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The phrase has an edge to it and often sounds foreboding, or a warning: “Once and for all.’’ For Dave Gettleman, it is a vow. That is what the Giants’ general manager said after the second day of the 2020 NFL Draft, promising to “fix the offensive line, once and for all.’’ This was after …
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The Giants’ draft began with a run of offensive linemen and ended with a series of linebackers. General manager Dave Gettleman made sure to address these positions of need. He used four of his last five picks on linebackers, finishing up with Georgia’s Tae Crowder, Mr. Irrelevant as the last pick of the seventh and …
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If you look hard enough, you will see some light at the end of the Gettleman Midtown Tunnel, after all the darkness that has enveloped and engulfed the franchise since Super Bowl XLVI, and never mind that it is still more of a flicker than a blinding heat lamp, or an aurora borealis in the …
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The call, of course, came in from the Giants. As the head coach at Georgia, Kirby Smart fields many of these calls from NFL personnel men curious to uncover any and all inside information they can about players entering the draft. Smart gave the Giants the skinny on Andrew Thomas, and the characterization was as …
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This wasn’t only a dream come true for tackle Andrew Thomas, drafted by the New York Football Giants in Thursday night’s 2020 NFL Draft. It is a dream come true for Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley, in some small way a merciful interruption from our coronavirus pandemic nightmare. Better late than never for Giants GM …
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Finally. The Giants finally made the investment they needed to make and just like that, the football lives of Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley are greatly enhanced and, just maybe, a whole lot more pleasant and productive. In an unprecedented all-remote NFL Draft 2020, the Giants got back to the basics Thursday night, using the …
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Ready, Set, Joe! Joe Douglas, the Jets general manager, finally gets his crack at the NFL Draft on Thursday, 10 months after he was hired. Douglas, the career scout, has been waiting for this chance. “I don’t take this opportunity lightly,” Douglas said. “We’ve got eight picks and four in the top 79. We have …
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The first question. Tackle or not? The second question: If it is a tackle, which one? Unless the Giants pull another first-round stunner in the NFL draft — was it really only a year ago they snagged Daniel Jones at No. 6? — it stands to reason they will be unable to trade down, will …
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The Jets in this draft could be like the guy who sits down at a restaurant, looks at the menu and says, “Give me one of everything.” You can look up and down the roster and find needs that general manager Joe Douglas needs to fill. That is why the debate about what they should …
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Dave Gettleman made a promise to Giants fans at his introductory press conference he has yet to keep, “We’ve got to fix the O-line, let’s be honest,” Gettleman said. “Let’s not kid each other. I told you at the top, big men allow you to compete and that’s what we’ve got to fix.” Don’t just …
The phrase has an edge to it and often sounds foreboding, or a warning: “Once and for all.’’ For Dave Gettleman, it is a vow. That is what the Giants’ general manager said after the second day of the 2020 NFL Draft, promising to “fix the offensive line, once and for all.’’ This was after …
