To BBI: Poll...the safest choice Thursday night is

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Barkely

Can step on the field day 1 and is more likely than Barkley to be a player you want to sign to a second contract.

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1) Barkley
2) Nelson
3) Chubb
4) Fitzpatrick

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He would fill a huge need and checks off every box.
Physically Gifted
Performed at a high level vs good comp
Strong enough to play right away
Position has strong financial value (only QBs get more)

but I'm hoping for Darnold or Barkley and I really hope they don't take Nelson at #2 when they could trade back to #4 and get him then.

with Barkley next.

biggest immediate impact could be Barkley.

trade down.

then Chubb.

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Lauletta in the 2nd for all you QB fanatics. Then OL and DL BPA.

The problem is, if he becomes Kenny Holmes or Robert Ayers (great run stuffer, but always the secondary pass rusher on a good team) that is probably not what you want from the 2nd overall pick

...safest choice.

Assuming these are all picked at the #2 spot..

Nelson - is the safest and will be a steady presence on the O-line making the guys next to him better.

Chubb - Even if he doesn't live up to the hype, will be a solid player on the D-Line.

SD - I think he will be a solid player for his second team ala Steve Young

Rosen and Barkley are ether going to exceptional picks or exceptional busts, As I believe they have some of the highest expectations. If either falter just a little it will be viewed as a poor choice. I believe both will be solid players, however.

1. Barkley
2. Nelson
3. Chubb

Favorite player is Nelson.

Biggest impact is Barkley.

Chubb would be interesting because I love when we hit QB's. He is a high motor, multi move pass rushers. Just not sure if he would be better as a full time 4-3 DE.

Safest pick is Nelson. In a trade down.

Chubb is right there too.

Risk with Barkley is a shorter career.

and count up the number of Pro Bowls accumulated by the last four offensive lineman drafted at #2 overall.

The arithmetic isn't difficult because the total is zero.

There are no safe player choices.

As far as injury risk goes, running backs statistically have the highest risk, per Football Outsiders study.

QBs have the lowest, except for kickers.

Most Injury-Prone NFL Positions, 2007-2015
Position Injury Rate per 1,000 AEs (Standard Error)
RB 20.7 (0.5)
DB 17.4 (0.3)
WR 17.1 (0.4)
LB 17.1 (0.3)
TE 16.9 (0.5)
DL 15.1 (0.3)
OL 12.8 (0.3)
QB 8.6 (0.4)
ST 4.4 (0.3)
Total 15.1 (0.1)

Jack Conklin and Andrus Peat, two first rounders that NYG considered, suffered very severe leg injuries on the same playoff weekend from getting rolled up from behind, something that can happen to a lineman on just about any play.

The injury risk to any one player is an argument for the relative safety of the trade down.
#2 roulette - ( New Window )

Darnold if available then ...
Chubb or Barkley

He'll produce with a C/,C+ offensive line,which, after the last 6 years, would be welcome(especially on 3,rd and 1).

“ he’s a guy my mother could have scouted “

OL and DL transtioning to the NFL is no sure thing and QB has proven to 50/50

They are very different.

Rosen is the safest bet in the draft. Darnold is not.

In comment 13927967 Milton said:

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They are very different. Rosen is the safest bet in the draft. Darnold is not.

agree.. Rosen will look great in Blue. Hopefully he won't be wearing kelly green.

They're not safe, per se, but they would be the right picks for an organization in the Giants' position looking forward to the future.

More picks mitigates the risk.

Barkley is biggest risk due to the high number of RBs who wind up with injury-shortened careers. But pound for pound, he's probably the best player in the draft.

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the safest choice discussion -- those two I like a lot!

Nelson is by far the safest choice. Anyone picking anyone else is just saying who they want to draft.

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May not be the most romantic, but it's the beat at the most needed. And I'm not the only one one on BBI who thinks so.
What I am sure of is this chance cannot be spent on a possible miss.

Nelson or Chubb.