Jerry sat still while the frenzy of
each round past by. He and his team huddled in their “safe room”.
With the mounting ravages of each passing cell, the Giants trusted
their predesigned plan. No flinching and reaching like other
organizations. No reacting to a rabid fan base.
Jerry learned from Ernie, who learned
from George, an effective method for managing the transition of
personnel. The fact that a team roster will almost completely
turnover every 5 years is most clearly demonstrated by quick look at
the rosters of the 2011 Super Bowl participants. I believe the Giants
had retained about 6 players from the 2007 Super Bowl roster, and the
Patriots had retained about 2.
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| George Young |
The primary methods for adding
personnel are the draft and free agency. The cruel math of a 53 man
roster, is a team must maintain a turnover rate of somewhere around
10.6 players per year. To make matters more difficult, the 2
prescribed methods for exchange of players must be triangulated with
an imposed salary cap.
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| Ernie Accorsi with Eli Manning & Tom Coughlin |
Now, with that
being said, I believe the Giants had an excellent draft. Of course, a
realistic evaluation of the 2012 process must wait for at least 3
years, but the Giants added precocious talent at all levels of the
depth chart. To the best of their abilities, they added fresh bodies
to the treadmill and filled in the gaps that remained after free
agency.
Overall Grade: A
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