Luckily i have
@Palatine blocked because this looks like a doozy. But check out this article from Barnwell a few years ago. its almost impossible by laws of statistical probability to have drafted as poorly as Reese has. Like, he almost couldn't have done as poorly as he has even if he tried his hardest to do so.
The Giants, for 5-7 years now have simply not invested in several positions that have constantly hamstrung them. They spend all their energy/resources on skill position players at the expense of the road graders and toughness players. OL, DL, LB, and TE are just ignored completely.
What this causes is great variability, ups and downs, booms and busts. The reason is simple: OL, DL, LB, and TE aren't flashy or stand-out, but they provide the foundation for every other player to succeed. If you have a great OL, you are in 2nd and 5 instead of 2nd and 9(a fact I do not have to elaborate on to UConn football fans). If you have great DL/LB, the opposite is true. So when our skill guys make amazing plays or succeed despite our awful foundational players, its streaky and can paper over some of the glaring deficiencies. When they can't be supermen, we lose convincingly.
Here's barnwell's article. read if you dare.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-new-york-football-injured-giants/