Besides Saquon and maybe Jones (who knows how good he is, it was preseason) where exactly is the special talent on this team?
We actually had some ok talent before Gettelman arrived and it’s been jetosonned for talent that isn’t even better, it’s far worse.
I would be the first to blame the coaches if we actually had talent, we have the all Street FA team playing at WR right now.
He's certainly made his share of mistakes, including Stewart, Omameh, Lauletta, and probably overestimating how much Eli had left. Eli's lack of mobility was painfully obvious last year.
But his drafts have generally been good, and all GMs miss. We need more time to assess his work, especially Jones has yet to play.
This is a 3 year rebuild followed by another 3 year rebuild with a new HC and GM.
Yup. And with the Maras making decisions we will probably repeat that cycle multiple times.
Two games in, and you want to blow the whole thing up again. Good lord.
Two games in, and you want to blow the whole thing up again. Good lord.
If it’s a rebuild, call it a fucking rebuild. Release Eli and start Jones. Also why is Tanney on the roster?
Hmm....cant help but wonder if it was Bettcher or Lou Anarumo, our secondary coach who was hired to be the DC in Cincinnati (a coaching change that no one seems to be paying any attention to, the fact that we have a secondary coach who hasnt coached in the NFL in 10 years!) who immediately signed Webb when he was hired there.
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. Most of those picks/FAs are gone.
You can’t? He left nothing here! Name a team that has turned over a roster in 2 seasons and been good? JR is the worst drafting gm in modern football history
The numbers don’t lie
Bad drafts...yeah. injuries...oh yeah. But 2 'ships as GM. Doubt DG hangs around long enough to make the playoffs as GM.
The worst, huh...Ross, Smith, DeOssie, Boss, Bradshaw, Kenny Phillips, T. Thomas, Manningham, Nicks, Beatty, JPP, Linval...Hell, Odell was probably his best pick...Shep, Engram, Collins, Cruz (I know UDFA)...the worst though.
Now, if you said the worst day 2/3 drafter or the worst at drafting OL... Ok.
Marty....do you think EVERYONE who is signed is young and good? This isn't fucking madden. You have 31 other teams to compete with for top free agents. Part of rebuilding is just being bad and free agents don't want to come here. It's a vicious cycle that only breaks when a draft or two help turn the tide. Ogletree still isn't a bad move. We need an ILB to run 34, he isn't a bad player and he provides leadership..something a young team needs(dg knew we would be young because of large roster turnover). Signing bethea is again just filling out a roster getting guys who bring leadership and you hope can mentor young guys. Again...name me a team that has this size of a roster turnover and is good. It doesn't happen....
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Numbers don’t lie
The worst look it up
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. Most of those picks/FAs are gone.
You can’t? He left nothing here! Name a team that has turned over a roster in 2 seasons and been good? JR is the worst drafting gm in modern football history
The numbers don’t lie
Bad drafts...yeah. injuries...oh yeah. But 2 'ships as GM. Doubt DG hangs around long enough to make the playoffs as GM.
The worst, huh...Ross, Smith, DeOssie, Boss, Bradshaw, Kenny Phillips, T. Thomas, Manningham, Nicks, Beatty, JPP, Linval...Hell, Odell was probably his best pick...Shep, Engram, Collins, Cruz (I know UDFA)...the worst though.
Now, if you said the worst day 2/3 drafter or the worst at drafting OL... Ok.
Not crapping on the rookies or defending Reese. Folks seem to be reading but not comprehending. I'm just providing context.
And trading for a late 20s LB with a big contract?
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How about signing and playing a 35 year old free safety or signing a 31 year old slot receiver?
Marty....do you think EVERYONE who is signed is young and good? This isn't fucking madden. You have 31 other teams to compete with for top free agents. Part of rebuilding is just being bad and free agents don't want to come here. It's a vicious cycle that only breaks when a draft or two help turn the tide. Ogletree still isn't a bad move. We need an ILB to run 34, he isn't a bad player and he provides leadership..something a young team needs(dg knew we would be young because of large roster turnover). Signing bethea is again just filling out a roster getting guys who bring leadership and you hope can mentor young guys. Again...name me a team that has this size of a roster turnover and is good. It doesn't happen....
Yes Ogeltree was a bad move. He is an awful player for what was paid. Instead of overpaying for Solder you could've gotten two OL. Instead of paying for Eli you could've gotten a cheaper QB and gotten an ILB etc.
There is a lot of truth to this.
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Ever since TC was fired. I believe moving on from him was the right move at the time, but every hiring decision since has been bungled and made this team into the laughing stock that it is today
There is a lot of truth to this.
Everything, even down to minor decisions. The Josh Brown fiasco, the Eli benching. And if Daniel Jones doesn't turn out to be anything more than a mediocre QB, it gets much worse.
Since 2012, the argument can be made that about the only thing the Giants got right was drafting Barkley. And if Jones turns out to be a bust and one of the '18 class QBs turns out to be a good one (save for Mayfield), that one goes up for debate too.
Just a multi-year clusterfuck going on in East Rutherford.
But his drafts have generally been good, and all GMs miss. We need more time to assess his work, especially Jones has yet to play.
I think it might be time we stop declaring that his drafts have been good. There's a good chance they won't look good 3 years from now.
2) Shurmer should give up the playcalling. He isn't calling a winning game. Maybe left him call the first offensive drive since that has worked well then give it to Shula or some other coach.
I agree completely. I wish Shurmur would delegate play calling to the OC.
This puzzles me. The cornerstone of that draft is the expected heir apparent franchise QB to Eli, who has yet to play. I like Lawrence a lot, Baker is a TBD but many people thought he was the best CB in the draft, Ballentine was a steal, and Connelly, while I wasn't a fan of the pick at the time, is looking like a player.
Julian Love is a TBD but the pick where he got him was outstanding. It's been two games with these guys and for the most part they are being brought along slowly, which is a wise decision.
DG's draft will be deemed a massive success if Jones is a very good NFL QB that solves the position long-term. I can't and won't call this draft class 'botched' after two games where some of them haven't even played meaningful snaps yet. It's absurd to do so right now. Guys don't make the jump from college to the NFL and immediately set the world ablaze, with the rare exception of a Saquon Barkley, who is one of the best prospects ever.
He got Barkley, Hernandez, and Hill out of last year's draft, and MAYBE a useful piece in Carter. I think DG has done a pretty good job.
Look at what this team had after McAdoo and Reese left. It doesn't get much worse than what DG had to build from.
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How about signing and playing a 35 year old free safety or signing a 31 year old slot receiver?
And trading for a late 20s LB with a big contract?
They are what they are...stopgaps. I assume you wanted them to field a team full of undrafted free agents and rookies?
Do you believe Bethea was brought in to help this team win, or to help the kids learn about preparation and professionalism in the NFL?
Bethea is a mentor signing.
If thse were guys diagnosing plays properly, but just getting beat, that's one thing. This group is not doing anything right on the field.
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Ever since TC was fired. I believe moving on from him was the right move at the time, but every hiring decision since has been bungled and made this team into the laughing stock that it is today
There is a lot of truth to this.
Seconded. A bunch of half measures, none of which worked.
Two games in, and you want to blow the whole thing up again. Good lord.
If it's a rebuild then you have to question the SB pick, you're going to build around a RB? By the time they are ready to compete he may not be the same player. Might have been better to trade down and stockpile picks.
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But his drafts have generally been good, and all GMs miss. We need more time to assess his work, especially Jones has yet to play.
I think it might be time we stop declaring that his drafts have been good. There's a good chance they won't look good 3 years from now.
Yeah, we already cut one mid round pick and another mud round pick has been in IR 2 times already.
There is Barkley, Hernandez and a bunch of guys.
that is why Eli is still on roster sucking up 11.5 % of cap space
MacAdoo was correct 3 years ago .. ELI is the problem.
Until we move on from him there is no rebuilding
You are high or delusional if you think this roster is worse than it was 2 years ago. The problem is that your expectations are unrealistic. Now we are all unhappy with the results so far especially with the D. The secondary and LB is being addressed it will take some time but the OL is 1000% better. We are 1000% better at RB too. The DL doesn't seem to be the problem especially as we add pass rushers -that will come. Our special teams has gotten better. and we have the QB of the future on the roster but yeah its not better.
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Ever since TC was fired. I believe moving on from him was the right move at the time, but every hiring decision since has been bungled and made this team into the laughing stock that it is today
There is a lot of truth to this.
Idiots rushed the man out of town bc hes too old for a shiny new toy with Macadoo.. learn the lesson build it right take your time -the biggest mistake was keeping Reese and letting TC go. I said it then and I will say it now. They clearly had different visions of a championship team. BTW do you see what hes building in Jax -not ready yet but getting close to being a monster team. Watch Eli go there now and win, he should. Maras know they wasted 6 yrs of the mans career with a lousy GM
that is why Eli is still on roster sucking up 11.5 % of cap space
MacAdoo was correct 3 years ago .. ELI is the problem.
Until we move on from him there is no rebuilding
The only gripe I have about Macadoo, besides him being head coach, is that Eli threw for almost 5k yards under him as OC. Damn, maybe it was Coughlin after all.
Until this team gets a good HC and a good QB, it's going nowhere - we may have the QB, but the coach has been elusive.
Cowher was talking about how his teams always played with an edge. The game last night which was a great game to watch both teams played with an edge. If you want to trade the word edge for intensity go ahead.
That's 100% coaching. The Giants are the softest least inspired team I've ever seen in the NFL. On both sides of the ball. Shurmur is another disaster hire by the Mara's. He needs to be fired the day the season ends.
We're left praying that the drafts are a success, or there will be no core to the team. Even if they are, it's going to be a long rebuild relying solely on the draft. FA has to do more than just bring in more JAGs.
As said, there's plenty of blame to go around.
As Aces and others said, year one was bungled.
The coaching is abysmal.
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The coaching is abysmal.
Do we expect the draft picks to develop under what we are perceiving at the moment as very questionable coaching among the top coaches in the organization?
We could easily draft 3 lbs high and two burner safeties with legit int skills within the first few rounds , as suggested, but one cannot do that with the pick trades.
If Jones is good that's an important piece though.
I don't know what you guys expected from ogletree, Davis and the safeties in terms of passes over the middle
What I expected? That's not the real question. The real question is, what did Gettleman expect? This is his roster now. These guys are the players he wanted.
I see we're still holding on to that one. Maybe in 3 more years people wont still blame the guy that came before.
And lol at even discussing the cap as if Gettleman doesnt seem to love dead cap space.
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ok.. now play the kid. we suck. manning sucks. let's move the rebuild along by starting Jones. it's time.
week 7 vs Arizona. NE will give the Giants a drubbing and then 10 days off to prepare for the Cardinals.
I'm not sure giving this coaching staff MORE time is an advantage. They sure didn't look more ready for the Cowboys with all summer to prepare than they did for the Bills with just a week. Maybe they need less time instead of more!
So, the shock was not doing that , then secondarily, not having followed the draft, that the QB might be very good and worthy of 6.
As I said at the time, betch kept his mouth shut knowing that he would have to go with sub standard ilbs and safeties for another year.
But you stay the course and draft to fit the DC system. You don't hire then fail to follow through. It's just that we now still do need that D draft regardless.