You want to pick in the top nine. Here’s what a few football people who were at the league meetings are thinking about the breakdown of this draft: Nine prime picks, then eight or 10 really good prospects, then maybe 30 or so of the same-level player. The top nine: quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota, defensive tackle Leonard Williams, wideouts Kevin White and Amari Cooper, pass-rushers Dante Fowler and Vic Beasley, offensive tackle Brandon Scherff and cornerback Trae Waynes. After that, beauty starts to be in the eye of the beholder. I had one GM tell me: “The 17th pick on our board might be the 53rd pick on another team’s board—and that could be a team we really respect.”
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Well the Giants are the kings of having pick N+1 in an N player draft. Thinking of the Ike and C. Jones drafts in particular.
Me too. Though Waynes wouldn't make me too upset either.
Terry Glenn, Marvin Harrison, Eddie George and Ray Lewis went later on in the first. We just fluffed the evaluation.
I think there is an excellent chance the best player in this draft goes in the 10-20 range. I can see Devante Parker being a stud. I can see LBs like McKinney or Anthony being beasts. DTs like Shelton, Davis, Goldman, Brown are all seriously good. Gregory could be it.
This is just the usual draft hype.
They do have to hit their first two picks, at least, this draft to have some hope of incremental improvement for 2015, and this would seem to be a good draft in which to do that at 9 and 40.
2. DE Fowler
3. DE Beasley
4. WR Cooper
5. OT Collins
6. DT Shelton
7. DE Ray
8. OT Sherff
9. WR White
and of course, at least 1 and probably 2 QBs go before 9.
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Well the Giants are the kings of having pick N+1 in an N player draft. Thinking of the Ike and C. Jones drafts in particular.
That was the first thought that entered my mind
This is a trade down draft.
So why are people complaining that NY won some games down the stretch? 9 = 9 correct?
Not that it even matters...Giants are in good position to draft a good player whether they fuck it up or not won't be traced back to the 2014 win at St Louis...relax.
So why are people complaining that NY won some games down the stretch? 9 = 9 correct?
Not that it even matters...Giants are in good position to draft a good player whether they fuck it up or not won't be traced back to the 2014 win at St Louis...relax.
And it was considered a 9 player draft at the time? We didn't even know who or who would not come out.
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Or it could be that there are 45 guys w a first round grade. Looking back over the years of Giants high level picks firsts we have the Ron Dayne's and Cedrick Jones' and even Hilliard who depute his injury was never going to be an All Pro. So Lets hope whoever it is is more OBJ and LT and Banks than it is the former.
At the time, he was a safe pick - "clean", not a hot dog, not a troublemaker.
I am reveling in it right now just like the rest of you. As brilliant as it appears right now, let's see how that pick looks in the spring of 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Totally agree. I don't even like Winston as a first round based on his Sr season and his off the field antics.
No chance.
But as for the draft, I can't see any of the teams ahead of us picking Waynes, and I doubt that we want him, so for us it's an 8 player draft unless someone takes Shelton ahead of us.
Quite a ringing vote of support! Made me laugh. Such a high standard!
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I sure hope he goes top 8 but I think he'll drop much lower than expected. Bryce Petty should be drafted before him
Totally agree. I don't even like Winston as a first round based on his Sr season and his off the field antics.
Except he is a true junior....
I'll give it a shot. Let's see now...
Translation: The Giants are too stupid to know a good receiver when they see one, and they just got lucky when they drafted OBJ at #13.
Translation: The Giants thought OBJ was a solid citizen. They had no idea that in reality he was a Class A screw-up.
Translation: OBJ will never see a second contract with the Giants, and he'll be lucky if he's not kicked off the team in the next year or two.
Cool. Does it match the one on Ivan's head?
See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em... leg 'er down a smack 'em yak 'em! COL' got to be! Y'know? Shiiiiit.