New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman talks to the media during training camp on July 26, 2019. Photo Credit: Brad Penner
Tearing down and rebuilding an NFL roster is a painstaking ordeal fraught with challenges and setbacks … and criticism.
Dave Gettleman has taken plenty of shots during the process, including some directed from this space, and the Giants’ 68-year-old general manager is still a long way from constructing a championship caliber roster. And in the end, he might fall short, as so many personnel executives do over time.
But for the embattled GM, Sunday’s thrilling 32-31 victory offered at least a few glimpses at the possibilities for his team.