He said he's been hearing about it for a little bit over a month now & McShay has an account with them. Says they are friends so they talk often. He said when he found out he told McShay. He said after that McShay started making calls to scouts he knows & people in the front office. McShay was told the same thing by people in the Giants organization & people inside many other organizations.
Boylhart also said he doesn't like Gurley there even if he never got hurt. Sees him as a bigger version of CJ Spiller.
I'm sure a lot of people won't believe it. Some of it is on my Twitter account where anybody can see it & the more detailed stuff he sent me through direct messages. So take it with a grain of salt, but don't be surprised come 7:15 if Todd Gurley is a New York Football Giant.
Yes I know it's kind of a luxury pick, but if he never got hurt he could have easily went 3 to the Jags. Yes I know we need a Guard, but the draft isn't only 1 round. We can get a good Guard that could come in & start right away in the 2nd & 3rd. Just look at our SB teams & the Pats this past year. They had a 1st rounder at LT. Two Undrafted players at Guard, a 4th rounder at Center & a 2nd rounder at RT. I know it's a need just doesn't have to be addressed top 10. We have 3 very high picks on the Oline already + a free agent who was a stud in 2013 and got a good contract. Richburg playing his natural position & Schwartz back is going to help the line tremendously.
Now I'm not sure I buy it, but if both WRs ( Cooper and White) are gone along with Beasley(and they don't like the other DE/LBers) I wouldn't put it past Reese and Co to pull that trigger.
They can go OL in round 2 or 3, it's plenty deep enough.
I like the player and I wouldn't "throw the remote" but I would scratch my head.
While I think Mark Richt is a good guy, especially in college football and does it the right way, is there a coach in college who does less with the talent he's got?
I don't want Gurley at nine. He torn his ACL less than a year ago, and has never played football since it happened. I get that we go BPA, but that does not include a RB who tore his ACL less than a year ago.
That said, I'm not all that confident in the ROI on a star running back in the modern NFL.
The value is certainly there. He could have easily went 3 if he never got hurt. Talent wise he is either 1A or 1B with Leonard Williams.
Yes we have 3 RBs on the roster, but are any of them irreplaceable? Nope. Jennings could be gone next year or even traded for a late round pick provided we draft Gurley. Williams averaged a terrible 3.3 YPC & really didn't look good last year. Vereen is decent running the ball, but we signed him to be a pass catcher out of the backfield or line up in the slot when we go 5 wide. Not a single one of those players should stop us from getting a guy who has potential to be Adrian Peterson. Jennings is decent at a lot of things but there isn't really one thing he is good at. Williams is a short yardage guy & Vereen is the receiver. Gurley does everything very good. He's a better short yardage back then Williams & I don't think right now he's a better receiver then Vereen, but he has potential to be just as good.
I am open to OT, DE & WR. Gurley on this team and we could have the best offense in the league.
Eli, Gurley, Williams, Vereen, Odell, Cruz, Randle, D. Harris, M. Harris, Donnell, Fells, Beatty, Schwartz, Richburg, Pugh & a guy like Tyler Sambrailo in the 3rd is very scary offense.
Offensive lines look a lot better when they have QBs with quick releases and running backs whose presence in the huddle doesn't announce "run" or "pass" to the defense. They're probably one guy and good health away from being a solid line, but I think Gurley could run behind this OL.
There are 2 other roster RBs worth a look who also will be waiting for someone to get hurt.
Medical science has drastically improved the ability of players in all sports to return from a torn ACL. But there are no guarantees, and it would only take the slightest diminution in ability for him to be nothing more than an ordinary RB in the NFL. He also tore it less than a year ago, and hasn't played football since the injury.
Gurley less than a year removed from a torn ACL behind this OL is a formula for success? People wrongly criticize Williams. Sure he needs to be more patient, and do a better job seeing lanes. But he was a rookie running behind a bad OL.
Mara should intervene and tell Jerry no.
Williams/Cooper/Fowler/
White/Beasley/Scherff/
Who?
Parker/Shelton/Gregory/Ray/Flowers/Waynes/Peat/Landon Collins
I think you could make a case why the Giants would not pick any of these players at 9. Gurley may not be all that rediculous.
No, that wasn't my old handle.
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Vereen is your third down change of pace back.
Williams was unspectacular and may not be more than a #2 back.
Gurley can be a star.
And the OL can be fixed in Rd 2.
Give that man a cigar
Vereen is your third down change of pace back.
Williams was unspectacular and may not be more than a #2 back.
Gurley can be a star.
And the OL can be fixed in Rd 2.
Or you could fix the OL, and make your own RB like they've done multiple times and won Super Bowls with.
This is the same franchise that made Brandon Jacobs and Derrick ward into 1200 and 1500 yard rushers.
second, Vereen is a 3rd down back.
Tiki was the last back the Giants had that opposing defenses had to game plan for.