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Negativity gets us nowhere

ZoneXDOA : 10/12/2021 1:23 pm
Positivty gets us nowhere, either, but at least it feels better not to consistently focus on the things that are going wrong. There is SO MUCH negativity on this board that it makes it very difficult to call a majority of posters NYG fans.

- First: Everyone calling for Gettleman's head needs to chill the eff out. The main job of the GM is to give the coach talent to work with and he has done that. The injuries for Barkley are a concern, sure, but realistically it is a non issue. He's had a high ankle sprain (healed in less than 4 weeks which is inhuman), an ACL (Back in a year and as of the Saints game looked back to 100%. Not many RBs have come back from that type of injury) and now a low ankle and the projection is that he will be back after the Rams game if not the week after. The problem is the O-Line, not Barkley. Kid brings more to the team than just his ability to run and catch the ball. He's a leader. He makes everyone around him better. Get that line working and we'll be able to see the man do his thing! Elliott was drafted 4th overall. Anyone complaining about him? Guess why? Dallas has an O-Line. Elliot has avoided the "injury prone" designation. But if Elliott were on this Giants team he'd be no better than Saquon. The fact that the injuries were to different areas is a good thing. He is not re-injuring the same area over and over. It's not really a concern. Shit happens. Support this young man and pull for him to be successful! It's incredible to me that the kid has this freak accident/injury and there are 10 posts about how we need to trade him or how we never should have drafted him, etc. We don't make those calls. It's not our job. Our job is to be supportive.
DG got us Daniel Jones. The hatred for this pick is unfathomable. WHY? The kid has shown nothing but a desire to improve and win games. He puts himself on the line and does whatever is needed to make a play and this year he has been EVERYTHING you could want in a QB! The negativity, again, makes very little sense. We got Slayton, Toney, Thomas, Peart, Gates (unfortunately injured), McKinney, Ryan, Aziz, Peppers... I'm not listing every player, you get the point. The talent is there. DG has done his job pretty well wether you like him or not.

- Joe Judge was a rookie coach in a year that there was no offseason program. He made the most of it and the team plays hard for him. But he was a rookie. This is his second year, but there isn't a lot he can really do with injuries mounting at the rate they have been. He's made some really questionable decisions but again, it's his second year. You can't expect the guy to be Lombardi or Parcells in his second year as a head coach. His players love him and as long as they do he has a real chance at learning and growing and being a successful coach for this team. But yeah, fire him. Lets get ANOTHER head coach and start over AGAIN!

- Garrett... I got nothing. Definitely do not like what he's done so far but I am not sure if it was a personnel issue or if he really just lost the ability to call plays. I think the injuries really screwed up a lot of what we have in the play book. I'm not really attached to him though.

- Graham, it appears, may be a liability as well He is way to soft and needs to blitz the crap out of offenses. We aren't doing that like we were last season and it's maddening. He needs to do better and we know he CAN do better.

- The narrative that Toney should have been in the line up from week 1... STFU. Seriously. The kid hadn't practiced at all and you want him to get back and start at WR over the guys that had been in practice all preseason? Imagine if they did that and he looked as lost as I believe he would have been? You'd be crucifying DG and JJ more than you turncoat, fairweather flip-floppers already are. There is no winning with people that can only think in a negative head space.

This team, now more than ever, needs support from us. PERIOD. I wouldn't want to fight for anyone who wanted to trade me or fire my coach or the guy that gave me a job. Why would I? There is a difference between being tough on your team and being downright nasty and ridiculous. Get a grip and lets get back on track as FANS. We aren't owners, we aren't GMs, we aren't coaches or players. We want those folks to do their jobs. I am sure they would love for us to do ours!

That's it. had to get that off of my chest. This obviously wasn't for everyone. You know what side of the fence you are on and wether or not this was meant for you. I am sure there will be people putting me in front of the firing squad but I stand by what I said. @me
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RE: negative - positive  
Angel Eyes : 10/12/2021 3:11 pm : link
In comment 15411012 bc4life said:
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people can say whatever they want.

what gets old is people finding different ways to same the same damn thing over and over again

That tends to happen when the same problem doesn't get solved year after year.
RE: RE: Stability  
BlueVinnie : 10/12/2021 3:16 pm : link
In comment 15410976 Rory said:
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Is meaningless if you don't have the right staff on the field and in the front office.

DG has had 4 years. The time for patience is over.



That's my point, that most of you don't seem to understand

4 years is not long enough when you have to vanquish the previous regimes team and incorporate your own. Its just not


I understand your point. I just happen to disagree with it completely.

Serious question...how long do you think it should take?

I don't think any (or at least hardly any) of us that are part of the anti-Gettleman crowd were expecting DG to deliver a Super Bowl by year 4 (although that's surely not impossible). However, this is his 4th year of "building" this team and it looks like the odds of delivering his first winning season are pretty slim.

Can you honestly say, that if Gettleman had said on the day he was hired, that it would take him more than 4 years to achieve a winning record - not even a playoff appearance - just a friggin' winning record, that you would have been on board for hiring him?
RE: RE: Stability  
j_rud : 10/12/2021 3:26 pm : link
In comment 15410976 Rory said:
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Is meaningless if you don't have the right staff on the field and in the front office.

DG has had 4 years. The time for patience is over.



That's my point, that most of you don't seem to understand

4 years is not long enough when you have to vanquish the previous regimes team and incorporate your own. Its just not

4 years isn't long enough? Exactly how many years is adequate in a league that has had 18 worst-to-first division winners in the last 15 years? 5? 7? How about a decade?
I’ll keep repeating this over and over  
Keaton028 : 10/12/2021 3:31 pm : link
The New York Giants have not had a winning record at any point in any season since 2017. Thats includes the entirety of Gettleman’s tenure here.

That is pitiful.
Those touting the oline  
Keaton028 : 10/12/2021 3:36 pm : link
coming into this season, I remind you that even the Giants likely knew they were in trouble there before the beginning of the year with their emergency acquisitions of Bredeson and Price. Both of whom have been atrocious.
RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
ZoneXDOA : 10/12/2021 3:38 pm : link
In comment 15410868 chick310 said:
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during tough times like these.

Calling for heads to roll and good talent to be traded is really wasted angst. Mara isn't listening to these demands. Judge probably doesn't care. All these outbirsts are doing is shitting on some player that are putting themselves on the line for US (and $$ of course) while all they get in return is a whole lot of bitching and moaning from people that wouldn't last longer than one snap in an NFL game before being folded in half like a lawn chair. Respect the game and respect our players. I'm not saying be happy. Positivity is not necessarily happiness. It's being able to see past the negative aspects of a situation. To step back for a second and analyze the problem(s) and find a true root cause and have the objectiveness to compare to previous seasons.

What I'm talking about are the "fans" that look at the losing record year over year and basically just chalk it up to the same issues without noting improvements and external factors (injuries, covid eliminating the preseason last year, year to year changes for a rookie to second year QB, etc.) and literally calling for the heads of people and players that have, in fact, been doing the jobs they were brought here to do. It's shameful behavior. Wild AF to me. I don't think we should be singing and shouting praises or anything but the fact is, there is nothing constructive that you are bringing to the conversation.
Also  
Keaton028 : 10/12/2021 3:39 pm : link
The league is built for parity. Merely contending for the post season no longer requires massive rebuilds. The League even added an extra playoff slot to both conferences, increasing the odds of getting in if you are mediocre.

The Giants are not even near the caliber of mediocre.
Angel Eyes  
bc4life : 10/12/2021 3:41 pm : link
or some people are prone to whining
RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
Keaton028 : 10/12/2021 3:41 pm : link
In comment 15411069 ZoneXDOA said:
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during tough times like these.


Calling for heads to roll and good talent to be traded is really wasted angst. Mara isn't listening to these demands. Judge probably doesn't care. All these outbirsts are doing is shitting on some player that are putting themselves on the line for US (and $$ of course) while all they get in return is a whole lot of bitching and moaning from people that wouldn't last longer than one snap in an NFL game before being folded in half like a lawn chair. Respect the game and respect our players. I'm not saying be happy. Positivity is not necessarily happiness. It's being able to see past the negative aspects of a situation. To step back for a second and analyze the problem(s) and find a true root cause and have the objectiveness to compare to previous seasons.

What I'm talking about are the "fans" that look at the losing record year over year and basically just chalk it up to the same issues without noting improvements and external factors (injuries, covid eliminating the preseason last year, year to year changes for a rookie to second year QB, etc.) and literally calling for the heads of people and players that have, in fact, been doing the jobs they were brought here to do. It's shameful behavior. Wild AF to me. I don't think we should be singing and shouting praises or anything but the fact is, there is nothing constructive that you are bringing to the conversation.



What improvements should “fans” be centering the majority of their posts on?
RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
rsjem1979 : 10/12/2021 3:44 pm : link
In comment 15411069 ZoneXDOA said:
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All these outbirsts are doing is shitting on some player that are putting themselves on the line for US (and $$ of course) while all they get in return is a whole lot of bitching and moaning from people that wouldn't last longer than one snap in an NFL game before being folded in half like a lawn chair. Respect the game and respect our players.


Let me clue you in on something, Pollyanna.

Those players don't give a shit about you.
I’ll never understand posters  
Keaton028 : 10/12/2021 3:45 pm : link
who imply we aren’t fans because we aren’t happy with the product and choose not to high five each other over silly moral victories or make excuses year in and out. No one questions your fan hood for being positive. There’s more than one way to be a fan.

Forcing people to be positive about a shitty team is lame.
Agree Or Disagree  
Fearless : 10/12/2021 3:45 pm : link
I’m a think positively kind of person, and its good. Honestly, if I ever started agreeing with the vast majority of recent posters who call themselves Giants fans, I’d start seeking counseling.

Here’s the way I see it…

1. The team’s difficulty has its roots in rewarding Eli big time for winning the Super Bowl twice way back when. It left the Giants with very little $$$ to retain and acquire enough good players thereafter. Eli should have been rewarded but not at the expense of the Giants’ future.
2. Other good players on the Super Bowl winning teams took advantage of their success and found better opportunities on other teams.
3. Many patches, both players & coaches, were subsequently attempted. Some worked but some didn’t. It wasn’t enough to put the team on a sustained positive track. The hole was too deep.
4. The Giants finished last season strong. They also had a respectable draft and free agency signings going into this season. Rightfully that built everyone’s hopes up for this season, and the Giants finslly being on a positive track.
5. Now starting off this season 1-4 has almost everyone going stark raving mad. Their hopes were destroyed. People are pointing the finger everywhere…coaches, GM, owner, capologists, players, play calling, soft training camp, woulda, coulda, shoulda.. Now anyone who thinks the incredible amount of injuries sustained so far this year isn’t by far the most significant cause of 1-4, is just looking for a catharsis. Wrap your arms around the following,,,,”It’s simply an incredible amount of injuries to key players during the season that put the Giants where they are, 1-4, with very little hope for a successful season, that could not have realistically been avoided”. Or get a hobby You’ll feel much better.

Finally, I’ve been a Giants fan for as long as I can remember, and will continue to be so. But seriously, reading all the negative posts on this site is really harder the watching the Giants lose on an offsides call.
RE: RE: RE: Stability  
ZoneXDOA : 10/12/2021 3:45 pm : link
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Is meaningless if you don't have the right staff on the field and in the front office.

DG has had 4 years. The time for patience is over.



That's my point, that most of you don't seem to understand

4 years is not long enough when you have to vanquish the previous regimes team and incorporate your own. Its just not



4 years isn't long enough? Exactly how many years is adequate in a league that has had 18 worst-to-first division winners in the last 15 years? 5? 7? How about a decade?


You're right! What we should do is blow it up and see how we do next year! I'm sure we can get Parcells to come back and trade for all the best players in the league and maybe Ozzie Newsome will be our GM. Or maybe we can focus on getting an OC that can utilize our ridiculously talented skill players, add some OL in the first round and get a more aggressive DC and an true Edge. That is a LOT less than what we needed four years ago.
if you are positive  
hitdog42 : 10/12/2021 3:48 pm : link
in a negative manner- and tell people to stfu while being positive... i ask... is that positive? or just emotional?
based on the opening statements... i don't think you really understand what you are watching... or what has been watched on the field for 4 yrs.
RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
j_rud : 10/12/2021 3:49 pm : link
In comment 15411069 ZoneXDOA said:
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during tough times like these.


Calling for heads to roll and good talent to be traded is really wasted angst. Mara isn't listening to these demands. Judge probably doesn't care. All these outbirsts are doing is shitting on some player that are putting themselves on the line for US (and $$ of course) while all they get in return is a whole lot of bitching and moaning from people that wouldn't last longer than one snap in an NFL game before being folded in half like a lawn chair. Respect the game and respect our players. I'm not saying be happy. Positivity is not necessarily happiness. It's being able to see past the negative aspects of a situation. To step back for a second and analyze the problem(s) and find a true root cause and have the objectiveness to compare to previous seasons.

What I'm talking about are the "fans" that look at the losing record year over year and basically just chalk it up to the same issues without noting improvements and external factors (injuries, covid eliminating the preseason last year, year to year changes for a rookie to second year QB, etc.) and literally calling for the heads of people and players that have, in fact, been doing the jobs they were brought here to do. It's shameful behavior. Wild AF to me. I don't think we should be singing and shouting praises or anything but the fact is, there is nothing constructive that you are bringing to the conversation.


What kind of platitude infused nonsense is this? Respect the game? How about the organizational leadership, the real decision makers, how about they respect the game enough to acknowledge their own complicity in this pitiful mess and to make the difficult decisions to fix it. You're talking about last preseason as a factor in this seasons start? How many excuses are you going to make? I'm not saying there have not been difficult circumstances. But there is absolutely no reason or justification for this teams performance through the first five weeks other than continued failure.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Stability  
Keaton028 : 10/12/2021 3:51 pm : link
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Is meaningless if you don't have the right staff on the field and in the front office.

DG has had 4 years. The time for patience is over.



That's my point, that most of you don't seem to understand

4 years is not long enough when you have to vanquish the previous regimes team and incorporate your own. Its just not



4 years isn't long enough? Exactly how many years is adequate in a league that has had 18 worst-to-first division winners in the last 15 years? 5? 7? How about a decade?



You're right! What we should do is blow it up and see how we do next year! I'm sure we can get Parcells to come back and trade for all the best players in the league and maybe Ozzie Newsome will be our GM. Or maybe we can focus on getting an OC that can utilize our ridiculously talented skill players, add some OL in the first round and get a more aggressive DC and an true Edge. That is a LOT less than what we needed four years ago.


So you would advocate for the GM, who owns the NFL’s worst record since he took the job 4 years ago, to get another year to keep making decisions?

Pardon me if I don’t subscribe to this nonsense. in the NFL, like any other sport, you have to produce tangible results to keep your job. Point blank, Gettleman hasn’t produced. He has had a longer leash than other GM’s and still hasn’t gotten it done. No way does he deserve another season.
RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
Jimmy Googs : 10/12/2021 3:52 pm : link
In comment 15411069 ZoneXDOA said:
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Calling for heads to roll and good talent to be traded is really wasted angst. Mara isn't listening to these demands. Judge probably doesn't care. All these outbirsts are doing is shitting on some player that are putting themselves on the line for US (and $$ of course) while all they get in return is a whole lot of bitching and moaning from people that wouldn't last longer than one snap in an NFL game before being folded in half like a lawn chair. Respect the game and respect our players. I'm not saying be happy. Positivity is not necessarily happiness. It's being able to see past the negative aspects of a situation. To step back for a second and analyze the problem(s) and find a true root cause and have the objectiveness to compare to previous seasons.



Well, why don't you offer that up yourself? Take a step back and give us your root causes to the problems that face the Giants.

It might be more interesting than reading posts about how you think everybody is just acting like a disrespectful fan.

I will check back in later and hope to see it.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Stability  
j_rud : 10/12/2021 3:53 pm : link
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Is meaningless if you don't have the right staff on the field and in the front office.

DG has had 4 years. The time for patience is over.



That's my point, that most of you don't seem to understand

4 years is not long enough when you have to vanquish the previous regimes team and incorporate your own. Its just not



4 years isn't long enough? Exactly how many years is adequate in a league that has had 18 worst-to-first division winners in the last 15 years? 5? 7? How about a decade?



You're right! What we should do is blow it up and see how we do next year! I'm sure we can get Parcells to come back and trade for all the best players in the league and maybe Ozzie Newsome will be our GM. Or maybe we can focus on getting an OC that can utilize our ridiculously talented skill players, add some OL in the first round and get a more aggressive DC and an true Edge. That is a LOT less than what we needed four years ago.


Yes, blow it up. Blow it up, and pray to Vod Mara has the wisdom to get the fuck away from football related decisions. You can be snarky about it but if you want to stay this course you're a fool who deserves more shitty football. We're 5 games into year 4, wake me when DG fixes the OL. Shouldn't be much longer. It's his #1 priority.
Every season  
Keaton028 : 10/12/2021 3:53 pm : link
you can find unfortunate circumstances or obstacles with every team. Good teams are able to overcome them. Bad teams make excuses year after year.
RE: This is just weird to me.  
ZoneXDOA : 10/12/2021 3:55 pm : link
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Gettelman came in and said his number 1 priority was to fix the OL. As you have admitted, he has not done so. And, to boot, he has the worst record in the league since he started. Accordingly I'm not sure what you're seeing to defend him. I agree that every last decision he has made has not been bad. That's true of every GM. He has failed by his own metric (O-Line) and the metric that ultimately matters (W-L record).

We're negative because we're tired of getting the same excuse losing year after losing year. The Giants higher-ups are either gaslighting us or don't even realize how bad the problem is. Fans have a right to be upset either way.


But why are we pretending that it started with Gettleman? We've been losing for 10 years. 2015 was an aberration! Gettleman brought in OL talent that had been very good to great on their previous teams. Solder may have been a total miss actually, but he kept Brady upright for years! Then drafting OL It's really tough to evaluate because the Linemen do not exist in a vacuum. They're Voltron. All 5 need to come together to make it happen. So each individual comes along at their own pace and just when they start looking like they are gelling and giving DJ a pocket, they start dropping like flies. That isn't. David. Gettleman's. Fault.
RE: RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
j_rud : 10/12/2021 3:56 pm : link
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Well, why don't you offer that up yourself? Take a step back and give us your root causes to the problems that face the Giants.



RE: RE: This is just weird to me.  
Keaton028 : 10/12/2021 3:57 pm : link
In comment 15411116 ZoneXDOA said:
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Gettelman came in and said his number 1 priority was to fix the OL. As you have admitted, he has not done so. And, to boot, he has the worst record in the league since he started. Accordingly I'm not sure what you're seeing to defend him. I agree that every last decision he has made has not been bad. That's true of every GM. He has failed by his own metric (O-Line) and the metric that ultimately matters (W-L record).

We're negative because we're tired of getting the same excuse losing year after losing year. The Giants higher-ups are either gaslighting us or don't even realize how bad the problem is. Fans have a right to be upset either way.



But why are we pretending that it started with Gettleman? We've been losing for 10 years. 2015 was an aberration! Gettleman brought in OL talent that had been very good to great on their previous teams. Solder may have been a total miss actually, but he kept Brady upright for years! Then drafting OL It's really tough to evaluate because the Linemen do not exist in a vacuum. They're Voltron. All 5 need to come together to make it happen. So each individual comes along at their own pace and just when they start looking like they are gelling and giving DJ a pocket, they start dropping like flies. That isn't. David. Gettleman's. Fault.



I’m not even sure how to respond to this, there is so much wrong in this post. Have a good day I guess.
RE: RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
ZoneXDOA : 10/12/2021 4:11 pm : link
In comment 15411109 Jimmy Googs said:
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Calling for heads to roll and good talent to be traded is really wasted angst. Mara isn't listening to these demands. Judge probably doesn't care. All these outbirsts are doing is shitting on some player that are putting themselves on the line for US (and $$ of course) while all they get in return is a whole lot of bitching and moaning from people that wouldn't last longer than one snap in an NFL game before being folded in half like a lawn chair. Respect the game and respect our players. I'm not saying be happy. Positivity is not necessarily happiness. It's being able to see past the negative aspects of a situation. To step back for a second and analyze the problem(s) and find a true root cause and have the objectiveness to compare to previous seasons.





Well, why don't you offer that up yourself? Take a step back and give us your root causes to the problems that face the Giants.

It might be more interesting than reading posts about how you think everybody is just acting like a disrespectful fan.

I will check back in later and hope to see it.


Injuries derailed us this year
last year it was injuries + DJ switching to a new offence
the year before it was benching Manning far too soon to get DJ on the field.
OL has been a consistent problem but for different reasons. The year prior, we had Manning playing with almost nothing around him for weapons. As soon as he got some he was replaced with Daniel Jones. Who, while more athletic, faired no better than manning as he was ALSO running for his life on every down.

All different causes. None of them have to do with the level of talent on the team. You guys want to be miserable? Have at it! I'm not living in a fantasy world where I think we're going to run the table after next week or something. I AM looking at all the things are external and CAN'T be corrected by coaching or playcalling or whatever. And that is every injury aside from the DJ concussion which I place both Garrett for calling it and DJ for lowering his helmet (more on Garrett though because as dumb as it was I applaud DJ's warrior mentality) The way we were playing we had a very good chance of winning that game if we didn't lose 4 major components of our offense on top of the ones that were already missing. I even believe the Defense was playing better at the start and may have fallen apart because of fatigue.
RE: RE: This is just weird to me.  
Jimmy Googs : 10/12/2021 4:12 pm : link
In comment 15411116 ZoneXDOA said:
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Gettelman came in and said his number 1 priority was to fix the OL. As you have admitted, he has not done so. And, to boot, he has the worst record in the league since he started. Accordingly I'm not sure what you're seeing to defend him. I agree that every last decision he has made has not been bad. That's true of every GM. He has failed by his own metric (O-Line) and the metric that ultimately matters (W-L record).

We're negative because we're tired of getting the same excuse losing year after losing year. The Giants higher-ups are either gaslighting us or don't even realize how bad the problem is. Fans have a right to be upset either way.



But why are we pretending that it started with Gettleman? We've been losing for 10 years. 2015 was an aberration! Gettleman brought in OL talent that had been very good to great on their previous teams. Solder may have been a total miss actually, but he kept Brady upright for years! Then drafting OL It's really tough to evaluate because the Linemen do not exist in a vacuum. They're Voltron. All 5 need to come together to make it happen. So each individual comes along at their own pace and just when they start looking like they are gelling and giving DJ a pocket, they start dropping like flies. That isn't. David. Gettleman's. Fault.


It's really tough?

You have something more than this, right?
RE: RE: While I applaud your effort  
jvm52106 : 10/12/2021 4:16 pm : link
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you means of proof are very debatable at best. DG needs to go. He has made one blunder after another and they all have created the continued spinning of the wheels we are at now.

He said Ol was his big thing and it is a big disaster so far. Now AT looks like he will be a keeper and Peart still has time to develop but everything else has been a real miss or certainly a major incomplete grade.

Edge is another issue, especially after switching to this 3/4 hybrid we have stoked up on DL (DT's really) that cannot change the game by themselves and have put behind them a bungling group of KIND OFs , who have no real stud play maker and too many guys who ALMOST get there. This has hampered the defense as much as the OL has hampered the offense.



what blunders? nail all 4 1st round draft picks?

Bradberry? Martinez? Gates?

trade down and get Bears 1st pick, or do it again in the 2nd round to get more picks and draft Georgia pass rusher Azeez Ojulari who lead the team in sacks

What about trade OBJ for a 1st rd pick that got us Lawrence while also acquiring Peppers and shed salary

oh btw Booker looks to be a solid get, Golladay when healthy also is a big piece.

Also we all like Judge right?

I mean what the fuck do you want?


Wow, you are blind as all hell...

Umm, Baker, Barkley (when you had NO OL), all your FA Ol signings that have failed or never played, Xman, Carter adn the pure lack of a pass rusher..

But please, continue to pick things that didn't in any way go against my argument.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
Jimmy Googs : 10/12/2021 4:18 pm : link
In comment 15411145 ZoneXDOA said:
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Well, why don't you offer that up yourself? Take a step back and give us your root causes to the problems that face the Giants.

It might be more interesting than reading posts about how you think everybody is just acting like a disrespectful fan.

I will check back in later and hope to see it.



Injuries derailed us this year
last year it was injuries + DJ switching to a new offence
the year before it was benching Manning far too soon to get DJ on the field.
OL has been a consistent problem but for different reasons. The year prior, we had Manning playing with almost nothing around him for weapons. As soon as he got some he was replaced with Daniel Jones. Who, while more athletic, faired no better than manning as he was ALSO running for his life on every down.

All different causes. None of them have to do with the level of talent on the team. You guys want to be miserable? Have at it! I'm not living in a fantasy world where I think we're going to run the table after next week or something. I AM looking at all the things are external and CAN'T be corrected by coaching or playcalling or whatever. And that is every injury aside from the DJ concussion which I place both Garrett for calling it and DJ for lowering his helmet (more on Garrett though because as dumb as it was I applaud DJ's warrior mentality) The way we were playing we had a very good chance of winning that game if we didn't lose 4 major components of our offense on top of the ones that were already missing. I even believe the Defense was playing better at the start and may have fallen apart because of fatigue.


Every single thing you have mentioned that has gone wrong has to do with the level of talent on this team. In both the players and the coaches.

It is all correctable if you have a FO/GM that knows what they are doing. We obviously don't despite your root causes all being acts of God...
RE: RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
ZoneXDOA : 10/12/2021 4:19 pm : link
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during tough times like these.


Calling for heads to roll and good talent to be traded is really wasted angst. Mara isn't listening to these demands. Judge probably doesn't care. All these outbirsts are doing is shitting on some player that are putting themselves on the line for US (and $$ of course) while all they get in return is a whole lot of bitching and moaning from people that wouldn't last longer than one snap in an NFL game before being folded in half like a lawn chair. Respect the game and respect our players. I'm not saying be happy. Positivity is not necessarily happiness. It's being able to see past the negative aspects of a situation. To step back for a second and analyze the problem(s) and find a true root cause and have the objectiveness to compare to previous seasons.

What I'm talking about are the "fans" that look at the losing record year over year and basically just chalk it up to the same issues without noting improvements and external factors (injuries, covid eliminating the preseason last year, year to year changes for a rookie to second year QB, etc.) and literally calling for the heads of people and players that have, in fact, been doing the jobs they were brought here to do. It's shameful behavior. Wild AF to me. I don't think we should be singing and shouting praises or anything but the fact is, there is nothing constructive that you are bringing to the conversation.



What kind of platitude infused nonsense is this? Respect the game? How about the organizational leadership, the real decision makers, how about they respect the game enough to acknowledge their own complicity in this pitiful mess and to make the difficult decisions to fix it. You're talking about last preseason as a factor in this seasons start? How many excuses are you going to make? I'm not saying there have not been difficult circumstances. But there is absolutely no reason or justification for this teams performance through the first five weeks other than continued failure.


This year the performance has not been awful. week one was bad, granted. Week 2 was a lot better and should have been a win. Week 3 was better than week 2. Penalties were the issue throughout. We cleaned up the penalties in week 4 and in the last quarter this team played the best ball we'd seen from the Giants in 3-4 seasons. hope was sparked. Hope was shattered when Barkley sprained his ankle, Golladay had the knee and DJ was concussed. Toney provided another Spark. he would have had over 200 yards receiving if he didn't get ejected. Nobody feels this way? SERIOUSLY?!?! What have we become? There is a lot to look forward to once we start getting healthy. The next steps are getting at least one more OL, a better backup than Noodle Arm Glennon and an Edge rusher that can actually set the damn edge.
RE: RE: Stability  
Scooter185 : 10/12/2021 4:28 pm : link
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Is meaningless if you don't have the right staff on the field and in the front office.

DG has had 4 years. The time for patience is over.



That's my point, that most of you don't seem to understand

4 years is not long enough when you have to vanquish the previous regimes team and incorporate your own. Its just not


The Giants are tied with the Jets for the worst record since 2017. That includes a Browns 0-16 season.

Whatever Gettleman did to the roster since taking over has not worked.
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Beer Man : 10/12/2021 4:35 pm : link
So a bunch of Gettleman's relatives post here, huh?  
Greg from LI : 10/12/2021 4:39 pm : link
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RE: RE: RE: RE: Yes, blame the fans for not supporting the team enough  
j_rud : 10/12/2021 4:39 pm : link
Im going to respond in bold to each of your assertions...

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Injuries derailed us this year the injuries didnt truly hit until this past week, and only on offense. Prior they had IR'd one starter per side of the ball. Plenty of teams are dealing with worse
last year it was injuries + DJ switching to a new offence The injury to Saquon was so disastrous precisely because they had so little talent otherwise. No adequate backup, no legit TE, no #1 wideout, pitiful OL. Garrett, thought to be a proven commodity who could design a scheme around the QB, completely failed to do so. He's still failing this year
the year before it was benching Manning far too soon to get DJ on the field. Wait, you think they benched Eli too early? Say what you will about McAdoo, he was right about Eli. He's my favorite player in the history of the franchise. And he was cooked before 2019
OL has been a consistent problem but for different reasons.
The year prior, we had Manning playing with almost nothing around him for weapons. As soon as he got some he was replaced with Daniel Jones. Who, while more athletic, faired no better than manning as he was ALSO running for his life on every down. At least you can acknowledge the OL is a miss. But what reasons specifically? And who is at fault for those reasons? I'll give you a hint...its the general manager who stated his #1 priority was to fix it.

All different causes. None of them have to do with the level of talent on the team. None of them have to do with the talent level?!?!? Its nearly all about the talent level! The OL, the TEs, the DL, LBers, and secondary are all substandard. Youre severely overrated the roster, which is kind of hysterical given you watch them underperform weekly.
You guys want to be miserable? Have at it! [b]Being angry about the state of the team and being miserable are far from the same thing
I'm not living in a fantasy world the fuck you aintwhere I think we're going to run the table after next week or something. I AM looking at all the things are external and CAN'T be corrected by coaching or playcalling or whatever. Interesting you use the word external. Very telling. Implies theres nothing wrong within, and that its not the organizations fault for being the literal worst team in the league 5 years running. Whose fault is it then? And that is every injury aside from the DJ concussion which I place both Garrett for calling it and DJ for lowering his helmet (more on Garrett though because as dumb as it was I applaud DJ's warrior mentality) The way we were playing we had a very good chance of winning that game if we didn't lose 4 major components of our offense on top of the ones that were already missing. A good chance of winning a game in which they secured 2 turnovers but ran half as many plays as Dallas, couldn't move the ball, and managed 3 points? I even believe the Defense was playing better at the start and may have fallen apart because of fatigue.[b]they were pretty solid for about a quarter and a half, then laid down like dogs. There was not an ounce of fight in that defense in the second half.
j_rud  
JonC : 10/12/2021 4:49 pm : link
via KO
RE: RE: RE: While I applaud your effort  
Rory : 10/12/2021 5:03 pm : link
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you means of proof are very debatable at best. DG needs to go. He has made one blunder after another and they all have created the continued spinning of the wheels we are at now.

He said Ol was his big thing and it is a big disaster so far. Now AT looks like he will be a keeper and Peart still has time to develop but everything else has been a real miss or certainly a major incomplete grade.

Edge is another issue, especially after switching to this 3/4 hybrid we have stoked up on DL (DT's really) that cannot change the game by themselves and have put behind them a bungling group of KIND OFs , who have no real stud play maker and too many guys who ALMOST get there. This has hampered the defense as much as the OL has hampered the offense.



what blunders? nail all 4 1st round draft picks?

Bradberry? Martinez? Gates?

trade down and get Bears 1st pick, or do it again in the 2nd round to get more picks and draft Georgia pass rusher Azeez Ojulari who lead the team in sacks

What about trade OBJ for a 1st rd pick that got us Lawrence while also acquiring Peppers and shed salary

oh btw Booker looks to be a solid get, Golladay when healthy also is a big piece.

Also we all like Judge right?

I mean what the fuck do you want?



Wow, you are blind as all hell...

Umm, Baker, Barkley (when you had NO OL), all your FA Ol signings that have failed or never played, Xman, Carter adn the pure lack of a pass rusher..

But please, continue to pick things that didn't in any way go against my argument.


did you not see the seven players situations I just listed...calling me blind though. fucking acknowledge and respond to that.
fuck it...go blow it up again guys...that's fine  
Rory : 10/12/2021 5:08 pm : link
what the fuck do I care.

whos our next coach/gm gonna be in in 2026 when we do it again.
Seven players, huh  
Greg from LI : 10/12/2021 5:08 pm : link
Martinez - nice player, glad to have him.....not exactly Harry Carson out there though.

Gates - another nice player, plays tough and mean, but he's an averagish NFL OL. By the Giants' standards, that's great.

Bradberry - great last year, abominable this year. He's a major reason why the defense stinks.

Peppers - one of the worst coverage safeties in football. QBs are feasting on him.

Ojulari - shows potential, has flashed pass rush ability, but aside from his three sacks has been mostly invisible.

Lawrence - decent run plugger. Doesn't provide pressure, was overdrafted for what he is.

Booker - definition of JAG.

Golladay - "when healthy...." He's rarely been healthy.


There is nothing wrong with trying to stay positive  
Mike from Ohio : 10/12/2021 5:10 pm : link
But at some point the only way to do that is to be self-delusional. Everybody has the right to be a fan however they like, but it is ridiculous to insist other people share in your delusion to match your mood.

The OP is probably well intentioned, but his posts are condescending tripe supported by empty platitudes.

Absolutely nothing to see here or any substance. Just a few verses of "Everything is Awesome!"
7 players! Seven!!! On a roster of 53!!!!  
j_rud : 10/12/2021 5:22 pm : link
And you demand someone respond to that, as if it's some kind of mic drop. Congratulations and a tip of the hat to you, Sir. I didn't think anyone could be filled with more hubris than Gettleman, but you may have him beat "dahlin'"
RE: So a bunch of Gettleman's relatives post here, huh?  
Scooter185 : 10/12/2021 5:25 pm : link
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Maybe they can teach him how to use a computer
Which one of Rory and Zone  
ajr2456 : 10/12/2021 5:27 pm : link
Are Mara and which one is Getteman?
RE: Which one of Rory and Zone  
Rory : 10/12/2021 5:33 pm : link
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I'm both. now go fuck off peasant.
RE: 7 players! Seven!!! On a roster of 53!!!!  
Rory : 10/12/2021 5:36 pm : link
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And you demand someone respond to that, as if it's some kind of mic drop. Congratulations and a tip of the hat to you, Sir. I didn't think anyone could be filled with more hubris than Gettleman, but you may have him beat "dahlin'"


lol what
Say What?  
.McL. : 10/12/2021 11:12 pm : link
Good lord.
There was a time when I used to think the Giants had knowledgeable fans.
I was delusional as well!
 
christian : 10/13/2021 12:27 am : link
Gettleman isn’t a guy pulled in off the street. He’s a tenured NFL personnel executive. He’s going to hit on several players over four seasons.

The failing is team architecture.

The two units he’s invested the most, the secondary and the WRs, should be two cornerstones. The other two cornerstones should be Jones and Barkley.

The secondary isn’t playing well, injuries are sapping the WRs and Barkley, and Jones is stuck in neutral.

This is one of the years this team should be making noise. Instead they are banged up and underperforming.

Are the Giants better than the 2017 squad? Yes. Probably twice as good.

Which gets you 6 wins.
Wow this is some impressive homerism  
NoGainDayne : 10/13/2021 12:31 am : link
I'm sure there are plenty of cults with less delusional loyalty than you are spouting here but this has to be my favorite line.

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He's a leader. He makes everyone around him better.


So our RB drafted #2 overall who if he misses 4 games with this injury will have missed all of 40% of his games. Whose team has a record of 16-37 since they made that pick. This is whose leadership skills make up for not being on the field a lot and in many games not performing anywhere close to his draft status or pay?

I guess a lot of people could look like good leaders next to DG but come on. If you are some teenage Mara descendent I beg of you, please don't apply for a job with the team. If you are and agree to stay away I would actually consider upping my positivity to prevent that
We have the worst record in the league since Gettelman took over.  
Mike from SI : 10/13/2021 12:47 am : link
It can be (a) the players (meaning the talent on the roster); (b) the coaching; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b).

After several years of this it cannot just be bad luck. So please pick which one you're choosing. If you want to blame Mara, he hired the GM and had veto power over the head coach but that still comes back to the players being bad, or the coaching being bad, or both.
RE: RE: Worst record in the league over the past 4 years.  
Gatorade Dunk : 10/13/2021 4:30 am : link
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Fucking morons.



he's right though, and I'm not a moron.

No? You don't even know how many 1st round picks DG has made here. That seems pretty moronic.
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ZoneXDOA : 10/13/2021 7:30 am : link
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Fucking morons.



he's right though, and I'm not a moron.


No? You don't even know how many 1st round picks DG has made here. That seems pretty moronic.


In my. View, the real moron is one that knows but doesn’t share knowledge.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Worst record in the league over the past 4 years.  
Gatorade Dunk : 10/13/2021 7:36 am : link
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Fucking morons.



he's right though, and I'm not a moron.


No? You don't even know how many 1st round picks DG has made here. That seems pretty moronic.



In my. View, the real moron is one that knows but doesn’t share knowledge.

It's not a closely guarded secret, Confucius.
RE: We have the worst record in the league since Gettelman took over.  
ZoneXDOA : 10/13/2021 7:54 am : link
In comment 15411594 Mike from SI said:
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It can be (a) the players (meaning the talent on the roster); (b) the coaching; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b).

After several years of this it cannot just be bad luck. So please pick which one you're choosing. If you want to blame Mara, he hired the GM and had veto power over the head coach but that still comes back to the players being bad, or the coaching being bad, or both.

DG inherited a dumpster fire. Takes time to rebuild. Get the players you want in place and get the right coaching staff. Someone earlier said they wished we were the Browns or Bengals… I actually chuckled. Those two teams have been a laughable mess for decades!! They’ve had the talent on the field for a couple years and now each team looks like they’ve found a good coach staff. What we see right No from those two is not something that happened overnight as soon as they plugged a franchise QB into the lineup. Yes it sucks when the Giants are losing but this particular team feels different. There is hope. We have some injuries holding us back. We have depth issues. Oh, wait…. Was Gettleman supposed to go get us 22 starters AND 22 starter caliber backups over a 4 year span? His evaluation of talent has been spot on. We mad because this dude ain’t got the Eye of Agamotto? He couldn’t predict injuries or turn back time to prevent them? We gonna just replace everyone again? What happens when it takes the NEXT GM time to put a team together and find a new coach? Fire him right as they start looking like a team? Start again? How many times?
 
christian : 10/13/2021 8:04 am : link
Why has Arizona been able to flip virtually their entire lineup, draft a QB in 2019, with a young coach — and be undefeated with a top 10 offense and defense?
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