Through Week 7, the New York Jets are 1-5 and the Giants are 2-5, so it’s natural to wonder if either is going to be a seller ahead of the Nov. 2 NFL trade deadline.
Both head coaches were asked about that on Monday, and while Robert Saleh basically punted – his answer boiled down to “my job is to coach the players we have to be their best” – Joe Judge was a little more candid about that may happen at the deadline on the blue side of MetLife Stadium.
“We'll see. It's definitely the time of year everyone starts making a lot of phone calls. There's been potential and opportunities for trades going in, coming out, however it's been the entire time since the season has been going, so sometimes people manufacture too much at the trade deadline,” Judge said. “I know a lot of teams kind of rush to make final moves. We'll obviously talk about a number of phone calls that we'll be getting throughout the week, but I wouldn't say we're absolutely anticipating doing anything.
Would say those conversations will run from now through the remainder of the week.”
While anyone could be a possible trade piece, the Giants do have a few more prominent than others – two that come to mind are tight end Evan Engram as one who has maybe worn out his welcome, and tackle Nate Solder as someone who will be a free agent after this season and could help a contender as a veteran presence.
Whomever goes (or comes) if anyone, though, Judge knows the move will be strategic for the long-term, not just trying to beef up or sell off based on what’s happening in 2021.
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“I always think long-term; sometimes, long-term can come in a move you can make immediately at this point, but I'm always thinking long-term,” Judge said. “I'm not about taking shortcuts into anything. I've made it very clear in terms of my vision of the team and where I want to build it. It's being built for long-term success. I have a lot of faith in the people we have in this program right now, but ultimately my vision always goes long-term. I'm always looking at not only what our depth chart is now, but what does it look like at the end of this year, beginning of next year, what does it look like two years from now?”
And that’s a vision that doesn’t just come into view at the trade deadline, either.
“Whether you're going through free agency, trades, draft, whatever it may be, to me, you're always looking down the road in terms of not where you are immediately, but where do you have to get to,” Judge said. “That's my perspective on that.”
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