@giantspathanlon
Refresher: “The Giants now act like losers, they have no plan like losers, and the people running the team, in my estimation, are losers. I don’t believe a word Gettleman says. Not a word. He lied to everyone about what he was doing. ... the Giants are an utter embarrassment."
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@MikeFrancesa
For the first time in my WFAN career I will not be doing a training camp program from Giants camp. Was invited but told there would be no access to GM. Dave Gettleman should have enough confidence and conviction to explain his decisions. If he is hiding, I’ll pass.
Hanlon quoted Da Pope's shit talking.
Read from bottom to top. Hanlon responded with Francessa’s quote of him trashing the Giants.
Picking Jones at 6
Meaning, he's repeating what Francesa said about the team on his show last season. I'm far from a Francesa fan, but seems kinda weak that the GM won't go on simply because a radio host disagrees with some of his decisions? Unless I'm missing something, but that's how I read it?
That is a long way of saying: why should he? Why would he? The owner was willing to go on. The head coach and players, too. Always welcome, Mike, as long as you’re working for our flagship partner...
He really should have just stayed retired. He's an awful listen now. He's doing it because he's bored at home and its easy money for him.
He's very lazy. These days, he's just riding it out on what he's known and he's too stubborn to really spend the time to understand anything else or be willing to embrace different perspectives.
Literally just an automatic channel change now for me if I get into the car and he's on. His insight is worthless now. More or less just old man yelling at cloud stuff...
GMs are supposed to lie, that will never ever bother me as a fan.
I believe when Mike interviewed DG, he asked if DG would prefer to get a young qb. DG said if all goes according to plan, yes. So, it's not like this was a surprise.
IMO, one of the stupid things that the beat was saying was qb more likely at 17 than 6. DG says if they have a first rd qb, they love him, and that they would prefer to get Eli's successor. So why the notion that the Giants panicked? They had their guy and went all in.
BPA goes out the door when taking a QB. That’s common knowledge
Said there were multiple teams interested in Jones. Lies make baby Jesus cry.
Hanlon should be constantly beating Mike like fat rented mule pinata on social medis. EZ target.
Absolutely - he's been bad for a while. But I feel like after the retirement and that long, drawn out "goodbye" - for him to just come right back so soon was just so silly looking. And he's been noticeably worse since then.
He knows so little about the Giants now, so it's amusing to me that he threw such a hissy fit over what we did in the draft. He can't even name the 5 offensive linemen slated to start. He hasn't been able to name the linemen on this team for about a decade now. I hear him try sometimes and just bail and start saying stuff like "da gawd" and "da centah" because he doesn't know who plays in those spots.
Now more than ever, if I want to know about horse racing or get accounts of the Yankees teams from the 50's or 60's, maybe I'll see what Mike has to say.
Otherwise, I can't turn the dial fast enough.
Fuckin right, bro!!!! U TELL EM.
....yeah ok. spoken like a true hero.
Meaning, he's repeating what Francesa said about the team on his show last season. I'm far from a Francesa fan, but seems kinda weak that the GM won't go on simply because a radio host disagrees with some of his decisions? Unless I'm missing something, but that's how I read it?
"Disagrees with some of his decisions"? How cute. Francesca acted like a child. He's an immature jackass. He is beneath DG.
He can’t win. Media bombards DG with question after question, most of them of the exact same variety with slightly different variations and DG tells it like it is or more importantly, tells is EXACTLY like it was. But he’s flapping his gums I guess.
What should he do? Say nothing?
While over the top, Mike's DG rant captured a lot of fans' feeling regarding the Jones pick, which for many was throw the remote, and the Odell trade. Can't tell you how many people I've talked to who are apathetic about the franchise.
Mike hasn't showered himself in glory but I side with him as this seems petty. Even Rex had the guts to show his face after multiple Francesa rants.
Now the GM comes in and says we’re going to win now- but all the moves contradict that. Mike doesn’t want to be in a position where he can’t be critical and hold people’s feet to the fire. He’s not towing any lines, and clearly he’s sick of the spin and misdirection from DG regarding the build strategy, Beckham, Eli’s future and the 2019 draft
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First time for everything, I suppose
He can’t win. Media bombards DG with question after question, most of them of the exact same variety with slightly different variations and DG tells it like it is or more importantly, tells is EXACTLY like it was. But he’s flapping his gums I guess.
What should he do? Say nothing?
Of course he can't win. Because DG is his own worst enemy.
Like Accorsi, he likes the limelight and he likes to talk. And that has led to a number of episodes where DG opens his mouth and quickly inserts his foot. Unlike Accoris, however, DG has never built anything from the ground up. His time in Carolina was mostly caretaker from the prior administration.
Meanwhile, he's got quite the self-proclaimed streak in him. He's been quick to remind us all of the great accomplishments he's had - from building SB winners, drafting great players, name dropping, etc.
Do you know what advice DG would be wise to heed? Less is more.
WFAN is on FM radio now, too. Have been for years now, actually.
I'd think less of DG if he did it
I love Mike for what he is, but he’s 100% in the wrong here. He just can’t move on from being kicked to the curb on his insider knowledge.
Not that it matters much, but if the Giants are starting to skirt interviews with people who criticize them, Jimmy Dolan should get on the phone and tell them to get a different schtick, that one is his.