Is it possible that Mara observed what has happened in Pittsburgh with Antonio Brown and was fearful that OBJ would follow in his footsteps?
Brown and OBJ are close. Brown showed how a disgruntled WR could force a trade and make a lot of money
I am certain that the Giants read the tea leaves
But all the pearl-clutching has been saved for the Giants "getting nothing" for Odell Beckham, even though they got the #17 overall, a late 3rd, and Jabrill Peppers.
I bet the Steelers wish they got that big bunch of "nothing."
Are you kidding? They make moves based on Mike Francesca's rants.
I think OBJ has been hard for this franchise to handle for a long time. We have never had the showboat diva type receiver before. I always felt like he probably wouldn’t finish his career in NY.
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then this franchise truly is clueless and we're in for some long years.
Are you kidding? They make moves based on Mike Francesca's rants.
Evan Silva has been pushing this point on Twitter and its starting to not sound so crazy
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then this franchise truly is clueless and we're in for some long years.
Are you kidding? They make moves based on Mike Francesca's rants.
Evan Silva has been pushing this point on Twitter and its starting to not sound so crazy
Everything seems to point to Antonio Brown
Matt in SGS : 11:19 pm : link : reply
spooking the shit out of the Giants front office. And let's not forget, the Steelers are essentially (and literally) the Giants AFC cousins. After watching that horror show go down (from an ownership point of view), the Giants watched the Steelers trade Brown a year too late and get 60 cents on the dollar.
I am with what jt was saying on BBI, that I believe the plan all along for the Giants was to keep Odell this year, see what they could do, and then trade him next year, as the cap hit became less an issue and they can at least get 2 years for their efforts.
But watching the Brown return. Watching public circus that was created and the demand for more money guaranteed, I think the Giants got visions of that after the 2019 season so they moved to get him out now.
As for the return for Odell, when you compare it to other WRs traded, it was better than what others got, just not what we'd expect back. They did get the first rounder. They did get a 3rd and a starter. At the least, Gettleman should have gotten the better 3rd rounder, and I'd have hoped for a 2020 2nd. But...again, looking at Antonio Brown. Brown ultimately dictated where he was going to go. He shot down the Buffalo deal. I'm sure Odell wanted LA or SF, but he had Cleveland on his "list" so he could be with Mayfield and Landry. As much as I would have wanted the Giants to shop that offer around, I don't know how far they would have gotten in reality.
Odell was never a distraction to his teammates, that was what we had heard from his former teammates over and over again. But it's a fine line between that and him turning into Antonio Brown and completely pissing off the entire organization. The Giants basically got out before it got really bad.
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then this franchise truly is clueless and we're in for some long years.
Are you kidding? They make moves based on Mike Francesca's rants.
Evan Silva has been pushing this point on Twitter and its starting to not sound so crazy
I'm agreeing with you. These guys have no clue.
This is the thing I don’t get. Amari Cooper is a good receiver, not great. OBJ had the must successful beginning to a WR career in history. How do you figure he’s only worth a late 3rd rounder and an average starting safety more than Cooper?
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This is the thing I don’t get. Amari Cooper is a good receiver, not great. OBJ had the must successful beginning to a WR career in history. How do you figure he’s only worth a late 3rd rounder and an average starting safety more than Cooper?
Good question. I think 2 things. One is OBJ's injury history. He does seem kind of fragile. The other is, he's got a little crazy in him. You never know what to expect.
Also, I like Peppers. We got a young safety who can both tackle and cover well.
OBJ ain't gonna retire at 26 and he's a 1st rounder, making big money from day one.