New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)
NY Giants owner John Mara admitted last week that “mistakes” had been made in terms of the NY Giants’ calculations and personnel decisions in 2018, when announcing that general manager Dave Gettleman would be retained this offseason.
“We made some miscalculations in 2018,” Mara said last week. “And I think we to a certain extent, paid for that this year by not having some of those players available. No question about it.”
There is no question that Gettleman and the NY Giants made costly mistakes in free agency back in 2018 that have carried long-term ramifications both on the field and in the salary cap; signing left tackle Nate Solder, guard Patrick Omameh, running back Jonathan Stewart, along with trading away defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul and trading for lienbacker Alec Ogletree, in a misguided and ill-calculated effort to build around 37-year-old quarterback Eli Manning.