Markus Golden to the Giants

[TJ]

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Surprised there wasn’t a thread for this already. This seemed inevitable with Suggs, Reed, and maybe Bosa jumping onboard.

Good luck to him.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Great guy... but damaged goods unfortunately.

Wish him nothing but the best!

 

[Shane]

Great guy... but damaged goods unfortunately.

Wish him nothing but the best!

Damaged goods? 1 ACL TEAR in today’s world is hardly damaged goods.... Most players aren’t at their full 100% till their 2nd year. This will be his 2nd post injury.

Todd Gurley, Frank Gore and a plethora of other players have had ACLs and some multiple years and still come back to be very productive...

 

[82CardsGrad]

Damaged goods? 1 ACL TEAR in today’s world is hardly damaged goods.... Most players aren’t at there full 100% till their 2nd year. This will be his 2nd post injury.

Todd Gurley, Frank Gore and a plethora of other players have had ACLs and some multiple years and still come back to be very productive...

For sure. But the Cards obviously have their doubts about his ability to come back and be the guy he was pre-Injury. I’m no doc and I haven’t examined him... But the Cards were apparently quite convinced. Doesn’t mean he can’t prove them wrong... And I hope he does!

 

[kerouac9]

Amazing that Buc and Golden were considered some of our best defenders on a top 10 defense just a year ago and now can only get 1-year deals.

Steve Wilks cost a lot of guys money.

 

[JeffGollin]

NYC dailies say the Giants signed WR Bretton Golden. Did they sign Bretton or Markus?

 

[thephoenixson28]

NYC dailies say the Giants signed WR Bretton Golden. Did they sign Bretton or Markus?

Marcus

 

[BigRedRage]

I was really, really rooting for him to become a homegrown, talented keeper of an edge rusher. He was on pace until that injury and unfortunately, it stopped there. He should be fully healthy now, I hope he has a great year and gets paid. Real humble guy with a lot of passion for the game. Always stayed and did interviews even in the worst of times.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Damaged goods? 1 ACL TEAR in today’s world is hardly damaged goods.... Most players aren’t at there full 100% till their 2nd year. This will be his 2nd post injury.

Todd Gurley, Frank Gore and a plethora of other players have had ACLs and some multiple years and still come back to be very productive...

Keim LOVES chronically injured players as long as they are from other teams. But jettisons Golden fir one bad year when the team stupidly switch to a 4-3...

 

[BigRedRage]

Keim LOVES chronically injured players as long as they are from other teams. But jettisons Golden fir one bad year when the team stupidly switch to a 4-3...

An injury year and a bad year.

Id like to have had him back and he didn't get a payday so it would have been worth it to have him and suggs rotating in but maybe he didn't want to be a backup to bosa and jones?

 

[b8rtm8nn]

I will miss him, and I heard we were open to having him back, but with Suggs, and possibly Bosa, his smartest move was to play under Bettcher for a year and regain value.

I hope he kills it for them.

 

[WindCardinal]

NYC dailies say the Giants signed WR Bretton Golden. Did they sign Bretton or Markus?

Actually they signed both of them.

 

[Chopper0080]

Amazing that Buc and Golden were considered some of our best defenders on a top 10 defense just a year ago and now can only get 1-year deals.

Steve Wilks cost a lot of guys money.

Also costing us compensatory picks.

 

[Ronin]

Patricia Traina
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Markus Golden: 1 year deal worth up to $3.75M with $2.225M gtd, per source.

 

[cardsfanmd]

This is terrible news. The team must have absolutelyzero faith in him returning to his pre-injured status. Terrible move on our part imo.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Guys if this were a dude on another team we would all be saying “he’s a one-year wonder!”

He was a pleasant surprise for a year. Got injured. He was already slow for the position, if he’s lost even half a step his days as a significant impact player are done. This is reflected in the deal he got too.

I would’ve liked to keep him on the slim chance he rebounded. But it was just unfortunate that he was a free agent this year. Wish him well.

 

[BigRedRage]

Guys if this were a dude on another team we would all be saying “he’s a one-year wonder!”

He was a pleasant surprise for a year. Got injured. He was already slow for the position, if he’s lost even half a step his days as a significant impact player are done. This is reflected in the deal he got too.

I would’ve liked to keep him on the slim chance he rebounded. But it was just unfortunate that he was a free agent this year. Wish him well.

"oh great, Keim signs another guy with an injury history that had one good year."

 

[Ohcrap75]

Alex Okafor signed a 3/18M deal with incentives to reach 24M.... I feel like they are both rotational guys with Golden possibly having more upside to be a starter.... What am I missing here (More on the Okafor side)?

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

He hit a $1M bonus by achieving double digit sacks. Apparently he’s back to full force. Bummer.

 

[TheCardFan]

He hit a $1M bonus by achieving double digit sacks. Apparently he’s back to full force. Bummer.

He is a free agent if you really want him back.

 

[GatorAZ]

I didn’t care about him leaving at the time. Not going the hindsight criticism route on Keim here.

 

[Jetstream Green]

I didn’t care about him leaving at the time. Not going the hindsight criticism route on Keim here.

The situation reminded me a bit of what we did with Calvin Pace, who in some sense offers what Golden does... but how much should one pay for solid production because most free agents get more than they are worth

 

[Harry]

He has exceeded my expectations but keep in mind the weak NYG pass coverage provides him quite a few opportunities.

 

[Chopper0080]

Where he was underpaid this year, he will likely be overpaid next year. He is a quality NFL player who is successful based upon technique and effort.

 

[AZfaninMN]

Where he was underpaid this year, he will likely be overpaid next year. He is a quality NFL player who is successful based upon technique and effort.

2 things our defense seems to be lacking.