He's right about building from the bottom, the feet. On the offensive side, the feet is the offensive line. The head are the WR's & non-blocking TE's. RB's are the top of the head. But the QB is the core. It's the hardest, most expensive and most important position. If a team starts with a QB, it needs to protect him, even if it means waiting to build the defense.
The other thing teams need to do is keep top players from reaching free agency. Whether you like a player like McKinney or not, what will it cost to replace him? With all the needs around the team, why waste a draft pick for a safety when they could've extended him last year for less than he'll get now as a free agent? 4 years and done. Losing Pugh and Richburg hurt badly back then. High draft picks that may not have been pro bowlers, but they were played so much better than anyone else they brought in until Thomas.
The Giants took a major step back from rebuilding when they drafted Barkley, the top of the head and overpaid for free agent OL. Mara thought Barkley was all Manning needed. What phase of the rebuild are they at right now? At least 3 OL needed and a gigantic question mark at QB, the foot and the main part of the body.
The other thing teams need to do is keep top players from reaching free agency. Whether you like a player like McKinney or not, what will it cost to replace him? With all the needs around the team, why waste a draft pick for a safety when they could've extended him last year for less than he'll get now as a free agent? 4 years and done. Losing Pugh and Richburg hurt badly back then. High draft picks that may not have been pro bowlers, but they were played so much better than anyone else they brought in until Thomas.
The Giants took a major step back from rebuilding when they drafted Barkley, the top of the head and overpaid for free agent OL. Mara thought Barkley was all Manning needed. What phase of the rebuild are they at right now? At least 3 OL needed and a gigantic question mark at QB, the foot and the main part of the body.