Let’s start with the biggest news out there (for me) Saquon Barkley is an Eagle. I hate it. I’m still not really done processing it. Yes, I will need to watch some Eagles games because I like SB that much and want to see him succeed. Meanwhile, my Giants are in a strange rebuild that starts with becoming the 2018 Bills. I don’t understand the philosophy other than to collect a bunch of former Bills players and other castoffs they are familiar with as they create a new young core of talent. This is how they ended up with Drew Lock as the new backup. This is how they ended up with Devin Singletary as the new (old) lead back. This is how Gunner O. wound up being the new (old) return man. This is how Isaiah McKenzie became the new (old) WR3. This is how Hunter Renfrow will likely end up being WR1 after being cut by the Raiders.
Not all the Giants moves were bad. The locked in a solid OG in the aging Runyan and a solid young DE in Brian Burns, though the latter costs 150 million. Still the majority of moves made in the past year involve resigning old Bills players. I am hoping this is simply stopgap and not a reflection of how this Coach/GM team sees the world. I really hope they can find a way to move out of the shadow of their own past to create a brighter future for a team I love and have next to no hope for over the next four years.
Speaking of hope over a 4-year span, my youngest who now measures in at 6’2 160, is out for the year with a tendon inflammation. He misses his first track season after competing in exactly zero matches. This happened because he was both lazy in his work habits and lured by the glitz, tik tok and instagram hype of 7on7. He didn’t allow himself to properly heal and now his real athletic opportunities are in disarray. The hope is he will make it back in time for Spring Ball, because he is in another new situation. His freshman coach is now the HC as the school turns to the 5th HC in 5 years. This is a horrible development of a 6A team in a highly competitive division. Suddenly we are the guys everyone expects to whip. Hopefully the kid gets right and gets a chance to contribute. I’m sure a lot of players will be leaving. He was already a varsity player and now he may get a chance to compete for a starting spot. That’s the one upside in all of this. You get better in practice, but you get noticed by college scouts on the field.
Some Thoughts:
- On a sad note, spring break is half over. I’m not quite ready to return to the trenches…