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Quote from: ralphpal1 on Today at 06:07:08 PMWould.you rather D Jones
Throw for 4000+ yrds
27 tds
9 interceptions
Also.not because we were down by 30.and the defense just let daniel jones get garbage yrds
Its just that hr played better than he ever did in his whole life
We go 10-7 and miss the playoffs
Or
We got.to the conference final and miss going to the superbowl.by a missed fieldgoal.but
D Jones is a game manager but a very good one at that

What are his numbers as a game manager? I would need to know those before I can answer the question.

Would.you rather D Jones
Throw for 4000+ yrds
27 tds
9 interceptions
Also.not because we were down by 30.and the defense just let daniel jones get garbage yrds
Its just that hr played better than he ever did in his whole life
We go 10-7 and miss the playoffs
Or
We got.to the conference final and miss going to the superbowl.by a missed fieldgoal.but
D Jones is a game manager but a very good one at that

Quote from: Jclayton92 on Today at 05:09:34 PMThey tried to get him to waive it but he declined so they sat him.

"It's not personal, it's business."

Not to mince words, he is unbelievably mediocre. He can hold up for a series here or there and on a good day only get medium roasted if forced to start but he's a floor setter not ceiling raiser for the DB group. His best snaps last year (when he rotated through three teams) were actually at safety!

The New York Giants today signed free agent defensive back David Long Jr., who is entering his sixth season in the NFL.
Long, 5-11 and 196 pounds, was originally a third-round draft choice by the Rams in 2019. He spent his first four seasons with Los Angeles before playing for three teams (Raiders, Panthers, and Packers) in 2023.
Overall, Long has appeared in 66 regular-season games with 12 starts. His career numbers include 97 tackles, eight passes defensed, and an interception. He has also played in six postseason games with one start, which occurred in the Rams' victory over the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.

https://www.giants.com/news/david-long-jr-defensive-back-los-angeles-rams-raiders-panthers-packers-nfl-free-agency

Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 03:49:51 PMDidn't they sit Wilson rather than try and get him to waive his injury guarantee?

They tried to get him to waive it but he declined so they sat him.

I like him already.

Quote from: TDToomer on Today at 04:13:12 PMI watched all 5 games and we did almost nothing to tenderize them. They skated all over the Islanders and made them look like they didn't belong in the playoffs. The one win was a miracle. I think you are underestimating them.

The rest of the Eastern Conference contenders should have put a claim in on Kuznetsov when he was waived. Brilliant move by the Canes who got home pennies on the dollar.

No. I've watched enough Carolina games this year and your boys worked hard during your series with them. Just a lot of pressure goals, as well as lucky bounces off the boards, when it counted made it seem easier than what it was.

Don't underestimate what Patrick Roy did for your team this season. Your boys still have a talent gap, no question about it, but they came to play and fought hard. They made the Canes sweat a few out and they're about to get hit with another level of intensity and talent where lucky bounces and goals 30 seconds apart won't be happening.

Your Isles now have to go and get some talent and they're going to be dangerous as long as the boys buy what Roy is selling them. Develop some leaders who can translate his fire into results on the ice. As a Ranger fan, even I can see  the foreshadowing of the New York rivalry coming back to life again. Roy planted the seeds and now it's time to get more talent and cultivate that team into a winner. When they played "never say die" on Saturday afternoon, it was beautiful to watch. It was too much to ask for yesterday's game but not for lack of trying.

Folks on the Island should be optimistic about the future as well as pushing the "paper champions" around, even if only for a little while; the Rangers and their fans appreciate it sincerely.

Peace!

Quote from: kartanoman on Today at 03:15:24 PM+1

Rempe adds a very necessary physical factor the Rangers have lacked for a long time. When Laviolette unleashed him, during the regular season, he took on the league's best goons for a reason; to send a message that the days of intimidating the Rangers, during the playoffs, are over.

Bring on the "paper champions" and thank you, Isles and their fans, for tenderizing them up, a bit, for the home cookin' at the Garden next week!

Peace!

I watched all 5 games and we did almost nothing to tenderize them. They skated all over the Islanders and made them look like they didn't belong in the playoffs. The one win was a miracle. I think you are underestimating them.

The rest of the Eastern Conference contenders should have put a claim in on Kuznetsov when he was waived. Brilliant move by the Canes who got home pennies on the dollar.

Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 03:52:32 PMThe irony is if Gettleman had just drafted Parsons (and assuming the Giants were able to manage Parsons as we as Dallas) or if DG grabbed Slater, no one would have ever talked about the Eagles outmaneuvering the Giants.

It was the outmaneuver combined with the terrible pick of Toney in the trade-down (along with squandering the first-round pick they got on Neal) that made things look so bad

Yes, squandering both picks in the deal (presuming that Neal cannot be reconstituted into a passable asset) certainly hurts. Though, if Neal is truly beyond repair, that falls on Schoen.