Evaluating Mike Tannenbaum's Year So Far

When the lockout finally resolved itself and the NFL offseason got going after a long wait, Giants general manager Jerry Reese felt a lot more heat than Mike Tannenbaum. Reese's decisions were met with a lot of guff from Giants fans who felt he let too many key contributors walk away without bringing in enough talent to get the team back to the playoffs this season. Tannenbaum made a splash with the Plaxico Burress signing, but his other moves didn't create nearly as much buzz. Now that we're at the bye week, it looks like the catcalls for Reese were misplaced. His decisions have paid off more often than not and some -- Jake Ballard for Kevin Boss, in particular -- look like downright strokes of genius. As for Tannenbaum, well, it certainly feels like he got a more of a pass than he might have deseved back at the end of the summer. The team is 4-3, so it's not like he completely dropped the ball, but most of the Jets' biggest deficiencies can be attributed to wha...