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Why the NY Giants’ rebuild is further along than the Jets’

Most experts believed that the NY Jets rebuild would occur much quicker than the rebuilding process of their cross-town brethren NY Giants. For starters, the Jets had the advantage of beginning their rebuild at least a year earlier than Big Blue ‘officially’ did.

Many were highly critical of Giants general manager, Dave Gettleman, for passing on the potential franchise quarterback of the future in the 2018 NFL Draft, in favor of instead drafting a “generational talent” at running back in Saquon Barkley and deciding to partner him with an aging Eli Manning and elite wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.