Only if we lost next week, because Carolina would be 6-9-1. If we win next week we draft behind everyone in the NFC South except for the division winner
Was looking like something we could use to rebuild quickly but each week that option becomes less of a sure thing. In the top 5-7 you could have moved up or down depending on your BP board. To move from top 7 to a 12-18 pick could have given you possibly 5 picks in the top 100. This team is now almost locked into staying put and not making any early draft trades.
Was looking like something we could use to rebuild quickly but each week that option becomes less of a sure thing. In the top 5-7 you could have moved up or down depending on your BP board. To move from top 7 to a 12-18 pick could have given you possibly 5 picks in the top 100. This team is now almost locked into staying put and not making any early draft trades.
I think some people Banking on the draft pick spot as a cureall are overating it. It's easier to get a 7-9 team into the playoffs the following year than it is a 3-13 team.what the team actually is, is more important than 7 draft picks out of a 53 man roster, especially when the bottom few of the 7 won't be on the tam in a couple of years, and your lucky to get 3-4 guys who can contribute the year they are picked anyway.
In general teams strive for winning records, not losing records and high draft picks.There are reasons for that.Winning begets winning, as losing begets losing.A 7th as opposed to a 12th or 14th pick isn't going to be the difference in whether or not this team is successful next year.
and no slight to the OP intended, but who flipping gives a crap!? The draft position hand wringing is driving me crazy! We will almost undoubtedly be in the top third of the round (perhaps close to top quarter if we let Philly pummel us again), and close enough to the top to snag another OBJ if our scouts are good enough to identify the talent base. There will be a #1 prospect/option at several positions still available. We have at least an opening or two at damn near every level of offense or defense, and by popular perception we draft BPA anyway. It all just falls on the scouts and decision makers, not the draft position. For every OBJ at #12, there is an Aaron Curry at #9. One more draft year like the last two, and the Giants will have re-established the quality foundation necessary for Eli's last run (IMO).
The tiebreaker is strength of schedule. The only team for which SOS tiebreak with NYG is in doubt is CHI.
Giants at 6-10:
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TB, TEN, JAC, OAK, WAS and NYJ will pick ahead of the Giants
If CHI loses they pick ahead of the Giants.
If CHI wins, Give NYG 1 point if WAS beats DAL and give NYG 1 point if ARI beats SF. Give CHI 1 point if GB beats DET and give CHI 1 point if CAR beats ATL. Whoever has fewer points picks first, if points are the same NYG pick ahead of CHI.
If ATL loses they pick ahead of NYG, if ATL wins they pick #21 at the earliest.
If NO loses they pick ahead of NYG, if NO wins they pick behind NYG.
If MIN loses they pick ahead of NYG, if MIN wins they pick behind NYG.
All other teams pick behind NYG
The highest pick is #8 and the lowest pick is #11.
Giants at 7-9
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TB, TEN, JAC, OAK, WAS, NYJ, CHI, MIN and NO will pick ahead of the Giants.
If ATL beats CAR, CAR picks ahead of NYG. ATL picks at #21 at the earliest.
If CAR beats ATL, ATL picks ahead of NYG. CAR picks at #21 at the earliest.
[So one of them picks ahead of NYG and the other picks at #21]
If STL loses they pick ahead of NYG. If STL wins they pick behind NYG.
If CLE loses they pick ahead of NYG. If CLE wins they pick behind NYG.
The highest pick is #11 and the lowest pick is #13.
Only if we lost next week, because Carolina would be 6-9-1. If we win next week we draft behind everyone in the NFC South except for the division winner
Carolina then would be behind the Giants if the Giants win next week.
In general teams strive for winning records, not losing records and high draft picks.There are reasons for that.Winning begets winning, as losing begets losing.A 7th as opposed to a 12th or 14th pick isn't going to be the difference in whether or not this team is successful next year.
I don't think there is a huge difference between the type of player you can get at those two spots.
So somewhere between 9 and 13.
I think at most it could drop them from 10 to 13.
Any of them will do just fine...
Giants at 6-10:
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TB, TEN, JAC, OAK, WAS and NYJ will pick ahead of the Giants
If CHI loses they pick ahead of the Giants.
If CHI wins, Give NYG 1 point if WAS beats DAL and give NYG 1 point if ARI beats SF. Give CHI 1 point if GB beats DET and give CHI 1 point if CAR beats ATL. Whoever has fewer points picks first, if points are the same NYG pick ahead of CHI.
If ATL loses they pick ahead of NYG, if ATL wins they pick #21 at the earliest.
If NO loses they pick ahead of NYG, if NO wins they pick behind NYG.
If MIN loses they pick ahead of NYG, if MIN wins they pick behind NYG.
All other teams pick behind NYG
The highest pick is #8 and the lowest pick is #11.
Giants at 7-9
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TB, TEN, JAC, OAK, WAS, NYJ, CHI, MIN and NO will pick ahead of the Giants.
If ATL beats CAR, CAR picks ahead of NYG. ATL picks at #21 at the earliest.
If CAR beats ATL, ATL picks ahead of NYG. CAR picks at #21 at the earliest.
[So one of them picks ahead of NYG and the other picks at #21]
If STL loses they pick ahead of NYG. If STL wins they pick behind NYG.
If CLE loses they pick ahead of NYG. If CLE wins they pick behind NYG.
The highest pick is #11 and the lowest pick is #13.
I say beat the phukkers to a pulp. OBJ for 180+ receiving yards to top 1,300 and join the elite company of Boldin and Moss as rookies.