hey everybody this is your gm kill your bag road
dom is here to give you episode three of the
stack and shed series now in this series we're
going to do a deep dive on all 32 teams what
are their problems what needs to be fixed what
can be fixed and how can they fix okay now we're
going to cover a few different topics and those
topics include what went wrong what do they need
stack or shed draft picks One move I would do
in their cap space. Now, in this episode, we're
going to cover the Giants. Yes, I know. Everybody's
been talking about the Giants and where they're
going to go from here now that they've hired
John Harbaugh and whatnot. So we're going to
do a deep dive with them. So buckle up. It's
going to get crazy. All right, let's get into
it. So what went wrong in the Giants season?
And I would venture to say it was more lows than
highs. And the reason why I say that is because
we knew that coming into this season, both Brian
Dable and Joe Shane were on the hot seat. And
we knew that this team had to take a step forward
in the right direction in order for them to keep
their jobs. But unfortunately, that wasn't the
case. Now, we could play the blame game all day,
but the fact of the matter is everybody needed
to play better. There wasn't just one person
that is excluded from criticism. Everyone deserves
it to some degree. And it doesn't help when you
blow leads as well. Here's just some of the notable
ones. Just refresh your memory, okay? Week two
against the Cowboys. You had a 10 point lead
against them and you lost. Week five against
the Saints. You had an 11 point lead and you
lost again. Week 7 against the Broncos, you had
a 19 -point lead and you lost. Week 9 against
the 49ers, you had a 7 -point lead and you lost.
Week 10 against the Bears, you had a 10 -point
lead and you lost. Week 11, you had a 7 -point
lead against the Packers and you lost. Week 12
against the Lions, you had a 10 -point lead and
you lost. And you have nobody to blame but yourself.
Even the quarterback play was inconsistent. In
the six games that Russell Wilson started, he
was 119 attempts for 69 completions, 831 passing
yards, three touchdowns, three interceptions,
seven yards per attempt, and a 58 completion
percentage. In the three games that Jameis Winston
started, he was 66 attempts for 37 completions.
567 passing yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions,
8 .6 yards per attempt, and a 56 .1 completion
percentage. In the 13 games that Jackson Dart
started, he was 339 attempts for 216 completions,
2 ,272 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, five interceptions,
6 .7 yards per attempt, and a 63 .7 completion
percentage. Now out of those three, Jackson Dart
played his best with less. Russell Wilson can't
say that, nor Jameis Winston. Defensively, they
were night and day. There'll be one or two games
where they're playing their best ball and they're
really getting after the quarterback and they're
making big plays. And then there's three to five
games where they're doing the opposite. And mind
you, this is a defense that has Brian Burns,
Kayvon Thibodeau, Abdul Carter, Dexter Lawrence,
Javon Holland. Understand this, my fellow football
junkies. This is a production -based business.
And when you're not producing, they're going
to let you go. Case in point, that's why the
Giants fired their defensive coordinator, because
you know why? The defense wasn't playing well.
They were 28th in the league, and they allowed
25 .8 points per game, 359 .5 yards per game,
5 .8 yards per play, and 46 touchdowns. They
were 16th in pass defense, and they allowed 214
.2 passing yards per game, 6 .2 passing yards
per play, and 25 passing touchdowns. They were
31st in run defense, and they allowed 145 .3
rushing yards per game, 5 .3 rushing yards per
play, and 21 rushing touchdowns. Now, I understand
that Brian Burns had a really good year, but
he's only one person. Dexter Lawrence didn't
do anything this season. 31 tackles and a half
a sack? Kayvon Thibodeau, he could have done
more. 25 tackles, two and a half sacks? Abdul
Carter, 43 tackles and four sacks? Unacceptable,
especially for somebody that wanted LT's number.
Now, with that being said, what do the Giants
need? And that is a veteran head coach and better
drafting. Now, let's be honest here, and I know
this might be a hot take. I believe that John
Harbaugh is the best coach the Giants have had
since Tom Coughlin. And the reason why I say
that is because John Harbaugh is going to bring
two things to the Giants organization that they've
been longing for for a very long time. Stability
and consistency. You always know what you're
going to get with John Harbaugh. You can't say
that about Brian D 'Abel. Pat Shermer or Joe
Judge. Now, I understand that John Harbaugh's
playoff success really hasn't been the best.
And I understand he's choked some games. And,
you know, the quarterback has been playing his
best. And some people have fumbled the ball.
All these myriad different things, right? But
the fact of the matter is this. he's going to
elevate the team to some degree. Now, am I saying
is he on the tier of an Andy Reid or a Sean McVay
or a Dan Campbell or a Kyle Shanahan or a Mike
McDonald? No, but he's the second closest thing
to him. Most likely this team will probably be
a nine to maybe 10 win team in a couple of years.
Now, when it comes to the drafting part, that
goes to the GM, okay? stop trying to get these
big name defensive playmakers. It's time for
you to start investing into the offense. The
only way that you can truly see what you have
in your quarterback is if you give them adequate
weapons. And I'm not just saying you just give
them a bunch of wide receivers like how the Bengals
do, but you give them a good offensive line.
You give him a good run game. You give him a
reliable tight end. You give him maybe two or
three other receivers that he can rely on as
well. If you do all of those things and you still
don't see the potential that you thought you
were going to get with him, well, then that means
you just have to get another quarterback. But
if he exceeds all expectations that you have
for him, well, then guess what? You got your
guy. Now, with that being said, the question
we all need to ask ourselves is stack or shed?
And I would venture to say stack. And the reason
why I say that is because you have some pieces
on this team. All you have to do is just build
off of it and be consistent in your drafting.
If you have two or three really good drafts,
that's going to speed up the process of making
this team competitive. But if you continue to
make boneheaded moves in free agency and in the
draft, well then guess what? It's going to push
the process back. Now when we look at their draft
picks, they have their first, their second, their
fourth, their fifth, and three sixth round picks.
Now if I'm Joe Shane, I'm entertaining calls
for the fifth pick. And the reason why I say
that is because... If you move down just two
or three spaces, you're still in a really good
spot. And you're getting a lot of picks in return.
So if you wanted to, you could manipulate the
draft in such a way that it favors you. Because
let's be honest here. It's a defensive draft
class. Are all those pass rushers and defensive
linemen going to be drafted in the first round?
No. Are all those wide receivers and offensive
linemen going to be drafted in the first round?
No. So if I'm the Giants, trade down a little
bit, see how the board falls. If you like it,
make your pick. If you don't like it, just stay
put. Now, the one move that I would do if I was
the GM for the Giants is draft a wide receiver.
And the reason why I say that is because we don't
know when Malik Nabors is coming back. Wondell
Robinson is going to be a free agent. Are you
going to pay $25, maybe $28 million a year just
to keep him? No. So if I'm the Giants, draft
at least two wide receivers. You can get one
in the first and maybe even in the fourth round.
Because let's be honest here. You have Cardinal
Tate, Denzel Boston, Makai Lemon, Jordan Tyson,
the wide receiver from Georgia and Bama. You
have the wide receiver from Louisville. You have
Casey Concepcion. You have a plethora of different
wide receivers and different archetypes that
you can choose from. The defense is fine. You
can address that at the later part of the draft.
What you need to do within the first three rounds
is get you some offensive playmakers. If you
don't do that, you're doing a disservice to Jackson
Dart. Now, when we look at their cap space, they
only have $11 .9 million right now, but they
can create cap space if they just move some money
around. That's not really a problem. It's never
a problem for any team. I mean, look at the Saints.
Every single year, they're in the red. And for
some apparent reason, they're able to get in
cap compliance when they need to. I don't know
how they do it. I wish I would talk to their
cap guys just so they can show me how to move
money around. But hey, this isn't a podcast about
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