I like Tomlinson a lot but if we have a shot at Golladay or Robinson, I’m opting to re-sign LW and using the Tomlinson money to put towards signing Golladay or Robinson. This obviously assumes we aren’t able to perform the cap gymnastics required to sign LW, Tomlinson, and a top free agent WR.
In my opinion it’s harder to find a legit #1 WR than it is to draft another guy that is close to Tomlinson’s caliber. I think this is a case where you have to figure out which position will have the biggest impact on the win/loss column. I feel that is a #1 WR since it is just as impactful on the running game as the passing game.
How does everyone else feel about this?
Thats what Buff and Cards did for their young QBs with very positive results.
Bringing back BOTH of them. It's one or the other, with LW the clear favorite.
For others, I'd rather keep DT. So it depends on the WR. I'd sooner pay Tomlinson over Golladay. I know the latter has his share of fans here, and I agree he's a great talent, but his injury history gives me a little caution.
That’s what I’m thinking
Agreed those receivers will cost more than Tomlinson. I was saying is it better to use the 11-12 million a year we would give Tomlinson to use towards one of the WR’s. Meaning we would need to kick in another 5-6 million in addition to the Tomlinson salary.
If we can’t get Robinson, Golladay, or maybe Godwin I would re-sign Tomlinson and draft a WR in round or or two and either pick up a third tier receiver in FA or draft another one in the mid rounds.
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Tomlinson's money will not get us a #1 WR in FA. Keep the D together and get the WR(s) in the draft.
Agreed those receivers will cost more than Tomlinson. I was saying is it better to use the 11-12 million a year we would give Tomlinson to use towards one of the WR’s. Meaning we would need to kick in another 5-6 million in addition to the Tomlinson salary.
And then you have to go out a replace Tomlinson. Robinson is probably the only true #1n the group and I don't want to pay as much as that will take. Way too much to spend and the D takes a step back. Two bad results.
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Tomlinson's money will not get us a #1 WR in FA. Keep the D together and get the WR(s) in the draft.
Agreed those receivers will cost more than Tomlinson. I was saying is it better to use the 11-12 million a year we would give Tomlinson to use towards one of the WR’s. Meaning we would need to kick in another 5-6 million in addition to the Tomlinson salary.
And then you have to go out a replace Tomlinson. Robinson is probably the only true #1n the group and I don't want to pay as much as that will take. Way too much to spend and the D takes a step back. Two bad results.
If it went down that way I envision them drafting another DT in round 2 or 3 in addition to Hill getting more reps. I just don’t know if I see the Giants signing LW and Tomlinson to long term deals. That’s a lot of cash to spend on the defensive line. Especially if they are anticipating resigning Lawrence in the next few years.
But if I am honest and dispassionate, getting a great WR, right now with this roster, is slightly more important than keeping the DL.
Receiver is probably a serious option with what's left.
I kind of felt that way when they drafted Lawrence a few years ago. That’s kind of been the Giants way the last decade or so. Linval Joseph, Cornelius Griffin, Barry Cofield, Jonathan Hankins. While those were all Reese decisions it wouldn’t surprise me to see the trend continue.
if he becomes too expensive in negotiating then he walks.
but it would be silly to have a preset view to not resign a very productive and young player.
as Sy mentioned in his note--- the team needs an identity. elite DL could be one if they retain their guys. it covers up a lot of other talent deficiencies on defense
Too many holes to fill if we sign LW, especially with so much riding on Jones this year...
I still think Tomlinson will be the biggest surprise of the offseason around here because he won't get the big offer some here assume he will get, and subsequently will be re-signed by big blue--maybe a 1 year deal.
Too many holes to fill if we sign LW, especially with so much riding on Jones this year...
I still just lose my mind when I see takes like this. You're telling me a team that has few impact players and a team that doesn't even pay many impact [player salaries at all, Martinez and Bradbury and maybe Zietler being the lone exceptions, now cannot afford to pay an impact 3/4 DE? Solider aint gonna be here much longer and neither will the contract. Same with Zietler. We can't pay 3-4 defensive impact players?
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don't re-sign LW and try to sign a few second tier WRs (either early or in the second or third wave after cuts) and target a quality G or C.
Too many holes to fill if we sign LW, especially with so much riding on Jones this year...
I still just lose my mind when I see takes like this. You're telling me a team that has few impact players and a team that doesn't even pay many impact [player salaries at all, Martinez and Bradbury and maybe Zietler being the lone exceptions, now cannot afford to pay an impact 3/4 DE? Solider aint gonna be here much longer and neither will the contract. Same with Zietler. We can't pay 3-4 defensive impact players?
They need to re-sign LW. Him and Bradbury are the only pro-bowl caliber players we have on D at the moment. I have a feeling McKinney could be special as well but time will tell.
I keep saying it but teams that win and are all in, pay about half their starters big time money. We are paying approx 1/4 of our roster big time money. Granted, some of these cheaper players are coming up on new deals, but they aren't due quite yet, and we don't even know for sure if each and every ascending player is going to get 2nd contracts here yet.
We really aren't paying many long term bigger contracts. The biggest ones are short term, guys like LW and Solder and Zietler.
You strive to pay a guy like Williams. That's exactly the kind of player we should be paying.
And we should be desperate - unfortunately - to find out if Jones is the solution. We can't half-ass it with Jones. He needs every resource to succeed or fail this year.
You strive to pay a guy like Williams. That's exactly the kind of player we should be paying.
Williams has been on the Giants since Oct 2019. For a team striving to pay him, they seem a little slower than you all to rip out their checkbook...
You won't say it--try it on for size. Leonard Williams is a great player.
I bet you won't agree.
Don’t turn a strength into mediocrity
You won't say it--try it on for size. Leonard Williams is a great player.
I bet you won't agree.
Leonard Williams is a good player. And he had some damn big games for the Giants last season...
Need a strong defense!
We don't need a #1 WR, we need functional WRs. Sign a mid level guy and draft a guy in the 2nd round.
As someone who hated to see Joseph walk, I don't think it's an apples to apples comparison. The Giants didn't have Leonard Williams, Dexter Lawrence and BJ Hill on the IDL with Joseph. It was Joseph and Cullen Jenkins in the middle. Obviously the strength was at DE with Tuck, JPP and Kiwi.
I'd love to keep Tomlinson. But the offense is a mess and desperately needs playmakers.
You won't say it--try it on for size. Leonard Williams is a great player.
I bet you won't agree.
LW had a great year. Great player? Let's see some more of these 2020 seasons before we he wears the "great crown"..
Which is one of the reasons I'm willing to let LW walk. It's going to be a king's ransom AND it's really anyone's guess if he replicates another year. A year when so much was on the line for him personally.
I am still buying Graham stock and think he's got that Belichick ability to manufacture a pass rush without a stud.
Draft BPA at number 11. You can get a very good WR in the second round. I really like Terrace Marshall in the second and a big fan of Seth Williams in the third round.
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“I can really run routes,” Hardman said, via ESPN. “That kind of makes me mad when people say, ‘Oh, he’s just a deep ball threat.’ I literally can run routes very well. People don’t really see it because a lot of my routes are down the field. You’ve got Travis and Sammy and Tyreek for all that other stuff. They can do everything across the board. I can really run routes really well. I get out of my breaks very well. A lot of people think I can’t run routes. I’m like, ‘What?’ People have the misunderstanding that I can’t run routes. I’m very capable of running every route on the tree.”
The only question is: can he run routes?
I’d love to trade for him. Nice cheap contract which would give us a year or two to see what he can do. That being said, he’s Tyreek Hill insurance for KC. They basically drafted him fearing that Hill would be in deep shit with the league for that situation with his kid having his arm broken. Now they have Hardman if Hill loses his mind again or gets injured.
Draft BPA at number 11. You can get a very good WR in the second round. I really like Terrace Marshall in the second and a big fan of Seth Williams in the third round.
I understand your reasoning, but second round WR’s aren’t generally ready to be #1 guys in year 1. We need to give Jones a real threat to score on every play. Look at the teams in the top 4 this year. Rodgers has Adams, Mahomes has Hill and Kelce, Brady has Evans, Godwin, AB, Gronk, and Buffalo has Diggs.
I’m not saying a second round pick doesn’t have the potential to be great down the road, but counting on a second round pick to be the #1 receiver does not seem realistic.
Or another who never amounted to anything,
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but he isn't sacking Russel Wilson 3 times or sacking The Dallas QB in a big game.
You won't say it--try it on for size. Leonard Williams is a great player.
I bet you won't agree.
LW had a great year. Great player? Let's see some more of these 2020 seasons before we he wears the "great crown"..
Which is one of the reasons I'm willing to let LW walk. It's going to be a king's ransom AND it's really anyone's guess if he replicates another year. A year when so much was on the line for him personally.
I am still buying Graham stock and think he's got that Belichick ability to manufacture a pass rush without a stud.
You don't manufacture a passrush without talent either in the secondary and/or at the DT position. Pats had both.
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but he isn't sacking Russel Wilson 3 times or sacking The Dallas QB in a big game.
You won't say it--try it on for size. Leonard Williams is a great player.
I bet you won't agree.
LW had a great year. Great player? Let's see some more of these 2020 seasons before we he wears the "great crown"..
Which is one of the reasons I'm willing to let LW walk. It's going to be a king's ransom AND it's really anyone's guess if he replicates another year. A year when so much was on the line for him personally.
I am still buying Graham stock and think he's got that Belichick ability to manufacture a pass rush without a stud.
You don't manufacture a passrush without talent either in the secondary and/or at the DT position. Pats had both.
Yup, and if Graham has another season like this one you better believe he is getting a head coaching gig. Making personnel decisions based on the skill of a coordinator is dangerous. We need all the talent we can get. We make that trade for LW, he plays his ass off and now we want to just let him walk away? Makes no sense.
You don't manufacture a passrush without talent either in the secondary and/or at the DT position. Pats had both.
Well, I think we're damn close in the secondary for that part of the equation.
And the Pats didn't have big retail names at DT - did they?
My view on it is that if you're going to address one of these positions in FA (our own or someone else's) and one of these positions in the draft, then getting the immediate help at WR while letting the draftee on the DL rotate in with Hill, Lawrence, Williams (who I assume we'll re-sign, and hope we do this time around) should theoretically pay greater dividends than keeping the DL intact and hoping that a rookie WR is the secret sauce for the offense.
Sure, if we got ourselves this year's Justin Jefferson (or even CeeDee Lamb), we're sitting pretty and we have a potentially dominant DL to go along with it. But what if we get this year's Henry Ruggs or Jerry Jeudy? Those guys were dynamite WR prospects and may still become studs, but they weren't consistent contributors as rookies. And we need to know what we have in DJ, not to mention need to be able to score points if we're going to be a winning program in 2021.
I really like Tomlinson, I'd love to keep him. I fully recognize the dirty work he does on the line, and hope that someone can fill that gap without too much of a dropoff - no guarantee there. But if we're trying to build a team and not just one powerhouse position group, we need to shift some resources away from the DL, which is already a bit overlevered as it is.
On top of that, I think we need to add more than one WR. I'm not fully sold on Slayton (but remain optimistic that his chemistry with DJ from 2019 will return in a better offense), and I don't know if we can ever rely 100% on Shepard. We can go get a plug-and-play WR in FA, then add another WR from a deep class in the middle rounds of this year's draft (I'd love to add someone like Marquez Stevenson or Anthony Schwartz to the offense). That also frees up our top pick at #11 to take someone like Surtain or Parsons to bolster the back 7 on defense.
I just fundamentally do not agree with an over-allocation of assets and resources on the DL in today's NFL, unless it includes an unstoppable pass rush. Winning in the trenches is important, but I believe we have the pieces to still be stout along the DL without Tomlinson. I think his marginal value is less than what a true #1 WR would bring.
My view on it is that if you're going to address one of these positions in FA (our own or someone else's) and one of these positions in the draft, then getting the immediate help at WR while letting the draftee on the DL rotate in with Hill, Lawrence, Williams (who I assume we'll re-sign, and hope we do this time around) should theoretically pay greater dividends than keeping the DL intact and hoping that a rookie WR is the secret sauce for the offense.
Sure, if we got ourselves this year's Justin Jefferson (or even CeeDee Lamb), we're sitting pretty and we have a potentially dominant DL to go along with it. But what if we get this year's Henry Ruggs or Jerry Jeudy? Those guys were dynamite WR prospects and may still become studs, but they weren't consistent contributors as rookies. And we need to know what we have in DJ, not to mention need to be able to score points if we're going to be a winning program in 2021.
I really like Tomlinson, I'd love to keep him. I fully recognize the dirty work he does on the line, and hope that someone can fill that gap without too much of a dropoff - no guarantee there. But if we're trying to build a team and not just one powerhouse position group, we need to shift some resources away from the DL, which is already a bit overlevered as it is.
On top of that, I think we need to add more than one WR. I'm not fully sold on Slayton (but remain optimistic that his chemistry with DJ from 2019 will return in a better offense), and I don't know if we can ever rely 100% on Shepard. We can go get a plug-and-play WR in FA, then add another WR from a deep class in the middle rounds of this year's draft (I'd love to add someone like Marquez Stevenson or Anthony Schwartz to the offense). That also frees up our top pick at #11 to take someone like Surtain or Parsons to bolster the back 7 on defense.
I just fundamentally do not agree with an over-allocation of assets and resources on the DL in today's NFL, unless it includes an unstoppable pass rush. Winning in the trenches is important, but I believe we have the pieces to still be stout along the DL without Tomlinson. I think his marginal value is less than what a true #1 WR would bring.
Great post GD.
tomlinson is a good player and if you can bring him back for 5-7 mil a year, i say yea go ahead and do it. but if he's going to be in that 10 mil a year range than no way let him walk.
i also wonder how much the lack of cap space for teams will destroy the market for someone like tomlinson.
My view on it is that if you're going to address one of these positions in FA (our own or someone else's) and one of these positions in the draft, then getting the immediate help at WR while letting the draftee on the DL rotate in with Hill, Lawrence, Williams (who I assume we'll re-sign, and hope we do this time around) should theoretically pay greater dividends than keeping the DL intact and hoping that a rookie WR is the secret sauce for the offense.
Sure, if we got ourselves this year's Justin Jefferson (or even CeeDee Lamb), we're sitting pretty and we have a potentially dominant DL to go along with it. But what if we get this year's Henry Ruggs or Jerry Jeudy? Those guys were dynamite WR prospects and may still become studs, but they weren't consistent contributors as rookies. And we need to know what we have in DJ, not to mention need to be able to score points if we're going to be a winning program in 2021.
I really like Tomlinson, I'd love to keep him. I fully recognize the dirty work he does on the line, and hope that someone can fill that gap without too much of a dropoff - no guarantee there. But if we're trying to build a team and not just one powerhouse position group, we need to shift some resources away from the DL, which is already a bit overlevered as it is.
On top of that, I think we need to add more than one WR. I'm not fully sold on Slayton (but remain optimistic that his chemistry with DJ from 2019 will return in a better offense), and I don't know if we can ever rely 100% on Shepard. We can go get a plug-and-play WR in FA, then add another WR from a deep class in the middle rounds of this year's draft (I'd love to add someone like Marquez Stevenson or Anthony Schwartz to the offense). That also frees up our top pick at #11 to take someone like Surtain or Parsons to bolster the back 7 on defense.
I just fundamentally do not agree with an over-allocation of assets and resources on the DL in today's NFL, unless it includes an unstoppable pass rush. Winning in the trenches is important, but I believe we have the pieces to still be stout along the DL without Tomlinson. I think his marginal value is less than what a true #1 WR would bring.
Totally agree.
I just fundamentally do not agree with an over-allocation of assets and resources on the DL in today's NFL, unless it includes an unstoppable pass rush. Winning in the trenches is important, but I believe we have the pieces to still be stout along the DL without Tomlinson. I think his marginal value is less than what a true #1 WR would bring.
Per the bold, I think the same thing, but replace Tomlinson with LW.
And that should allow for more money to be spend where the need is greatest.
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I just fundamentally do not agree with an over-allocation of assets and resources on the DL in today's NFL, unless it includes an unstoppable pass rush. Winning in the trenches is important, but I believe we have the pieces to still be stout along the DL without Tomlinson. I think his marginal value is less than what a true #1 WR would bring.
Per the bold, I think the same thing, but replace Tomlinson with LW.
And that should allow for more money to be spend where the need is greatest.
and hope that someone can fill that gap without too much of a dropoff - no guarantee there.
I don't agree with that Gatorade Dunk
That is not sound judgement there. You weaken a strength and "hope" that someone can fill the gap". If we see a drop of with Tomlinson gone, it will probably be the detrimental to LW. We can see his performance drop off and there is no guarantee that B Hill will resign. Then you're left with LW and Lawrence.
But i'm in agreement with bw on this. I would let LW walk if it means i lose both. Ideally, i would like to have both
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I just fundamentally do not agree with an over-allocation of assets and resources on the DL in today's NFL, unless it includes an unstoppable pass rush. Winning in the trenches is important, but I believe we have the pieces to still be stout along the DL without Tomlinson. I think his marginal value is less than what a true #1 WR would bring.
Per the bold, I think the same thing, but replace Tomlinson with LW.
And that should allow for more money to be spend where the need is greatest.
and hope that someone can fill that gap without too much of a dropoff - no guarantee there.
I don't agree with that Gatorade Dunk
That is not sound judgement there. You weaken a strength and "hope" that someone can fill the gap". If we see a drop of with Tomlinson gone, it will probably be the detrimental to LW. We can see his performance drop off and there is no guarantee that B Hill will resign. Then you're left with LW and Lawrence.
But i'm in agreement with bw on this. I would let LW walk if it means i lose both. Ideally, i would like to have both
If you need a very good 1st round pick (Lawrence), a fairly productive 3rd round pick (Hill) and a full-priced 2nd contract guy in Tomlinson to prop up your stud defensive lineman in Williams, I don't think he's necessarily the superstar that his next contract will reflect.
Aaron Donald makes the DL around him better or at least maintains his excellence regardless of the varying cast surrounding him. So did JJ Watt in his prime. That's the level we should be hoping that Williams is ascending toward; it's almost certainly how he'll be paid.
It's not a sure thing that Tomlinson's replacement will equal his production, but the cupboard isn't bare regardless, especially not to the degree that the WR group is. Rookie WRs aren't any more likely to immediately produce than rookie DL. The DL is just much more equipped to survive that risk than the WRs are (and the offense by extension).
Another bad season for the offense and we're right back here in the cellar for another year, this time probably with an eye on QB prospects again. The best case scenario for this team is for Jones to succeed, and we've seen this past season that we're not going to get that without a significant talent upgrade surrounding him. Simply drafting a highly rated WR prospect isn't enough, IMO.
It's entirely possible that Jones could still end up being mediocre even with better skill-position support, but anything we do this offseason to support Jones would also prop up a new QB in 2022 or 2023, so it wouldn't go to waste either way. But the key part of the strategy is that the offense is much more important than an excellent run-stopping defensive line.
I thin the mistake people make is, just throw a draft pick and the problem and it would be solved. I think we all see the mistakes in that thinking..
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If you can make one side of you team dominant, it can make up for the other side weakness. The defense is the stronger said. Add more too it make it stronger and dominant.
Jones is not the key, contrary to popular opinion. You can win with and offense that is league average and a defense in the top 10,see NYG 1998 and 2000.
If you can make one side of you team dominant, it can make up for the other side weakness. The defense is the stronger said. Add more too it make it stronger and dominant.
Jones is not the key, contrary to popular opinion. You can win with and offense that is league average and a defense in the top 10,see NYG 1998 and 2000.
Not in the current NFL. The league wants more scoring, due to fantasy football, safety concerns with hard defensive play, etc. You won’t see teams like the 2000 Ravens anymore. An excellent defense will take you to 8-8 or 9-7, but to win you need playmakers on offense.
Yes, but they are also very strong on the offensive side of the ball. They have Evans, Godwin, and AB at WR. You have to have balance to win. Right now we are very weak offensively.
would have a greater impact on the team than Tomlinson.
Where does Tomlinson rank on the free agent list? - PFF has him a #40 and LW at #19(he is better than #19)
I expect him to be at the $8 mill range.
All things being equal, I would chose the WR over the DT when the team is devoid of WR talent.
You strive to pay a guy like Williams. That's exactly the kind of player we should be paying.
exactly right... this place (BBI) is insane. So many complaints about lack of talent. Then, when we have guys nobody here wants to pay them. Instead, they want to use that money to pay for someone elses' free agent.
Collect players who can make plays and don't worry about the money. Let the front office figure that out. Instead, what you people SHOULD be saying or getting on DG for is his ability to find a way to keep these guys AND bring in the additional players that we need.
No Dave.. you are going to sign Williams and Tomlinson AND you are also going to bring in a #1 WR. Fucking figure it out... that is why YOU are the GM.
Where does Tomlinson rank on the free agent list? - PFF has him a #40 and LW at #19(he is better than #19)
I expect him to be at the $8 mill range.
All things being equal, I would chose the WR over the DT when the team is devoid of WR talent.
Possible. Can we sign both if his number is lower than expected? maybe...but WR will almost definitely be priority I would think.
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but he isn't sacking Russel Wilson 3 times or sacking The Dallas QB in a big game.
You won't say it--try it on for size. Leonard Williams is a great player.
I bet you won't agree.
LW had a great year. Great player? Let's see some more of these 2020 seasons before we he wears the "great crown"..
Which is one of the reasons I'm willing to let LW walk. It's going to be a king's ransom AND it's really anyone's guess if he replicates another year. A year when so much was on the line for him personally.
I am still buying Graham stock and think he's got that Belichick ability to manufacture a pass rush without a stud.
You mean like Vince Wilfork? Or Richard Seymour? Or Chandler Jones? Rosevelt Colvin?
*Not to mention OLBs like McGinest, Vrabel, Colvin, and (Adalius) Thomas on the edge.
Tomlinson is a very good DT, but one of the core components of this scheme is supposedly the ability to find front seven players more readily, so you're freed up to roll the dice more readily.
I'm not sure in reality it's an either or at the moment, but the Giants badly need WR talent. They need to add a WR they believe is a top talent, and still need another to push Slayton, Sterling, etc.
If he signs it, I believe it's $11M. But this is his best chance to cash in, so he almost certainly would not sign it, I think.
Then you let him go out and set the market.
Little downside in this case, as this is precisely the type of guy they can't be getting over their skis on financially.
Hopefully DG/Judge looks to the draft a WR threat or two.
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but he isn't sacking Russel Wilson 3 times or sacking The Dallas QB in a big game.
You won't say it--try it on for size. Leonard Williams is a great player.
I bet you won't agree.
LW had a great year. Great player? Let's see some more of these 2020 seasons before we he wears the "great crown"..
Which is one of the reasons I'm willing to let LW walk. It's going to be a king's ransom AND it's really anyone's guess if he replicates another year. A year when so much was on the line for him personally.
I am still buying Graham stock and think he's got that Belichick ability to manufacture a pass rush without a stud.
You mean like Vince Wilfork? Or Richard Seymour? Or Chandler Jones? Rosevelt Colvin?
No, I mean winning the other SBs with Van Noy, Ninkovich, Flowers, Shead, Wise, etc.
I’d argue the incremental benefit of upgrading 900 snaps at corner or inside linebacker is greater.
If I’m the Giants I’d be strongly considering signing Tomlinson instead of Williams, and go strong after linebacker and corner.
The choice is big improvement on O vs moderate diminishment on D. Neither are guaranteed, but it is far easier to improve the O than it is to kill the D.
Some advocate getting the WR in the draft. Doing so means shopping hungry and drafting for desperate need.
Hopefully DG/Judge looks to the draft a WR threat or two.
I absolutely see the logic here. I'd just rather see what both DJ and SB can do with a true #1 WR commanding attention. Rather than relying on SB to hopefully free up a bunch of middling WRs, why not put a double-team-worthy WR out there and force the opposing defense to make difficult decisions every single play, rather than hoping that they're kicking themselves for ignoring Austin Mack or Dante Pettis on a favorable play-action pass?
No doubt SB is talented enough (assuming he comes back at 100% of what he was before) to make an offense better, but I feel like it's wasting him at least a little bit to use him as a decoy to open up subpar receivers. And let's not forget that SB is a mediocre pass blocker until proven otherwise, which means that he presents a liability in a particular area on obvious passing downs, so his ability to incrementally boost the value of the WR corps in those situations is compromised.
There ARE #1 receivers available as of now. If Robinson/Godwin/Golladay are tagged/re-signed, that changes the landscape, and would obviously change my approach if I were managing the offseason strategy. But in the premise within we're working - which is that these WRs are genuine FA targets - I think the best path to improving the team for 2021 and beyond is to re-sign LW and pursue one of the top FA WRs aggressively, then draft a DL and a WR somewhere after the first round (keeping open the possibility of either position as BPA at #11, but I'd be targeting Surtain/Parsons/Farley in particular, with Rousseau potentially in the mix, though I think might be too raw for #11).
If the WRs sign elsewhere, I'd hope that we'd be keeping an open dialogue with DT and could pivot to bringing him back, letting him know that we're open to the possibility of matching any offers he receives on the market (I expect that he'll be a 2nd tier FA, so he'll still be there when the dust settles on the headline guys, which includes the three premier FA WRs, but that's a risk that you'd need to be willing to take - none of this comes without risk).
If everything goes according to plan, we're going into the draft with a #1 WR added to our offense, and still have a DL that includes Williams, Lawrence, Hill (who is NOT a free agent this year, despite DC's suggestion that he is), and then look to bring back Austin Johnson on a reasonable deal, and then add a draft pick and maybe this is the year that McIntosh actually suits up on Sundays.
That, to me, provides the balance that we need to pull the offense out of the doldrums and really shouldn't result in too much decline on the DL - certainly there won't be a lack of resources and assets there even if we let DT walk.
We NEED a better offense. It's a testament to Judge (and Graham) that we even won 6 games with the offense we trotted out there this year. The OL needs to improve and should be in play at #11 (even though I favor the defensive prospects that might be available); DJ needs to improve; SB needs to prove that he's back to full strength and is the game-changer we drafted him to be; Shepard needs to stay healthy; Engram needs to be more consistent. There are so many question marks about the offense that I believe it's foolhardy to rely exclusively on a rookie WR to make the difference.
To give you a real-life example, Denver wasn't exactly working with chumps at RB and their OL situation was better than ours, and yet Jerry Jeudy still wasn't the difference-maker as a rookie that we would need our rookie WR to be if we put all our eggs in that basket. And even if we sign Robinson (my personal preference) and then Chase or Smith falls to us in the draft, are we really going to be complaining about having Robinson and Chase on the outside, Shepard in the slot, Engram at TE, and SB in the backfield? As long as the OL does even an average job in pass pro, that's a good offense and should provide DJ with all the options he needs to develop.
In that scenario, assuming health (which is optimistic), we'll either have a productive offense, or we'll know that DJ isn't the guy. Either outcome has tremendous value as we move forward.
Tomlinson is a very good player. He's not a stud.
I’d argue the incremental benefit of upgrading 900 snaps at corner or inside linebacker is greater.
If I’m the Giants I’d be strongly considering signing Tomlinson instead of Williams, and go strong after linebacker and corner.
I agree with Tomlinson over LW for the affordability factor. And I agree with your approach of investing, instead, in another corner or maybe LB on the D side of the ball.
But I think the bigger dollars need to go to offense first: WR(s) and OL.
The other needs could be addressed in the second and third wave of free agency when teams need to make more cuts to deal with this lowered salary cap.
Look, we are not going to fill every need, not without some serious good fortune in the draft. But the offense is in a DefCon-1 situation. We need to figure out how to add at least 9 more points to really be competitive. That's a lot more important than investing $18-20M in a DT.
I thin the mistake people make is, just throw a draft pick and the problem and it would be solved. I think we all see the mistakes in that thinking..
No he's not.
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Hopefully DG/Judge looks to the draft a WR threat or two.
56, he won't do that. We had him and OBJ and it didn't change anything. I like SB but he's not going to alter the offense to mitigate that
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Ih he walks and Tomlinson walk you're left with LW and Lawrence unless you're banking on a RJ McIntosh to suddenly get healthy. The cupboard would be bare
I thin the mistake people make is, just throw a draft pick and the problem and it would be solved. I think we all see the mistakes in that thinking..
No he's not. Link - ( New Window )
Youre right. Last year. Doesn't change anything
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Ih he walks and Tomlinson walk you're left with LW and Lawrence unless you're banking on a RJ McIntosh to suddenly get healthy. The cupboard would be bare
I thin the mistake people make is, just throw a draft pick and the problem and it would be solved. I think we all see the mistakes in that thinking..
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Youre right. Last year. Doesn't change anything
Actually, it changes a fundamental point of your argument, but carry on.
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The Giants can operate a high performing defense with Hill, Tomlinson, Lawrence, and a rotational player. We’re talking about replacing 600 snaps.
I’d argue the incremental benefit of upgrading 900 snaps at corner or inside linebacker is greater.
If I’m the Giants I’d be strongly considering signing Tomlinson instead of Williams, and go strong after linebacker and corner.
I agree with Tomlinson over LW for the affordability factor. And I agree with your approach of investing, instead, in another corner or maybe LB on the D side of the ball.
But I think the bigger dollars need to go to offense first: WR(s) and OL.
The other needs could be addressed in the second and third wave of free agency when teams need to make more cuts to deal with this lowered salary cap.
Look, we are not going to fill every need, not without some serious good fortune in the draft. But the offense is in a DefCon-1 situation. We need to figure out how to add at least 9 more points to really be competitive. That's a lot more important than investing $18-20M in a DT.
Do you change your thinking if none of the big 3 WR FA escape their current franchises?
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Keep our own studs. Make that part of the identity too. Reward your high effort, high character, high talent guys.
Tomlinson is a very good player. He's not a stud.
Agreed - I also think he's far more replaceable than LW.
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Ih he walks and Tomlinson walk you're left with LW and Lawrence unless you're banking on a RJ McIntosh to suddenly get healthy. The cupboard would be bare
I thin the mistake people make is, just throw a draft pick and the problem and it would be solved. I think we all see the mistakes in that thinking..
No he's not. Link - ( New Window )
Youre right. Last year. Doesn't change anything
Actually, it changes a fundamental point of your argument, but carry on.
It actually doesn't because Tomlinson and Hill do not play the same position. So if you remove Tomlinson, who replaces him? Home a draft pick steps up?
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Ih he walks and Tomlinson walk you're left with LW and Lawrence unless you're banking on a RJ McIntosh to suddenly get healthy. The cupboard would be bare
I thin the mistake people make is, just throw a draft pick and the problem and it would be solved. I think we all see the mistakes in that thinking..
No he's not. Link - ( New Window )
Youre right. Last year. Doesn't change anything
Actually, it changes a fundamental point of your argument, but carry on.
It actually doesn't because Tomlinson and Hill do not play the same position. So if you remove Tomlinson, who replaces him? Home a draft pick steps up?
Lawrence replaces him at NT. Hill replaces Lawrence at DE.
Look, you're wrong. Stubbornness doesn't change that. Maybe you can pretend some other players are FAs when they're not.
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The Giants can operate a high performing defense with Hill, Tomlinson, Lawrence, and a rotational player. We’re talking about replacing 600 snaps.
I’d argue the incremental benefit of upgrading 900 snaps at corner or inside linebacker is greater.
If I’m the Giants I’d be strongly considering signing Tomlinson instead of Williams, and go strong after linebacker and corner.
I agree with Tomlinson over LW for the affordability factor. And I agree with your approach of investing, instead, in another corner or maybe LB on the D side of the ball.
But I think the bigger dollars need to go to offense first: WR(s) and OL.
The other needs could be addressed in the second and third wave of free agency when teams need to make more cuts to deal with this lowered salary cap.
Look, we are not going to fill every need, not without some serious good fortune in the draft. But the offense is in a DefCon-1 situation. We need to figure out how to add at least 9 more points to really be competitive. That's a lot more important than investing $18-20M in a DT.
Do you change your thinking if none of the big 3 WR FA escape their current franchises?
Maybe yes. Because signing Davis or Samuel will be much cheaper. Then you probably need to still go WR round 1.
As an aside, the money that would take to re-sign Tomlinson, will probably not buy the best feee agent WEs.
I think it's pretty clear that WRs make a pretty immediate impact on the game in today's NFL and you'll get good bang for your buck there.
I'd rather keep LW and go this route for sure.
So what is your number? (Mine is $10-11mm for Tomlinson.)
The offense is much more broken than the defense. The Williams trade gives the Giants the flexibility to let Tomlinson walk.
I'd be very careful in FA this off-season. Sign LW for a fair amount, if they can't try and sign LT for a fair amount (less than LW).
If I was looking to sign anyone in FA - I'd be looking for blocking TEs, fullback, or maybe CB depth
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don't re-sign LW and try to sign a few second tier WRs (either early or in the second or third wave after cuts) and target a quality G or C.
Too many holes to fill if we sign LW, especially with so much riding on Jones this year...
I still just lose my mind when I see takes like this. You're telling me a team that has few impact players and a team that doesn't even pay many impact [player salaries at all, Martinez and Bradbury and maybe Zietler being the lone exceptions, now cannot afford to pay an impact 3/4 DE? Solider aint gonna be here much longer and neither will the contract. Same with Zietler. We can't pay 3-4 defensive impact players?
It's BW an admitted WFT can. He's a troll. Just ignore what he writes.
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Ih he walks and Tomlinson walk you're left with LW and Lawrence unless you're banking on a RJ McIntosh to suddenly get healthy. The cupboard would be bare
I thin the mistake people make is, just throw a draft pick and the problem and it would be solved. I think we all see the mistakes in that thinking..
No he's not. Link - ( New Window )
Youre right. Last year. Doesn't change anything
Actually, it changes a fundamental point of your argument, but carry on.
It actually doesn't because Tomlinson and Hill do not play the same position. So if you remove Tomlinson, who replaces him? Home a draft pick steps up?
Lawrence replaces him at NT. Hill replaces Lawrence at DE.
Look, you're wrong. Stubbornness doesn't change that. Maybe you can pretend some other players are FAs when they're not.
What am I wrong about?. I am disagreeing with this part of our assesment. It's called an opinion. I already acknowledged my mistake with Hill:
If everything goes according to plan, we're going into the draft with a #1 WR added to our offense, and still have a DL that includes Williams, Lawrence, Hill (who is NOT a free agent this year, despite DC's suggestion that he is), and then look to bring back Austin Johnson on a reasonable deal, and then add a draft pick and maybe this is the year that McIntosh actually suits up on Sundays.
That, to me, provides the balance that we need to pull the offense out of the doldrums and really shouldn't result in too much decline on the DL - certainly there won't be a lack of resources and assets there even if we let DT walk.
Your option is to move the the defense around and move Lawrence to NT, put Hill at DE, hope to McIntosh, plays and hope to resign Austin Johnson? How long do you think it's going to take to get them guys working together?. Half a season?.
And you're telling me that is not going to lead to a decline?. My point as was, you can let LW walk and put the resource toward an Edge or pass rushing LB. I think the loss of LW can be mitigated more simply by putting Hill back at LW (Where he had 5 sacks as a rookie) position and sign a Edge.