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MTZehvor on 12 October 2018
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RolStoppable said:
MTZehvor said: 

The Giants are honestly one of the most confusing teams out there. They've got a ton of Pro Bowl level talent (Odell, Saquon, Sterling, Engram, etc.), but that's juxtaposed by having some of the league's absolute worst players at other spots, most notably offensive line. I don't think they're particularly pressed for cap space either. If they just go out and acquire even some middling quality O Linemen in trades or free agency this offseason, I think they'd be...well...not terrible. Eli's probably over the hill but he really isn't being helped by being under near constant pressure.

That's reverse racism. Well... not really, but I can't pull the correct term from my mind right now. The point is that you are saying disturbingly nice things about the Giants because you don't want to come across as a hater.

Not at all, my post is more of an indictment of the fucking terrible job the Giants' front office has done at filling out a roster, and, more to the point, planning. On one hand, it seems like they're trying to win now. They passed on drafting a QB despite a very solid draft class and knowing full well that next year's class is scarce on QB talent after Justin Herbert. Instead of moving towards life without Eli Manning, they doubled down on him by drafting a RB and picking up mostly aging talent elsewhere on offense (Nate Solder, Jonathan Stewart, etc.).

On the other hand, if they really wanted to win now, they would go out and try to field an at least halfway competent offensive line. All they did in that respect was sign Solder and leave the rest of the line in shambles. They've also largely filled out their defense (particularly the secondary) with young players (Eli Apple, Damon Harrison, Janoris Jenkins). All of this is fine if you're just trying to stockpile cheap, young talent and hope to be good in a couple of years, but when you've built your team around an aging QB that realistically has maybe 2-3 more years at most, it's just handicapping yourself from the get go. It's like the Giants' front office has no idea what it actually wants to do and keeps making decisions that counteract itself.