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Title: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: coggs on April 26, 2025, 06:53:59 PM
per Bobby Skinner.
Title: Re: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: MightyGiants on April 26, 2025, 06:58:14 PM
https://x.com/JordanRaanan/status/1916265397122113841
Title: Re: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: Gman329 on April 26, 2025, 07:01:58 PM
No surprise there.  They have to make the call on Thibs by May 1.  $16.5M if they pick it up. I thought he'd be dealt during the draft. 
Title: Re: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: coggs on April 26, 2025, 07:06:51 PM
If he moves into guard and has a good year, he can be re-signed for a much lower cap hit per year. 
Title: Re: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: Sem on April 26, 2025, 07:08:19 PM
Quote from: Gman329 on April 26, 2025, 07:01:58 PMNo surprise there.  They have to make the call on Thibs by May 1.  $16.5M if they pick it up. I thought he'd be dealt during the draft. 
He's already been extended. By that I mean they've already announced they picked up the 5th year option.
Title: Re: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: Gman329 on April 26, 2025, 07:12:36 PM
Quote from: Sem on April 26, 2025, 07:08:19 PMHe's already been extended. By that I mean they've already announced they picked up the 5th year option.

Oh, I missed that!  Interesting.  Thanks!  Be very interesting to see how we scheme Burns, Carter, Thibs on the field at the same time.
Title: Re: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: Jclayton92 on April 26, 2025, 07:13:33 PM
If he is traded we have a dead cap of 3 million with 4 million in savings. So it will cost the team trading for him 4 million, maybe someone will take a chance for a 6th rd or 7th.
Title: Re: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: DaveBrown74 on April 27, 2025, 06:55:20 AM
No brainer whatsoever. One of the biggest busts in Giants draft history. Right up there with guys like Ron Dayne and Cedric Jones. Might be the single biggest bust at all.

I hate being negative today when I feel so good about everything else, but I'm not going to sugar coat the Evan Neal story. It has been a five car pile-up right from year one.
Title: Re: Neal's option not being picked up
Post by: TDToomer on April 27, 2025, 11:25:25 AM
Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 27, 2025, 06:55:20 AMNo brainer whatsoever. One of the biggest busts in Giants draft history. Right up there with guys like Ron Dayne and Cedric Jones. Might be the single biggest bust at all.

I hate being negative today when I feel so good about everything else, but I'm not going to sugar coat the Evan Neal story. It has been a five car pile-up right from year one.

We all forget that Cyclops started for the Giants in 2000 Super Bowl. He was a disappointment but not a complete bust.