I'm not discussing why the trade was good or bad just have 2 questions-
If the team is in complete rebuild and they will end up being absolutely terrible in 2019 and in 2020 still not be a contender, what's the big deal having dead cap money if you still have significant money to sign many free agents?
Unless you expect to build your team through Free Agency?
The Giants will have fantastic cap shape next year as there 3 highest players , obj, vernon and eli will all be gone or even if eli is retained it is at a reduced cap number.
This year is a tank and wiping the slate clean for 2020.
Trade Collins don’t trade Collins. Keep Eli. Don’t. They certainly won’t be giving any discounts to to ticket holders. Anyone saying this ownership osnnt one of the worst is just willfully stupid
Why spends a dime or a minute watching next year? They deserveto be bored and disappointed. Bad football under the Mara family continues. . Tisch is obviously just as bad
If the goal was to tear everything down and rebuild, then put as much dead money into one year as you can. Don't keep taking big hits every year. That's less money every year that you can use to build a roster with. It's hamstringing yourself. You can say it's a tank year or whatever, but if the goal is to re-build, you are still attempting to acquire talent over time.
The NFL gives you a finite allowance year to year to build a roster with and what you don't use in one year, you can carry over to help you the next year.
Just because Reese was bad, does not mean Gettleman is doing a good job. Building years upon years of bad management is how you become the Browns.
If the goal was to tear everything down and rebuild, then put as much dead money into one year as you can. Don't keep taking big hits every year. That's less money every year that you can use to build a roster with. It's hamstringing yourself. You can say it's a tank year or whatever, but if the goal is to re-build, you are still attempting to acquire talent over time.
The NFL gives you a finite allowance year to year to build a roster with and what you don't use in one year, you can carry over to help you the next year.
Exactly that is why we should bite the bullet immediately on Jenkins and Ogletree as well.
While I agree that Reese may a huge reason they are up Shit’s creek right now it pretty obvious ownership is still majorly involved all the time. They wanted OBJ gone. Ownership is the issue as I posted. This team is screwed as long as they keep getting involved like this. Who kept Reese around year after his shitty drafts.
If the goal was to tear everything down and rebuild, then put as much dead money into one year as you can. Don't keep taking big hits every year. That's less money every year that you can use to build a roster with. It's hamstringing yourself. You can say it's a tank year or whatever, but if the goal is to re-build, you are still attempting to acquire talent over time.
The NFL gives you a finite allowance year to year to build a roster with and what you don't use in one year, you can carry over to help you the next year.
But if you are in a rebuild -- and for the GMEN specifically -- not other teams -- why is it a big deal for this team that isn;t going to compete for titles this year or next?
If we are talking "in the now" just for Giants specifically-- you aren't looking to acquire a team with a payroll near the high limits, right? Thus the dead money isn't a big deal as of right now and probably not for 2020 is it because you aren;t going to be a contender, right?
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They're directly related and dead money impacts your flexibility. Read: your ability to not just sign players to improve, but your ability to acquire players in trade by having the available cap space to take on a contract.
If the goal was to tear everything down and rebuild, then put as much dead money into one year as you can. Don't keep taking big hits every year. That's less money every year that you can use to build a roster with. It's hamstringing yourself. You can say it's a tank year or whatever, but if the goal is to re-build, you are still attempting to acquire talent over time.
The NFL gives you a finite allowance year to year to build a roster with and what you don't use in one year, you can carry over to help you the next year.
But if you are in a rebuild -- and for the GMEN specifically -- not other teams -- why is it a big deal for this team that isn;t going to compete for titles this year or next?
If we are talking "in the now" just for Giants specifically-- you aren't looking to acquire a team with a payroll near the high limits, right? Thus the dead money isn't a big deal as of right now and probably not for 2020 is it because you aren;t going to be a contender, right?
Ordinarily yes, but look at the moves they've made: They're short term moves. They spent huge money on a 30 year old tackle and traded for a 29 year old guard.
If the Giants are planning for 2020, why acquire players who will be 32 when you're trying to compete?
Chris Snee, Dave Diehl and Shaun O'Hara were done and out of the league by age 32.