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When he was considering his options with the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Dave Gettleman said the player he selected had to live up to a “gold jacket’’ standard. Meaning: The guy he picked, Saquon Barkley, needed to have Hall of Fame potential and, eventually, production. Earlier in this year’s draft preparation, …
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Smokescreen, future opposition research or both? A year after shocking the NFL and drafting Daniel Jones with the No. 6 pick, the Giants are reportedly getting to know another top quarterback prospect. They have done plenty of research on Oregon’s Justin Herbert, NFL Network reported Monday, including FaceTime conversations with first-year head coach Joe Judge. …
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Find the salesperson who earned a commission on Dave Gettleman’s Honda Odyssey and you might get some insight into how the Giants will negotiate trades during this week’s NFL draft. The No. 4 pick in the first round is for sale. The sticker price is known. The general manager’s asking price is not. “If you …
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The problem with offering an opinion as to what the Giants need most and thus who they must take with the No. 4 pick in the draft is that you are all wrong. Or all correct. The problem is the answer to the “needs’’ question is far too often “Yes.’’ When a team wins three, …
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Dave Gettleman has everyone fooled. That includes fans. That includes media members. The Giants general manager doesn’t need the “computer folks” he hired to show him how to turn on his laptop. He has swagger. He’s the smartest guy in the room. That’s according to Bills general manager Brandon Beane. “Can’t trust him. Dave’s smart, …
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Dave Gettleman made a promise to Giants fans at his introductory press conference he has yet to keep, “We’ve got to fix the O-line, let’s be honest,” Gettleman said. “Let’s not kid each other. I told you at the top, big men allow you to compete and that’s what we’ve got to fix.” Don’t just …
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Never say never when it comes to Dave Gettleman and trading down in an NFL Draft. Even though he has never, ever done it. “Well, it’s something I will very seriously entertain,’’ the Giants general manager said Friday on a conference call. Gettleman, 69, has presided over seven NFL Drafts — five with the Panthers …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Giants. Paul, while (Dave) Gettleman is big on “best available player” in the draft, what do you think the …
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Dave Gettleman, our 69-year-old football lifer, is surviving in his unsettling virtual reality NFL world … a world without interpersonal relationships and getting-to-know-you dinners and watching prospective draftees interact inside the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. “We got the visual touch-point, but we’re really missing out on the personal touch-point when you can smell and feel …
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It is not a finished product, and general manager Dave Gettleman admits “there’s more work to be done’’ before the reconstruction of the Giants’ defense can be viewed as complete. In free agency, the Giants brought in cornerback James Bradberry and linebackers Blake Martinez and Kyler Fackrell. Gettleman said “we’re thrilled signing those three guys’’ …
When he was considering his options with the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Dave Gettleman said the player he selected had to live up to a “gold jacket’’ standard. Meaning: The guy he picked, Saquon Barkley, needed to have Hall of Fame potential and, eventually, production. Earlier in this year’s draft preparation, …
