Dave Gettleman is reportedly the current favorite to land the New York Giants general manager job and now it's time to break down everything we need to know about the former Carolina Panthers general manager and Giants pro personnel director.

PROS:

- Gettleman rebuilt a Panthers roster that was handed to him with a horrible salary cap situation due to the bloated contracts handed to Deangelo Williams, among others, and the tendency to restructure contracts (kicking salary cap hits down the line to future years) by the general manager before him -- Marty Hurney.

- Gettleman took a rebuilt Panthers roster to the Super Bowl in 2015 after the team started the season 14-0 before falling to the Denver Broncos in an upset loss in the final game.

- The Panthers went 40-23-1 in Gettleman’s four seasons, with three playoff appearances and a Super Bowl berth in 2015. The Panthers are also one of the NFL's top teams in 2017 with Gettleman's roster in place. Before Gettleman took over as general manager, the Panthers had suffered three straight losing seasons.

- Gettleman puts an emphasis on building his rosters through the trenches, and in his own words, looking to land "hog mollies" on the defensive and offensive lines.

- Gettleman has built via the trenches in the middle rounds and landed two elite draft value picks over the last five seasons in second-round defensive tackle Kawanna Short and third-round offensive guard Trai Turner.

- Gettleman is viewed as an elite talent evaluator. There is speculation within the Giants organization that the talent evaluation has never been the same since Gettleman left the franchise after the 2011 season. If you look back at the 2012-2017 Giants draft classes, a strong case can be made that this is true. Aside from the big hits on Odell Beckham Jr. and Landon Collins, along with a couple others, the Giants have missed on way too many draft picks in the Rounds 2-7 range.

- Gettleman was in the organization from 1998-2012, serving as pro personnel director from 1999-2011. He worked alongside successful former Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi and several of the current scouts.

- Gettleman did a fantastic job managing a very difficult salary cap situation during his tenure with the Panthers.

Our colleagues over at Panthers Scout broke down Gettleman's draft successes from the 2013-2015 NFL drafts after he took over as general manager:

The first thing that stands out in the past three NFL Drafts for the Carolina Panthers under GM Dave Gettleman is how well they have drafted. The team has drafted 16 players the past three years and there is only three that are no longer on the team. More importantly of those 13 still remaining, 10 are already starters for this team or will be competing for starting roles this offseason.

Carolina Panthers under GM Dave Gettleman is how well they have drafted. The team has drafted 16 players the past three years and there is only three that are no longer on the team. More importantly of those 13 still remaining, 10 are already starters for this team or will be competing for starting roles this offseason. The other impressive takeaway that stands out is that Gettleman has never had all his picks in a single season. Now part of this is due to the fact that he is not afraid to make trades and use his picks to move around in the Draft. Last year, the team made two trades, once to move up to select Devin Funchess and then later to move up to select Daryl Williams.

The team has also been very balanced, drafting on both sides of the ball with seven offensive players drafted and six defensive. However, the tam has tended to use their top picks on defense with four of their six picks in Rounds 1 and 2 going to defense.

SB Nation's Cat Scratch Reader provided the following analysis on Gettleman and why they believe the Panthers organization was too quick to move on from him as genearl manager:

“As a fan of the Panthers I’ve seen the product on the field for the last four years of Gettleman’s tenure, and while there were some disappointments (like last season’s 6-10 disaster), the fact that Gettleman took a perennial losing team and turned them into a three-time division champion and Super Bowl participant with barely enough salary cap space to cover a parking ticket should give him a little bit of breathing room when recovering from a bad season.”

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CONS:

- Gettelman brings "more of the same" for Giants fans who are looking for the franchise to completely start fresh, not only for their head and assistant coaching hires but also up top with their managerial decisions.

- Gettleman did not get along well with Panthers owner Jerry Richardson and several veteran players on the Panthers roster. Gettleman wanted to restructure and ask veterans like Thomas Davis and Steve Smith to slash their contracts for the better of the team. He also played hardball with cornerback Josh Norman. All of these decisions led to a rift between Richardson and Gettleman. Richardson did not want to make the tough decisions on his aging veterans.

- Former Panthers players celebrated on social media when Gettleman was fired, as touched on by Cat Scratch Reader here:

“The biggest complaint I can make about Gettleman is he takes his 'no nonsense, all business' approach too seriously. He ran several Panthers legends out of town, and that didn't sit well with ownership,” CSR’s Smith said. “To be fair to him, he did inherit a huge salary cap mess and he had to find a way to clear space to keep the team competitive, but his poor bedside manner in dealing with expensive free agents left a bad taste in a lot of mouths. Several former Panthers celebrated on social media when he was fired.”

Overall, Gettleman will bring an eye for talent and salary cap management back to the fray for the Giants, but he will not bring the fresh new look some fans and media believe is necessary to get the Giants back on track.