Gettleman is doing what Jerry Reese ignored for years - improving the OL even if it means overpaying for Solder. If he ends up taking Barkley at the 2 spot this offense is much better than 2017 by adding Solder, Barkley, a healthy OBJ and having Engram going into his 2nd year.It’s really strange, agreed. The Giants are nowhere close to a good team even with the additions. Eli is a mediocre at best QB, they have no running game, the defense is still highly questionable and the coaching staff unproven. Overpaying by a lot for Solder just seems a bad move for this team, but they have made a ton of them since winning their last super bowl.
As for defense, we'll see. They're possibly transitioning to a 3-4 with the addition of Arizona's D-coordinator, they have Collins in the back, Harrison in the front and a draft in front of them with high picks in each round.
I'm not saying they're going out and winning a super bowl next year but they certainly could be a playoff team when the smoke clears.