Interesting article. Only 1/3 of quarterbacks picked in first round play well in the NFL. JS has the chance to hit a home run with a good QB choice but passing up a hall of fame edge, corner or OL to have a roster that includes a high- priced veteran QB and a rookie who does not play well will not help his cause.
I think the giants have too many needs to trade up so if a QB he is not sure of is the best available QB I say go BPA.
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If there is a quarterback they like when the Giants pick, I m pretty confident that will be the choice.
However, trading up, depending on the price, that takes real conviction.
I didn’t realize the hit rate on first round quarterbacks was that low
JS is a young GM who we will have for a long time imo. People seem to assume his future is tied to Daboll and I don't see that at all. Yes they came in together but that by no means makes them tied at the hip. Point being, be it in 2024 or well after JS will have his shots at QB.
What I will argue is that with this information, rather than getting scared about using a draft pick, it should make you more willing to move off a guy who seems like a bust and try again with someone else.
They payoff is too high once you get that guy to not stop trying.
Here's a list of QBs drafted in round one for the past 10 years. He's how I think they have all done individually...it's not a good ratio of hits to misses. Now here's a list of random guys drafted in other rounds that ended up being pretty good. Thanks for reading.
I hear a lot people giving the the - we'll just draft a guy in the middle rounds strategy. I'm curious as what that hit rate would be...
If Giants don’t pick top 5 (which now seems likely) then I agree they should go BPA, because I think the top 3 QB’s will be gone. Would be interesting though if they take a QB in the second round then. A lot of interesting names may fall to the second round like Nix, McCarthy, Penix, Ewers…..
The nit-picking/falling in love part of the offseason (the time between the end of the college season and the draft) hasn't started. It's amazing how much changes between those two dates.
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All we ever hear is how you need to use analytics. But when analytics tells you not to picks QB all you guys act like you're experts on QBs. And how the Giants must trade picks and grab a guy.
Must be nice to be wrong year after year and never worry about it
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All other positions are guaranteed hits. It's impossible to draft an offensive lineman top 10 and it not work out, and there has never been a first round receiver who didn't make his team better. So we might as well just never draft a QB
All we ever hear is how you need to use analytics. But when analytics tells you not to picks QB all you guys act like you're experts on QBs. And how the Giants must trade picks and grab a guy.
Must be nice to be wrong year after year and never worry about it
Do these analytics say anything about the correlation between being a good team and having a great quarterback?
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All other positions are guaranteed hits. It's impossible to draft an offensive lineman top 10 and it not work out, and there has never been a first round receiver who didn't make his team better. So we might as well just never draft a QB
All we ever hear is how you need to use analytics. But when analytics tells you not to picks QB all you guys act like you're experts on QBs. And how the Giants must trade picks and grab a guy.
Must be nice to be wrong year after year and never worry about it
Do these analytics say anything about the correlation between being a good team and having a great quarterback?
If you reach for a QB and he only becomes mediocre that is bad(see Jones, D.). If you draft a WR, OT or ER at the same slot and they are NFL average, they are still more valuable than the failed QB. A mediocre QB gets you now where. A average WR/ER/OT is still a player that is useful.
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All other positions are guaranteed hits. It's impossible to draft an offensive lineman top 10 and it not work out, and there has never been a first round receiver who didn't make his team better. So we might as well just never draft a QB
All we ever hear is how you need to use analytics. But when analytics tells you not to picks QB all you guys act like you're experts on QBs. And how the Giants must trade picks and grab a guy.
Must be nice to be wrong year after year and never worry about it
Do these analytics say anything about the correlation between being a good team and having a great quarterback?
If you reach for a QB and he only becomes mediocre that is bad(see Jones, D.). If you draft a WR, OT or ER at the same slot and they are NFL average, they are still more valuable than the failed QB. A mediocre QB gets you now where. A average WR/ER/OT is still a player that is useful.
This is a very fair point. It is also much more likely you can sign an average WR for a reasonable deal vs an average QB.
Still, while an average WR is useful, its not a franchise changer. A QB that hits changes a franchise in a way no other position does. All positions can bust, but only one position can change the trajectory of your team overnight
Unfortunately, being reactive and making poor decisions has become proven commonplace for NYG.
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All other positions are guaranteed hits. It's impossible to draft an offensive lineman top 10 and it not work out, and there has never been a first round receiver who didn't make his team better. So we might as well just never draft a QB
All we ever hear is how you need to use analytics. But when analytics tells you not to picks QB all you guys act like you're experts on QBs. And how the Giants must trade picks and grab a guy.
Must be nice to be wrong year after year and never worry about it
Do these analytics say anything about the correlation between being a good team and having a great quarterback?
If you reach for a QB and he only becomes mediocre that is bad(see Jones, D.). If you draft a WR, OT or ER at the same slot and they are NFL average, they are still more valuable than the failed QB. A mediocre QB gets you now where. A average WR/ER/OT is still a player that is useful.
This is a very fair point. It is also much more likely you can sign an average WR for a reasonable deal vs an average QB.
Still, while an average WR is useful, its not a franchise changer. A QB that hits changes a franchise in a way no other position does. All positions can bust, but only one position can change the trajectory of your team overnight
Exactly. I'm not saying just take a QB for the sake of taking one, but it's hard to deny that a superstar QB is more valuable than a superstar at any other position.
I have said repeatedly that if the Giants don't pick top 5 I'd go BPA and use one of our seconds on a developmental QB because outside of Caleb/Maye/Daniels, I don't think any other QB warrants a first round pick.
The only criteria for identifying top QB prospects that Giants fans should be concerned with is the criteria used by the Giants front office. If JS found Allen to be the best pick in 2018 (trading up to get him), then what criteria did he use to evaluate Allen? And do any college QBs now meet those criteria, enough to spend the first pick? Do we want JS to apply those same criteria?
If yes, then the Giants should find a way to get that guy. If not, then the Giants should pass, draft a different highest-rated available player in round 1, and consider a QB in later rounds.
Terrible premise.
It all comes down to who they like and what the value is. They’ll get a QB they like, question is when.Don’t think they’ll be able to wait past round two.
It all comes down to who they like and what the value is. They’ll get a QB they like, question is when.Don’t think they’ll be able to wait past round two.
Agree this is appealing if we're not in the top 5 of draft.
All signs point to a late first, second round trade up for a QB. I’d put my money on Bo Nix.
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would expect it to increase the possibility of picking QB in the first, but imv, it's largely reliant on where they wind up picking and does he want to burn more assets to trade up. Eg, if NYG is picking 8th, I tend to think he'll stay put and draft BPA. Roster is full of holes, can't be flippant with second round picks.
All signs point to a late first, second round trade up for a QB. I’d put my money on Bo Nix.
It seems like many here are lukewarm at best on Bo; I’d be very happy with him as a late first or second rounder. I think he’ll be a good NFL QB.
The pressure on the GM to get it right is enormous. I’m genuinely excited to see how this plays out.
I would wager it is higher than a 1/3, but so much higher that it would sway a team wanting to upgrade at QB to take a different position player? And if so, when is a team supposed to ever draft a QB...Day 2, Day 3, never? I can assure you the percentages of success don't go up by waiting.
These types of analyses/conclusions not only feel lazy, they are lazy.
We have too many holes to reach for a qb.
All of the so called top qb in the draft have warts, I don't see a can't miss qb.
Maye is Jones 2.0
Williams is Murray
I actually think Nix or Ewers in round two would be the way to go.
We have too many holes to reach for a qb.
All of the so called top qb in the draft have warts, I don't see a can't miss qb.
Maye is Jones 2.0
Williams is Murray
I actually think Nix or Ewers in round two would be the way to go.
I don't care if they draft a qb, trade for one or one falls in their lap so long as they bring in a player for a real competition with Jones. Jones has been the anointed one without competition for far too long.
I hear a lot people giving the the - we'll just draft a guy in the middle rounds strategy. I'm curious as what that hit rate would be...
The miss does not hurt as much .... It is the glass 1/2 empty thought process for 1st rds picks and the opposite in other rouds