Joe Schoen has done it again. He picked up Isaiah Simmons from AZ for a Round 7 draft pick. Home run move. Monster value. We urged the Giants to go outside the organization to hire a GM, they went outside to hire Joe Schoen, and Schoen is absolutely killing it as the Giants GM. What a hire. To watch Schoen operate and make these moves, one after another, is amazing. He is … [Read more...] about Giants Trade for Isaiah Simmons
Baldy Weighs In
On Thursday, prompted by Gronk’s comments, we said that the NY Giants Offense was already there and it was ready to “destroy” defenses. On Friday, we qualified our bullishness for the doomers who were worried that we were getting out over our skis with too much optimism. (The irony was not lost on us, the original 2012-2021 doomers.) And then, Friday night, the NY Giants … [Read more...] about Baldy Weighs In
The Bear Case
Friends and loyal blog readers are coming back with reactions to the over-the-top bullishness of yesterday’s post: optimism combined with nervous caution. Yes, everyone recognizes that things are assembling positively for the Giants. But where’s the qualifying asterisk, they ask? Don’t you know that the moment we have unbridled optimism, we get kicked in the nuts? We already … [Read more...] about The Bear Case
Preseason Update
The challenge in watching training camp and preseason games has always been sorting through the information to find what’s real and what’s hype. After Week 1, 16 out of 32 teams will have a loss and even many of those who win will have worts. So we have to take the machete and slash our way through the thicket of hype to figure out what’s real. Since XLVI, it’s been mostly … [Read more...] about Preseason Update
Joe Klecko- Hall of Famer
https://ultimatenyg.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/joe-klecko/ That’s the post. A repost from 2.5 years ago when it blew our minds that Joe Klecko was not in the Hall of Fame. Today that changes. The testimonials from his peer competitors were a tribute to his worthiness. Well deserved. … [Read more...] about Joe Klecko- Hall of Famer