Big Blue View
Eric Ravenell asks: In looking at possible candidates for the NY GMen, you see the same hot name DC’s and OC’s, one name that you don’t see, but I wouldn’t mind is Rex Ryan. Any insight why Rex hasn’t received any attention (other than being out the league so long. I think he would bring the stability and discipline the Giants need, he would definitely ensure that defense is defending and doing so aggressively and moving fast.
Ed says: Eric, the first and most obvious reason is that Rex Ryan has not been in the league since 2016. He is a celebrity talking head right now, and we know he is very much into being Rex Ryan. He is cut from the Wink Martindale cloth in the sense that he is going to say what he wants, which may not always be appreciated by the head coach.
Ryan has not been a defensive coordinator since 2008. I’d hope the Giants would want to hire someone who has actually done the job some time in the last decade.
Andy Flagg asks: We saw Sunday how Jahmyr Gibbs tore up the defense with his speed, and they only player on the Giants team that has that kind of speed as a running back is sitting on the practice squad unable to get on the field because they bring up Eric Gray? Eric Gray got kicked the football and dropped it. He is slow and offers no advantage to the offense. Why don’t the Giants activate Turbo Miller and bring some speed to the running back position?
Ed says: Andy, the pining for Dante Miller here at BBV has gotten ridiculous. Look, I am not an Eric Gray fan. He is a slow running back without explosive ability whose ball security has never been trustworthy. That said, Miller is not Jahmyr Gibbs. He’s not the next coming of Saquon Barkley. He is a kid who had six carries for South Carolina in 2022 and has not played in a game that counted since then.
I have had a few conversations with Miller, and happen to like him. That said the Giants have had a number of opportunities this year and last to bring him to the 53-man roster and have not done it. That tells you that for whatever reason they do not think he is a player who can help them win games. They have worked with the kid for two years, so I have to trust that they know what they have.
Being fast doesn’t make you a good player. It gives you a chance to show people you are a good player. A couple of nice gains on preseason screen passes against players who are not in the league now also doesn’t prove anything.
*Wesley Protheroe asks: Effective GMs consistently deliver strong results and hire the right people. Joe Schoen has done neither. His 20-42-1 overall record (5-24 past two seasons) speaks volumes. He also has a pattern...
