Watching Dabs speak after the game I couldn't help think "this is the guy who's going to return the Giants to respectability."
Reminded a bit of last season, around this time, I really thought Abrams + Judge were going to be the winning combo to lead the team out of the dark ages. Yikes -- that didn't age well.
So what was your worst take?
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I agree Christian. I'm starting to think Schoen/Daboll already had decided to move on barring a miraculous uptick in play. Based on who was available, They figured they would bring in another fringe starter in Taylor and give Jones every opportunity to "light the bulb" and letting him finish out his rookie contract while knowing this is 100% a rebuild year. If the bulb never lights they look to the draft in 2023. If it does, franchise him and all the while going forward keep building the team.
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...esp it being COVID and the way they ended the season (.500 in division) - particularly ripping the Eagles for their lame effort on Week 17 versus the Skins.
I thought he was planting the flag for a team that would not talk BS or take BS.
Obviously, his second season was a disaster.
The telltale signs IMO were his passive-aggressive rant after the Eagles didn't win the division for them. I hate the Eagles more than BBI loves them but you could just tell he had the brain of a teenager and was in way over his head.
I made note of it back then of his weird press conference and was ridiculed. Oh well.
I liked what he did to the Eagles in that press conference. It was an embarrassment to the league and that franchise. Sort of, we will never not play the game the way it's supposed to be played.
However, that mindset as you point out, quickly went off the rails with his late 2021 press conferences calling out teams over nonsense, which made him look as you say a teenager.
Behind Abrams not getting the GM baton, I thought this, too. Once Mara made the public admission that he was essentially the reason for Jones's struggles, I thought that was akin to the Vatican smoke signal that a new pope had been selected.
This has definitely gone forgotten.
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clearly looking for a QB to push and potentially knock Jones out, even if just short-term while they scout the college prospects.
This has definitely gone forgotten.
I've been wrong about nothing- you guys should listen to me more. ;0) If you opposed everything the team did post firing Reese, you'd be right about pretty much everything
My guess is Taylor is the eventual starter or they trade for Garoppolo. I really don’t get the loyalty to Jones.
My guess is Taylor is the eventual starter or they trade for Garoppolo. I really don’t get the loyalty to Jones.
I really don't think Taylor is overall better than Jones. I never have, and I still don't. I think Jones stays the starter unless he gets hurt. I am still rooting for the guy, but at this point I am guessing unless he really starts playing better and better (and better - as the season progresses) we move on next year.