Quote:1. They were positions of strength.


Not a particularly difficult concept to grasp.


2. How do you define "high end veteran?" Lawrence Taylor was in his 4th year when Banks was drafted, and Banks did not play behind him. He was a rookie starter opposite Taylor. Bouye is now a 5th year player. Erik Williams was a 4th year player when Larry Allen was drafted.


But if you want to move the goalposts so to speak, the Giants STILL illustrate my point when they had Michael Strahan (vet) and then added Osi Umeniyiora in 2003, Justin Tuck in 2005, and Mathias Kiwanuka in 2006. When the Giants last won the Super Bowl in 2011, they had Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz and Mario Manningham-all of whom were 25 and younger. The next year's draft they added Reuben Randle in the 2nd round, and in 2014 they added OBJ.

The early Giants ran a 3/4, getting another backer wouldnt be odd when you need 7 of them. Erik Williams played tackle, Allen plyed guard. The Giants defensive linemen all played at the same time and Kiwonuka played more linebacker than end so those 3 all played different positions. Nix was already old, Manningham was an almost bust level disappointment at the time.


None of those are really the same as adding an expensive egomaniac who wont see the field.

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