https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDPzbLFeP4

^ yeah, this is a guy who doesn’t believe in testing or understand contact tracing.

Good work quoting the post where you actually come around to the necessity of this as proof that I’m not reading you right when I said good for coming around. I’m sure when you were saying things should open up now and how GA was only a little early despite the fact that neither of those things are available is actually an example of how you’ve always believed in mass testing and contact tracking. Keep walking that shit back, watch out for the steps.

bobneptune: Wow…. Earth to pot…… Earth to pot…. we have a black kettle here with your name on it……

First nice day we’ve had in a while…all kinds of slimy things are crawling out from under rocks.

Wow…. Earth to pot…… Earth to pot…. we have a black kettle here with your name on it……

However while they did over pay him about 20% to market value in 2018, you really didn’t want Eli Manning being protected by Erick Flowers, did you on the left side?

He was their most glaring need (LT). He was 29 years off coming off 7 seasons keeping Brady upright against the best competition in the league. The had a glaring need and they fill it with a player that everyone loved at the time.

That he injured his neck in 2018 training camp and the played through an ankle injury that necessitated surgery at the end of the 2019 season where he missed all the OTAs for 2020 and almost ended up on the pup list I don’t see how that is the GM’s fault.

They certainly overpaid about 20% at the time, but they needed a plug n play LT after the previous regime had left the cupboard completely bare.

Hubert: I gotta give credit to Z-Man. He may think I’m a fucking moron but at least he understands what I’m saying before telling me I’m an idiot.

You know things have jumped the shark when you and your chief adversary invoke the Z-man as the voice of reason.

PS I don’t actually think you are either a moron or an idiot. Just an abrasive, condescending, self-righteous, unapologetic, and often tedious blowhard. Not that I’m perfect in any of those regards, but man, your soapbox is fucking gold-plated.

I really don’t get this position. The Giants are bereft of OT’s. You can’t run an offense without the edge protection and lack of drive blocking they have. They needed to land at the very least a starting right tackle in this draft if they want to keep Jones alive for the year.

You may say Thomas was projected to go 10 – 15 but clearly the Giant staff though him by far the best tackle prospect in the draft. The logic was clear…. he dominated in the SEC for 4 seasons facing the best pass rushers in college football. They had tons of film on him and thought him the best OT in the draft. And in that film he bitch slapped Josh Allen when they faced eachother.

The 3 most valuable positions in the NFL are QB, edge rusher and LT. They don’t need a QB. and edge rusher wasn’t available so they went for the best player at the most valuable position.

Clearly the were willing to trade down if something was available in the top of the draft where they would still grab a OT they loved. Thomas “might” have been the only one they loved but there wasn’t a team 7-12 or so that was willing to pay for Tua or Herbert

Just for an example… would you feel comfortable picking Beckton who checked into Louisville at 390 last season?. His dad runs about 420 or so and his mom is was over 200 and is a professional soul food chef. What are the chances this kid goes keto and becomes buffed. Better chance he eats himself out of the league

bobneptune:
“i like the peart pick…skipping on simmons still burns from yesterday…”

I’m guessing Daniel Jones and Saquan Barkley are pretty happy with the OT choice :-)It’s pretty hard to be a competitive offense if you can’t block it up…. Now if he can find a center…….

I expect Thomas to be a good tackle bc I trust Gettelman’s ability to identify talent. But he was projected to go between 10 and 15. There was a special player available at 4. I agree with everything you’re saying about his fit and what he’ll do, I just hate passing on a special player to draft for need at #4.

I’m curious if you have a defense of his decision to give up the 4th pick in the 3rd round for a free look at Leonard Williams. Or what about the fact that we’ve now used the #4 pick on a position occupied by our highest paid player, and the trickle down effect of wasting so much resources on one position.