It's not often that a team commits to an individual in Free Agency and then abruptly let's him go. And letting Ifeadi go was expensive at that.
I wonder what went so dramatically wrong. The son of Nigerians, his mother worked her way to a Medical Degree and is a practicing Pediatrician; his father a civil enineer. No one questioned the kids work ethic or intelligence. He was high character and a potential leader. HE was very fast and should have been able to play a role in coverage, he came with the reasonable expectation that he could play with his hand in the dirt, or slide to linebacker, thereby providing the flexibility that The Giants prize.
I don't know what it means that they cut him so quickly and resolutely. Does it speak well that there was no sentimentality or coverups for a mistake; or is it a bad mark that they invested so much in a player who didn't fit here?
Did he come to camp out of shape (not likely) or do we have so much talent (also unlikely) that he was simply outperformed.?
The right answer, that will come out over time, will say alot about this Giant team.
He is a back-up 4-3 DE....experiment failed.
I feel like when Shurmur was here they’d stick with someone just to not admit they made a mistake.
There was a lot of trying to pound a round peg into a square hole. I prefer it this way. Why keep anyone on the roster that’s not the right fit.
You noticed how fast the new regime bailed on Corey Ballantine.
They had no way of knowing they'd land who they got in the draft.
I feel like when Shurmur was here they’d stick with someone just to not admit they made a mistake.
There was a lot of trying to pound a round peg into a square hole. I prefer it this way. Why keep anyone on the roster that’s not the right fit.
You noticed how fast the new regime bailed on Corey Ballantine.
Agreed on all points. I liked Odenigbo, he really seemed to set the edge well, but clearly that was not near enough to keep him on the roster.
Swing and a miss!
Swing and a miss!
insisting that's the problem. There is absolutely nothing wrong with predictions, opinions, thoughts; it's the certainty that brings the arguments.
"The best players will play. I don't care where you got drafted, I don't care if you're an undrafted free agent, I don't care if you're old, young, traded, whatever you got there for. Everybody will have an opportunity every day to compete for a job on our roster. Every day. If you want to be on the field, be the best player. Outwork the guy in front of you. Prove your value to us, show you can handle the job, and we're going to put you on the field and give you an opportunity."
This, IMO Odenigbo was a backup plan in case Carter didn't make a full recovery and the young players weren't ready for a larger role. We should be happy that Odenigbo lost his roster spot because other younger players knocked him off the roster.
As JonC pointed out we still need to see if any long term options are on the current roster. As of now Edge rusher is still a big need in next years draft.
I figured he would be a situational interior pass rusher here, but it never materialized.
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but it is kind of funny that someone was insisting (multiple posts) b4 camp that Carter's career must be over, bc they spent so much money on Odenigbo.
Swing and a miss!
insisting that's the problem. There is absolutely nothing wrong with predictions, opinions, thoughts; it's the certainty that brings the arguments.
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but it is kind of funny that someone was insisting (multiple posts) b4 camp that Carter's career must be over, bc they spent so much money on Odenigbo.
Swing and a miss!
insisting that's the problem. There is absolutely nothing wrong with predictions, opinions, thoughts; it's the certainty that brings the arguments.
You're absolutely right and it's the same way with our QB. The absolute certainty that he's going to fail, just seems silly. As if some people have crystal balls or they're just smarter than the professionals including JJ (who could've done something about QB this past offseason if he really didn't believe in the QB he has).
What?? I don't see that element in the post at all.
I think the OP's first theory about it showing no "sentimentality" is probably true here, in a good way. I'm sure releasing him was difficult in conversation but they didn't wind up having the need for him that they once thought they'd have. If that was the case, releasing him is the much better outcome for everyone, including him.
Johnson, Roche, Brown, Coughlin, Smith, et. al. (Not to mention Ojulari) might never amount to much, but the payoff if they do is much higher than a good year from Odenigbo on a prove-it deal.