solder. They can try to draft a left tackle with their second-round pick (or trade up into the first round), but the best solution might be to re-sign Pugh to play right tackle and use Rhett Ellison more frequently to give Flowers help on the left side...”
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You never know what will happen during a season and even if the intention is there for this to be is last year, circumstances can certainly change, very quickly, and in August of 2019 or well before then it may make sense for him to continue to start for the Giants and play out his final season under contract, regardless of who is drafted this offseason.
Obviously, it makes sense to clear cap space...that's every offseason.
Draft a QB? Just draft a QB? No matter who it is, just draft one. No matter what your evaluation of the QB class is, just draft a QB. Sure, we are all looking at that as a likely possibility, but if you aren't convinced the QBs available at #2 are going to be franchise QBs, you don't draft them.
Improve the offensive line? Wow, great, specific direction there. There's only 31 other teams looking to do that this offseason as well. Everyone is looking to improve the offensive line, and every other positional unit as well.
What a shit article.
So at the end of the day he says we should use Ellison to prop up Flowers because he is bad but still thinks Flowers stays at LT. How does that help the team. It is still limiting the offense because your OL and LT in this case stinks. Please unless there is something realistic or potentially a good avenue to pursuit these articles should be ignored. One more time, if Flowers is the staring LT in 2018 DG should be fired. First he stinks at LT and second he gave up on this team last season. So you think they reward him by giving him the same starting position again??
That is something fans write because they want answers to questions and certainty. No team would ever do something like that. After I saw that I realized this was not an article worth reading.
When is Eric going to start charging these media idiots premium content to come on the Mssg Board? There is better and deeper strategic discussion regarding this team on BBI than the drek these writers put out
Dumb idea, never in the history of the NFL do I recall anyone saying before a season that the upcoming season will guarantee to be our starting QB’s last season: Dumb, dumb idea in so many ways.
Ok. This seems like a good QB class. I don’t agree with the philosophy of if your picking that high you hAVE TO pick a QB... but if you I.D a franchise QB then sure..
How do we re-sign him if he is already signed? You mean extend, right? No. We can do this next year. How are we going to improve a 3-13 team by giving more money to guys already under contract? Use that money to bring in Norwell please.
Great idea Captain Obvious
“The problem is that there aren't many left tackles about to hit the market, and if the Giants spend $13 million per year on Norwell, they probably can't afford to commit another $10-plus million per year to Nate Solder. They can try to draft a left tackle with their second-round pick (or trade up into the first round), but the best solution might be to re-sign Pugh to play right tackle and use Rhett Ellison more frequently to give Flowers help on the left side..
Ok, now we are beginning to make sense. I have been pro Pugh, he is a good guard and a good tackle, the versatility is valuable. I can envision an OL of Flowers, Norwell, Jones, Fluker and Pugh. Re-sign our own. Bring in Norwell. And draft a guy who can compete for a starting job anywhere on that line. And that is a start to improving this unit. If Pugh stays healthy, Flowers plays like he did for the second half of the season last year, bring back Jones and Fluker who both brought some life to our OL late last year, and add a all pro guy like Norwell and that’s a quick fix if you ask me...
I think any talk of Flowers finding his way off the team this offseason is a massive reach. Last year, he was at least serviceable at LT.
The team has to wait until they know who is capable of stepping into Eli's spot. Slim chance still that Eli has to start in 2019 if Webb & D****** aren't ready at some point.
And while defenders are scrambling up front to cover the 12, that Beckham guy is...where???
Should be fun.
We need drafts on OL, LB and maybe even corner much more than we need a new QB.
Ok, now we are beginning to make sense. I have been pro Pugh, he is a good guard and a good tackle, the versatility is valuable. I can envision an OL of Flowers, Norwell, Jones, Fluker and Pugh. Re-sign our own. Bring in Norwell. And draft a guy who can compete for a starting job anywhere on that line. And that is a start to improving this unit. If Pugh stays healthy, Flowers plays like he did for the second half of the season last year, bring back Jones and Fluker who both brought some life to our OL late last year, and add a all pro guy like Norwell and that’s a quick fix if you ask me...
So bringing in one new face and resigning an often hurt and mediocre talent is a quick fix? I think people quickly forget how bad this OL has been. Not only this past year but prior years as well. Time for a bigger overhaul. And BTW when did Flowers play really well in the second half? Was that before or after he quit on the team? Do not want him on this team and even if he survives no way I want him at LT.
We need drafts on OL, LB and maybe even corner much more than we need a new QB.
Finally a voice of reason. Flowers should be on this team as a last resort and not as a LT.
Sensationalistic idiocy is what many articles have delved into.
Everything else is garden variety stuff that anyone who watched one play of the Giants this year would know. It's a a quiet time of the year, and writers are scraping the barrel for content.
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Ok, now we are beginning to make sense. I have been pro Pugh, he is a good guard and a good tackle, the versatility is valuable. I can envision an OL of Flowers, Norwell, Jones, Fluker and Pugh. Re-sign our own. Bring in Norwell. And draft a guy who can compete for a starting job anywhere on that line. And that is a start to improving this unit. If Pugh stays healthy, Flowers plays like he did for the second half of the season last year, bring back Jones and Fluker who both brought some life to our OL late last year, and add a all pro guy like Norwell and that’s a quick fix if you ask me...
So bringing in one new face and resigning an often hurt and mediocre talent is a quick fix? I think people quickly forget how bad this OL has been. Not only this past year but prior years as well. Time for a bigger overhaul. And BTW when did Flowers play really well in the second half? Was that before or after he quit on the team? Do not want him on this team and even if he survives no way I want him at LT.
Flowers quit on the team? When? When he missed the last game due to injury? Oh when that maggot Raanan (who has had it out for Flowers, before and after the shove) reported some horse shit like that, since the head coach, unpromptedly came out and states that report was false. He hasn’t shown much talent but he sure hasn’t come close to showing any quit, he has if anything shown guts since he thrown in the fire starting LT day 1.
Fluker wasn’t the problem Jerry was... Jones wasn’t the problem Richburg was... Pugh has always showed ability, it’s the availability that is the issue with him, hopefully he can stay healthy because he is good when he is... Brig back that core plus an all pro player in Norwell AND draft a guy and yeah that is an improvement... what do you suggest we draft all OL rounds 1-5? Or what available F/A OL do you like that you think will be better? But don’t answer, don’t think you would know since you didn’t even know Flowers played wel the second half of the season.
The idea that Pugh or Richburg might resign seems flawed they should both get decent offers outside for much more than either deserve. Stop trying to cover for these players they are easily replaceable because they are nothing special.
The belief that Norwell is a possibility for us will kill the CAP he is going to get really big bucks if we sign him it’s bottom basements shopping from there on. This is a team with a major lack of talent in 17 of 22 possible starting positions not including special teams which adds to the shortage. They are who they have shown you they are it’s simple science don’t go reading anything else into it the films don’t lie.
No, never. He'd never request that the team make an announcement or even issue a press release about his status as the team's QB. That would never happen. No chance.
Oh wait - did you mean there's no way he'd do that again?