817Gill
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Besides the obvious in the top 10 selection in each round and possibility to trade down in round 1, there are two other things that definitely benefit us in this loss going forward.
I made one of these threads when we lost and got the pick over Philly which turned into Lamb, firing Garrett, and Eagles not having Lamb cause he definitely woulda gone there. I’ll be a bit more preemptive with this one.
Other than top 10:
1. Nolan will be fired. In those last three games the defense looked like it was not only on the upswing but it was schematically gelling.
If the Joneses fell for that facade over the rest of the season like some here were beginning to, we would be in grave danger of wasting next season defensively.
2. Prospects available in the draft. This works in our favor twofold. In terms of us, the prospects available that we want will be there in the 8-12 range. We have a solid shot at trading back and getting another 2nd if a QB run happens.
Conversely, the prospects available for the NYG and WFT are no longer game changers. The Giants would’ve been guaranteed Davante Smith or Jamarr Chase if they lost and picked 7th. But winning gives them a pick after a few WR needy teams and makes it unlikely they get these generational talents.
If WFT takes care of business, they’ll pick at 19. That’s too late for them to pick a QB and trading up from down there to the top 7 requires a lot of ammo. The last thing we need is for those guys to get a real QB. Let them overspend in FA or sell picks for a vet (hopefully not Stafford) and waste the prime of that young defense. They’ll never be able to pick in the top 10 with that defense and Alex Smith being able to get them to 7-9 wins when healthy.
3. I know we beat 3 bad teams, but all the “momentum” and “fighting culture” we created during those three games magically disappears because we couldn’t win 4 games in a row?
We lost a close game to a division rival, wasn’t a blow out. And it’s hard to win 4 in a row in the NFL, this doesn’t mean we didn’t get anything positive in morale from winning those 3.
There are some real positives from losing this one outside of just the 8-10 pick. We’ll be fine.
*Que the overreaction about how an injury riddled 6-10 team couldn’t go 7-9 and get slaughtered in the playoffs by Tom Brady.
I made one of these threads when we lost and got the pick over Philly which turned into Lamb, firing Garrett, and Eagles not having Lamb cause he definitely woulda gone there. I’ll be a bit more preemptive with this one.
Other than top 10:
1. Nolan will be fired. In those last three games the defense looked like it was not only on the upswing but it was schematically gelling.
If the Joneses fell for that facade over the rest of the season like some here were beginning to, we would be in grave danger of wasting next season defensively.
2. Prospects available in the draft. This works in our favor twofold. In terms of us, the prospects available that we want will be there in the 8-12 range. We have a solid shot at trading back and getting another 2nd if a QB run happens.
Conversely, the prospects available for the NYG and WFT are no longer game changers. The Giants would’ve been guaranteed Davante Smith or Jamarr Chase if they lost and picked 7th. But winning gives them a pick after a few WR needy teams and makes it unlikely they get these generational talents.
If WFT takes care of business, they’ll pick at 19. That’s too late for them to pick a QB and trading up from down there to the top 7 requires a lot of ammo. The last thing we need is for those guys to get a real QB. Let them overspend in FA or sell picks for a vet (hopefully not Stafford) and waste the prime of that young defense. They’ll never be able to pick in the top 10 with that defense and Alex Smith being able to get them to 7-9 wins when healthy.
3. I know we beat 3 bad teams, but all the “momentum” and “fighting culture” we created during those three games magically disappears because we couldn’t win 4 games in a row?
We lost a close game to a division rival, wasn’t a blow out. And it’s hard to win 4 in a row in the NFL, this doesn’t mean we didn’t get anything positive in morale from winning those 3.
There are some real positives from losing this one outside of just the 8-10 pick. We’ll be fine.
*Que the overreaction about how an injury riddled 6-10 team couldn’t go 7-9 and get slaughtered in the playoffs by Tom Brady.
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