INDIANAPOLIS – When asked if he was ready for the process of rebuilding the better New York Giants, new general manager Joe Schoen did not hesitate.
“Absolutely,” Schoen said. – Absolutely.
His experience with Buffalo Bills, where Schoen has spent the last five years, should help. Brandon Bean was hired as Bill’s CEO in 2017, recruiting Schoen to serve as his major, to help revive a franchise that hasn’t won a double-digit game or division since the 1990s. (The bills have now been made by both, each of the last two years.)
There are other similarities on the surface between these bills, including a good rear of the draft, some hope on the list, and a confusing quarterback situation.
To be honest, the Giants fell faster – and harder – from this Bill’s team, and Sean’s job is to clean up what’s left. The reality for the Giants is that they have the worst record (compared to the Jets) in the 2017 NFL at 22-59, the salary cap situation requires serious surgery and there are two top 6 overall in the draft. future with the team remain opaque.
Daniel Jones and Sakuon Barkley.
They both had their moments in the NFL. It wasn’t enough for either of them. The clock is ticking faster for Barkley, who is ready to enter his fifth annual season of options, but Jones’ dilemma is just as, if not more, important.
First, for Barkley: Sean didn’t mention him by name – nor did new head coach Brian Daball – but he said they don’t close in on any trade talks.
“We’re still working on it,” Schoen said, “but I’m open to everything.”
Schoen then volunteered to be open to “player-for-player” or even “multi-player” deals. Those words are open to interpretation, but Sean said the Giants didn’t have to be “open to business on the whole list.”
He added: “If someone calls and is interested in one of our players, I will certainly listen to him. We are again in a situation where, unfortunately, we have to go under the salary ceiling.”
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“The Giants are not in very good health on the pay ceiling,” Schoen said, and that’s no joke. They are actually about $ 25 million above the limit with 55 players on the list, and their eight biggest hits are not quarterbacks.
The reason Sean has this job is because of the poor composition of the previous regime, the wrong financial distribution and the small long-term vision. If he follows the vision of his mentor Bean, the giants may be open to business. In Beane’s first project, the Bills swapped twice to get Josh Allen and once again to get Tremaine Edmunds in Round 1. They later swapped for Stefon Diggs. The Bills suddenly included one of the best lists in the NFL.
Moving Barkley makes sense. He is a good talent who was too rich at No. 2 as the overall draft pick in 2018. On top of that, injuries in the last three years after his rookie of the year season have reduced Barkley’s return on investment.
But there should and probably will be teams (maybe even Shoen’s former club?) Considering taking on Barkley’s $ 7.2 million contract this season in hopes that he will return to rookie of the year form. in which he scored 15 touchdowns and topped the league in yards from the bout.
Trading with Barkley has always felt like a high probability this off-season for the Giants franchise, which has been in turmoil for years. This is even more likely after Shohen did nothing to suppress the possibility.