WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.279 hey everybody this is your gm kill your bag road 00:00:02.279 --> 00:00:04.320 dom is here to give you episode three of the 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:06.900 stack and shed series now in this series we're 00:00:06.900 --> 00:00:09.839 going to do a deep dive on all 32 teams what 00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:12.140 are their problems what needs to be fixed what 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:15.060 can be fixed and how can they fix okay now we're 00:00:15.060 --> 00:00:17.059 going to cover a few different topics and those 00:00:17.059 --> 00:00:20.800 topics include what went wrong what do they need 00:00:20.800 --> 00:00:25.000 stack or shed draft picks One move I would do 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:27.420 in their cap space. Now, in this episode, we're 00:00:27.420 --> 00:00:30.500 going to cover the Giants. Yes, I know. Everybody's 00:00:30.500 --> 00:00:32.700 been talking about the Giants and where they're 00:00:32.700 --> 00:00:34.420 going to go from here now that they've hired 00:00:34.420 --> 00:00:35.979 John Harbaugh and whatnot. So we're going to 00:00:35.979 --> 00:00:38.219 do a deep dive with them. So buckle up. It's 00:00:38.219 --> 00:00:46.340 going to get crazy. All right, let's get into 00:00:46.340 --> 00:00:48.500 it. So what went wrong in the Giants season? 00:00:48.679 --> 00:00:51.320 And I would venture to say it was more lows than 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:53.729 highs. And the reason why I say that is because 00:00:53.729 --> 00:00:56.570 we knew that coming into this season, both Brian 00:00:56.570 --> 00:00:59.229 Dable and Joe Shane were on the hot seat. And 00:00:59.229 --> 00:01:01.429 we knew that this team had to take a step forward 00:01:01.429 --> 00:01:03.770 in the right direction in order for them to keep 00:01:03.770 --> 00:01:06.010 their jobs. But unfortunately, that wasn't the 00:01:06.010 --> 00:01:08.730 case. Now, we could play the blame game all day, 00:01:08.790 --> 00:01:11.290 but the fact of the matter is everybody needed 00:01:11.290 --> 00:01:14.510 to play better. There wasn't just one person 00:01:14.510 --> 00:01:17.769 that is excluded from criticism. Everyone deserves 00:01:17.769 --> 00:01:20.659 it to some degree. And it doesn't help when you 00:01:20.659 --> 00:01:23.859 blow leads as well. Here's just some of the notable 00:01:23.859 --> 00:01:26.859 ones. Just refresh your memory, okay? Week two 00:01:26.859 --> 00:01:30.079 against the Cowboys. You had a 10 point lead 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:33.140 against them and you lost. Week five against 00:01:33.140 --> 00:01:36.420 the Saints. You had an 11 point lead and you 00:01:36.420 --> 00:01:39.719 lost again. Week 7 against the Broncos, you had 00:01:39.719 --> 00:01:43.340 a 19 -point lead and you lost. Week 9 against 00:01:43.340 --> 00:01:46.739 the 49ers, you had a 7 -point lead and you lost. 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:49.780 Week 10 against the Bears, you had a 10 -point 00:01:49.780 --> 00:01:53.480 lead and you lost. Week 11, you had a 7 -point 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:56.280 lead against the Packers and you lost. Week 12 00:01:56.280 --> 00:01:59.480 against the Lions, you had a 10 -point lead and 00:01:59.480 --> 00:02:02.780 you lost. And you have nobody to blame but yourself. 00:02:03.299 --> 00:02:06.299 Even the quarterback play was inconsistent. In 00:02:06.299 --> 00:02:08.300 the six games that Russell Wilson started, he 00:02:08.300 --> 00:02:13.039 was 119 attempts for 69 completions, 831 passing 00:02:13.039 --> 00:02:15.139 yards, three touchdowns, three interceptions, 00:02:15.300 --> 00:02:17.539 seven yards per attempt, and a 58 completion 00:02:17.539 --> 00:02:20.080 percentage. In the three games that Jameis Winston 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:23.780 started, he was 66 attempts for 37 completions. 00:02:24.500 --> 00:02:27.740 567 passing yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions, 00:02:27.919 --> 00:02:30.960 8 .6 yards per attempt, and a 56 .1 completion 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:33.659 percentage. In the 13 games that Jackson Dart 00:02:33.659 --> 00:02:38.139 started, he was 339 attempts for 216 completions, 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:42.939 2 ,272 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, five interceptions, 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:46.219 6 .7 yards per attempt, and a 63 .7 completion 00:02:46.219 --> 00:02:48.680 percentage. Now out of those three, Jackson Dart 00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:51.560 played his best with less. Russell Wilson can't 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:54.409 say that, nor Jameis Winston. Defensively, they 00:02:54.409 --> 00:02:56.650 were night and day. There'll be one or two games 00:02:56.650 --> 00:02:58.330 where they're playing their best ball and they're 00:02:58.330 --> 00:02:59.930 really getting after the quarterback and they're 00:02:59.930 --> 00:03:01.889 making big plays. And then there's three to five 00:03:01.889 --> 00:03:04.569 games where they're doing the opposite. And mind 00:03:04.569 --> 00:03:07.009 you, this is a defense that has Brian Burns, 00:03:07.270 --> 00:03:09.770 Kayvon Thibodeau, Abdul Carter, Dexter Lawrence, 00:03:09.949 --> 00:03:12.189 Javon Holland. Understand this, my fellow football 00:03:12.189 --> 00:03:14.810 junkies. This is a production -based business. 00:03:15.050 --> 00:03:16.949 And when you're not producing, they're going 00:03:16.949 --> 00:03:19.759 to let you go. Case in point, that's why the 00:03:19.759 --> 00:03:21.560 Giants fired their defensive coordinator, because 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:23.819 you know why? The defense wasn't playing well. 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:27.000 They were 28th in the league, and they allowed 00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:31.520 25 .8 points per game, 359 .5 yards per game, 00:03:31.800 --> 00:03:35.159 5 .8 yards per play, and 46 touchdowns. They 00:03:35.159 --> 00:03:38.879 were 16th in pass defense, and they allowed 214 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:41.819 .2 passing yards per game, 6 .2 passing yards 00:03:41.819 --> 00:03:44.840 per play, and 25 passing touchdowns. They were 00:03:44.840 --> 00:03:48.740 31st in run defense, and they allowed 145 .3 00:03:48.740 --> 00:03:51.300 rushing yards per game, 5 .3 rushing yards per 00:03:51.300 --> 00:03:54.360 play, and 21 rushing touchdowns. Now, I understand 00:03:54.360 --> 00:03:56.539 that Brian Burns had a really good year, but 00:03:56.539 --> 00:03:59.300 he's only one person. Dexter Lawrence didn't 00:03:59.300 --> 00:04:01.919 do anything this season. 31 tackles and a half 00:04:01.919 --> 00:04:04.180 a sack? Kayvon Thibodeau, he could have done 00:04:04.180 --> 00:04:06.759 more. 25 tackles, two and a half sacks? Abdul 00:04:06.759 --> 00:04:09.800 Carter, 43 tackles and four sacks? Unacceptable, 00:04:10.060 --> 00:04:12.659 especially for somebody that wanted LT's number. 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:15.319 Now, with that being said, what do the Giants 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:17.699 need? And that is a veteran head coach and better 00:04:17.699 --> 00:04:19.600 drafting. Now, let's be honest here, and I know 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:21.819 this might be a hot take. I believe that John 00:04:21.819 --> 00:04:24.339 Harbaugh is the best coach the Giants have had 00:04:24.339 --> 00:04:27.100 since Tom Coughlin. And the reason why I say 00:04:27.100 --> 00:04:29.779 that is because John Harbaugh is going to bring 00:04:29.779 --> 00:04:32.160 two things to the Giants organization that they've 00:04:32.160 --> 00:04:35.220 been longing for for a very long time. Stability 00:04:35.220 --> 00:04:38.920 and consistency. You always know what you're 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:41.160 going to get with John Harbaugh. You can't say 00:04:41.160 --> 00:04:44.110 that about Brian D 'Abel. Pat Shermer or Joe 00:04:44.110 --> 00:04:47.430 Judge. Now, I understand that John Harbaugh's 00:04:47.430 --> 00:04:49.509 playoff success really hasn't been the best. 00:04:49.569 --> 00:04:51.629 And I understand he's choked some games. And, 00:04:51.649 --> 00:04:53.490 you know, the quarterback has been playing his 00:04:53.490 --> 00:04:55.250 best. And some people have fumbled the ball. 00:04:55.350 --> 00:04:58.189 All these myriad different things, right? But 00:04:58.189 --> 00:05:01.449 the fact of the matter is this. he's going to 00:05:01.449 --> 00:05:04.790 elevate the team to some degree. Now, am I saying 00:05:04.790 --> 00:05:07.589 is he on the tier of an Andy Reid or a Sean McVay 00:05:07.589 --> 00:05:10.029 or a Dan Campbell or a Kyle Shanahan or a Mike 00:05:10.029 --> 00:05:13.029 McDonald? No, but he's the second closest thing 00:05:13.029 --> 00:05:15.629 to him. Most likely this team will probably be 00:05:15.629 --> 00:05:18.709 a nine to maybe 10 win team in a couple of years. 00:05:19.269 --> 00:05:22.029 Now, when it comes to the drafting part, that 00:05:22.029 --> 00:05:25.839 goes to the GM, okay? stop trying to get these 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:29.100 big name defensive playmakers. It's time for 00:05:29.100 --> 00:05:31.519 you to start investing into the offense. The 00:05:31.519 --> 00:05:33.620 only way that you can truly see what you have 00:05:33.620 --> 00:05:35.480 in your quarterback is if you give them adequate 00:05:35.480 --> 00:05:38.019 weapons. And I'm not just saying you just give 00:05:38.019 --> 00:05:40.439 them a bunch of wide receivers like how the Bengals 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:42.620 do, but you give them a good offensive line. 00:05:42.759 --> 00:05:45.139 You give him a good run game. You give him a 00:05:45.139 --> 00:05:47.540 reliable tight end. You give him maybe two or 00:05:47.540 --> 00:05:50.220 three other receivers that he can rely on as 00:05:50.220 --> 00:05:53.730 well. If you do all of those things and you still 00:05:53.730 --> 00:05:55.730 don't see the potential that you thought you 00:05:55.730 --> 00:05:57.410 were going to get with him, well, then that means 00:05:57.410 --> 00:05:59.290 you just have to get another quarterback. But 00:05:59.290 --> 00:06:02.110 if he exceeds all expectations that you have 00:06:02.110 --> 00:06:04.069 for him, well, then guess what? You got your 00:06:04.069 --> 00:06:06.329 guy. Now, with that being said, the question 00:06:06.329 --> 00:06:08.970 we all need to ask ourselves is stack or shed? 00:06:09.329 --> 00:06:11.329 And I would venture to say stack. And the reason 00:06:11.329 --> 00:06:13.750 why I say that is because you have some pieces 00:06:13.750 --> 00:06:16.949 on this team. All you have to do is just build 00:06:16.949 --> 00:06:19.850 off of it and be consistent in your drafting. 00:06:20.430 --> 00:06:23.149 If you have two or three really good drafts, 00:06:23.149 --> 00:06:25.430 that's going to speed up the process of making 00:06:25.430 --> 00:06:28.470 this team competitive. But if you continue to 00:06:28.470 --> 00:06:31.290 make boneheaded moves in free agency and in the 00:06:31.290 --> 00:06:33.529 draft, well then guess what? It's going to push 00:06:33.529 --> 00:06:36.389 the process back. Now when we look at their draft 00:06:36.389 --> 00:06:38.050 picks, they have their first, their second, their 00:06:38.050 --> 00:06:39.790 fourth, their fifth, and three sixth round picks. 00:06:40.449 --> 00:06:42.889 Now if I'm Joe Shane, I'm entertaining calls 00:06:42.889 --> 00:06:45.290 for the fifth pick. And the reason why I say 00:06:45.290 --> 00:06:47.839 that is because... If you move down just two 00:06:47.839 --> 00:06:50.079 or three spaces, you're still in a really good 00:06:50.079 --> 00:06:53.040 spot. And you're getting a lot of picks in return. 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:56.500 So if you wanted to, you could manipulate the 00:06:56.500 --> 00:06:59.720 draft in such a way that it favors you. Because 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:01.959 let's be honest here. It's a defensive draft 00:07:01.959 --> 00:07:05.300 class. Are all those pass rushers and defensive 00:07:05.300 --> 00:07:07.060 linemen going to be drafted in the first round? 00:07:07.160 --> 00:07:09.740 No. Are all those wide receivers and offensive 00:07:09.740 --> 00:07:11.319 linemen going to be drafted in the first round? 00:07:11.420 --> 00:07:14.819 No. So if I'm the Giants, trade down a little 00:07:14.819 --> 00:07:17.980 bit, see how the board falls. If you like it, 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:20.540 make your pick. If you don't like it, just stay 00:07:20.540 --> 00:07:23.279 put. Now, the one move that I would do if I was 00:07:23.279 --> 00:07:25.339 the GM for the Giants is draft a wide receiver. 00:07:25.639 --> 00:07:28.240 And the reason why I say that is because we don't 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:31.259 know when Malik Nabors is coming back. Wondell 00:07:31.259 --> 00:07:33.279 Robinson is going to be a free agent. Are you 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:35.839 going to pay $25, maybe $28 million a year just 00:07:35.839 --> 00:07:39.040 to keep him? No. So if I'm the Giants, draft 00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:41.709 at least two wide receivers. You can get one 00:07:41.709 --> 00:07:44.610 in the first and maybe even in the fourth round. 00:07:45.069 --> 00:07:47.689 Because let's be honest here. You have Cardinal 00:07:47.689 --> 00:07:51.029 Tate, Denzel Boston, Makai Lemon, Jordan Tyson, 00:07:51.350 --> 00:07:54.290 the wide receiver from Georgia and Bama. You 00:07:54.290 --> 00:07:56.709 have the wide receiver from Louisville. You have 00:07:56.709 --> 00:08:00.389 Casey Concepcion. You have a plethora of different 00:08:00.389 --> 00:08:03.029 wide receivers and different archetypes that 00:08:03.029 --> 00:08:06.410 you can choose from. The defense is fine. You 00:08:06.410 --> 00:08:08.689 can address that at the later part of the draft. 00:08:09.199 --> 00:08:11.839 What you need to do within the first three rounds 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:15.740 is get you some offensive playmakers. If you 00:08:15.740 --> 00:08:18.199 don't do that, you're doing a disservice to Jackson 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:20.480 Dart. Now, when we look at their cap space, they 00:08:20.480 --> 00:08:22.939 only have $11 .9 million right now, but they 00:08:22.939 --> 00:08:24.939 can create cap space if they just move some money 00:08:24.939 --> 00:08:27.540 around. That's not really a problem. It's never 00:08:27.540 --> 00:08:30.319 a problem for any team. I mean, look at the Saints. 00:08:30.879 --> 00:08:33.950 Every single year, they're in the red. And for 00:08:33.950 --> 00:08:36.350 some apparent reason, they're able to get in 00:08:36.350 --> 00:08:38.809 cap compliance when they need to. I don't know 00:08:38.809 --> 00:08:41.149 how they do it. 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