Let there be no doubt about the state of the Giants right now: With Tuesday night's shocking trade of Odell Beckham Jr. to the Browns, they are in complete tear-down mode. When they might emerge from the depths of this deconstruction is anyone's guess.
General manager Dave Gettleman, who had repeatedly said in recent weeks he did not sign Beckham last year to trade him, did just that in one of the most jaw-dropping moves in the nearly 100-year history of the franchise. Beckham was one of the only players worth watching on a team that showed only modest improvement in last year's 5-11 season, and now he will be catching passes from Baker Mayfield on a Browns team that has suddenly transformed itself into a contender after years in the abyss.
What's left of the Giants? A 38-year-old quarterback on his last legs, a terrific second-year running back who will likely spend the rest of his rookie contract wasted on a team with no obvious direction, a shell of a defense that just let Landon Collins walk and traded for underachieving safety Jabrill Peppers and a coach who will have even less to work with than last year's chronically incomplete team.
