Good Morning, New York Giants Fans!
Patrick Omameh, Jonathan Stewart, Nate Solder, Mike Remmers, Antoine Bethea…the list goes on for New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman and his underwhelming free-agent signings.
Gettleman has made numerous questionable decisions over his two-year tenure with the Giants, including the eating of $19.75 million on the Odell Beckham Jr. trade. Now, going into the 2020 offseason, it’s expected that Gettleman will have upwards of $80 million to play with in free agency, the question is, are we comfortable with him spending it?
Realistically, he has a few positions that need to be reinforced, but the quality of the players available on the market determines how well he can solve any remaining problems. The Giants will need another cornerback, pass rush-rusher, offensive tackle, and linebacker. These are the positions of absolute need, so we can expect Gettleman to allocate a significant portion of his cap-allocations to those positions. The Giants will also have premium draft selections to improve several areas, but again, can we trust Ole Dave to get the job done?
I believe we can when it comes to the draft, but not in free agency. His first-round picks have been spot on over the last two seasons, finding Saquon Barkley, Daniel Jones, Dexter Lawrence, and DeAndre Baker, who has played much better in recent weeks.
Since the Giants bye week, DeAndre Baker has the 6th best coverage grade among all qualified CB’s over the last 4 games.
In this same time period, QB’s targeting Baker are completing just 26.3% of their passes, the lowest percentage targeting any CB
— PFF NY Giants (@PFF_Giants) December 18, 2019
Maybe, the New York Giants should hire a consultant to assist in formulating a plan in free agency rather than leaving it all to Gettleman. At least, they would have done their due diligence in perfecting the strategy, as Dave is keen on trusting his gut and avoiding analytics at all costs.
Nonetheless–
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