New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman is no shrinking violet. In his long distinguished NFL career he has ruffled more than a few feathers and has done it with the utmost of confidence.
Gettleman is being compared to another famous general manager, Jerry Krause of the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s. Former Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis tweeted the below after viewing ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” a documentary about the 1997-98 Bulls.
Gettleman has not had the success Krause enjoyed doing his tenure in Chicago. Gettleman, as a GM, has been to just one Super Bowl — with the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 (a loss) — while Krause won six NBA championships.
The correlation between the two men begins and ends with the way each of them conducted business. Krause was not known for his loyalty to players and/or coaches. Sound familiar?
Many veterans with the Panthers and Giants who were released or traded by Gettleman have spoken out over the years at Gettleman’s callous, business-like approach to player personnel.
It is a business after all, but don’t tell that to the players who have been wronged by these two men.
