Jimmy Kempski of The Philadelphia Voice posted articles reviewing the preliminary free agency period for the NFC East. See the link to the Giants article below.
As a bit of a spoiler, he gave the Cowboys an A- in free agency, The Commanders a C-, and the Giants a C-. In typical Kempski fashion, he then called Giants fans "the biggest babies in the NFC East" on Twitter.
Kempski is always vitriolic, and this article is no different. This is the same writer who produces the "10 reasons why [your team] will be a dumpster fire" prior to the season.
He has recently been critical of the Giants for their use of the cap, specifically the release of James Bradberry. Art Stapleton went after him a little bit regarding that topic recently
If you choose to respond on Twitter or via email, be careful, because sometimes he will post overly emotional responses on his page.
An interesting perspective from an opposing writer.
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The Eagle beat writers also cheer in the press box. Very odd behavior.
They're a bunch of hacks but they also have to maintain a pro wrestling level of complication for the fan base.
When the bias is flowing over the top of the bin, just ignore anything else that comes out of it.
I am glad you mentioned this Sean because this totally perplexes me. Every writer for that team is an over-the-top, obsessive, biased fan. Maybe because we have no writers who are fans of the team at all, but it just seems odd, and frankly, unprofessional.
The Giants paid big money to a quarterback who probably fits their vision, but from an outside perspective it doesn't look much different from when the Jaguars shelled out huge money to Blake Bortles.
They've addressed the wide receiver position, but by signing a bunch of mid-tiers that are only upgrades because of how bad the corps was in 2022.
They did upgrade the linebacker spot, but it remains to be seen if that is enough. Meanwhile, they let their starting safety walk.
The offensive line has lost players with no replacements, and this is the same franchise where the previous GM mocked the press for not having his level of faith in a terrible line.
I think things will pan out in the Giants' favor, and I think the team will compete for the East better than folks suspect. However, I don't think it's unreasonable to think that a team that has been terrible for a decade will fail to sustain the success they had last season.
What do I know. I wanted Golladay.
I also feel the personal department and coaches are in lock step.
If they want these players.....I perfectly fine with it.
Happy the Eagles stooges don't
Ya Philly sports media is a very homer-centric thing. In todays media environment, consumer preference is readily available and very quickly catered to. It’s a race to the bottom.
....and they keep sending these Eagle fan writers up here to cover the Giants (e.g. Berman, Brookover, Garafalo). Why? Xan't they find NY area journalists to cover the team?
Is that an industry term?
The Giants weren’t in a win now spot, ebpven if they did, and we’re coming off nearly a decade of futility. They were also in serious cap trouble. That Schoen decided to reset the cap situation is smart management. What you could do and what you should do are different things. And he quotes Schoen saying just that. “I would rather not [borrow from the future] if we don’t have to," Schoen said last March. "Again, eventually you have to pay the piper. Early on I’d rather not."
Also, his contention that they did and do have double digit vets whose contracts could have easily been extended isn’t true either. And he, and where have we seen this before, ignores Jones’ surrounding cast as a factor in his passing performance. Look, if you think the Jones and Walker deals are bad and Schoen’s cap management questionable then the Giants shouldn’t even get a C-.
Just wait till they pay their QB is basically a product of the surrounding talent.
The Giants weren’t in a win now spot, ebpven if they did, and we’re coming off nearly a decade of futility. They were also in serious cap trouble. That Schoen decided to reset the cap situation is smart management. What you could do and what you should do are different things. And he quotes Schoen saying just that. “I would rather not [borrow from the future] if we don’t have to," Schoen said last March. "Again, eventually you have to pay the piper. Early on I’d rather not."
Also, his contention that they did and do have double digit vets whose contracts could have easily been extended isn’t true either. And he, and where have we seen this before, ignores Jones’ surrounding cast as a factor in his passing performance. Look, if you think the Jones and Walker deals are bad and Schoen’s cap management questionable then the Giants shouldn’t even get a C-.
Let’s see what they do with Hurts
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You don’t see that generally on the Giants beat.
The Eagle beat writers also cheer in the press box. Very odd behavior.
Philadelphia fans don't just like this, they expect this.
The late Harry Kalas was an UNBELIEVABLE homer.
It's just part of the Philly inferiority complex.
Most of Philly is like this.
no kidding. we've had 2 here covering the Giants with Ranaan and Lombardo. Lombardo a total asshole.
While not hitting it out of the market, he's still doing a solid job of improving spots he is able. Hopefully the draft is solid again or better, eg no more smurf chasing in the 2nd round.
Why anyone pays attention to ANY of these offseason "who won free agency...who won the draft" articles is something that has always perplexed me. Why do we care SO much what a sports journalist THINKS about moves a team made? I can form my own opinion about the Giants and the players they draft, fully knowing that even that opinion may be totally off base! Nobody knows jack in the month of March about what moves are gonna work and what moves wont when September rolls around. It'll all play itself out...
He spends a good portion of the article arguing that the Giants could add some real upgrades to their roster (keeping guys like Bradberry, Love, improving then OL) by using void years to tap into the project $150M average cap space available in 2024 and 2025.
On one hand, it's a reasonable point. Having Bradberry play on the Eagles, instead of the Giants, only added to the massacre in that divisional playoff game. On the other hand, I think most of us agree with Schoen's cautious approach after we saw how badly Gettleman fucked up the cap. We're still digging out from that mess now. Schoen is going to conservatively build up the roster before going all-in, and that's fine.
Second, his point about Julian Love also makes no sense. If he watched Julian Love play, he would understand why the market was soft for him. In fact, he would not need to go too much past the Philadelphia game tape as Julian Love showed all his weaknesses against Philly, especially on the fourth down play against Devonta Smith at the Meadowlands and then the first pass to Smith in Philly. Love is a culture guy, which is great but he is just not a difference maker out there. It is perfectly reasonable for the Giants to say well we already signed one of those guys in Slayton and we can't invest our cap in too many of those guys. The way he makes it seem is if Julian Love was irreplaceable and that we let him go for a measly six million. I would also remind Mr. Kempski that a lot of Love's warts (the two I mentioned during the Philly game) were after we offered him the contract. Schoen and company may have decided he just is not worth that low-medium cost.
Guy is an absolute hack and its not because I don't agree with him it is because the way he argues is completely illogical.
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Dallas' Handling of Free Agency - ( New Window )
I still can't comprehend what the f#ck happened in that playoff game. They just didn't show up. Until that unexplainable bullshit stops, they'll get zero respect from anyone associated with the Eagles (or Cowboys).
Pretty much this.
If I had to give a one word headline for the Giants offseason I would go with 'cautious.'
They haven't gone out and signed anyone at the top of the Market or traded for a super star. They bought low on Waller and then signed a bunch of modest FAs to boost depth. (The LB's name I can never spell, they paid him but he still didn't exactly break the bank, and Jones Contract has a clear out in two years so even if he falls on his face the Giants can pivot to a rookie next year.)
The motto seems to be, "Last Year was great. Let's see if we can do it again .... but if we can't, we can quickly pivot to doing something else."
Like Eric said, my biggest concern is that they haven't done much to bolster the OL (and let two guys walk). But there is still the draft so we'll see how big a deal that is.