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@NFLFrascella @Sikafoos A lot of his takes on the strengths and weaknesses of rookies is often pretty much on the money but I’d happily wager everything I own that this will not be how round 1 pans out

@Sikafoos Chris Simms' Mock is NOT good. Correct.

If the Saints take Caleb Downs at 8, you guys can tell me I don’t know anything about football I just don’t see it AT ALL

@Gridiron_Media_ Harbaugh wants guys who want to be here & he wasn’t going to allow the situation to fester We got pick 10 in this year’s draft and rid of a player who didn’t want to be here. I’m sure Harbaugh will be sleeping just fine

If the Giants were in a total rebuild, then you could make a case, potentially, for the Dex trade being ok. But I thought they were competing? Isn't that the point of hiring Harbaugh? They lost this trade. They just did.

@lilreservationn @danielscm3 @Connor_J_Hughes Dex has a terrible agent who agreed to an insanely team friendly deal that meant that initially the Giants and then eventually the Bengals didn’t have to go crazy on contract offers

@danielscm3 @Connor_J_Hughes Well yea it backfired on him lol. He’ll learn give him another year and he’ll start complaining with them about an extension.

The #Giants did have conversations with Dexter Lawrence's side about a contract "near" $28m APY, however, for them to go there, they wanted more years, per sources. That was denied, along with all others proposed structures. There was never a counter provided to #NYG. Became very clear Lawrence just wanted out. Which is why, despite the No. 10 pick being on the table dating back "roughly two weeks," per sources, things didn't finalize until Saturday. Giants were hoping to find a resolution. They couldn't. Both sides moved on.

@PeteTheGreek13 @JeffGold81 @BobbySkinner_ I think he was asking who within the Giants was dealing with the Bengals

@JeffGold81 @BobbySkinner_ Honestly? Joe Burrow and JaMaar Chase probably. They were completely done with that defense.

Some thoughts on Dexter Lawrence before I spend the night watching WR Film bro -The $28.5M number is finally out there and I simply would have paid him that. I would have loved to signed the best player on the team to play for us until he was 33 during Jaxson Dart's rookie contract -The trade win or lose will be simple to judge. For it to be a win, the player needs to be a top of market player who you keep for 2 contracts or Dexter has to be an actual decline. A Kayvon level player is a loss for me. So go and do it. -I think the down year has been greatly exaggerated although it has to be acknowledged and it was terrible timing for Dexter to want a new deal with 2 years left. Him wanting a new deal with 3 years left was delusional. I am betting that 2025 was an outlier for him and NYG could have gotten him locked for a non market setting deal but this was all terrible timing -It was about money, its always about the money -This was handled by John Harbaugh & Dawn Aponte which leads to the question... what does he even do? -I'm not exactly sure what I want with picks 5 & 10 but I know I want Caleb Downs as part of it -On a personal note, very glad this happened now instead of clouding draft night because I love draft night. Now I can get excited for 2 top 10 picks. Dexter Lawrence was an elite player that I think most will respect when time heals some wounds. He's been on the team the entire time I've been doing content and it was a joy to watch you dominate @agentdexy97. LETS GO BIG BLUE

@BobbySkinner_ @amiablexaly One point Bobby, he’s signed to the Bengals til he is 31 but essentially I agree with you

@AndrewR16541895 @spyder733 @ThisIsNotZain According to reports the agent wouldn’t allow Dexy to speak to Harbaugh 1-2-1 And the reason Dexy didn’t like his contract is because his agent is terrible at negotiating - just look at the deal he has signed in Cincinnati

@spyder733 @ThisIsNotZain It was pretty mutual, he didn’t want to remain with Big Blue and they wanted him out anyways altogether. Plus they can find solid replacements to fill that void! 🔥💯

How long have I been saying how much Dexter Lawrence dislikes Joe Schoen? I still don't understand why Harbaugh has kept him around other than Harbaugh found himself a good lapdog.

@VinnysCorner1 If I’m offered that sum of money they can choose the player

If someone offered you $5 million to watch one players' highlights for 72 hours straight, who would you choose?

@TC_Hughes @DannyPhantom24 Or multiple veteran WRs like they have done

@DannyPhantom24 There's nothing preventing them from signing a veteran free agent WR, though.

If the Giants took both Sonny Styles and Caleb Downs, it wouldn't surprise me if both the Buckeye Boys were near the top of the league in snaps played. They're that good, and Jaxson Dart would be running for his life with no one to throw to when Malik Nabers is double-teamed.

@DanSchneierNFL @YankeesOutsider Dan, teams have been doubling Dex for years now So yes it’s true to say it benefits others on the roster it’s not necessarily the justification for a decline in performance from elite to just plain good

@YankeesOutsider I hear that but the flip side of it is he wasn’t that bad in 2025. He just wasn’t the same. He was doubled more than any player and the defense was significantly worse without him. Also, if they move on it could crush the 2026 defensive upside of the talent already on roster

This doesn’t make it sound like he’ll be on the Giants in 2026. This was handled poorly. A player of his caliber should’ve never been made to feel like the org is not 100% behind him not after a “down” year that wasn’t really down on tape & not based on when he signed a contract.

@BrojoNYGiants @Kross_420 Well when you look at their visits they look like they feel confident that a team in the 8-13 range is wanting to trade up and offering their 3rd as part of the package

@c_p1985 @Kross_420 Giants disagree with your first half of your statement they used multiple top 30 visits on WRs expected to go in the first round, at least 3 that are going in the top 15 you don't waste those visits unless you think taking them is an option

The Giants taking Tyson at 5 is worse than us taking Love or Downs

@Kross_420 @BrojoNYGiants Giants don’t have a need for a round 1 WR and none will be anywhere close to BPA Schoen has often spent time understanding the whole market and uses this to get the best possible trades

@BrojoNYGiants Wrong position, none of these WR are worth a top 5 pick and none of them would be BPA when the Giants are on the clock. You’d be reaching due to need

@Kross_420 Our moves so far in the off season say we are emphasising the run game I wonder if this is to gauge the interest to work out what they could charge for pick 5 Schoen has often got good value for trades, especially within the draft

@NFL_DovKleiman In most sports the training is more intense than the actual game or event so as to make that seem easier

Oh Boy: Ravens star WR Zay Flowers EXPOSES former HC John Harbaugh for making his teammates get injured during the season by practicing too hard. "We full pads. Every single one. We're doing one-on-ones in Week 17. That's why we had a lot of injuries." 😬😬😬

@NY_Giants26 @Seamus0914 How many leads did we have in the 4th quarter and how many of them were double digits and we lost? What was our record in 1 score games? They are the games where experienced good coaching matters and maybe we don’t win them all but we turn most of them into win

@c_p1985 @Seamus0914 I hope I’m very wrong but I don’t think it’s all coaching like fans think it is. Some players just don’t have it.

“When we’re ready to win now” This team has no money and no depth at just about every position. This fanbase is delusional.

@Bengals_J @AndreBengals Quinnen Williams went for a 1st, 2nd and a player. Lawrence even in a bad year is a better DT The base for any deal needs to be the Williams deal and everything coming from the Giants suggests that’s their view so anyone thinking otherwise is living in cloud cuckoo land

@AndreBengals I agree with this. No way he’s fetching a 1st round when there’s 7 days before the draft. Best I see them getting is two 2nds. This seems much more inline with a valid trade.

TRADE PROPOSAL: #Bengals receive: - DL Dexter Lawrence - 5th round pick (#145) #Giants receive: - 2nd round pick (#41) - 7th round pick (#221) - 2027 3rd round pick - DL Kris Jenkins

@AndreBengals Are you taking the piss?

@tds122 @ullswaterblue All three sports have concussion issues and were blind to these for decades but I believe in those years of ignorance there was a belief that the protection, especially the helmet, made the players safer than they ever did

@tds122 @ullswaterblue As a fan of NFL & Rugby Union plus watched Rugby League over the years, I think NFL is closer to League than it is to Union and some of the impacts in league are as high, if not higher, in impact in the NFL 1/2

Correct on Cricket . A more skillful game . Wrong on NFL . "Padded rugby" is a game of set plays played at the highest intensity & speed . The uneducated believe wearing helmets is soft , but they often lead to some of the worst injuries & brutal collisions . I've watched a lot of rugby & a lot of NFL & can undoubtedly say there's more serious impact injury in American Football . The pads / helmets do not make it easier - they make it more dangerous .

@Yashtthakur3 @tds122 @ullswaterblue As a fan of the NFL I think it is this

@tds122 @ullswaterblue Also wearing protection lowers self preservation instinct.

@NY_Giants26 @Seamus0914 With better coaching last year’s team should have at least been in contention for them last year

@c_p1985 @Seamus0914 That’s such a low bar for a GM heading into his 5th year with the team… The talent should be A LOT better as well.