mpharris36 wrote:Most people also thought we nailed that 2022 draft too Neal was thought to be a sure fire 10+ year NFL lineman. And KT before the season some people had going #1 overall. I think the Giants really wanted Sauce Gardner because he would have been perfect for our defense at the time under wink...
But that is just the way of the NFL...even if the fans and media at the time love the pick its still on the GM resume.
Personally I don't think Schoen has done a worst job that Getty for a few reasons. He strongly values positional value which I think is important and modern...yes the results are there but I agree with not paying RB's and safeties so I don't mind him sticking to his guns on the Barkley and McKinney decisions...just because they are doing well in another situation doesn't mean it was the wrong decision to walk away from them.
I will really evaluate the oline all year...schoen said he really wanted to improve there...yesterday was an ok performance from the line...nothing crazy but nothing awful (which for the giants is kinda plus).
I also think he has modernized the giants...Getty was using draft binders and refused to even pick up trade phone calls...at least Schoen works and evaluates all the moves...now maybe that is why I have some blinders on because its nice to not have a dinosaur GMing...and Schoen didn't have connection to Mara...but right now Schoen deserves to take some heat especially if this situation goes south...this would be his 3rd draft class to improve the team...at some point we gotta start seeing some results and production from his classes.
frankly, i don't really care what the pre-draft analysts have to say after the fact. schoen has more resources at his disposal than those guys; he should be better informed. we should only care about actual results, not whether or not he's picking with the consensus twitter analysts, otherwise you or i could be blameless GMs.
the oline looked alright yesterday. the vikings don't have the same pass-rush as the cowboys or eagles though, which is who we really need to hold up against if we want any real success. also a couple more draft guys that we can commit to long-term instead of having to patch up the o-line every few years.
i mean are we giving this guy points for picking up the phone..? the bar can't be at understanding positional value and doing due diligence. obviously important things to have but getting good young talent on the roster is the only thing that has matters for the giants and the only thing that has mattered for the past few years
