The New York Giants decided to retain general manager Dave Gettleman in the offseason following their four-win 2019 campaign, instead firing head coach Pat Shurmur and replacing him with New England Patriots wide receivers coach Joe Judge.

Gettleman, who has been in charge of the Giants' downward slide since 2018, was lambasted by NBC Sports columnist Peter King on Monday, via Giants Wire.

“Dave Gettleman has presided over seven drafts as a general manager — five with the Panthers and two with the Giants — and has never traded down,” King quoted from the New York Post in his Monday column. Never. He selected 28 players with the Panthers and 16 in his two drafts with the Giants (plus one more in the supplemental draft).”

Think of that: A GM who has made 45 picks has never traded down to accumulate more picks from any of the 45. That is borderline negligent. Maybe not even borderline. I am incredulous about that. As I documented last week, GM John Schneider of the Seahawks used last year’s 21st overall pick and traded down six times to accumulate six picks, one of whom was wide receiver DK Metcalf, who, as it turned out, produced better value than a 21st pick in most drafts as a rookie. And four other players from the trade played for the Seahawks last season. Trying to not make too much of that, but wow. Just wow.

The Giants possess the fourth overall pick in April's 2020 NFL Draft, and some believe they should trade down after securing their franchise's future quarterback at No. 6 in last year's class. According to King and Paul Schwartz in the Post, Gettleman has never traded down in seven drafts in his executive tenure between New York and the Carolina Panthers.