Former New York Giants placekicker and social media star, Lawrence Tynes, was dead-on with his tweet after watching his former club get bested again on Sunday.
When you watch a Giants game, what excites you? Nothing, absolutely nothing. Itโs misery.
Saquon, Nope! DJ, Nope. Defense, Nope. Fun plays, Nope. The best players on this team are our Punter and Guard. I love punters and Guards but not exciting. #GiantsPride
— ๐๐๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐จ (@lt4kicks) November 25, 2019
Tynes, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Giants and the franchise’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer behind Pete Gogolak, is saying out loud what every ex-Giant and Giant fan is thinking these days.
The once proud franchise we all cheer for is now the laughing stock of the NFL. This is one of the worst 3 years spans in Franchise History. 1973-75 Giants won 9 games, 2017-19 to date they have won 10 games. I have no words, I bleed blue but we need a reset. #GiantsPride
— ๐๐๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐จ (@lt4kicks) November 25, 2019
Tynes isn’t kidding. The Giants went 3-13 when Dave Gettleman took over in December of 2017. Since then, they’ve won just seven of their next 27 games. This is New York. The fans pay a premium to watch this team. They deserve more.
The Giants are headed for their sixth losing season in seven years with another 3-4 win season at best. They will get a top five draft pick but who knows what they’ll do with it.
General manager Dave Gettleman has been so unconventional in his personnel moves and the fans are getting restless. CEO John Mara might be getting restless, too.
Gettleman already made a misstep last month by trading his 2020 third-round pick to the Jets for defensive lineman Leonard Williams, a player who will make minimal impact. Williams will be a free agent who will demand a large payday. Gettleman would be foolish to take the bait. He’ll be out the third-round pick and a 2021 fifth-rounder as a result. What a folly.
This offseason, the Giants may look to make a coaching change, but if it’s to hire Jason Garrett, Mara may as well just sell the team. That would be just more of the same. Let the Washington Redskins hire Garrett.
Tynes is like the rest of us, wondering when this nightmare will end. I’m guessing no time soon with these turkeys calling the shots.
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