Louis Riddick on Twitter describing the right side of our OL

Saw him at DE and Boston college, Athletic but a little light in the pants.

that given another offseason Gettlemen will find another couple of solid OL. Gettlemen's track record is really good in this department but nobody bats 1000.

In Car he signed Mike Remmers off another team's practice squad, drafted Daryl Williams in the 4th (second team all pro last year), signed Norwell as UDFA, drafted Trai Turner in the 3rd (3 time pro bowler), draft Taylor Moton late in the 2nd round (PFF's all first quarter team in his second season). That's without giving him credit for any of the Giants OL during his time here (he's been credited with O'Hara for example but who knows).

Omameh has been a bust but I'm hopeful that with more time at RG he can at least be average or slightly below vs where he is now. We'll see with Solder. He started very slowly last year but played much better during the second half so I'm hopeful.

But then he ignores this when asked about Eli and the pass protection he is working with? Hypocrisy

Just askin’

and somehow they haven't skipped a beat.

I know the Eli debate is beyond worn out here but wouldn’t it be amazing to see a decent O line with all these skill players? Smh....

As 66 to 80, mostly because of length of time, and recent championships, the caliber of play is very similar.

Hard to believe in the era of free agency, this team could be so bad on the offensive line for 7 seasons

and can set you back monetarily for a few years with bad choices.
Our drafts under Reese set us back an untold number of years.
I hope DG can improve this. So far he's 50/50. His draft looks like an A but his first FA class a C- at best. Omemah is brutal and Stewart was a real headscratcher.

In comment 14136576 Big Blue '56 said:

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Just askin’

I don’t know why your blasting him. Our right side of the offense, including the center, is brutal. Wheeler is not the answer. Omameh isn’t either.

In comment 14136578 jogo1 said:

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and somehow they haven't skipped a beat.

Coaching, scheme

and you would not notice a difference."

I guess that would save some cap money for other positions...

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Riddick skewers the line to praise Barkley BBelle21 : 12:24 pm : link : reply But then he ignores this when asked about Eli and the pass protection he is working with? Hypocrisy

I think his point is Barley has still been successful. Eli not so much.

In comment 14136617 JerseyCityJoe said:

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Quote: Riddick skewers the line to praise Barkley BBelle21 : 12:24 pm : link : reply But then he ignores this when asked about Eli and the pass protection he is working with? Hypocrisy I think his point is Barley has still been successful. Eli not so much.

barkley is 16 years younger and probably won't make it to 30 behind this line. eli was never a scrambler so all the little things footwork wise he does don't mean anything when 3 or 4 guys are surrounding you

In comment 14136612 Jimmy Googs said:

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and you would not notice a difference." I guess that would save some cap money for other positions...

Hey tackling dummies cost

In comment 14136576 Big Blue '56 said:

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Just askin’

Even if that was the case, what is he saying that's wrong here? We all know the right side has been bad.

Apparent that we should have hired a GM outside of the Giants’ typical network. I honestly wish we would have hired Riddick at this point.

In comment 14136669 eric2425ny said:

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Apparent that we should have hired a GM outside of the Giants’ typical network. I honestly wish we would have hired Riddick at this point.

no kidding, and the stooge strategy continues. I suspect we will be wondering what is wrong next year when nothing is resolved. Until the owners stop acting like Dan Synder and bring in alpha male GM and staff and push off owner meddling we are not looking good moving into the future.

In comment 14136635 Larry in Pencilvania said:

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In comment 14136612 Jimmy Googs said: Quote: and you would not notice a difference." I guess that would save some cap money for other positions... Hey tackling dummies cost

Well, it will be interesting to see the pulling guard and trap plays. I guess probably won't lose any more yards than usual...

The offensive line has been a deteriorating shit show since 2011. The prior regime did a poor job with their choices to build a new line. DG has done ok with the Hernandez pick but the rest is a mess and will need a couple of more draft picks and some FA picks just to get to average.

Nothing on offense will work until this mess is fixed

In comment 14136781 Larry in Pencilvania said:

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The offensive line has been a deteriorating shit show since 2011. The prior regime did a poor job with their choices to build a new line. DG has done ok with the Hernandez pick but the rest is a mess and will need a couple of more draft picks and some FA picks just to get to average. Nothing on offense will work until this mess is fixed

what makes you believe that it will be fixed? That is a really big assumption given our track record. Sometimes incompetence becomes institutional as does perception about desire to coach and play for the Giants on the offensive line.

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that given another offseason Gettlemen will find another couple of solid OL. Gettlemen's track record is really good in this department but nobody bats 1000. In Car he signed Mike Remmers off another team's practice squad, drafted Daryl Williams in the 4th (second team all pro last year), signed Norwell as UDFA, drafted Trai Turner in the 3rd (3 time pro bowler), draft Taylor Moton late in the 2nd round (PFF's all first quarter team in his second season). That's without giving him credit for any of the Giants OL during his time here (he's been credited with O'Hara for example but who knows)....

Pretty long drought after O'Hara and McKenzie. Boothe was a nice utility player, but the reality is that Gettleman was right there with Reese and Ross while the line was falling apart, and he wasn't any more successful at stopping the bleeding than they were.

In comment 14136789 mdc1 said:

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In comment 14136781 Larry in Pencilvania said: Quote: The offensive line has been a deteriorating shit show since 2011. The prior regime did a poor job with their choices to build a new line. DG has done ok with the Hernandez pick but the rest is a mess and will need a couple of more draft picks and some FA picks just to get to average. Nothing on offense will work until this mess is fixed what makes you believe that it will be fixed? That is a really big assumption given our track record. Sometimes incompetence becomes institutional as does perception about desire to coach and play for the Giants on the offensive line.

Nothing... He's possibly hit on one pick. While he had a good track record in Carolina here needs to up his game next year or it's going to be the same old same old no matter who is the QB

In comment 14136802 Big Blue Blogger said:

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Strahan91 said: Quote: that given another offseason Gettlemen will find another couple of solid OL. Gettlemen's track record is really good in this department but nobody bats 1000. In Car he signed Mike Remmers off another team's practice squad, drafted Daryl Williams in the 4th (second team all pro last year), signed Norwell as UDFA, drafted Trai Turner in the 3rd (3 time pro bowler), draft Taylor Moton late in the 2nd round (PFF's all first quarter team in his second season). That's without giving him credit for any of the Giants OL during his time here (he's been credited with O'Hara for example but who knows).... Pretty long drought after O'Hara and McKenzie. Boothe was a nice utility player, but the reality is that Gettleman was right there with Reese and Ross while the line was falling apart, and he wasn't any more successful at stopping the bleeding than they were.

+1. Keep in mind that 40% of the great line we had was FA based, it wasn’t all home grown talent (O’Hara and McKenzie). I am a little concerned with the amount of cash Gettleman threw at Solder. It was like we couldn’t get Norwell so we just grabbed the next most expensive guy to save face. That signing could really hurt us for the next few years if he doesn’t pick it up.

In comment 14136669 eric2425ny said:

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Apparent that we should have hired a GM outside of the Giants’ typical network. I honestly wish we would have hired Riddick at this point.

Riddick would have made things worse and panicked. DG isn't going to panic no matter how crazy the fan base is.

In comment 14137660 Deejboy said:

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In comment 14136669 eric2425ny said: Quote: Apparent that we should have hired a GM outside of the Giants’ typical network. I honestly wish we would have hired Riddick at this point. Riddick would have made things worse and panicked. DG isn't going to panic no matter how crazy the fan base is.

Is there any basis for anything you've said there?

We tried to throw at Norwell and stuffed it in Nate solder's mouth, demanding that he take it.

In comment 14138133 Ten Ton Hammer said:

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We tried to throw at Norwell and stuffed it in Nate solder's mouth, demanding that he take it.

And if he didn’t, you’d be screaming that he sat back and did nothing...

Jacksonville has a recently acquired lineman that would and should freeze Eli in his track.... Flowers.

In comment 14136576 Big Blue '56 said:

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Just askin’

Nice burn. Gettlemans rebuild around Eli is going so well !