likely. Another example of a beat writer drafting based on need. FA is for needs. The draft is BPA. That's why most mock drafts are useless. Beat writers would have to know how players are ranked on team boards for their mock drafts to be informative.
Most of the top DL as well. Under that scenario it's not unreasonable, although if the Giants found themselves in that position I'd advocate a trade down.
Pure BPA is not reality - teams build tiers and pick from need within
There will be a few OL in the "tier" of players who are rated highly and available at #23. Once they have their grouping of players that are worth the pick (sort of BPA if you want), then they will look at what player in this group fits the highest need. That need is OL. It is very likely the Giants pick an OL player here. It may or may not be Lamp, it could also be Robinson/Bolles/Ram, but they are certainly in play.
Based on who he has still available, who is pure BPA? Cunningham? John Ross? In this scenario, I would think Lamp is certainly at the very least, in the conversation.
They got Fluker in free agency, but that is hardly a home run signing. The Giants need the best O linemen they can get, obviously the weakest area of the team. If they think this Lamp guy is the goods at 23, I'm good with it, or Ramczyk, or Robinson, or Bolles. I hear a lot of people here saying to avoid taking an O lineman in the first round because of previous misses. Flowers was a bad pick, especially 9th overall, but Pugh has been worth where he was drafted, and so is Richburg. Any team can wiff on a first round pick, it happens all the time. If they dont take any of those tackles, and one or more were available, I will believe the criticism I have heard that said none of the tackles were worthy of a top 23 pick, and I'll be confident they will get someone who can help the team.
likely. Another example of a beat writer drafting based on need. FA is for needs. The draft is BPA. That's why most mock drafts are useless. Beat writers would have to know how players are ranked on team boards for their mock drafts to be informative.
Really?
Flowers was a NEED pick and NOT BPA when/where the Giants drafted him.
likely. Another example of a beat writer drafting based on need. FA is for needs. The draft is BPA. That's why most mock drafts are useless. Beat writers would have to know how players are ranked on team boards for their mock drafts to be informative.
Really?
Flowers was a NEED pick and NOT BPA when/where the Giants drafted him.
Look at the rest of that first round. She ain't pretty
I mean from the 9th pick to the end if the first round be mjfnt be be best player there. Other then Marcus Peters (was a character cocncern). Melvin Gordon, Arik Armstead, Danny Shelton,...
I mean from the 9th pick to the end if the first round be mjfnt be be best player there. Other then Marcus Peters (was a character cocncern). Melvin Gordon, Arik Armstead, Danny Shelton,...
It's not great class 2015 NFL draft - ( New Window )
If they hadn't taken Flowers, they probably would've taken Trae Waynes.
Cunningham and McCaffrey available. But Lamp will be a very good OG for whomever drafts him, and could likely fill in at both OT spots in a pinch as well. Great feet and power, just short arms.
unless they rank Lamp higher than most publicly available draft rankings.
They do consider need but they don't drop to a lower row for need. Agree with the person above who said that in that scenario, they'd probably look to trade down. Or maybe trade up to get a lineman they really like.
Really?
Flowers was a NEED pick and NOT BPA when/where the Giants drafted him.
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likely. Another example of a beat writer drafting based on need. FA is for needs. The draft is BPA. That's why most mock drafts are useless. Beat writers would have to know how players are ranked on team boards for their mock drafts to be informative.
Really?
Flowers was a NEED pick and NOT BPA when/where the Giants drafted him.
Look at the rest of that first round. She ain't pretty
It's not great class
2015 NFL draft - ( New Window )
It's not great class 2015 NFL draft - ( New Window )
They do consider need but they don't drop to a lower row for need. Agree with the person above who said that in that scenario, they'd probably look to trade down. Or maybe trade up to get a lineman they really like.