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joekono : 8/19/2018 1:11 am

I just want to say hello, I've been a Giant fan since 1977 and I am looking forward to reading,discussing and following the G-men along with this forum. I am upset about the Giants not getting their future QB but I know that has probably been the hottest topic. I just don't understand what Gettleman was thinking. We all have played fantasy football and I remember that RBs were always the first picks. It is no longer that way. RBs are not as valuable as they once were. Of course, this league having a love affair with throwing on 3rd and 1 or 2 has allot to do with it. If you were to tell me that the Giants were going to run the ball most of the time on first and second down that's one thing but the only team in the 2000s that ran the ball and won was the Steelers. It's a throwing league and the Giants are banking on winning a Super Bowl within two years because that's what I think Manning has left at best.

Welcome Joekono. If you have been lurking here for a while, then you

Ivan15 : 8/19/2018 1:17 am : link

should know better than to make this your introduction.

If you blindly stumbled into this fraternity without knowledge of its perversions, may God have mercy on your soul.

A good or above average

GmeninPSL : 8/19/2018 1:31 am : link

running game ALWAYS opens up the passing game and the Giants have been lacking that since the days of Jacobs and Bradshaw.

The Giants, ownership and HC,

Doomster : 8/19/2018 7:47 am : link

made the decision that they are playing for now and not the future.....

They think Eli has some years left, and with a running game, and a process of fixing the OL, they feel this offense can be fixed....

Only problem is, there is a lot to fix, offensively and defensively.....they have to be thinking it's going to be a two year process, hopefully.....hitting on the draft successfully a couple years in a row, getting the right free agents, and everyone getting on board with a new HC, OC, and DC.....

It's a gamble that has to show improvement this year, and being a viable contender next...

Welcome

mattlawson : 8/19/2018 10:04 am : link

I think the strategy was clear as day. We need gigantic offense of line men to protect the passer, to run block, and we need a good running back. All of that was addressed this year through the draft and free agency. I think for a lot of us we�ve long seen what the problem has been, no blocking for a classic pocket passer and no run game to legitimately open up play action which has been Eli�s bread and butter his entire career. When you build from the outside in, the game is in fact lost in the trenches. I think now that we have some good weapons we need to shore up the protection on offense and hopefully this year we strike a nice balance and can win some games. Turn some heads.

Our D should be very very good.

Could be a great year to be a Giants fan.

RE: A good or above average

Coach Red Beaulieu : 8/19/2018 10:42 am : link

In comment 14043066 GmeninPSL said:

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running game ALWAYS opens up the passing game and the Giants have been lacking that since the days of Jacobs and Bradshaw.

People talk about the lost Brown-Graham years, but forget the David Wilson-Rashad Jennings years!

There's 12-15 serviceable QBs in the league, but only a once in a generation 230 lb Marshall Faulk.

RE: A good or above average

Jim in Tampa : 8/19/2018 12:35 pm : link

In comment 14043066 GmeninPSL said:

Quote:

running game ALWAYS opens up the passing game and the Giants have been lacking that since the days of Jacobs and Bradshaw.

In 2011 Giants won the Super Bowl while finishing 32nd (dead last) in the NFL in rushing. Neither Bradshaw nor Jacobs could manage to avg. 4 ypc that year and they combined for just 3 more yards than last year's duo of Darkwa and Gallman...who both averaged more than 4 ypc.

Welcome Joe

mrvax : 8/19/2018 3:25 pm : link

Quote:

If you were to tell me that the Giants were going to run the ball most of the time on first and second down that's one thing but the only team in the 2000s that ran the ball and won was the Steelers.

Seattle had several good years rushing with Marshawn Lynch.

Joe, to make posts easier to read, use more paragraph breaks in your post.

Again, welcome aboard.

Thanks

joekono : 8/19/2018 5:14 pm : link

Thanks for all of the posting tips and the welcomes. Ill use the posting tips in the future.

Hmm..

FatMan in Charlotte : 8/19/2018 6:03 pm : link

in fantasy football RB's still tend to be the top picks.