Shutdown corner, captain of the National Championship team, the size and measureables that make NFL teams blush. He’s also a local kid from Jersey City who would love to play for the Giants. He’s a plug and play Pro Bowl talent with every intangible.
Fitzpatrick reminds me of Patrick Peterson and Jalen Ramsey, who happen to be the best to CBs in the NFL and were also top 5 picks.
Not only is he the BPA but he also fills a void at CB given the disaster situation with Eli Crapple.
Only makes sense if we do stuff in FA at other positions to make this work.
That doesn't mean one of the guys in this draft is the answer to that.
What if Webb is the guy? What if they trade back with Denver get some 2's and 3's along with next year's #1 and use the two #1's next year to make a move on a QB similar to what the Eagles did for Wentz?
Maybe they're good with Eli for this year, give Webb another year to develop, or see a guy or two next year they think is better than Darnold/Rosen?
I felt the same way about Jalen Ramsey, but he has been an outstanding CB for Jax. CB is a much more valuable position than FS, so if Fitz is a good corner, he should stay there.
I want the Giants to trade with the Bills to do that. Where they would end up with 2 first rounders this year, 2 first rounders next year, 2 seconds this year, and 2 next year, and who knows what else.
I dont believe in the QB hell theory. QBs can be had in the late first, second, 4th, even undrafted free agents. No guarantee on Rosen or Darnold, these aren't Andrew Luck type prospects, and he hasn't been all that.
HOG MOLLIES!!!
Fitzpatrick is way too undersized to play OLB..
That said, I wouldn't worry about whether he's a FS or a DB. People thought Ramsey would be a safety at the NFL level and he wound up being an elite CB.
Wherever Fitzpatrick plays, he will do it at an extremely high level and bring a true leadership personality along with him.
Luck hasn't been all that primarily because he got stuck behind a piss poor OL. And looking at the Giants, guess what.
We need play-makers on this team more than play-preventers. Barkley would energize this team from the RB position in a way we have not seen since Tiki Barber. Tiki Barber won games almost by himself with his playmaking ability. Name a corner that has done that in the NFL...ever? You may come up with a name or two, but I can give you a long list of RBs.
Yes he is from Old Bridge and bussed up to high school every day.
I dont believe in the QB hell theory. QBs can be had in the late first, second, 4th, even undrafted free agents. No guarantee on Rosen or Darnold, these aren't Andrew Luck type prospects, and he hasn't been all that.
HOG MOLLIES!!!
Andrew Luck hasn't been all that? He had one down year, 2015, when he was hurt for much of the year. His other 4 seasons - over 17,000 yards, 117 TD's to 56 INT's, 62% completion, 7.5 YPA. If we could draft a QB who could get those numbers, sign me up!
I'm not sure what the "QB hell" theory is, but if you don't believe that QB is, by far, the most important position on the field, and that your odds are much better taking a QB at the top of the draft, then I don't know what sport you've been watching.
The idea that you can just get a franchise QB as an UFA is absurd. You are FAR more likely to get a "hog mollie" as an UFA than a QB.
Holy shit, what an insightful post. Did you come up with this gem all by yourself?
I think he is a pure corner. In the semi final game against Clemson, Saban assigned Fitz on Hunter Renfro. Except for 3 catches Renfro made on Clemson's last drive, which was meaningless, Fitz basically pitched a shutout against one of the best slot receivers in college football...
Creating a dominant unit makes coaching and matchups orders of magnitude easier.
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Sure sounds to me like you're comparing them.
Fitzpatrick is far different than Millner in that he can play CB or either safety position and his best position seems to be FS.
Picking him at 2 is too high but if they traded back to 5, I wouldn't have a problem at all with him being the pick. Team him with LC and we'd have the best Safety tandem in the league, and add him to Jackrabbit and DRC, and we just might have the best secondary too. Or at least one of the best, and no doubt a dominant back unit.
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Much different prospects.
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and if he's not, I don't see them devoting a #2 overall contract to a combo DB when they'll have to ante up for Collins (and OB) very soon thereafter.
I think he is a pure corner. In the semi final game against Clemson, Saban assigned Fitz on Hunter Renfro. Except for 3 catches Renfro made on Clemson's last drive, which was meaningless, Fitz basically pitched a shutout against one of the best slot receivers in college football...
Could be, time will tell as scouting season ramps up. I'd be disappointed if a QB or LT didn't warrant selection.
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DM got off to a rocky start with the Jets but started to show some real good ability. But then he suffered an injury. And then he suffered a wrath of injuries...So it's a mixed bag...
That's why.