2. Buffalo Bills (NYG mock trade)
Sam Darnold, QB, USC. The Bills are almost certainly not done moving up, and with the familiarity between the Bills and Giants' front offices (both Carolina alums), this fit makes too much sense, particularly with the AFC East rival Jets now at No. 3. Thanks to that Jets-Colts trade, in which the Colts received excellent value for their pick, the Bills will likely have to overpay to get to No. 2. My mock trade has them giving up No. 12, 22, 56 and a 2019 first-round pick for No. 2 and a 2018 Day 3 pick.
9. New York Giants (SF mock trade)
Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma. If the 49ers have a shot at a guy like Chubb, Nelson or James, I think they keep this pick. But with all off the board, they move down with the Giants, who jump ahead of the Dolphins to get their QB of the future in Mayfield, a guy they've scouted heavily. In this mock trade, I have the Giants surrendering the second-rounder they got from Buffalo (No. 56), while also receiving San Francisco's original third-rounder (No. 74). That's a valuable move up for John Lynch, who then has three picks in the top 60.
22. New York Giants (BUF mock trade)
Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville. The Giants picked up this selection by moving down from No. 2 in a trade with the Bills, and after getting a quarterback earlier in this draft, they address their cornerback need with Alexander, who had a fantastic combine to boost his draft stock. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is gone and Eli Apple's future isn't on solid ground, so adding talent at the position makes a lot of sense.
34. New York Giants
Tyrell Crosby, OT, Oregon. Crosby gives the team competition for Ereck Flowers on the right side of the line
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Baker Mayfield. At 9.
And a corner.
All right then.
And I'm not a fan of Mayfield, but I can't deny the thought of him working with Shurmur is interesting. I think he's a cocky little shit, but who are we kidding? As fans, we're going to root for whoever puts on a Giants jersey.
I agree. If we pass on Darnold I’ll be very annoyed.
The Giants could have picked Rothlesberger back in 2004 but they wanted Eli and gave up a lot to get him but it paid off. If there is a guy you want you take him otherwise you become the Browns thinking you can trade back and still get the best QB. It hasn't worked for them. GB didn't trade back for Rodgers, he fell into their laps. Sometimes you get lucky and they fall but it looks like there will be a run on QBs and the worst we can do this year is the 2nd best.
Also, if Webb doesn't pan out, we have 2 first round picks to get a quality QB next year.
Three QBs get picked in a row at the top of the draft, Bills get to pick their future QB instead of letting Jets pick their guy and Giants still get Barkley at #4 plus an extra pick or two.
Three QBs get picked in a row at the top of the draft, Bills get to pick their future QB instead of letting Jets pick their guy and Giants still get Barkley at #4 plus an extra pick or two.
Therefore, my ideal scenario is to trade down with Denver and still get Barkley, plus picks this year and a 2019 first. That to me is the dream.
The Giants could have picked Rothlesberger back in 2004 but they wanted Eli and gave up a lot to get him but it paid off. If there is a guy you want you take him otherwise you become the Browns thinking you can trade back and still get the best QB. It hasn't worked for them. GB didn't trade back for Rodgers, he fell into their laps. Sometimes you get lucky and they fall but it looks like there will be a run on QBs and the worst we can do this year is the 2nd best.
They got away with it, Big Ben is better and we wouldn't have had to give up all the picks.
Also, if Webb doesn't pan out, we have 2 first round picks to get a quality QB next year.
2019 is a weak QB class, and simply having "2 first round picks" does not necessarily mean you can move up as high as #2 to get get the best QB in the class. We're picking #2, THIS YEAR, in a QB-heavy class. If our guy is there, we take him, End of Story. If we don't like any of the QBs more than Webb, draft Barkley or trade down to #5 or #6 and take Nelson/Chubb.
There's also no guarantee Mayfield lasts til 9.