...the delusions and misconceptions of what this team needs to contend again have fallen away and lay shattered on the ground.
What is left is the harsh light of reality that management can no longer miss or avoid.
The next steps will be painful, but absolutely necessary:
(1) A conversation with Eli that provides him with one of two choices: (a) gracefully retire after this season and we will honor you accordingly; or, (b) be cut from the team;
(2) Draft the best QB coming out of college next year, which should be very easy because the Giants will hold the #1 pick;
(3) Go whole hog on offensive linemen in the Draft and FA. We need to double-down and support in any way we can the new face of this franchise: Saquon Barkley
(4) Do not pay one cent over fair market value to keep Landon Collins; if he balks, let him walk;
(5) Let Sterling Shepard walk. We need receivers who can get open by virtue of their height;
(6) Convert Evan Engram to WR;
(7) No one on this team in un-tradeable (save for Saquon Barkley). If anyone wants to talk about OBJ, Damon Harrison or Janoris Jenkins... take their call and take a discount if need be;
(8) Do not be afraid to fire Coach Pat Shurmur either during, after or before the start of the 2019 season. He failed a huge test last night and his players quit on him in the biggest game of his nascent coaching career with the Giants. That shows a lack of respect which is the death knell for coaches.
Several BBIers have said that NFL franchises can turn things around quickly, but they haven't been paying attention. With fat, juicy contracts tied up in non-performers and the worst draft record over the past six years, the Giants have now displaced the Cleveland Browns as the laughing stock of the NFL.
We're in for a multi-year re-build. Let the wrecking ball fly.
One of the biggest factors in winning NFL games is a 4th quarter pass rush. Where the hell is that coming from?
See you in 2021 (optimistically 2020) when this team will be competitive again
Look at Jax, a laughingstock franchise that Coughlin almost took to the SB with a few right pieces.
One of the biggest factors in winning NFL games is a 4th quarter pass rush. Where the hell is that coming from?
See you in 2021 (optimistically 2020) when this team will be competitive again
Long time subescriber to the concept that ball-control by the offense is far and away a team's best defense. Keep the dogs fresh and they will bite. Even medicore ones.
I have no problem with Beckham head butting a cooling fan or yelling on the sideline. It has zero impact on the game and to me, shows how much he wants to win and how frustrated he is. Honestly, I’d feel better about the team if more players were melting down on the sideline. It at least would show they care. They looked lifeless last night, with the exception of Barkley.
I find it funny how half the fan base just wants the Giants to be rid of Beckham, meanwhile Beckham’s complaints about the Giants thus far are consistent with the majority of fan complaints.
Yes, I disagree with point 8 as well. Need to give Shurmur another year and the QB of HIS choosing.
Rants never do well.
Look at Jax, a laughingstock franchise that Coughlin almost took to the SB with a few right pieces.
You spelled Doug Marrone wrong.
Sterling Shepard has one more very cheap year left for 2019. Given the lack of WR depth on this team, no reason he shoudn't be on the roster.
And, who knows, he may hit it off with the new QB.
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Every team tries to improve every year.
Look at Jax, a laughingstock franchise that Coughlin almost took to the SB with a few right pieces.
You spelled Doug Marrone wrong.
Hilarious. Jacksonville is the absolute epitome of a multi year rebuild. Where do people come up with this stuff?
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Every team tries to improve every year.
Look at Jax, a laughingstock franchise that Coughlin almost took to the SB with a few right pieces.
You spelled Doug Marrone wrong.
Hilarious. Jacksonville is the absolute epitome of a multi year rebuild. Where do people come up with this stuff?
We’ll Coach FuckHead has his head so far up Coughlin’s ass he has become oxygen deprived.
Rants never do well.
It's funny you say that because I was very calm when I wrote this. I could be wrong on every point, but I felt pretty calm writing them down.
Keeping my fingers crossed that he's the guy to lead this team back to respectability. His basic decency shines through all the time; I hope his players respond positively to him. So, far he's guided the Giants to an on-off game-to-game season:
Jax (team played fairly well)
Dallas (team laid an egg)
Houston (team played fairly well)
New Orleans (team laid an egg)
Carolina (team played fairly well)
Philly (team laid an egg)
Look at Jax, a laughingstock franchise that Coughlin almost took to the SB with a few right pieces.
LOL the Jags had nearly a decade of 5 or fewer wins, collecting top 10 picks along the way and hoarding cap space.
The Jags are the epitome of a multi-year rebuild.