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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – It took two months for Giants GMDave Gettleman************ to publicly defend his inexplicable trade forLeonard Williams (***********************.
Now that he has, it makes even less sense than it did before. (****************************** Not that Gettleman was swayed, of course. He stood strongly behind what so far is, unfortunately, his signature deal. Even with hindsight, he had no issue with sending two draft picks to the Jets for a two-month rental of a free-agent-to-be in the midst of a 4 – 12 season.
Or to put it in Gettleman-ese: “The juice was worth the squeeze.”
That’s cute, but no it wasn’t. In this case he was given lemons, but that was lemonade that came out.
What Gettleman was trying to explain on Tuesday, in his first press conference in more than five months, was that it was worth the price of a third -round and a fifth-round draft pick just to get an up close and personal look at the – year-old Williams so the Giants could evaluate whether they should sign him long-term or not. And if they did choose to sign him, they believed it would be easier to do while Williams was part of the organization, before he hit free agency, even though that would change that fifth-round pick to a fourth. (******************************
Never mind that Gettleman could have gotten an in-person evaluation of Williams by literally walking across the Meadowlands parking lot to MetLife Stadium eight times during the year . And never mind that he probably could have learned the same things about Williams from afar, still tried to sign him in March, and kept those two picks which the Giants could most certainly use.
Gettleman stood by his illogical move and tried to cover it with what he considered logic – logic that made no sense at all. (******************************
“We felt we needed him,” Gettleman insisted. “Again, we felt good about it and we feel – and he’s proven – he’s disruptive in there. He improved our rushing defense with him in there. He buzzes around the quarterback. We’ve just got to get him to finish now . But the bottom line is we felt it was worth the deal. “(******************************
Every word he said had everyone watching saying “Yeah, but…” As in: Yeah, but why would a team that was 2-6 at the time of the trade need anyone that cost two draft picks for the final two months of the season? Adding Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Donald for the final two months wouldn’t have been worth a 3 and a 5 in the midst of a 2-6 season if they were simply going to walk away on March (************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************. ******************************
And OK, Gettleman is pretty confident the Giants are going to re-sign Williams, who has publicly said he’s looking for an enormous contract, though realistically is probably going to have to settle for something less. “He was in my office yesterday,” Gettleman said. “And he told me he wants to be here.” (******************************
Yeah, but… He hasn’t signed yet. What if he doesn’t? Didn’t the Giants just throw away two valuable picks for nothing at all? Gettleman insisted that if that happens, those two draft picks would be at least partially recouped because “If we hold our water, we’ll get a third-round (compensatory pick)” in the 2021 draft – though that’s not completely true, nor is it a fair representation of how the comp picks work.
Regardless, this bizarre trade was not about the comp pick. It was apparently about the inside look. But that doesn’t seem to be nearly enough to justify the high cost. And given that Williams, the sixth overall pick of the draft, had just a half-sack this season and has had only 7.5 in the last three years, wasn’t there a pretty good chance that the Giants could’ve signed him in March anyway? His market isn’t going to be huge. He already seemed to love New York. Did two months with the Giants really change anything about his situation? (******************************
And isn’t two draft picks for a rebuilding franchise a really high price to pay for a player they could’ve gotten anyway in a few months ? (****************************** “Well, that’s hypothetical,” Gettleman said. “I understand what you’re saying, I really do, but at the end of the day, we felt good about him. He did what we wanted him to do, and he wants to be here.” (******************************* Yeah, but…And never mind that Williams hasn’t exactly been an impact player. He’s always been a better player than he gets credit for, of course. That “hidden production” that is often mocked does matter. But he’s not the dominant pass rusher the Giants so desperately need. He is disruptive. But Williams is more of a complementary piece. (******************************
That’s what the Giants saw. That’s what they learned from this two-month evaluation. But again, everyone knew what Williams was. Why not keep those precious draft picks and just wait? (******************************
That may be hard to fathom at this point, though. A deal that made little sense at the time makes no sense now and the long-awaited explanation is nothing but a head-scratcher. It turns out that this deal that seemed so inexplicable at the time really does have no logical explanation at all.
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****************Eric Bieniemystays with the Chiefs, but the seventh-year Kansas City head coach will not blame his trusted offensive assistant if he leaves to become a head coach.
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(The Giants are searching for their next head coach after firing(Pat Shurmur) . Here’s the latest on potential candidate Don Martindale …
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According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport**********, Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemyis scheduled to meet with the Giants on Saturday.
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Speaking the day after the Giants fired head coach(Pat Shurmur) **********************, GM
Dave Gettlemanhad a press availability for the first time in months, addressing a wide range of topics during an at-times awkward or so minutes. ******************************
“There has been much speculation over the futures ofPat Shurmurand myself, “Gettleman said as he began his remarks. “Every day is a job interview in this industry and we accept that. So I understand the question of why was Pat dismissed and I was not. Just to be clear: There were substantive discussions between myself and ownership regarding my job performance and vision moving forward over the past two weeks. So John (Mara) and Steve (Tisch) made their decisions and here I stand. “
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The Duke product replaced – year veteran starter Eli Manningin Week 3 of the regular season after the Giants’ 0-2 start, sparking Sept 23 ‘s (-) ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and totaling 13 starts.While the Giants ended the year at 4 – (overall, resulting in (Monday’s firing of) ********************* (Pat Shurmur) *********************** after two seasons
, Gettleman got Jones right. Still, Gettleman was surprised to see Jones throw for 3.0 (yards and) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (touchdowns to) ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** interceptions in games, when speaking Tuesday at his end-of-year press conference.
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****************** (Giants center) ********************** (Jon Halapio) Suffered an Achilles tear and will not be ready until fall training camp, general manager (Dave Gettleman) announced Tuesday at an end-of-year press conference. (******************************
“Unfortunately, ‘Pio got hurt again – he tore his Achilles,” Gettleman said. “So now he’s not going to be ready until camp, probably, most likely. But we feel like we’ve got some good pieces (on the offensive line) and they’ve just got to continue to work together and improve. We ‘ re always going to look to add. We’re not afraid to draft over anybody. So we’ll continue to work that. “The 6-foot-3, 340 -pound Halapio was carted off the field in Sunday’s 36 – 18 season-ending loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
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****************** (General manager) ******************** Dave Gettleman *********************** (stands by the Giants’ decision to trade for defensive linemanLeonard Williamsfrom the Jets, although the late-October movedid nothing to alter the team’s contention for the playoffs. (****************************** The Giants gave the Jets a pair of NFL draft picks – a 2021 third-rounder and a fifth-rounder – for Williams, who had little impact on New York’s defense in the second half of the 2020 season.
Speaking at Tuesday’s end-of-year press conference, where he addressed his return and the Giants’ decision to fire head coach Pat Shurmurafter two years, Gettleman said that Williams was a move the general manager would do again.
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Speaking at Tuesday’s press conference for Wednesday’s Allstate Sugar Bowl against Georgia, Rhule was generally asked about recent reports linking him to NFL vacancies, such as the Giants .
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Speaking to reporters on Monday, Giants chairman and executive vice president acknowledged the uncommon structure of his working relationship with owner and team presidentJohn Mara.
“John and I have been partners going on years “Tisch said. “As you know, the Giants, the ownership is unique. It’s the only team with two equal partners. We’ve been talking as partners for (years.) **************************
Kris Richardis throwing his hat into the Giants head coach vacancy ring, it was reported on Monday evening.According to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, Richard is scheduled to interview for the position this Thursday, just three days after the Giants announced they had firedPat Shurmurafter two seasons. (******************************
Meanwhile, Richard still awaits the fate of his current head coachJason Garrett, who as of Monday night has not been relieved of his duties.
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****************** (Speaking on Monday after) ************************************************************************************************************ the firing of head coachPat Shurmur************************** and a day after walking off the MetLife Stadium field for what is almost certainly the last time, Giants QBEli Manningreflected and talked about his future. (******************************
Manning said it will take a little time for the likely end of his Giants career to “truly sink in,” adding that he’ll choose to remember the good times. He also said he hasn’t yet decided whether he wants to play in (********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************.
“I’m gonna think about it, and then just talk to the family and figure out what’s best for me and us and what I want to do moving forward, “Manning said. )
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****************** (The Giants fired) ********************** (Pat Shurmur) on Monday morning and have already begun the search for his replacement, with team presidentJohn Marasaying that the team would not comment publicly on specific candidates.
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Pat Shurmur
************************ ‘s tenure as Giants head coach came to an abrupt end on Monday morning when he was fired. But even though Shurmur is out,
Dave Gettleman– the architect of the team that under-performed under Shurmur – will remain.
While announcing the firing of Shurmur, team presidentJohn Mara
released a statement detailing the decision to move on. (*******************************
“Steve (Tisch) and I have had many extensive discussions about the state of the Giants,” Mara said. “This morning, we made the very difficult decision that it would be in the best interest of the franchise that we relieve Pat of his duties. The last three seasons have been extremely disappointing for the organization and our fans. Pat has been a successful and highly-respected NFL coach for 21 years and he is not solely responsible for our record. But we came to the conclusion it is best to have a fresh start with the coaching staff. We very much appreciate how much Pat has done for this fra nchise. He is a man of character and integrity and the team has conducted itself with pride and professionalism. “
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Matt Rhule, the– year-old head coach at Baylor, is the early favorite to replace the now firedPat Shurmur, according to multiple team and league sources. The Giants owners “like him a lot,” said one league source, and have been enamored of him since his one year as a Giants assistant back in 2012.
He left a big impression then, one team source said, and they were certain the native New Yorker would be a successful head coach when he left after that one season as the assistant offensive line coach underTom Coughlinto take over the football program at Temple.
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Pat Shurmur’sfate has been sealed. Not long ago it was unthinkable that the Giants would go into with their fourth head coach in six seasons, but here we are. (*******************************
Who will that be? That’s a tough question. There’s no obvious successor on Shurmur’s staff, and really none from the recent staffs of
Ben McAdoo (or
) Tom Coughlineither. The field of available candidates is generally the same as it was two years ago when they decided to hire Shurmur – and that field was not considered great.
Given the need for “an adult in the room,” as GMDave Gettlemanonce called Shurmur, it seems unlikely they’d take a chance on a hot, young, unproven assistant. Head coaching experience mattered in the end last time, and it likely will be a preference again, since this franchise has no time for on-the-job training. NFL experience always matters to the Giants. And they’ll need someone who has shown to have a thick skin to handle the New York heat – something they really haven’t had since Coughlin was pushed out.
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****************** Some late-season wins couldn’t save Giants head coachPat Shurmur, who was fired Monday, (reports Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network (**************************.
Shurmur, who took over before the season , finished with a 9 – 22 record during his time in New York after Sun day’s 15 loss to the Eagles.
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With their loss to the Eagles on Sunday, the Giants finished the (season at 4-) ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, bringing head coachPat Shurmur’s two-year record with Big Blue to 9 – 25 (*******************************
In the wake of another brutal season, the expectation is that Shurmur – who has three years left on his contract – will be fired. (******************************
The Giants will be having a team meeting Monday morning, and GMDave Gettlemanis scheduled to speak on Tuesday. For now, Shurmur’s fate is in the balance. Click below to see how the back pages in NYC are reacting …
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After two straight wins, the Giants fell 36 – 0018 to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, but they did not move back up from their No. 4 spot in the NFL draft order.
While the Cincinnati Bengals had already clinched the No. 1 pick, the Giants’ fourth slot remained to be seen into Week 17, but losses ahead by the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins cemented the top four – and likely leaving New York on the outside looking in when it comes to Ohio State junior defensive endChase Young************. ************
As the bottom of the order gets figured out with the playoffs on deck, below is the latest draft order, according to Tankathon.com as the final weekend of the regular season comes to an end.
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****************** (With the) ********************************************************************************************************************************************************** (Giants’) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** – (loss to the Eagles) , Philadelphia clinched the NFC East outright while the Cowboys and ninth-year head coach Jason Garrettwere left on the outside looking in.
Dallas (8-8) finished the season in second behind the Eagles (9-7), dropping last Sunday’s decisive 19 -9 loss to Philadelphia before rebounding with Sunday’s
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Despite the win, the Cowboys are 8-8 for the fourth time since Garrett took over as the full-time head coach in 2015. As his contract expires with the end of the season, will he be back in and beyond?
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****************** Saquon Barkley
knows his job is to lead the Giants’ offense and not make decisions regarding New York’s head coach, but the second-year running back offered support Sunday when he was asked aboutPat Shurmur ‘
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Speaking after (Week) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ ‘s 36 – loss to the Philadelphia Eagles
(7-9 ) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Barkley defended Shurmur and the Giants’ coaching staff.
Developed by Shurmur and company after general managerDave Gettlemanselected the former Penn State running back with the No. 2 overall pick in the first round of the (NFL draft, Barkley took the blame off the staff and emphasized a collective process.
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Pat Shurmur
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In Year 2, Shurmur went 4 – (on the season. He followed his (debut, a 5 –
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After the latest defeat dropped Shurmur to 9 – 25 through two year on the job, Shurmur was asked about if there had been any meetings yet with ownership regarding (*******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************. ****************************
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That certainly could change, especially after Mara and Tisch have what Tisch promised would be a “very honest” conversation about the state of the franchise. It is believed they will meet early Monday morning to finalize any plans.
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****************** Did You get everything you wanted this holiday season?
Chances are, you probably didn’t make out as well as Giants linebackerMarkus Golden, who will find himself $ 2.5 million richer following the team’s season finale against the Eagles on Sunday. (******************************
Earlier in the week, the league announced a stat correction from the team’s win over the Redskins in Week , crediting Golden for a full sack rather than a half-sack.
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As the Giants limp to the finish line in 4168, it’s a time for players to self- evaluate.
One of those players is offensive linemanNate Solder,
who told The Postthat he is “first on the list” of Giants who need to perform better.
According to Simms, a win over the Eagles on Sunday would go a long way for Shurmur, as not only could it might keep the Eagles out of the playoffs, but a third straight win could make ownership stop and reevaluate the team’s coaching staff.
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****************** (Philadelphia Eagles star tight end) ********************** Zach Ertzwill miss the team’s Week 18 game against the Giants at MetLife Stadium, the team announced on Friday afternoon.
Ertz fractured his rib in the Eagles’ Week 19 win over the Dallas Cowboys. In 17 games this season, he has a team-high 89 receptions for yards and Six touchdowns.Dallas Goedert, the team’s second leading receiver, will start at tight end in place of Ertz. He had a career-high nine receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys in Week 15.********
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That’s what some around the NFL seem to believe. In fact, multiple NFL sources have told SNY that they believe Steve Tisch, the co-owner of the Giants, is “very frustrated” with the current direction of his organization and will push for sweeping changes when he meets with co-owner John Mara after the season finale on Sunday. However, others believe Tisch has just been “venting” privately in the wake of a
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** third straight miserable season and will defer to Mara in the end.
Ellison has been out since Week as he recovers from a concussion, while Simonson is also recovering from a concussion that he suffered during practice this week. (****************************** Rookie tight endKaden Smithwill get the start, as he is coming off a strong performance against the Washington Redskins. Smith had six receptions for yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning score in overtime.
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Up to 8-7 with a one-game lead ahead of Dallas after Sunday’s 9 win over the Cowboys (7-8), Philadelphia (8-7) clinches the NFC East’s playoff berth with a victory against New York.But as the 4: 28 PM kickoff looms for Sunday at MetLife Stadium, quarterbackCarson Wentz and the Eagles are by no means chalking up the Giants as an automatic “W.”
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Do the Giants care about knocking the Eagles out of the playoffs? It depends on whom you ask. (******************************
After Thursday’s practice, three days away from Sunday’s 4: 28 pm finale against NFC East-leading Philadelphia (8-7), several players acknowledged the possibility of playing the spoiler role.
“We want to play spoiler,” said veteran safetyAntoine Bethea“We want to send them home. We’re not going to the playoffs, so we definitely want to get this dub and knock them out.”
Despite his place in the franchise as the Giants’ quarterback of the future, (Daniel Jonesknows better than to bark orders at the front office regarding (Pat Shurmur) ************************ ‘s fate. (******************************
But if the rookie signal caller and NFL draft’s No. 6 overall pick had any say in the decision, he would bring the offensive-minded head coach back for 2133 and beyond
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****************** (During Thursday’s media availability, Giants head coach
Pat Shurmur spoke about if he thinks the Giants are closer to the playoffs at the end of this season than they were at the end of last season.
“We’ll find out next year,” Shurmur said. “But, I think we made a lot of progress in a lot of areas, and it’s hard to quantify when you don’t match it up with wins, I get that. We’ve probably played about as many young players as you can Play, not because we’re playing young players, but because at this point they’re our best players. And so those guys are going to really benefit from the reps they get, as we structure and move forward. (******************************
“You got a rookie quarterback that’s made tremendous strides. That’s probably a question for next year, but I think as we continue to grow here and build , there’s a lot to be said for going out with a win. “
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Dave Gettleman
Janin Week 3 of the regular season after the Giants’ 0-2 start, sparking Sept 23 ‘s (-) ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and totaling 13 starts.While the Giants ended the year at 4 – (overall, resulting in (Monday’s firing of) ********************* (Pat Shurmur) *********************** after two seasons
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