Raanan: Giants have held a private workout with Richburg C

they have to nab him in the second. I was hoping for the third round.

but I prefer Marcus Martin. I think Richburg is undersized. Martin could also play guard if in fact Walton turns out to be a good center...where Richburg could not.

...makes a lot of sense.

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I'd love to get the kid also but wonder if he'll be around in the 3rd when we pick.

like Travis Swanson more....

does not seem like he will last until our third round pick

He definitely needs to get stronger at the point of attack and that is against college players, not even NFL starters

Played guard in college before playing center.

In comment 11620811 pganut said:

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I'd love to get the kid also but wonder if he'll be around in the 3rd when we pick.

It does make me happy, and I do think we'd have to take him in the 2nd round.

From DraftNasty:

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A former member of the Colorado State track & field squad, he was athletic enough to be a hurdler at the prep level. The former Freshman All-American has seen time at every position on the offensive line because he's smart, athletic and stronger than you'd think at first glance. At first glance, there's nothing which jumps at you. He's short-armed with an average overall build. Once you turn on the tape, you begin to see the guile, play strength, football IQ, and flexibility to compete for a starting job early in his NFL career. We think he's quite similar to former USC Trojans center Ryan Kalil, who's since gone on to become a Pro Bowler for the Carolina Panthers.

Third round. Maybe.

that they would still want a young(er)guy for OC to rebuild the OL.
He's likely a 3rd, but if gone, the Swanson fans might be happy.
MMartin fans: he likely goes late 1, earlier than us in the 2nd round.

As I do his Colorado State buddy, TE Crockett Gilmore.

Last year, I didn't think Brian Schwenke would make it out of the 3rd round, but he did (TN, 4th, 107). So, we'll just have to see how things shake out. At the very least, I'm glad the Giants have shown interest in him. He impressed the hell out of me at the Senior Bowl. He was the only interior lineman to have any kind of success against both Donald and Hageman.

The GIANTS absolutely, positively have to get better and deeper at Center. And one of these three guys in the 2nd or 3rd rounds is the best solution to a difficult problem.

Having one of these three guys on the bench behind Walton, learning and working in the weight room for a couple of seasons, would be the best way not involving huge money to get out of the bad situation that they created by not drafting one of the premier Center prospects (Mack, Wood, Unger, Pouncey) of the last few years combined with the inability of Baas to stay healthy and the loss of Boothe in free agency.

It's not the ideal solution, but it's what they have to do.

In comment 11620787 Andy in Boston said:

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but I prefer Marcus Martin. I think Richburg is undersized. Martin could also play guard if in fact Walton turns out to be a good center...where Richburg could not.

Weston Richburg: 6033, 298
Ryan Kalil (2013 1st team All-NFL): 6-2, 300

Apparently he has All-Pro size.

zack martin opened a lot of eyes in Mobile and held his own against the two guys you mentioned.

I should add while playing OG and in 1-on-1 drills....

For what it's worth he was the only interior lineman that stoned Donald in one on ones and that includes Zach Martin if i'm remembering correctly.

him for us as a 3rd round possibility.

richburg will go in round 2 - a top 50 player. i would take bitonio over him

But doesn't think he'll ever be stout enough or strong enough to be a plus player at center....

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Weston is what I call a good move center. That means, keep him on the move and he can be a pretty good blocker, but have him go up against an opponent one-on-one and he will get handled....I’m not convinced he will ever have the lower body strength to move those big bodies in front of him and still keep his agility to be a consistent pass blocker...Nevertheless, you have to admire his quickness and other intangibles that give him the potential to become a solid on the move center for the team that selects him.

Pro bowl if you surround him with solid OGs a la Snee and Richie back in their day.