I'm watching Kevin White on NFL network with Brian Baldinger and Dan Hellie. What a really nice, well spoken kid. I'm a big fan of the way he high points the ball and I am really on the bandwagon now. 109-1447-10. A legit 6'3" and had a wingspan that dwarfed Baldinger and Baldy is 6'5"!!!
If you get a chance to see this interview, I'm sure you'll come away as impressed as I did. And his first game last season was against Bama and he did not disappoint.
With the 9th pick, the Giants select Kevin White, WR, West Virginia.
If White, Beckham and Cruz were on the field together, I wouldn't want to be the opposing DC.
Watch his Youtube highlights and you will see a young man that has mastered the art of the box out. He high points the ball better than the other receivers with first round grades, IMO.
Check out the hands, too. Fargin sweet!!!!!
With no guarantee we get a stud OL at 9, I fully expect the Giants to address the position in FA. If a player is available when we are on the clock we can draft them and let them compete. That has always been the way the Giants work. They never want to have any glaring needs entering the draft. I am not saying they always get it done in FA but that is their goal. I don't think our OL is in such disarray like most think. We added two key pieces last offseason in Richburg and Schwartz. Now, both are still question marks entering next year for different reasons but they drafted Richburg and signed Schwartz for a reason. They like both of them and think they will be good players for us. That basically leaves one spot open. IMO, they will sign a solid player and then draft one of these developmental lineman from round three on. That is just the way I see things lining up for us.
Bah. The Oline is already fixed if the Giants would stop running the ball.
But the NFL is a different game today with passing being king. Most of today's passing schemes are designed to negate the pass rush. Look at Eli's turnaround this past year.
Put White in Randle's position, address the line in FA and go Dline or safety with the second pick, because truth be told, we can't wait for an offensive lineman to mature. Look at Lane Johnson's sacks allowed. Eric Fisher. Etc.
Or trade back and possibly lose out on White, but still pick up Melvin Gordon. Gordon is head and shoulders above the other RBs in this draft, Gurley included, IMO.
Either way, I'm excited about the 9th pick. I see a lot of handwringing over this pick. Reese usually nails first rounders. It's the other six rounds that concern me with him sometimes.
Didn't Flowers have a torn meniscus?? I do not want damage goods with the 9th pick. I know, that's cold. But whatever. I keep hearing soft and Peat together a lot. Also, I saw him schooled couple times at Stanford. Makes me nervous. Scherff is not a tackle in this league, by any stretch. Not even an RT. Guard? Might be a perennial Pro-Bowler. DBG?? Too many character flags for the GMen.
But if it shook out that way, I wouldn't be mad.
Big Rick, Cooper was insanely productive. He is so smooth and polished I think he is productive from day 1. He would be a dream in this offense with OBJ. This would likely be better than the 2011 tandem of Nicks and Cruz .Eli also will rarely have to worry about wrong routes with these two as his primary targets.
THough I like Parker and White too. I think all 3 are going to be very good #1 level wide receivers.
truth but if you have hands and all the other stuff too.. Golden...
Where in CT??
You know, The Combine is interesting. Some folks are into quantification for quantification's sake. Believe it tells the whole story. But I'm not among them.
Some time when a very productive player on a so-so team has good numbers it can reassure clubs that he can bring some of the productivity with him to the NFL. And some people think that if a player hasn't done much, but has great numbers, they just need coaching. But the Giants (Among others.) have proved that rarely true.
But when an outstanding player has great numbers against tough competition, I believe it shows quite a lot. 23 reps from a slender guy with super long arms is fantastic! And evidence that the toughness and physicality that Kevin White displays in games is big time, and for real.
But the NFL is a different game today with passing being king....
Dude, you can't flat out contradict yourself any faster than you just did!
Milt I dont know why you seem borderline obsessed with it NOT being a WR. As Robbie mentioned perhaps you are letting your personal feelings cloud your judgement.
I was a big proponent of an offensive lineman like Peat myself. However, after that pretty horrible showing (relative to the last 5 or 6 combines) for both the OL and TEs, I find it hard to see a logical pick at OL that high up at 9 that carry what Reese looks for both in production and measurables.
Lewan, Tyron Smith, and Solder all carried far superior measurables for the LT position than any of the eligible LTs in this draft.
The OL was solidifying as the year went along. I don't see the OL as a major weakness at this point. I do see the need for better run-blocking and depth. Both of my concerns may have already been answered with the current OL roster along with FA signings. I also could not see Reese passing on Andrus Peat if he is there at (9). The strength question will be answered at his pro day since he didn't lift at the Combine. Gaines and Kropog looked good until they went to IR and we just signed that behemoth, Bamiro (all OT's). We already have Herman, Snyder and Jones competing for depth as well as FA signings (OG).
To early to say for sure but, I would rather Coates in the 2nd rd, also did 23 lifts and ran 4.36 40 at 6'1" and 212lbs.!
JMHO.
Dguy.....Coates is not the big play WR I'm looking for. Fast as all get out but drops too many passes as he did today at the Combine
.
I believe White can still be on the board making WR a possibility which I would enjoy.
Yep. White is gonna be the first WR off the board. I don't see how he gets past the Jets.
Maxx Williams could hold that position down for the next 10 years and would stay with the Giants since it's his favorite team. But that's only if a trade down where to occur.
Cooper - 1.62
Parker - 1.56
Cooper - 1.62
Parker - 1.56
1.56 has to be impressive.