I know that hindsight is 20/20, but I looked up and found an interesting (possible) correlation between the Giants demise over the past decade and their draft priorities over the years.
The Giants have not drafted a linebacker in the first two rounds of the draft since 2009....
In my opinion this has always been the most important position on the defense...certainly the most cerebral.
This may be my Taylor and Banks bias here but to imagine this team not emphasizing linebackers for a decade is all you need to see to identify a huge hole in their development strategy.
I'm not saying anything new to many on this board, but sheesh!
And to top this by hiring a defensive coach who runs a 3-4? Who thought this was a good idea?
Or a 5-....etc .
I spent ten years or so idiotically ranting about Jerry Reese's biases, which I won't go over now, that parts over. Forgive and forget.
But which biases became clear to most of you guys eventually.
Now:
IRAs right about "defending the middle of the field", but one player (Simmons maybe) won't be enough.
You also need the very unusual (for us, even more so) true free safety.
So that brings up resisting the fancy new toys:
At this point, I'd be very reluctant to draft ANY offensive talent player until the coach or a new coach shows us a rational approach and direction .
We can get through one year with this crew on offense, knowing that our version of the wco is dead, and allowing a coach some grace . The seduction of 'wrs and offense talent' is just very strong come draft day.
Give it one year without that.
But you also need a burner free safety who takes great angles and can break in the ball from 20 yards. Give QBs pause.
That's probably 1,2 pick wise, or 2,1.
If they draft another QB we can laugh and wear paper bags on our heads for. Year.
At LEAST 2 excellent edge rushers
2 excellent playmakers at Safety/Middle Linebacker
1 shutdown corner and 2 solid corners
The Giants are actually close, if Connely gets healthy, Bethea is replaced and a couple of excellent edge rushers magically appear.
At LEAST 2 excellent edge rushers
2 excellent playmakers at Safety/Middle Linebacker
1 shutdown corner and 2 solid corners
The Giants are actually close, if Connely gets healthy, Bethea is replaced and a couple of excellent edge rushers magically appear.
No they’re not, like Carl Banks says “They’re a few players away...from being a few players away!”
We still need a good edge rusher and better OL.
how is LB a priority? Maybe MLB but the DL is of upmost important and we drafted A LOT of talent for the DL leading up to the 2007 SB win.
And, after that we traded for Chris Canty and drafted JPP which helped win the 2011 season.
We just went to a 3-4 recently.