Two days before Christmas is when I started having trouble getting to sleep as a kid. I'm a bit beyond that, but I admit that I do play out draft scenarios as I'm dozing off.
List your top 5 most likely. Not your pie in the sky wish list.
1. T.J. Watt - I think they'd love to get him, but he's rising and he may be gone.
2. Jarrad Davis - Again, good chance he's gone
3. David Njoku - Raanan says no way, but he seems like an obvious choice to me. He's exactly what the Giants need to make this offensive dynamic. As a DC area resident, I appreciate the value of a guy like Jordan Reed. He's the guy that's often mentioned as a comp (for Engram as well)
4. Patrick Mahomes -- Not impossible that they take Eli's replacement this year
5.Kevin King - As with passrushers, you can never have too many corners.
My gut feeling is that the Giants could trade up this year, perhaps for one of the above. I think they feel that the next two years is a window of opportunity and are willing to be aggressive. But I think a 3d round pick is the most they would give up. A third would get them to about 18. I personally would give up a second to get to about 14 for OJ Howard, but he'll probably be gone by then anyway.
Hard to argue with your list but I would get rid of Mahomes and put in Bowser. Now, odds are that he is not available but I don't see King available either. I love Davis but Watt intrigues me especially since he can get bigger and play DE. I think if we stay put at 23 then the most likely pick is an edge rusher or LB like Davis.
Haha, always especially when I type on my phone a lot.
Bowser
Davis
Lamp
Engram
Njoku
McDowell
Watt
Robinson
Lamp
Davis
Njoku
1. Wormley - If he's there which I'm starting to doubt, I don't think they pass on the need and talent.
2. Bowser - They might think of him as their Floyd.
3. Davis LB - Injuries are a scare but size and athleticism are too much to pass up.
4. Cam Robinson - Again not sure if he makes it to 23, but would fit nice at RT or RG and could replace Fluker or Pugh next year.
5. Sleeper Pick Rivers DE Youngstown State - I owe this one to Dave TE. I knew about this guy, but was not sure which round until he mentioned a chance he could go Rd 1. I think the Giants are eyeing this guy for Rd 1 or 2.
I really hope they don't trade up. The draft is so talent heavy I feel like you would be depriving yourself of an extra depth position to move up where you could get the talent you want if you stay put. I also think a quarterback is a remote thrower in the first three rounds unless someone very high on their board drops. Too much positional talent and when you consider this team is a few positions away from being a top contender we can wait on the quarterback .
OT – Ryan Ramczk
LB – Jarrad Davis
OG – Forrest Lamp
LB - Haason Reddic
2. Davis, LB
3. Watt, ER
4. Engram, TE/WR
5. Kevin King, CB/FS
1. Robison
2. Lamp
3. Bolles
4. Ramzck
Bowser, McCaffrey, Watt, Lamp, Engram.
OT Bolles
ER Bowser
ER Watt
OT Lamp
I think the first 3 rounds have to be about those 4 positions (including a big WR/move TE to eventually replace Marshall) plus a RB or QB in round 3 if there is a player they really like there.
I don't see an early OT pick because someone (draftee or Flowers, and Hart, Jerry or Fluker) will be backups at the start of the season.
Giants #4 is essentially top of round 5. Anything goes in 5-7.
1. Robison
2. Lamp
3. Bolles
4. Ramzck
Apple and Sheppard was whiffing? I thought last year's draft was very good .
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after wiffing on our top choices last year, smokescreen in full effect.
1. Robison
2. Lamp
3. Bolles
4. Ramzck
Apple and Sheppard was whiffing? I thought last year's draft was very good .
Or did I misread you here? You mean on not trading up for Floyd or the RT
Davis
Mahomes
Bolles
Cunningham,
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after wiffing on our top choices last year, smokescreen in full effect.
1. Robison
2. Lamp
3. Bolles
4. Ramzck
Apple and Sheppard was whiffing? I thought last year's draft was very good .
He's one of those people who still thinks that they wanted Floyd.
2. Bowser
3. Lamp
4. Watt
5. Willis
I'm gonna add Njoku only because he has been my wish pick and if He or Cunningham are the pick I would be pretty happy as I think both will be solid pros.
Bad mojo....no to Watt......that's my technical analysis....haha ;)
Bowser.
Davis.
Bolles.
Njoku.
Rivers.
Bowser
Davis
Lamp
Engram
Me like this one.
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In comment 13440873 Dankbeerman said:
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after wiffing on our top choices last year, smokescreen in full effect.
1. Robison
2. Lamp
3. Bolles
4. Ramzck
Apple and Sheppard was whiffing? I thought last year's draft was very good .
He's one of those people who still thinks that they wanted Floyd.
They're rumored to be in on several edge rushers who can play standing up this year too - that seems to confirm that Floyd was definitely a major target of theirs last year. I realize that Floyd is a good bit thinner than Bowser, Watt, etc., but they're not wildly different players. Especially not to the extent that you (or anyone else) can claim that the Giants' rumored interest in Floyd was false.
-Cam Robinson
-Chris Wormley
-Jordan Willis
-Taco Charlton
1. Reuben Foster
2. Dalvin Cook
3. O.J. Howard
4. Ryan Ramczk
5. Jordan Willis
1. Reuben Foster
2. Dalvin Cook
3. O.J. Howard
4. Ryan Ramczk
5. Jordan Willis
Completely agree, however you think the Giants would even think about Cook or Foster? At least in the first I'm not so sure.
Mahomes
Lamp
Davis
Jackson
Davis
Njoku
Harris
Cunningham
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