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Based on NFL.com grades.....potential starters by position

George from PA : 3/29/2015 10:58 am
I used anyone with a grade of 5.4 or better.....

DL has the most with 26 players
OL 25
WR, LB & Crs have 19
Safeties only have 8
TE only have 4


I wouldn't say NFL.com is the greatest list but I always like their description of each player......so we need to get lucky with safety! There are couple of large corners......just like a couple of large wr might end up at TE.

Happy to see the depth at OL and DL.

Draft is light on superstars but pretty solid depth,
So it is fair to consider the Giant able to find 5 potential starters if they hit on their first 5 picks
George  
blapre74 : 3/29/2015 11:05 am : link
that's a bit optimistic, no? first 5? With Reese's track record, I'd be happy with 3 starters in the entire draft. If they come away with a starting OL and a couple of prospects who compete for starting LB and DE I'll be pleased.
we have 3 last year's plus Williams and Berhl and Bromley  
George from PA : 3/29/2015 11:37 am : link
Have potential to eventually start.....that 6.

Potential is key word
George  
blapre74 : 3/29/2015 11:50 am : link
I realize you meant potential, but last year's class was an exception. If they liked Browmley they wouldn't have signed all the FA defensive players IMHO
RE: George  
81_Great_Dane : 3/29/2015 2:09 pm : link
In comment 12209002 blapre74 said:
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I realize you meant potential, but last year's class was an exception. If they liked Browmley they wouldn't have signed all the FA defensive players IMHO
The signing of Ellis may mean they don't like Bromley. Or it may mean they don't like Patterson, Kuhn or Jenkins. Hard to know what they're thinking.
Doesn't add up.  
Pepe LePugh : 3/29/2015 2:17 pm : link
If the premise is draft grade = potential starter, you identify 82 picks with POTENTIAL starter grades, and Giants only have three of first 82 picks???? I don't follow how you translate that to potential starters.
Pepe: You missed an important part of the math  
Big Blue Blogger : 3/29/2015 3:30 pm : link
Quote:
DL has the most with 26 players
OL 25
WR, LB & Crs have 19 (i.e. 19 EACH)
Safeties only have 8
TE only have 4
So:
26+ 25 + 3*19 + 8 + 4 = 120

hen there are the positions the OP excluded because the y aren't NYG priorities, but where other teams will spend early picks:
Adding three QBs (Winston, Mariota, Hundley) gets you to 123.
Add thirteen RBs and there are a total of 136 prospects with grades of 5.4 or higher. The Giants' fifth-round pick is #144, so it's reasonable to assume that several players graded at 5.4 or above by Zierlein & Co. will still be on the board. Not saying the grades mean much, but the arithmetic works.
blapre / Great_Dane: Here's my take on the DL signings, FWIW...  
Big Blue Blogger : 3/29/2015 4:13 pm : link
blapre74 said:
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...If they liked Bromley they wouldn't have signed all the FA defensive players IMHO
81_Great_Dane said:
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The signing of Ellis may mean they don't like Bromley. Or it may mean they don't like Patterson, Kuhn or Jenkins. Hard to know what they're thinking.

Well, we know exactly what the Giants think of Jenkins. They were ready to release him if didn't take a pay cut; but at a reduced salary, they basically guaranteed him a roster spot as depth/insurance. If he's healthy, he'll be on the team as either the third or fourth DT, depending on whether Bromley or another youngster passes him on the depth chart.

We also have a pretty good idea about Patterson: he's probably off the team. Maybe he was a fallback option in case Jenkins rebuffed the pay cut or Ellis signed elsewhere. At this point, I don't see him returning. Spagnuolo knows him from Philly, but that was a long time ago and I can't imagine it matters much.

I don't think the Ellis signing says anything bad about Bromley, as they play different positions. I actually think it says something good about Hankins: that he has established himself as a complete, three-down player, so the Giants brought in a two-gap run-stuffer to complement him.

The Ellis signing is really bad for Kuhn. He never showed he could play two-gap, and he's running out of chances.
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