Best: Beckham
2nd: Richburg
Of value: Bromley & Kennard
Miss --- Andre Williams 4rd, pick 113
A- is damn good but could have been better.
Who would you have picked instead of Williams at his spot.
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That said, nobody comes close to Oakland in that draft:
Mack - All Pro DE
Carr - Franchise QB
Gabe Jackson - starting OG
Justin Ellis - starting DT in 2014, solid depth since then
Fortune shined its light on us with OB, even NYG reportedly had a few players ahead of him on their board, including Mack at #1.
Eric Edholm.......B
Doug Farrar.......B
Rob Rang.......B-
Pete Prisco.......C+
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That said, nobody comes close to Oakland in that draft:
Mack - All Pro DE
Carr - Franchise QB
Gabe Jackson - starting OG
Justin Ellis - starting DT in 2014, solid depth since then
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If you get 3 starters + depth in a draft, you're ahead of the curve. If you get an All-Pro at a premium position (CB, WR, QB, DE, LT) and an average-to-above average starting OC, and a starting LB, and depth in a draft? You're hitting it out of the park. IMO, the only way to top that haul is grabbing a franchise QB.
That said, nobody comes close to Oakland in that draft:
Mack - All Pro DE
Carr - Franchise QB
Gabe Jackson - starting OG
Justin Ellis - starting DT in 2014, solid depth since then
There is no Super Bowl Trophy for SI's draft grade. Who cares.
Good point, we shouldn't discuss any Giants related topics on a football message board unless they help the team get a SB trophy.
Eric Edholm.......B
Doug Farrar.......B
Rob Rang.......B-
Pete Prisco.......C+ Report Card Grades - ( New Window )
Let's remember this in the future when these knuckleheads dish out their meaningless grades after the draft.
As for OBJ...honestly, I was in the Aaron Donald camp.
I thought OBJ would be good, but had absolutely no idea he'd be this good. That year, when it came to WRs, I was all about Donte Moncrief and Cody Latimer.
A- would earn you an ass whippin' in an Asian household. "Why you no get A prus?"
2 - Mack
3 - Clowney
4 - Donald
5 - Evans
Honorable mention - UDFA Malcomb Butler
2 - Mack
3 - Clowney
4 - Donald
5 - Evans
Honorable mention - UDFA Malcomb Butler
Carr has to be top 5. Pro bowl QB is a rare comment
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1 - OBJ
2 - Mack
3 - Clowney
4 - Donald
5 - Evans
Honorable mention - UDFA Malcomb Butler
Carr has to be top 5. Pro bowl QB is a rare comment
fair point...i did it quickly
We are legitimately watching a young player three years into hall of fame career trajectory and still find things to criticize.
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and the Giants went out on a limb to pick him considering we needed OL help, could have used Aaron Donald, at the time we thought we were ok at receiver with Nixcks and Cruz, and nobody thought he would be even close to this good. Add in Richburg and the rest and we should get an A or A+ (and the Raiders should get A + infinity).
I thought OBJ would be good, but had absolutely no idea he'd be this good. That year, when it came to WRs, I was all about Donte Moncrief and Cody Latimer.
I recall spending most of my pre-draft time supporting Evans and/or Martin.
Oh...and trying to keep the Aaron Donald Fan Club from creating 50 different threads a day on their guy...
I think Richburg could see a probowl in his career. Kennard has been hurt some but he can certainly play. Overall, with future HOF WR OBJ, how can you go lower than A- ?
I think our 2016 draft will also end up being super solid as well. No HOF type maybe but solid overall, especially because of the UDFA additions like FS Adams.
2015 improves if both Flowers and Hart develop into solid starters. They are both a long way from there but there is some hope as they are both young (23); were raw coming out of college; and, worked hard this off-season, year #2 of coach Solari. They can't be any worse than last year's tandem, right?
As for OBJ...honestly, I was in the Aaron Donald camp.
I wanted Martin. Funny. All 3 would have been great picks. Think of the 3 I'd still take OBJ or Martin over Donald. I think OBJ is going to keep getting better and w Engram and Marshall he will eat the coverages he's going to eat the coverages he will see alive
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But I was disappointed that we had to pass on Jace Amaro to draft him (and I hated that he went to the Jets). Still, there was no question in my mind that drafting Richburg was the right call.
As for OBJ...honestly, I was in the Aaron Donald camp.
I wanted Martin. Funny. All 3 would have been great picks. Think of the 3 I'd still take OBJ or Martin over Donald. I think OBJ is going to keep getting better and w Engram and Marshall he will eat the coverages he's going to eat the coverages he will see alive
If we had DT Donald this year, well, we'd have the league's best defense. No top 5, the best. Who do you double? How do you stop four guys who are all studs? You can't.