Big Blue Huddle

Very kind Mighty. Just a comfort area as a Finance guy. The rules are not that complex when you take the trouble to work through them.

Schoen seems to have an instinctively relatively cautious approach to cap management though he had to do one or two things he wanted to avoid early on cleaning up the inherited mess. As an example his shying clear of void years for the most part and his use of incentives and roster bonuses provides a bit of a hedge against injury and underperformance.

If we did have a bounce back this season with key players like DJ staying fit and over-performing incentives the positive adjustment we have this year might become become a negative number next year as the difference between incentives earned in season & those treated as 'likely' (so included in this year's cap) counts on the next year's cap.

I have just assumed OTC have got their adjustment calculations correct rather than trying to work through contract by contract but an adjustment in our favour this year makes sense given under-performance/injuries. Any errors they make tend to be minor so it should be fine.

Quote from: y_so_blu on April 30, 2024, 04:01:03 AMThe least excited I've been since I started following the team in 2020. No more Saquon (the real face of our franchise), no more Xavier, still no real quarterback or apparent plans to get one. Hello to another year of ranking 30-something on offense and the defense having to do most of the work. That's definitely a "meh."

I think the "meh" season for the ages was 1996 with a lame duck head coach, an even more broken quarterback and a former super-star running back run down to the steel walls of his tires, and hardly a WR to throw to.

Peace!

Quote from: katkavage on April 29, 2024, 04:39:25 PMThe schedule folks. Don't forget the schedule. In 2022 the schedule was easy. They played the AFC South. Last year they had to play the NFC West. Lost 3 out of four. This year they play the AFC North and NFC South. NFC South can go either way. Carolina is the only team as of now they would be favored against. In their division, they need to prove finally that they can beat Dallas, until they do, they are underdogs. Philly...we shall see which team shows up. Washington will be better. Don't count on the two easy wins. So go through the schedule. Of course there are injuries to other teams that change the dynamic. But right now, on paper, I don't see more than 7 wins. That's being generous.

+1

I continue to ask the age-old question:

What have the Giants done to close the gap between them and their division rivals (i.e. Dallas and Philly)? The rest of the schedule is a crapshoot after that.

0-41 and 17-49 are the two tangible results from last year which stick out like a sore thumb. What have the Giants done so far that makes them better than that?

In case you forgot, check last year's season's results. Better yet, burn last season's record book! But there MUST be tangible results demonstrating improvement. Until then, my vote is ...

I'll believe it when I see it!

Peace!

I've never listened to Amani Toomer in the past, but I found his take incredibly interesting. Really smart guy. Probably the best and most honest post draft review, but much, much more

"Game manager" is quickly becoming my leading pet peeve.

I thought "shot across the bow" or "throwing off his back foot" would never be supplanted. 

A tip of my cap to @londonblue

The man has become a salary cap guru.  He knows what he is talking about better than anyone in the media not working for one of the two salary cap websites.

Everything he said is spot-on correct.

just win baby.

stats are nice, but at the end of the day wins are what is ultimately important.

Quote from: Ed Vette on Today at 07:53:26 AMThere could be some cause for optimism. It was reported that Lock wasn't serious enough about putting in the work t get to the next level but last year there was marked improvement. Maybe Daboll saw something in him. For sure he would drive the ball downfield.

As for Tommy, another year in the system and an off-season to prepare, might make him more effective. He was just thrown in there LY. The key will be if they carry three QB's this season.

Quote from: Ed Vette on Today at 07:53:26 AMThere could be some cause for optimism. It was reported that Lock wasn't serious enough about putting in the work t get to the next level but last year there was marked improvement. Maybe Daboll saw something in him. For sure he would drive the ball downfield.

As for Tommy, another year in the system and an off-season to prepare, might make him more effective. He was just thrown in there LY. The key will be if they carry three QB's this season.

between the 3 of them, it still comes down to the oline. no one will succeed if they dont get it together.