He hasn't had a good year, so far.


Just you wait.

I'm not so sure about that, but if you're right the rest of the players should let coach Spags know they're going to work that same strategery..

Hitchens has played pretty decent all year.

If he starts being dominant in the playoffs I'm pretty sure I'll say, "It's about time, he owes us..."

If he gets a key play in to win a playoff game, all will be forgiven.

Spags uses a ton of blitz packages regardless.

That's not to say the defensive line is getting it done but Spags doesn't blitz just because he feels like he has to. It's part of his scheme, regardless of the effectiveness of the line.

Jones is constantly double teamed. I cut him a little slack. I didn't hear a peep about Wharton or Pennel today. Or Nnadi for that matter. And outside of Hitchens the Lb's were AWOL.

Those blitz packages and pressure worked a lot better when the Giants had Strahan, Umenyiora, and Tuck instead of Frank ****ing Clark.

One of the best pressures of the game was with Wharton, Danna, and Jones on the line. I think Okafor got his sack on that play.

Post June 1 2021 cut:
2021 Dead Cap: $24,950,000
2022 Dead Cap: $12,900,000
2021 Cap Savings: $850,000

So you're really gaining $850,000 for that, while taking a near $25 mil loss for 2021 and near $13 mil loss for 2022.

Not worth the cost in 2021.

Now post June 1 cut for 2022 tells a different story:
2022 Dead Cap: $6,450,000
2023 Dead Cap: $6,450,000
2022 Cap Savings: $19,850,000

This is very likely scenario.

Shit.

Well, looks like we’re stuck with him thru all of 2021 at a minimum.

Like I said before, he better ball out in the playoffs. If he does that, all will be forgiven. However, if he continues to be non-effective, he’s likely to start getting the Berry/Houston treatment from the fanbase.

Pretty clear DE has to be priority #1 in the draft next year. Hopefully a rookie DE can step in and help provide a pass rush, because it's apparently too much to expect top 5 contracts at DT & DE to contribute at a level relative to their salary. Chris Jones for the most part has done so, but he's the only one doing anything on the DL and can be gameplanned around with nobody else doing anything.

And rightfully so.

The only reason he's getting a pass from fans right now is because he exploded in the playoffs last year.

It's literally the only reason people are cutting him slack because they hope he can do it again.

If he doesn't show up in the playoffs, he's really not contributing, let alone contributing at a level commensurate with his contract.

They need a steady presence opposite Clark.

That doesn't excuse Clark's play by any means but the other DE spot is a turnstile.

If he doesn't show up in the playoffs this board will be commentruating all over the place.