How is that exactly? This franchise is going to take at least 2 more years (4 total in Gettleman era) to hopefully acquire (draft, trade, FA) enough talent to be lifted from cellar dweller status. They still need to strengthen and find additional depth for the Oline (this includes a long term left tackle replacement), they have to find some linebackers that are at a minimum league average to play the 3-4, free safety has been vacant for how many years now?, might need some receivers for that new QB, an additional two way TE is a must AND we don’t have a single established pass rusher outside of Golden who probably isn’t a long term solution.
Obviously none of this is news and has been said a thousand times today alone, but I read several time that 5 year rebuilds don’t exist. This is going to take 4 or 5 years total, at minimum. The only silver lining in all of this is that we no longer have to worry about spending huge draft capital on a QB.
Also, the problem here is that we are pretending that we are not rebuilding. Playing Eli simply prolongs the rebuild. Jones needs to play ASAP so they can move on.
no you could see the keystone cops indicators.
Also, the problem here is that we are pretending that we are not rebuilding. Playing Eli simply prolongs the rebuild. Jones needs to play ASAP so they can move on.
I'm just at the point where when we get destroyed by the cowboys on opening night, I barely care anymore. I just kinda expect it. That's not a good sign
In any case, at a certain point you have to consider whether you might have wasted some opportunities along the way that led to the rebuild taking longer than it should have. If you're at 4 years (assuming you mean that the 4th year is the one in which you're truly competitive), that means that the draft class from the first year of the rebuild is now in the final year of their contract. If it takes any longer than that, you're now making 2nd-contract decisions on players while you're still in the rebuilding process - that seems wildly inefficient.
In the Giants case, if this rebuild ends up taking the entirety of Barkley's rookie contract and only really starts to pay dividends in his second contract and as Jones is approaching his second contract as well, it feels like it's unlikely that it will have worked out really well.
3 years is probably the max amount of time it should take. That gives you 20+ draft picks, another 15-30 UDFA, enough time to clear out bad contracts and eat your dead money medicine, and you should by then have a young core and a healthy cap.
The Giants have already turned over almost their entire roster since Gettleman took over. If he batted 1.000 (which isn't realistic, but I'm illustrating the point), theoretically the rebuild could be complete already. Tacking on another year to get past the salary cap quagmire that we're in and to add another very good draft class is reasonable. It would be disappointing if it takes another year after that before we're even competitive.
I could see them getting frustrated in a year or two and going on a free agency spending spree that makes them somewhat competitive in the short term but destroys chances for sustained success.
I could see them getting frustrated in a year or two and going on a free agency spending spree that makes them somewhat competitive in the short term but destroys chances for sustained success.
I don’t see Miami as a shining example of rebuilding....
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It will be interesting to see how if works out and if they will have enough patience to see it out.
I could see them getting frustrated in a year or two and going on a free agency spending spree that makes them somewhat competitive in the short term but destroys chances for sustained success.
I don’t see Miami as a shining example of rebuilding....
Well they are still in the demo phase. You will have to wait till after the commercial break to see how good the shiplap looks in the foyer.
I wish I had your confidence that that piece has indeed been solved. In fact, I'm all ears how you arrived at that decision.
To me, and I apologize how redundant this has become, but until we see that for a fact we need to see if that's possible as soon as possible.
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The only silver lining in all of this is that we no longer have to worry about spending huge draft capital on a QB.
I wish I had your confidence that that piece has indeed been solved. In fact, I'm all ears how you arrived at that decision.
To me, and I apologize how redundant this has become, but until we see that for a fact we need to see if that's possible as soon as possible.
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And that's without considering that it shouldn't take multiple years before you see *improvement*, let alone success.
Now, they did have a significant advantage on the Giants in that they had some top quality o-linemen to build on, and they weren't near as bad as the Giants in the first place, but explain to me how they can successfully overhaul most of their roster in a few years but you're saying that it will take the Giants a minimum of 5 years.
14.78% of our cap space is Manning
3rd HIGHEST IN THE LEAGUE THIS YEAR.
whatever rebuilding mode we are in we are a least a year behind because we kept Manning on roster.
If this season is a disaster, keeping Jenkins, signing Tate, and kicking Solder's money down the line is going to stink.
Gettleman threw out all the furniture, no one should be surprised there isn't anywhere to sit just yet.
Maybe some of it smelled like cat piss, but did all of it? Maybe some of it just needed to be cleaned?
1+ years is nowhere near enough time to recover from that disaster.
Now, they did have a significant advantage on the Giants in that they had some top quality o-linemen to build on, and they weren't near as bad as the Giants in the first place, but explain to me how they can successfully overhaul most of their roster in a few years but you're saying that it will take the Giants a minimum of 5 years.
You mean they didn't have a WR ranked near the top of his position? And the second overall pick in the draft?
BBI has been filled with some ridiculous takes, but a parity era rebuild needing 5 years has to be the worst I've seen today. If Mara is onboard with that thinking it's time to find another team to root for.
14.78% of our cap space is Manning
3rd HIGHEST IN THE LEAGUE THIS YEAR.
whatever rebuilding mode we are in we are a least a year behind because we kept Manning on roster.
Eli looked allright to me last game, throwing into pressure, accurate throws, no TOs, escaping sackers like Cunningham for strikes down the field.
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It's not 1980.
But what does this mean? There are only so many players you can acquire, only so many of them will be above average, let alone very good or even great. If I could look into the future and see that the Giants don’t make the playoffs until 2022, is that really so absurd? This teams sucks hard.
I think you're overestimating the difference between being a team that "sucks hard" and a team that can contend for a championship. Three years gives you the opportunity to draft 20+ rookies and sign another 20+ UDFA that can become contributors. That leaves another 15 or so players to fill out your roster - three years also gives you plenty of time to clean up your salary cap situation and be able to supplement your roster with free agents to complete your roster.
In short, if it takes you 4+ years to rebuild, you probably pissed away a year or more along the way with a few missteps.
the eagles are the exception, as i'm not sure about pederson but they are stacked on both lines, have great playmakers in sproles, ertz, etc and the foles/wentz thing worked out for them the year they won it all. but the eagles and even dallas missed the playoffs 5 years straight just recently.
each teams situation is unique, i think that's why gettleman said he hates the word rebuild, because the goal is to just keep building or some shit like that..
but: how much of an edge does shurmur gives us in the coaching dept? i'd say none, and to this point, has been actually negative regarding in-game decisions. he's no belichick or reid, to be sure. but, sadly for us, he's also the worst coach in the NFC east, and by a pretty wide margin (even though gruden might be shitcanned).
SB has tremendous trade value right now. We can get a Hershel Walker trade for him, Chi, Seattle, Pit i.e.,
the eagles are the exception, as i'm not sure about pederson but they are stacked on both lines, have great playmakers in sproles, ertz, etc and the foles/wentz thing worked out for them the year they won it all. but the eagles and even dallas missed the playoffs 5 years straight just recently.
each teams situation is unique, i think that's why gettleman said he hates the word rebuild, because the goal is to just keep building or some shit like that..
but: how much of an edge does shurmur gives us in the coaching dept? i'd say none, and to this point, has been actually negative regarding in-game decisions. he's no belichick or reid, to be sure. but, sadly for us, he's also the worst coach in the NFC east, and by a pretty wide margin (even though gruden might be shitcanned).
Shormor is worse than garbage. He set up it up so Tanney would be selected over Lauletta. Fire him NOW.
The Dallas Cowboys started the rebuild on their OL through draft with Fredericks back in 2013. We do not have the talent and depth for a quick 2 year fix.
The Dallas Cowboys started the rebuild on their OL through draft with Fredericks back in 2013. We do not have the talent and depth for a quick 2 year fix.
Now, they did have a significant advantage on the Giants in that they had some top quality o-linemen to build on, and they weren't near as bad as the Giants in the first place, but explain to me how they can successfully overhaul most of their roster in a few years but you're saying that it will take the Giants a minimum of 5 years.
Likely because the Eagles still had a bunch of talent on both sides of the ball.
They were a playoff team w/ Foles in 2013.
The Dallas Cowboys started the rebuild on their OL through draft with Fredericks back in 2013. We do not have the talent and depth for a quick 2 year fix.
You know who could pick the new coach? The new GM.
The new GM that would be hired after they get rid of the rest of the rotten core. No more Abrams. No more Chris Mara, and whatever it is he does here regardless of title.
Bring in a new sheriff, let him revamp the scouting department, hire some coaches and see how it goes. The Giants Way worked for awhile until it didn't - it's broken and it needs to be fixed, pronto.
Until then, you can convince yourself that year 6 of the 20 year rebuild is going as expected, it's not going to mean anything.
All this talk about multi-year rebuilds, it comes down to this and Greg makes a good example in Philly:
1. Find your QB (hopefully Jones is the guy)
2. Protect your QB
3. Get players to rush their QB
That’s a lot of it. The Eagles secondary stinks, but they have a great DL which includes depth.
In order to get our rebuild started, we need to play Jones and see what we have (so far it looks good). But, it’s important to see & this should happen ASAP. If he is the guy, load up in the trenches and NEVER get complacent. Constantly draft for depth and don’t let it erode like the Giants did.
You do that & you’ve got sustainable success.
The Giants need to continue to rebuild the OL and build a pass rush. That should be the focus moving forward. If they successfully accomplish that feat they will be a playoff team. If Daniel Jones is the goods they will be a super bowl caliber team. It’s that simple.
A questionable LB or Safety or FB or long snapper or gunner shouldn’t be the focus of anxiety riddled fans.
Or worse, what if Jones is actually no good? Preseason is preseason - and that was a very small sample size at that.
If it turns out Jones isn't a viable option, then this rebuild really has gone nowhere fast, and it's time to get the people responsible for it out of town ASAP.
The Giants need to continue to rebuild the OL and build a pass rush. That should be the focus moving forward. If they successfully accomplish that feat they will be a playoff team. If Daniel Jones is the goods they will be a super bowl caliber team. It’s that simple.
A questionable LB or Safety or FB or long snapper or gunner shouldn’t be the focus of anxiety riddled fans.
the eagles are the exception, as i'm not sure about pederson but they are stacked on both lines, have great playmakers in sproles, ertz, etc and the foles/wentz thing worked out for them the year they won it all. but the eagles and even dallas missed the playoffs 5 years straight just recently.
each teams situation is unique, i think that's why gettleman said he hates the word rebuild, because the goal is to just keep building or some shit like that..
but: how much of an edge does shurmur gives us in the coaching dept? i'd say none, and to this point, has been actually negative regarding in-game decisions. he's no belichick or reid, to be sure. but, sadly for us, he's also the worst coach in the NFC east, and by a pretty wide margin (even though gruden might be shitcanned).
. . . so are we just going to disregard the team that actually made it to the Super Bowl? The Rams were 4-12 in 2016. They made the playoffs the following year, and were competing for a championship the year after.
Rebuilds don't have to take forever. Having the right QB, and some good decision making can get you back in the hunt relatively quickly.
WHile I have been negative the longest time some of you are going extreme the other way. It's one fucking football game. Some rookies and 2nd year guys will get better.
With a lot of money to spend in FA along with more high draft picks, if Jones is a keeper, they look potentially good for 2020.
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Especially when the OP starts red lining every single starting spot on the team. As if the good teams have Pro Bowl caliber players at every starting position on offense and defense. Grow up.
The Giants need to continue to rebuild the OL and build a pass rush. That should be the focus moving forward. If they successfully accomplish that feat they will be a playoff team. If Daniel Jones is the goods they will be a super bowl caliber team. It’s that simple.
A questionable LB or Safety or FB or long snapper or gunner shouldn’t be the focus of anxiety riddled fans.
Its too much of a stretch to request a league average free safety, league average linebackers, a reliable 2 way tight end and recognize that the OL still isn’t a finished product and might need 2 new starting OT’s before this thing really gets going with some momentum? That’s a dumb take? I think I’m being realistic.
I think you’re hurting your argument by pointing out every single deficient position on the roster.
If you want to criticize Gettleman’s draft strategy or team building strategy, fine. Perfectly reasonable if backed by logical arguments.
Pointing out random starting spots you don’t like makes you seem childish. Good teams win with deficient positions or deficient position groups all the time.
It’s all about having a sound philosophy and building the team in accordance with that philosophy. As Giants fans we’ve witnessed two SB wins when the team didn’t have studs across the board.
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Especially when the OP starts red lining every single starting spot on the team. As if the good teams have Pro Bowl caliber players at every starting position on offense and defense. Grow up.
The Giants need to continue to rebuild the OL and build a pass rush. That should be the focus moving forward. If they successfully accomplish that feat they will be a playoff team. If Daniel Jones is the goods they will be a super bowl caliber team. It’s that simple.
A questionable LB or Safety or FB or long snapper or gunner shouldn’t be the focus of anxiety riddled fans.
Its too much of a stretch to request a league average free safety, league average linebackers, a reliable 2 way tight end and recognize that the OL still isn’t a finished product and might need 2 new starting OT’s before this thing really gets going with some momentum? That’s a dumb take? I think I’m being realistic.
I think you’re hurting your argument by pointing out every single deficient position on the roster.
If you want to criticize Gettleman’s draft strategy or team building strategy, fine. Perfectly reasonable if backed by logical arguments.
Pointing out random starting spots you don’t like makes you seem childish. Good teams win with deficient positions or deficient position groups all the time.
It’s all about having a sound philosophy and building the team in accordance with that philosophy. As Giants fans we’ve witnessed two SB wins when the team didn’t have studs across the board.
And even if they were a dumpster fire - they'd have no business taking 5 years to get back to 'competitive'. This is a league built on parity, forcing good teams to lose talent to keep an even balance across the board and to prevent dynasties. If you can't build up in less than 2-3 seasons, then maybe you shouldn't be running a football team.
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Especially when the OP starts red lining every single starting spot on the team. As if the good teams have Pro Bowl caliber players at every starting position on offense and defense. Grow up.
The Giants need to continue to rebuild the OL and build a pass rush. That should be the focus moving forward. If they successfully accomplish that feat they will be a playoff team. If Daniel Jones is the goods they will be a super bowl caliber team. It’s that simple.
A questionable LB or Safety or FB or long snapper or gunner shouldn’t be the focus of anxiety riddled fans.
Its too much of a stretch to request a league average free safety, league average linebackers, a reliable 2 way tight end and recognize that the OL still isn’t a finished product and might need 2 new starting OT’s before this thing really gets going with some momentum? That’s a dumb take? I think I’m being realistic.
I think you’re hurting your argument by pointing out every single deficient position on the roster.
If you want to criticize Gettleman’s draft strategy or team building strategy, fine. Perfectly reasonable if backed by logical arguments.
Pointing out random starting spots you don’t like makes you seem childish. Good teams win with deficient positions or deficient position groups all the time.
It’s all about having a sound philosophy and building the team in accordance with that philosophy. As Giants fans we’ve witnessed two SB wins when the team didn’t have studs across the board.
I’m literally asking for league average players, not studs. That’s just to get back to respectable mostly competitive football, something we haven’t seen in quite a long time. I don’t buy the stance that rebuilds either work or fail within an arbitrary 3 year window. Building this particular team up from the ashes of horrendous football seasons and more than a bit of bad injury luck is going to take longer. There are several key non-stud players that this team needs that aren’t a part of the organization yet. Then there are critical positions, luckily not QB, but potentially both OT’s and multiple pass rushers. These players are hard to find and if going by way of the draft will take time to develop in most cases. You definitely do need an overall solid team to sustain winning in this league and it very likely could take beyond next year to attain it and that’s not particularly indicative of anything other than how abysmal the team was after 2017.
The Giants need passrushers and OL help. In the short term RT and long term LT. That can be solved with one player. Pass rushers are a problem.
That’s really the crux of the problem though. A quality pass rush makes the back end look a lot better. A quality OL makes the skill guys and offense overall look better.
Can that be fixed in 2020? Maybe. Depends on what pass rushers are available in FA. The Giants will have money to spend. Depends on how the draft breaks. Definitely reasonable to think a turnaround is possible if the right players are available at impact positions.
We’ll have to see how this year shakes out but the core doesn’t seem that far off. The OL is much better and heading in the right direction. Daniel Jones May be the next franchise QB. Barkley is the best back in the league. Some nice young receiving options. A good young core of run stopping DL.
The big unknown is the huge investment in the secondary. If they develop into quality players the path becomes pretty clear to fielding a high end defense — pass rushing LBs. We’ll just have to see how this year plays out.
Do you see Dallas having to make one of those tough decisions on what star player to drop in order to pay the other stars? Nope. They're signing them all at top dollar.
Trouble is that traditionally many people here haven't liked the idea of spending a lot of money in free agency.
Reese seemed to do the best job of anyone in a decade when in the 2015-16 off season he signed Harrison, Jenkins and Vernon. Jenkins the only (deserving) survivor but management had a brain fart when they traded Harrison for a fifth round pick to Detroit, where he immediately had an impact on the run defense. If you believe in PFF, he was the third most effective DL in the league against the run.
Vernon the probable bad egg, but even he was chosen for the Pro Bowl last season. It's said that even though he doesn't have a lot of sacks, he has lots and lots of hits on the QB. I don't know if that's true or not. I didn't really notice it.
They should have kept Harrison. No reason for giving him away to Detroit, where he once again provided immediate improvement in the run defense.
So they lose Harrison and have to burn a first rounder on Lawrence. They know he can't rush the passer (he says he can) but they're not even sure he's a great run stopper.
So many other places they could have used that first rounder if had kept Harrison.
Do you see Dallas having to make one of those tough decisions on what star player to drop in order to pay the other stars? Nope. They're signing them all at top dollar.
Trouble is that traditionally many people here haven't liked the idea of spending a lot of money in free agency.
Reese seemed to do the best job of anyone in a decade when in the 2015-16 off season he signed Harrison, Jenkins and Vernon. Jenkins the only (deserving) survivor but management had a brain fart when they traded Harrison for a fifth round pick to Detroit, where he immediately had an impact on the run defense. If you believe in PFF, he was the third most effective DL in the league against the run.
Vernon the probable bad egg, but even he was chosen for the Pro Bowl last season. It's said that even though he doesn't have a lot of sacks, he has lots and lots of hits on the QB. I don't know if that's true or not. I didn't really notice it.
They should have kept Harrison. No reason for giving him away to Detroit, where he once again provided immediate improvement in the run defense.
So they lose Harrison and have to burn a first-rounder on Lawrence. They know he can't rush the passer (he says he can) but they're not even sure he's a great run stopper.
So many other places they could have used that first-rounder if had kept Harrison.
In under 10 years, the Giants went from a good offensive and defensive line to no offensive line and needing a spending spree to have a defense. And that defense overachieved, once it stopped over achieving the wheels came off. It was a Jerry Reese team that had a Fullback lining up as DT. It was a Jerry Reese team that drafted guys like Flowers, Pugh, and Apple. Can you name any good draft picks outside of Collins and Odell in the last few years of Reese? Maybe Hankins can be added to that list. Oh and btw, he needed to spend on Snacks because he let one of his good picks go: Linval Joseph.
Dude, the team needed to be burned down. The last two drafts have been pretty good. I don't like some of the FA pickups by DG, but outside of Solder there is no long-term money locked up. He was crafty with Tate as well since the suspension saved the Giants some guarantees.