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The New York Giants Offensive Line

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David Gettleman was the pro personnel director for the Giants from 1999-2011.  During that time, the Giants won two Super Bowls, and averaged 9 wins a season, and 12th in offensive production.  So assume he picked up some knowledge of how to put together an offense somewhere along the way, ok?  What were his offensive lines made of?

 

In his first year the Giants spent a 1st on a lineman, Luke Petitgout.  From that point forward, the line consisted of Petitgout and late round guys who were picked up in free agency.  By 2002, the line had Petitgout, a Giants 5th rounder from 1999, and three UDFAs on it.  The following year they started two rookies, a 5th rounder and a 7th rounder.  In 2004 they added a 2nd rounder.

 

In 2007, their Super Bowl team use a line that consisted of a 4th year 5th rounder, a 3rd year 2nd rounder, a 6th year 3rd round washout from the Jets, and two UDFAs in their 6th and 7th years, respectively.  They stood pat with that line until 2010, when they replaced one of the UDFAs with a 4th year guy drafted by the Raiders in the 6th. 

 

Given that experience, how likely is it that Gettleman is going to go trade for a guy who can come in and be an instant starter?  How likely is it that he feels like the line can be fixed through coaching, or at the very least adjusted to? 

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David Gettleman was the pro personnel director for the Giants from 1999-2011.  During that time, the Giants won two Super Bowls, and averaged 9 wins a season, and 12th in offensive production.  So assume he picked up some knowledge of how to put together an offense somewhere along the way, ok?  What were his offensive lines made of?

 

In his first year the Giants spent a 1st on a lineman, Luke Petitgout.  From that point forward, the line consisted of Petitgout and late round guys who were picked up in free agency.  By 2002, the line had Petitgout, a Giants 5th rounder from 1999, and three UDFAs on it.  The following year they started two rookies, a 5th rounder and a 7th rounder.  In 2004 they added a 2nd rounder.

 

In 2007, their Super Bowl team use a line that consisted of a 4th year 5th rounder, a 3rd year 2nd rounder, a 6th year 3rd round washout from the Jets, and two UDFAs in their 6th and 7th years, respectively.  They stood pat with that line until 2010, when they replaced one of the UDFAs with a 4th year guy drafted by the Raiders in the 6th. 

 

Given that experience, how likely is it that Gettleman is going to go trade for a guy who can come in and be an instant starter?  How likely is it that he feels like the line can be fixed through coaching, or at the very least adjusted to? 

 

He probably does think he could fix it through coaching / adjustment given unlimited time.

 

Thing is he's also a smart guy and a football guy.  He knows you can do damage to a QB that will last their entire career by playing them behind an OL that consistently gets them smacked around with hit numbers in the top of the league.  Both psyche damage and mechanical issues that develop and don't recover.  With Cam coming into the league with footwork that needed help and an accuracy problem on the short throws anyway we shouldn't be trying to afford playing him behind a line that clearly can't protect him.

 

I think if he can find help he can afford he will bring in help because Cam needs better protection now, not when this group of tackling dummies gets their poo together.

 

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David Gettleman was the pro personnel director for the Giants from 1999-2011.  During that time, the Giants won two Super Bowls, and averaged 9 wins a season, and 12th in offensive production.  So assume he picked up some knowledge of how to put together an offense somewhere along the way, ok?  What were his offensive lines made of?

 

In his first year the Giants spent a 1st on a lineman, Luke Petitgout.  From that point forward, the line consisted of Petitgout and late round guys who were picked up in free agency.  By 2002, the line had Petitgout, a Giants 5th rounder from 1999, and three UDFAs on it.  The following year they started two rookies, a 5th rounder and a 7th rounder.  In 2004 they added a 2nd rounder.

 

 

From a long term perspective this is refreshing.  But today, August 23rd in the year of our Lord 2013, our offensive line sucks really, big big biiiiiiig ass parts. 

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David Gettleman was the pro personnel director for the Giants from 1999-2011.  During that time, the Giants won two Super Bowls, and averaged 9 wins a season, and 12th in offensive production.  So assume he picked up some knowledge of how to put together an offense somewhere along the way, ok?  What were his offensive lines made of?

 

In his first year the Giants spent a 1st on a lineman, Luke Petitgout.  From that point forward, the line consisted of Petitgout and late round guys who were picked up in free agency.  By 2002, the line had Petitgout, a Giants 5th rounder from 1999, and three UDFAs on it.  The following year they started two rookies, a 5th rounder and a 7th rounder.  In 2004 they added a 2nd rounder.

 

In 2007, their Super Bowl team use a line that consisted of a 4th year 5th rounder, a 3rd year 2nd rounder, a 6th year 3rd round washout from the Jets, and two UDFAs in their 6th and 7th years, respectively.  They stood pat with that line until 2010, when they replaced one of the UDFAs with a 4th year guy drafted by the Raiders in the 6th. 

 

Given that experience, how likely is it that Gettleman is going to go trade for a guy who can come in and be an instant starter?  How likely is it that he feels like the line can be fixed through coaching, or at the very least adjusted to? 

 

 

nice info...........the Gman is probably working his ass off right now finding that gem.

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