The Giants never took out a loudspeaker and blared, “We are in win-now mode’’ as this new regime got cooking. It was their actions that indicated they were taking a short view rather than a long one as they put this team together.
They hired seasoned NFL veterans in Dave Gettleman as the general manager and Pat Shurmur as the head coach. They committed wholeheartedly to 37-year-old Eli Manning, eschewing a young quarterback prospect with the No. 2 pick in the draft. With that pick, the Giants selected Saquon Barkley, knowing full well running backs do not have as long a shelf life as many other positions on the field.